The Messenger
 

Didn't see a thread on this one. Easily one of the best 10 films of last year. My copy will be arriving from Amazon later this week. I was going to try and hold off, but caved like I usually do. It was 18.99 in my gold box.

I did see the set in stores today and it comes in a nice thick digipak. A DVD is included.

Re: The Messenger
 

The review copy I received was for the DVD, but I'll agree it was a fantastic film. It's easy to see why Harrelson was nominated for his performance here. That has to be one of the toughest jobs on the planet.

Re: The Messenger
 

I'm gonna have to disagree here and say the packaging is downright awful, and sticks out like a sore thumb. It's a digipak, housed inside a slipbox, housed inside a slipcover - and to top it off, the discs slide out of sleeves in the digipak, rather than snapping in. What were the people at Oscilloscope thinking? What's wrong with a regular blue keepcase, just like every other damn movie that comes out?

Re: The Messenger
 

This is how they package everything, but this release appears to be slightly more ornate than usual.

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I was shocked when I got notice it shipped from Amazon. I don't recall them letting me know the release date had changed. Considering it's a small movie and a new release, I'm actually pleased I got it for only $19.99.

Can't wait to see it this weekend. I had been looking forward to this and Brothers for a long time and Brothers was terrific.

Re: The Messenger
 

This is their first BD release though is it not? You can get away with weird DVD packaging because there's no real standard there, but when 95%+ of Blu-Rays come in a blue case then it's probably best to just stick with that.

Re: The Messenger
 

I saw pics on blu-ray.com, but couldn't tell if the discs slid out of the sleeve or not. That sucks.

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True. I guess they just really have a hard-on for eco-friendly packaging.