The Case of the Naked Blu-ray!! The Slipcover debacle Thread

[jwalmz]

First of all, I don't believe Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay warrants a slipcover. Do you??

Secondly, if they are going to put one on the 2nd movie, they NEED one on the first.

Let me beat some of you to the punch with your "if you don't like the slipcover, just take it off"

It makes me angry that some executive would decide to put one on a sequel but not the original, especially with them being released the same day....

What are your thoughts on this slipcover and/or slipcovers in general? I think they are appropriate depending on the release.

EDITED: To remove questioning what the movie made in the box office, due to the fact that other low grossing movies in my collection have slipcovers (jumper, employee of the month, etc)

[alexakajeff]

Originally Posted by jwalmz

First of all, I don't believe Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay warrants a slipcover. Do you?? What'd this pull in at the box office?

Secondly, if they are going to put one on the 2nd movie, they NEED one on the first.

Let me beat some of you to the punch with your "if you don't like the slipcover, just take it off"

It makes me angry that some executive would decide to put one on a sequel but not the original, especially with them being released the same day....

What are your thoughts on this slipcover and/or slipcovers in general? I think they are appropriate depending on the release.

They only have coverslips if it pulled in a lot out of the box office??????

The only coverslips for Blu-Ray I've seen are:

Spiderman 3
Pirates of the Carribean 3: At World's End
SAW II
SAW III

[djluis2k6]

Originally Posted by alexakajeff

They only have coverslips if it pulled in a lot out of the box office??????

The only coverslips for Blu-Ray I've seen are:

Spiderman 3
Pirates of the Carribean 3: At World's End
SAW II
SAW III

Add to that list:

Cars
The Condemned
Employee of The Month
Men In Black

[That Purple Stuff]

Originally Posted by alexakajeff

They only have coverslips if it pulled in a lot out of the box office??????

The only coverslips for Blu-Ray I've seen are:

Spiderman 3
Pirates of the Carribean 3: At World's End
SAW II
SAW III

Bram Stoker's Dracula
Cars
Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Condemned
Crank
David Gilmour: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Doomsday
Employee of the Month
Get Smart's Harry and Lloyd (lenticular slipcover)
Golden Compass (2 versions- embossed and flat)
Hairspray (translucent O-Card sleeve)
Happily N'Ever After
Jumper
Lost Season 3
MIB: Men in Black
Mummy, The
Mummy Returns, The
Ocean's Trilogy
Over Alaska
Over America
Over California
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pixar Shorts
Planet Earth
Ratatouille
Saw 3
Shutter
Spider-Man 3 (2 disc retail version)
Spider-Man Trilogy (Target Exclusive)
Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls
Waiting...
Washington the Beautiful

imports w/ slipcovers
I am Legend (best buy exclusive) Canadian
La Mome (La Vie En Rose) French import
Robin Hood BBC Season 1 (uk import)
Shrooms (uk import)

[That Purple Stuff]

BTW, what stores are carrying H/K white castle? I havent seen any

[xander]

Originally Posted by That Purple Stuff

BTW, what stores are carrying H/K white castle? I havent seen any

Saw it at Best Buy earlier.

[Rantlers]

Has anyone else's copy of Harold & Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay shipped from Warner yet? My White Castle shipped out yesterday, but no word on this one. Strange...

[airguitar]

Originally Posted by Rantlers

Has anyone else's copy of Harold & Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay shipped from Warner yet? My White Castle shipped out yesterday, but no word on this one. Strange...

i'm glad to know i'm not the only one. i ordered fool's gold, 10000 b.c, and harold and kumar escape.. back in june. the first two shipped the friday before their tuesday release date so i was surprised to see it's still "in process". i'm starting to get a little antsy waiting for my movie.

[seigneur_rayden]

Originally Posted by Rantlers

Has anyone else's copy of Harold & Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay shipped from Warner yet? My White Castle shipped out yesterday, but no word on this one. Strange...

I placed my order of White Castle and Guantanamo on Wednesday night. White Castle shipped on friday and I received it on Monday. Guantanamo shipped on Monday and I received it on Tuesday (next day). Shipping method:standard. Gotta love WHV .

[That Purple Stuff]

for how much?

[xander]

I want to say $29.99, although they were doing a store re-design and had everything all messed up, so I may be off.

[GGX]

Originally Posted by alexakajeff

They only have coverslips if it pulled in a lot out of the box office??????

The only coverslips for Blu-Ray I've seen are:

Spiderman 3
Pirates of the Carribean 3: At World's End
SAW II
SAW III

Not even close actually.

Look:

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=36441

Edit: looks like the list was already posted.

[That Purple Stuff]

Originally Posted by GGX

Not even close actually.

Look:

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=36441

Yeah, I already listed those above

[GGX]

Originally Posted by That Purple Stuff

Yeah, I already listed those above

Yeah I even edited my post before you replied stating that fact.

[djluis2k6]

In this case, along with many others, the slipcover is to show that the release is a special edition and/or Unrated editions. It's not a big deal, it's just an extra marketing strategy.

[jw]

Originally Posted by djluis2k6

In this case, along with many others, the slipcover is to show that the release is a special edition and/or Unrated editions. It's not a big deal, it's just an extra marketing strategy.

actually its more of a theft deterrent put on new releases, I know that it can be easli removed but that was their thinking for the dvd releases. I read this a few years back

[xander]

I am not a slipcover enthusiast, so maybe I'm not the best choice to weigh in, but I've never known the carboard case to be a reflection of merit on the movie. This isnt anything new, even for Blu, right? Jumper had a slipcover.

You seem fired up, perhaps I missed the sarcasm?

[jwalmz]

Originally Posted by xander

I am not a slipcover enthusiast, so maybe I'm not the best choice to weigh in, but I've never known the carboard case to be a reflection of merit on the movie. This isnt anything new, even for Blu, right? Jumper had a slipcover.

You seem fired up, perhaps I missed the sarcasm?

No, there's no sarcasm. If they release a sequel with a slipcover, put one on the original. Otherwise, they look odd together on my shelf. I wouldn't say I'm fired up, but I am miffed.

Also, I misspoke when questioning how much it brought in at the box office. I have many of the titles that were mentioned to the contrary(i.e Jumper)

So, perhaps the more appropriate question is what is the criteria for giving a movie a slipcover? Someone earlier mentioned a special release, however that doesnt seem to be the case.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by jwalmz

So, perhaps the more appropriate question is what is the criteria for giving a movie a slipcover? Someone earlier mentioned a special release, however that doesnt seem to be the case.

I don't know that there is a 100% specific set of rules.

Generally speaking, slip covers tend to be attached to movies coming out for the first time just after their theatrical release. Granted, this hasn't been as common on Blu-Ray as it has been on DVD, though lately it does seem like that trend is starting to grow on the Blu-Ray side of things, likely because Blu-Ray in general is growing.

Also, sometime new special edition releases of movies can get slip covers. The Mummy movies come to mind. Smaller catalog releases tend not to have them. Though in general it's at the discretion of the studio releasing the movie to determine what the qualifications for giving a movie a slip cover is.

That being said, I do wish that both Harold and Kumar movies had the slip cover.