Does anybody buy a BD just because of packaging? - Blu-ray Forum

mmyersisgod · 02-10-2013, 06:54 PM

Does anyone else buy a Blu just because they like the packaging? I did this recently with Peter Pan. I probably will never watch it but I just love the packaging for it.

Dan_DeC · 02-10-2013, 06:59 PM

Only if I'm half way interested in the movie. I might get Man with the Iron Fist because of the packaging, but I'm somewhat intersterested in it.

JoeJr81 · 02-10-2013, 07:02 PM

I think it can pique your interest enough to buy it.

Blu-Benny · 02-10-2013, 07:04 PM

have never done this before......every movie in my collection gets watched by either myself, my wife, or the kids.

FromTheInside · 02-10-2013, 07:05 PM

you must have never been in the steelbook or slipcover threads...

BJKH · 02-10-2013, 07:05 PM

No, not really. If I had to choose between buying a movie I enjoy with bad packaging and a movie I don't enjoy with great packaging, I would choose the former.

Chaotic · 02-10-2013, 07:11 PM

no

COLD_COBRA_ · 02-10-2013, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FromTheInside

you must have never been in the steelbook or slipcover threads...

Pretty much. Which version Op. The gold 3 disc or blue one?

thrillmygorilla · 02-10-2013, 07:14 PM

I've only done it for Target's The Dark Knight Rises exclusive. It look really sweet next to the Best Buy steelbook.

Edit: but I didn't get it just because it looked cool. I loved the movie so that was the deciding factor.

Villiam Hayes · 02-10-2013, 07:15 PM

Definitely not.

Rorschachian · 02-10-2013, 07:16 PM

I've been tempted, but I don't think I've ever done it in the end. I buy for the film itself. And I never blind-buy.

bsweetness · 02-10-2013, 07:18 PM

If I'm already interested in a certain title, I might opt to buy it from a specific retailer over a different retailer because of exclusive packaging, but I'd never buy a title that I have no interest in just for the packaging alone.

A.MONK · 02-10-2013, 07:19 PM

Hell no. I buy movies that I like PERIOD.

blufellas · 02-10-2013, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BJKH

No, not really. If I had to choose between buying a movie I enjoy with bad packaging and a movie I don't enjoy with great packaging, I would choose the former.

This

pitmosher · 02-10-2013, 07:48 PM

No.

shovelware69 · 02-10-2013, 07:50 PM

99% of this forum, apparently.

"Does it have a slip?"

"Any word of a slip"

"Steelbook!"

"Digibook!"

"Blah, blah, blah!"

velfornia · 02-10-2013, 07:51 PM

I think sometimes we are all guilty of that. I know I'm definitely guilty of it. The thing that matters though is if I'd watch it more than once. If I know that the movie is bad, but enjoy to watch it and it has pretty packaging...well damn I'm a sucker

icy hot · 02-10-2013, 07:51 PM

I probably wouldn't have given the new Total Recall a shot without the metal case.

I ended up liking it. The extended cut anyway. Not saying it's a great movie, but I liked it enough I'll revisit it again in the future.

zeze · 02-10-2013, 07:52 PM

Yeah I did for Hobo With a Shotgun and Piranha. I hate those movies but the slipcovers that they came with (up here in Canada) were awesome that I just had to get them.

Also I guess the same would apply for steelbooks that I bought when I already owned another copy of the movie. This would include the Piranha steelbook, the Equilibrium steelbook, and the Sin City steelbook. Though the difference with the last two movies is that I actually like them.

cricepng · 02-10-2013, 07:57 PM

Never. I might have second thoughts on an average movie with poor packaging (e.g., a case that is problematic in removing the discs, but even that can be fixed by printing new covers and putting them in blank cases). My primary thought is if the movie is something that my family or I will watch. I am concerned about the contents of the packaging, not the packaging itself.

To paraphrase a Bible verse, 'Do not look on its appearance or the collectables in the wrapper, because I have rejected it. For I see not as others see: they look on the outward appearance, but I look at the movie.'

02-10-2013, 06:54 PM	#1
mmyersisgod Active Member Member since:Dec 2011 Location:New Jersey 4K collection:35 Blu-ray collection:236 DVD collection:46 Trading Score:7	Does anybody buy a BD just because of packaging? Does anyone else buy a Blu just because they like the packaging? I did this recently with Peter Pan. I probably will never watch it but I just love the packaging for it.

02-10-2013, 07:14 PM	#9
thrillmygorilla Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2012 Location:Dayton, OH Blu-ray collection:390 DVD collection:59 Trading Score:24	I've only done it for Target's The Dark Knight Rises exclusive. It look really sweet next to the Best Buy steelbook. Edit: but I didn't get it just because it looked cool. I loved the movie so that was the deciding factor. Last edited by thrillmygorilla; 02-10-2013 at 08:00 PM.

