Defective sony supreme cinema series: Plastic covers are coming loose!! - Blu-ray Forum

planetkori · 10-31-2015, 04:51 AM

Hey, anyone else having issues with their LIMITED EDITION books of either THE PROFESSIONAL, THE FIFTH ELEMENT or BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA?

I bought all three and got FIFTH ELEMENT today and the clear plastic covers aren't glued to the book binding very well at all. Both front and back covers came completely loose and the back cover of DRACULA is currently coming loose. No problems with PROFESSIONAL... yet.

But these books are poorly made!! Anyone else having problems, cause I sure am!!

mattc · 10-31-2015, 05:34 AM

Not me. I bought the regular versions because this packaging looked to me like a crap idea and just a money grab to begin with.

planetkori · 10-31-2015, 06:34 AM

Smart move. Wish I had. Live and learn, I guess...

Thanks.

Bates_Motel · 10-31-2015, 06:55 AM

No, because I bought the regular packaging since it was the same content and, frankly, I couldn't care less about special packaging.

Optimus-Prime-Rox · 10-31-2015, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by planetkori

Hey, anyone else having issues with their LIMITED EDITION books of either THE PROFESSIONAL, THE FIFTH ELEMENT or BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA?

I bought all three and got FIFTH ELEMENT today and the clear plastic covers aren't glued to the book binding very well at all. Both front and back covers came completely loose and the back cover of DRACULA is currently coming loose. No problems with PROFESSIONAL... yet.

But these books are poorly made!! Anyone else having problems, cause I sure am!!

You could try gluing it back together or take a hole punch & some colored metal brads & suture them back together.

Cook · 10-31-2015, 07:04 AM

Or you could complain to Sony.

Arkadin · 10-31-2015, 07:52 AM

It seems to me that we've definitely entered an era where quality control regarding any type of special packaging is at 0.
I read many posts regarding a recently released $700 cd box set that had all kinds of problems, from cracked discs to wrongly placed panels, etc. etc.
Even at a $700 price point there was not an effort made to individually check each copy of a very limited release.
It also seems clear that smaller and smaller amounts of glue are being used on all types of common products because I see them coming apart daily. like cereal boxes or Kleenex boxes, etc., etc.
It's all just really sad that the US has reached this point, and no-one seems to have any idea how much worse it will get before it begins to get better again.

or maybe it never will.

I KEEL YOU · 10-31-2015, 08:18 AM

I remember people complaining about the Hitchcock box set falling apart as well, but I never had that problem. I think you might've received one that is poorly glued, I don't think they're all poorly glued together in general.

StingingVelvet · 10-31-2015, 09:10 AM

I would guess some are more poorly glued than others. A hot glue gun would probably fix it. Like most others I got the normal versions, so I can't say for sure.

filmmusic · 10-31-2015, 11:11 AM

This is no surprise to me at all.
It was evident from the first unboxing video that this case isn't sturdy.

chip75 · 10-31-2015, 01:25 PM

I mentioned it in the other thread, but people have great success with double-sided-sticky-tape, it's very handy when cardboard comes away with box-type packaging and it will be less messy than glue. Just be careful!

redc22 · 10-31-2015, 01:33 PM

This is what all companies are doing to reduce cost. If you can cut even 1cm of glue and you produce a million boxes of cereal, it can add up.

Ray_Rogers · 10-31-2015, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by planetkori

Hey, anyone else having issues with their LIMITED EDITION books of either LÉON, THE FIFTH ELEMENT or BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA?

I bought all three and got FIFTH ELEMENT today and the clear plastic covers aren't glued to the book binding very well at all. Both front and back covers came completely loose and the back cover of DRACULA is currently coming loose. No problems with LÉON... yet.

But these books are poorly made! Anyone else having problems, cause I sure am!

What's this THE PROFESSIONAL you speak of? Why not get the standard editions and not the gimmicky packaging? Main reason why I'm not a fan of Steelbooks.
LÉON 133m > The Professional 110m

MifuneFan · 10-31-2015, 03:25 PM

Why they couldn't just make a standard Digibook for their premium version is beyond me.

bigdaddyhorse · 10-31-2015, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkadin

It seems to me that we've definitely entered an era where quality control regarding any type of special packaging is at 0.
I read many posts regarding a recently released $700 cd box set that had all kinds of problems, from cracked discs to wrongly placed panels, etc. etc.
Even at a $700 price point there was not an effort made to individually check each copy of a very limited release.
It also seems clear that smaller and smaller amounts of glue are being used on all types of common products because I see them coming apart daily. like cereal boxes or Kleenex boxes, etc., etc.
It's all just really sad that the US has reached this point, and no-one seems to have any idea how much worse it will get before it begins to get better again.

or maybe it never will.

Except 12 packs of soda, those have gone way up in glue content and lower in ease of opening them.

Seriously, been months since I had one open without some kind of ripping to aid it.

thegrunter · 10-31-2015, 03:35 PM

What? Non-standard packaging jobs are crap?

