Tom Arnold used the term "o-ring" in Austin Powers, but I'm pretty sure he wasn't talking about a slipcover.

i wonder how much of sony's carbon footprint could be reduced if they did not release paul blart for home video in the first place ...

As I just told my wife...Wal-Mart pulling this crap has forced me to put into place a household boycott of the place. They need to get off their high-horse. Anyone remember their "buy American" campaign a decade ago? Now I'd dare you to find more than a handful of things that are completely made in America. And don't even get me started on their labor practices...

This is great news! It's just that many more brand new BD releases that I wont have to buy anymore! Bring them on used, either those already transferred to normal BD cases, or in the crap cases which I'll just transfer myself.

I'm one of the biggest fans of Futurama in the world, and I never, not once, bought any of the movies in the ech-friendly packages (I own the two BDs of the last two movies), and instead waited to buy the first two on DVD used already in normal DVD cases.

So bring it on, I just wish more people would do what I'm doing now.

Screw em.

If the cheap crappy paper packaging that's become the rage in CDs is any indication, it most certainly will be at the expense of quality. I hate them. Bring me plastic jewel cases any day, they protect the disc better and they don't break down at the slightest bit of mishandling or moisture.

Not as much as if they had never produced the movie in the first place.

You're "one of the biggest fans of Futurama in the world" and you bought the DVD release instead of the Blu-ray because of the PACKAGING?!

Another instance of a studio trying to pass off a cost-cutting measure as some added value to the consumer. These cases are inherently inferior to the regular cases and less durable. That is a fact and I worry as someone who mail orders a large percentage of their Blu-ray collection.

I really hope the other studios are smart enough to avoid these cases. I am aware Fox has also started using this style of case.

FoxMGM and now Sony use them. Lionsgate uses them for DVDs...so the BD version is likely.

That's not what I said at all.

I own the BD versions of the last two movies, the only ones with BD releases, and bought the DVDs of the first two, but instead of buying them new with that crappy packaging I bought them used from places like Family Video and Movie Gallery, where they had them in normal DVD cases.

Like it or not, Paul Blart is currently the highest grossing film of 2009...

I didn't think it was to bad........

I guess I should have used a different smiley.

So only releases purchased at Wal-Mart will have these cases?

no
WM being the 100 pound gorilla just sets these initiatives into motion

Oh, that sucks. I figured it'd be an easy way to avoid them.

So not only has Wal-Mat been eratic with pricing lately (they've randomly see-sawed the prices on some releases from $29.99 to $35.99 in several of their stores I've visited) but now they're determining the packaging standards for everyone too?

They are called O rings because they have no top or bottom.

So they wrap around the case but can move up or down with ease. If you take one of these and look at it from the top, thats the "O" in O ring. I figured this out thanks to Video Business weekly showing off various DVD packages.

Wal-mart determines stuff for the studios all the time since they are the biggest seller of media. If they want smaller, cheaper cases because it will help Wal-mart out they will.

I'm going to say good for Sony. As long as the size matches my other cases and they're not going to stick out like the old WB cardboard cases then I'm fine with it.

well played.

That's a very small gorilla.

I for one would like the studios to know that I'm already doing my part to save the world: I'm reducing my carbon footprint by purchasing their films "previously viewed".

They're cool with that, right?

Ah! I apologize. I misunderstood you completely. Sorry to be an ass.

At least there not doing the same with Blu Ray's. Now that would piss me off.