02-10-2013, 06:59 PM	#2
Dan_DeC Member Member since:Jan 2013 Blu-ray collection:236	Only if I'm half way interested in the movie. I might get Man with the Iron Fist because of the packaging, but I'm somewhat intersterested in it.

02-10-2013, 07:02 PM	#3
JoeJr81 Active Member Member since:Aug 2012 Location:SLC, UT Trading Score:169	I think it can pique your interest enough to buy it.

02-10-2013, 07:04 PM	#4
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:138	have never done this before......every movie in my collection gets watched by either myself, my wife, or the kids.

02-10-2013, 07:05 PM	#5
FromTheInside Senior Member Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Arlington, TX Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:890 DVD collection:419 MA collection:247 Digital collection:347 iTunes collection:157 Trading Score:25	you must have never been in the steelbook or slipcover threads...

02-10-2013, 07:05 PM	#6
BJKH Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Canada 4K collection:57 Blu-ray collection:590 DVD collection:66 Trading Score:1	No, not really. If I had to choose between buying a movie I enjoy with bad packaging and a movie I don't enjoy with great packaging, I would choose the former.

02-10-2013, 07:11 PM	#7
Chaotic Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Denver, CO	no

02-10-2013, 07:15 PM	#10
Villiam Hayes Banned Top contributor Member since:Dec 2011 Location:Norn Iron Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:437 DVD collection:5 Trading Score:20	Definitely not.

02-10-2013, 07:16 PM	#11
Rorschachian Active Member Member since:Nov 2009	I've been tempted, but I don't think I've ever done it in the end. I buy for the film itself. And I never blind-buy.

02-10-2013, 07:18 PM	#12
bsweetness Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:85	If I'm already interested in a certain title, I might opt to buy it from a specific retailer over a different retailer because of exclusive packaging, but I'd never buy a title that I have no interest in just for the packaging alone.

02-10-2013, 07:19 PM	#13
A.MONK Senior Member Member since:Sep 2011 Location:a galaxy far far away Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:313	Hell no. I buy movies that I like PERIOD.

02-10-2013, 07:48 PM	#15
pitmosher Expert Member Member since:Mar 2011 Location:Queens, NY 4K collection:103 Blu-ray collection:392 DVD collection:132 Digital collection:2 iTunes collection:56 Trading Score:60	No.

02-10-2013, 07:50 PM	#16
shovelware69 Banned Member since:Nov 2012 Location:Independant State of Scotland	99% of this forum, apparently. "Does it have a slip?" "Any word of a slip" "Steelbook!" "Digibook!" "Blah, blah, blah!"

02-10-2013, 07:51 PM	#17
velfornia Active Member Member since:May 2011 Home Theater Gallery:26 Blu-ray collection:423 DVD collection:162 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:126	I think sometimes we are all guilty of that. I know I'm definitely guilty of it. The thing that matters though is if I'd watch it more than once. If I know that the movie is bad, but enjoy to watch it and it has pretty packaging...well damn I'm a sucker

02-10-2013, 07:51 PM	#18
icy hot Expert Member Member since:Aug 2011 Location:the Zoo 4K collection:174 Blu-ray collection:1908 DVD collection:350 MA collection:190 Digital collection:1055 iTunes collection:17 Trading Score:166	I probably wouldn't have given the new Total Recall a shot without the metal case. I ended up liking it. The extended cut anyway. Not saying it's a great movie, but I liked it enough I'll revisit it again in the future.

02-10-2013, 07:52 PM	#19
zeze Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:604 Blu-ray collection:7678 DVD collection:123 Trading Score:297	Yeah I did for Hobo With a Shotgun and Piranha. I hate those movies but the slipcovers that they came with (up here in Canada) were awesome that I just had to get them. Also I guess the same would apply for steelbooks that I bought when I already owned another copy of the movie. This would include the Piranha steelbook, the Equilibrium steelbook, and the Sin City steelbook. Though the difference with the last two movies is that I actually like them.

02-10-2013, 07:57 PM	#20
cricepng Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2013 Location:alternates between Papua New Guinea and Pennsylvania Home Theater Gallery:14 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:1612 DVD collection:311 Digital collection:658 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:12	Never. I might have second thoughts on an average movie with poor packaging (e.g., a case that is problematic in removing the discs, but even that can be fixed by printing new covers and putting them in blank cases). My primary thought is if the movie is something that my family or I will watch. I am concerned about the contents of the packaging, not the packaging itself. To paraphrase a Bible verse, 'Do not look on its appearance or the collectables in the wrapper, because I have rejected it. For I see not as others see: they look on the outward appearance, but I look at the movie.'

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