Unboxing Videos (Blu-ray) How Do You Feel?

[Spicoli]

Ive seen this phenomenon for a while now, and I'd like your opinion on it. I searched the threads and did find one from 2010 with like 4 replies.

So I made my own.

If they are done quite quickly I kind of like them, but if it's a long drawn out 1 disc-no artwork disc, then please don't have the video last 3 minutes.

Thoughts?

[Haunted Man-Shane]

I have watched a handful, but only for unique/rare packaging where I want to see the contents of an item that I may not be able to easily acquire, or if I'm on the fence about upgrading to a premium edition. Regardless, shorter is better. I normally don't even listen to the audio and will skip ahead to the actual reveal, since I am rarely interested in hearing someone talk about the slipcover as they run their greasy fingers across it for five minutes.

[stvn1974]

I don't watch them. The few that I have seen remind me of the reviews of music on pitchforkmedia.com. It takes 5 pretentious paragraphs before the reviewer ever mentions the name of the artist or the album they are reviewing.

[RandyK]

Originally Posted by Haunted Man-Shane

I have watched a handful, but only for unique/rare packaging where I want to see the contents of an item that I may not be able to easily acquire, or if I'm on the fence about upgrading to a premium edition. Regardless, shorter is better. I normally don't even listen to the audio and will skip ahead to the actual reveal, since I am rarely interested in hearing someone talk about the slipcover as they run their greasy fingers across it for five minutes.

This.

[pksmith74]

No i don't watch unboxing videos. My time is better spent by watching an actual blu-ray than someone after their 15 minutes of fame on youtube.

[Spicoli]

Sometimes I like to check out the stuff in the background

[Snicket]

I really dislike unboxing videos, the camera is always bouncing around, out of focus and framed incorrectly.

Pass.

[hsox05]

No I don't watch them. Unless they start doing golden tickets in the bluray cases that gives us tours of the magical blu-ray making factory... I see no reason to get excited about watching someone else open a movie.

[SpartanX]

I love unboxings.

[jmelikian]

I Occasionally watch them, when i'm bored and curious

[Adcatalano]

Video game consoles? Sure. Blu rays? Nothing to get that excited over.

[JohnWayne]

I sort of dont like them. I like to open my packages and have it be a "surprise". If I watch someone else's unboxing, it sort of ruins all the fun. But, like someone said, if its something I'm really on the fence for, I'll watch it.

[starman15317]

I'm mixed on them. I like seeing the packaging on them and seeing what the cover and disc look like, but they also make me feel like a pathetic loser just by watching them (then again, I am on a Blu-Ray forum. No offense guys.) Not to mention that they can take away from the magic of opening a Blu-Ray when you finally get it and they just make me wish I had a bigger collection (these guys usually have a lot of Blu-Rays.)

[MifuneFan]

Unboxing videos are essential for many of my BD purchase. Sometimes you need to know certain details about a release, and unboxings are the easiest and fastest way of knowing. One example is if you're buying a Digibook from say France or Germany, you might look for an unboxing on YouTube to see whether the text is in English or the native language. If you want a Steelbook, you might look to see how good the paint job is, whether it has inside art, etc...If you want a Box set you might look to see how the discs inside are packaged. Additionally, sometimes looking at someone's unboxings makes me inclined to get a BD release I wouldn't have considered, (the same happens with the Post your haul thread). There's really any number of reasons. I don't really know why people would just be flat out against them, they're not really hurting anything by being there

[bigdaddyhorse]

I have a habit of leaving the shrinkwrap on my discs with slipcovers, so I check for weird packaging like Social Network just last week. Like I thought, paper over the cover, slice the sides and slide out the digi, the rest stays together. Plus cardboard slips don't get scuffed when the wrap stays on.

99% of the time I don't bother. I did go back to see what I missed with Watchmen UE though.

[xander]

I only care about the content on the disc, so I can't think of anything much more useless than unboxing videos. It's slipcover fansticism brought to a level I can't fathom.

[Spicoli]

The first time I saw it I thought it was a spoof.

[tenebre6]

never even had a slight interest. Reviews of the movie sure.. just watching someone open a movie? whats the point?

[HD Goofnut]

I don't even waste my time with them.

[Drewbee87]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Unboxing videos are essential for many of my BD purchase. Sometimes you need to know certain details about a release, and unboxings are the easiest and fastest way of knowing. One example is if you're buying a Digibook from say France or Germany, you might look for an unboxing on YouTube to see whether the text is in English or the native language. If you want a Steelbook, you might look to see how good the paint job is, whether it has inside art, etc...If you want a Box set you might look to see how the discs inside are packaged. Additionally, sometimes looking at someone's unboxings makes me inclined to get a BD release I wouldn't have considered, (the same happens with the Post your haul thread). There's really any number of reasons. I don't really know why people would just be flat out against them, they're not really hurting anything by being there