You DON'T say?

Get outta here.

*lights fire to more digibooks*

Dick Deckard · 10-31-2015, 03:37 PM

This line will be adandoned soon just like all other gimmicky named lines.

A Blu-Ray in a standard case is how all movies should be packaged.

JaseT · 10-31-2015, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

No, because I bought the regular packaging since it was the same content and, frankly, I couldn't care less about special packaging.

You received an automatic thumbs up for posting "couldn't care less" instead of "could care less."

filmmusic · 10-31-2015, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Why they couldn't just make a standard Digibook for their premium version is being me.

well, they wanted to stand out from the rest!
And they really did in the end, don't you think?

thegrunter · 10-31-2015, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Why they couldn't just make a standard Digibook for their premium version is being me.

Yeah. Let's make the packaging WORSE.

10-31-2015, 04:51 AM	#1
planetkori Member Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Los Angeles, CA	Defective sony supreme cinema series: Plastic covers are coming loose!! Hey, anyone else having issues with their LIMITED EDITION books of either THE PROFESSIONAL, THE FIFTH ELEMENT or BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA? I bought all three and got FIFTH ELEMENT today and the clear plastic covers aren't glued to the book binding very well at all. Both front and back covers came completely loose and the back cover of DRACULA is currently coming loose. No problems with PROFESSIONAL... yet. But these books are poorly made!! Anyone else having problems, cause I sure am!!

10-31-2015, 03:25 PM	#14
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	Why they couldn't just make a standard Digibook for their premium version is beyond me. Last edited by MifuneFan; 11-02-2015 at 02:41 PM.

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10-31-2015, 05:34 AM	#2
mattc Senior Member Member since:Jan 2013 4K collection:982 Blu-ray collection:4227 DVD collection:166 Trading Score:45	Not me. I bought the regular versions because this packaging looked to me like a crap idea and just a money grab to begin with.

10-31-2015, 06:34 AM	#3
planetkori Member Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Los Angeles, CA	Smart move. Wish I had. Live and learn, I guess... Thanks.

10-31-2015, 06:55 AM	#4
Bates_Motel Banned Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Los Angeles Trading Score:2	No, because I bought the regular packaging since it was the same content and, frankly, I couldn't care less about special packaging.

10-31-2015, 07:04 AM	#6
Cook Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2009 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1261 Digital collection:2 Trading Score:2	Or you could complain to Sony.

10-31-2015, 07:52 AM	#7
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	It seems to me that we've definitely entered an era where quality control regarding any type of special packaging is at 0. I read many posts regarding a recently released $700 cd box set that had all kinds of problems, from cracked discs to wrongly placed panels, etc. etc. Even at a $700 price point there was not an effort made to individually check each copy of a very limited release. It also seems clear that smaller and smaller amounts of glue are being used on all types of common products because I see them coming apart daily. like cereal boxes or Kleenex boxes, etc., etc. It's all just really sad that the US has reached this point, and no-one seems to have any idea how much worse it will get before it begins to get better again. or maybe it never will.

10-31-2015, 08:18 AM	#8
I KEEL YOU Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2011 4K collection:67 Blu-ray collection:458 DVD collection:42	I remember people complaining about the Hitchcock box set falling apart as well, but I never had that problem. I think you might've received one that is poorly glued, I don't think they're all poorly glued together in general.

10-31-2015, 09:10 AM	#9
StingingVelvet Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Philadelphia, PA 4K collection:849 Blu-ray collection:2329 DVD collection:111 Digital collection:12 Trading Score:69	I would guess some are more poorly glued than others. A hot glue gun would probably fix it. Like most others I got the normal versions, so I can't say for sure.

10-31-2015, 11:11 AM	#10
filmmusic Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Trading Score:5	This is no surprise to me at all. It was evident from the first unboxing video that this case isn't sturdy.

10-31-2015, 01:25 PM	#11
chip75 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Wales 4K collection:304 Blu-ray collection:3099 DVD collection:1782 iTunes collection:229 Trading Score:9	I mentioned it in the other thread, but people have great success with double-sided-sticky-tape, it's very handy when cardboard comes away with box-type packaging and it will be less messy than glue. Just be careful!

10-31-2015, 01:33 PM	#12
redc22 Active Member Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Bay Area, California Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:354 Blu-ray collection:1564 DVD collection:248	This is what all companies are doing to reduce cost. If you can cut even 1cm of glue and you produce a million boxes of cereal, it can add up.

10-31-2015, 03:35 PM	#16
thegrunter Active Member Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:2421 DVD collection:677 Trading Score:6	What? Non-standard packaging jobs are crap? You DON'T say? Get outta here. lights fire to more digibooks

10-31-2015, 03:37 PM	#17
Dick Deckard Power Member Member since:Sep 2014 Trading Score:52	This line will be adandoned soon just like all other gimmicky named lines. A Blu-Ray in a standard case is how all movies should be packaged.

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