Master Shake 05

Okay, so we've already covered slipcovers (no pun intended), so now i want to discuss what you guys think is some of the worst DVD packaging out there. Don't be nice, either.

Mine:

Clerks: Uncensored (fat)

Dogma: Special Edition (fat)

phr33k

fuck yeah i agree 100% on both those.

Leechboy

I actually like the "fat" double disc cases.

xenome

total recall in the circular tin case.

Master Shake 05

y? the fat cases just take up added space and are a bitch on the discs themselves.

Cameron

no one has chimed in with the evils of snapper yet...

i like the double cases....

what i don't like is the box sets that stack disc on each other like pink panther, or fresh prince...

Master Shake 05

yeah, i hate those.

and snappers are just too annoying to even think of

critterdvd

I think the doubles are cool, but i dont like how theres only one insert... they need two

DVDHO

JFK thats in a snapper,they put the second disc in a sleeve.

mwj

I like the Alphas which I think is what the "fat" double disk cases are called. I disliked the snappers, because the cardboard is too easily damaged.

phr33k

i hate snappers... they dont fit or look right on my self.

ReduxGuy

Legend: The Ultimate Edition.

It's a very flimsy package and mine just broke last week. I'm still waiting for Universal to respond so I can get a new one.

Also, the slipcase for The Crying Game. When I slowly removed the FYE stickes from it, they peeled some of the paint off.

NatrlBornThrllr

I've got stands that have 14 cubby holes, each of which hold 8 DVD's. Therefore, those "double-disk cases" are a problem. They make for a really tight fit in the cubby holes, and when you think about it, they're really not needed. There are regular-sized cases out there that are capable of holding more than one disc (see: Scorsese's Cape Fear, A Beautiful Mind, The new Donnie Darko Director's Cut, Finding Nemo, Gangs of NY, I could go on and on). So yeah, I dislike the thicker 2-disc cases simply because they make for a tight fit on my stands, and they're wholly unnecessary.

Snappers are just too cheap. Since they're made out of cardboard, the covers are much more susceptible to damage than other cases. Then there's the fact that they just stick out further on shelves than regular amaray cases do (though this doesn't bother me as much, because the same can be said for 2-disc SE's like Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Amelie, etc).

Um, the new Scorsese boxed set, the Band of Brothers set, and the GBA S.E. are all too tall to fit into my cubby holes, so that's a touch annoying. I like the case design, I just wish they were able to make them the same height as a regular DVD/boxed set.

The Mystic River 3-disc set has a cool looking layout (with one disc halfway over the top of the other), but practically, I don't think that's a good idea.

I'm sure there are others, but I'm tired of typing.

-JP

Johnny Zhivago

Snappers suck, I hate (single) Alphas but tolerate the double Alphas (I'm guessing that's the "fat case") since that's what Criterion and a few others tend to use from time to time... OUATITW and the Fox 5 Stars come to mind.

But the worst keepcase on the market is this thing > http://www.math.ttu.edu/~kesinger/dvd/spiny.2.jpg < Not sure what brand they are but the hub sucks major ass. I call it the "Universal claw of death" (I've only seen them come with Universal releases). You pretty much have to break one of the hub tabs to get the DVD out. Fine by me since I replace every non-Amaray style keepcase with an Amary, but I still despise that case.

Title specific packaging that I don't really care for... Day Of The Dead SE (the velcro folding cover), Schindler's List (the book design and that collector's set is even worse), The Good, The Bad and The Ugly SE (too big).

I'm also not too fond of music DVDs that come in CD jewel cases.

Master Shake 05

same all around ^

Mr. Cinema

All of the FOX 2-disc Special Editions ie Alien 1-4, Predator. The cardboard is usually damaged in store and the plastic holders on the inside come off way too easily. Give me a double disc slim amaray style case instead.

Simpson Purist

E.T. Limited Collector's Edition has the worst packaging I've ever seen, for one thing, there's no label on the spine. It's also very flimsy.

Master Shake 05

i do like digis, but for things that are only two discs, theres no point in not using amaray. Unless its a t.v. show, in which the extra packaging space is used for episode summaries.

speedyray

I was just thinking of this title. What retard decided to make it with no spine information. I would rather have it in a snapper than that POS.

NatrlBornThrllr

Oh, I totally forgot about E.T. I love that movie, I have ever since my childhood, but I refuse to buy it until it gets some sort of re-release. No spine information, and as I recall, there's not even a "slipcover" to hold the book-like case closed. Yeah, definitely a thumbs down for that release.

-JP

OldBoy

"Malcolm X" SE...the slipcase is shorter than the DVD case...that irks me.

Just got the "Heat" SE and it too has a (albeit a very nice looking metallic finish with raised lettering) slipcase that is too damn short for the DVD case.

Why would studios do this?????

eXcentris

R1 packaging sucks period compared to some other regions. Anyone who has ever bought Korean or Japanese DVD's knows what I'm talking about.

Master Shake 05

about Malcolm X, same goes for Heat: SE. But HEAT still rocks ur mother. Hard.

And about those 'claws of death', i've seen other cases like that. The one i hate the most is the Anchorman keepcase. At least, the one i got. The disc doesn't stay on the hub, so the disc would roll around in there till i swaped the case with one of my parents movies.

Master Shake 05

UPDATE: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence has a peice of shit cover

OldBoy

i don't think that is necessarily true of all. i have several non-R1's that are less than stellar. i have some R2 and 3 John Woo flicks that are just single DVD cases and not Amaray of course, but slightly mis-shaped. "Battle Royale" Starmax was very ordinary. the "Kill Bill vol. 1" Japan LE is very cool though.