I was looking at the Austin Powers trilogy boxset and noticed that the first two were reissued as non-snapper cases. I was wondering what other dvds are similar to this?

I also remember Taxi Driver doing this as well.

Friday Movies
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Rocky IV
Blade
Mostly all New Line and MGM!!!


Here is one

Which movies were brought out in Keepcases and than transfered to Snappers

Only 1 I have

DIRTY DOZEN - came out in keepcase from MGM, than the rights got sold to WB, and now its sold in snapper. I have still in keepcase since i bought in on the release date.

All the very early MGM releases were also in snappers. I'd say about 50 titles, perhaps more.

What about The Matrix? Did WB rerelease it in non-snapper? Guess I'm the few who likes snapper case, 'cause I never found broken middle tab w/ the snappers while I've found a handful broken middle tab w/ plastic cases.

Cool didn't know Blade was re released in Keepcase

Reservoir Dogs

Friday

Region 4 has the best packaging, no snappers!

Early MGM and Artisan titles were released in snappers, and were later changed to keepcases.

Goodtimes used snappers until about a year ago, so those made the transition too.

Image Entertainment used snappers until April 2001, and they're slowly re-issuing titles in keepcases.

(So, you're dealing with potentially a thousand discs or so...)


New Line appears to be slowly switching over, but I haven't seen any sign that they have completely discontinued snapper use.

Basically, everyone except Warner Brothers has made the switch and reissued as appropriate.

I don't think he was referring to separate editions of the same movie. I believe what he meant was the same DVD suddenly turning up in a keepcase when it used to be in a snapper. To that extent, J.P.V. and bboisvert are correct. Many of the early DVD's that came out in the late '90s were originally housed in snappers, CD-style jewel cases, or super jewel cases (which many ultra low budget releases still use).

Here are a few other more recent converts that I am aware of:

• Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
• Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
• Dreamscape: Special Edition
• Taxi Driver: Collector's Edition

Just FYI... the original (barebones) release of Reservoir Dogs qualifies. It was originally released in a snapper, but then switched to a keepcase when Artisan made the transition.

This happened probably a year or so before the new SE came out.

That's true about Res. Dogs. I've seen the keepcase version and it's NOT the SE.

I noticed About Schmidt is being released in a keepcase, but of course that one was never in a snapper...

-- Jough