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Non-Blue Amaray Cases (Black, Red, Green and more!)
Greetings, Blu-ray fans!
This is a listing of all Blu-rays that come in non-blue Amaray (plastic) cases. Why care? Well, as a collector, I don't do the figurine thing or Breaking Bad barrel thing but I do like to have unusual or different Blu-rays. In the "format wars" at the beginning of hi-def, Blu-ray cases were blue and HD DVD cases were maroon so you could tell them apart. Which may be fine now for civilians  but sometimes it's fun to have The Incredible Hulk in a green case or not have a dark horror flick with dark artwork in bright blue packaging. (I'm a thematic kinda guy.)In other words, I don't just buy Blu-rays with colored cases, I sometimes buy the cases to go with similarly-colored artwork or a title with a color in it (e.g. The Black Swan). So, I look for colored cases on eBay, and when I get one, I'll put the disc and artwork in a standard case (usually an Eco that I've replaced, but that's another thread) and re-sell it. So listen to me, buds: blue Blus don't have to make you blue! (Thank you, I'll be here all week.) Remember, though, standard releases with colored cases are invariably limited editions and may be available only in a first pressing. Thus, they may be harder to find and the image here at blu-ray.com may be of the standard blue Amaray case. Also, if you're buying a certain color Blu-ray case to use for another title, you might want to verify they hold the same number of discs. NOTE: Blu-ray.com is a member-supported wiki and information may be incomplete or even false. Kristian Idol and Blu-ray.com bear no responsibility if you spend a lot of time and/or money based on this little list! Titles linked here go to the Blu-ray.com page so you can find out more information. If you have colored new releases or ones I've missed to tell me about, reply at the end of the thread. BLU-RAY COLLECTING!!  BLACK A black case is good for virtually any horror film, or a Blu-ray with black & white, gray or desaturated art. CANADA Best Picture Collection (Crash, Hurt Locker, No Country for Old Men) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D Haunted Anthology (Insidious / The Blair Witch Project / The Last Exorcism / The Others / 1408) (5-disc case) Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug 3D Hobbit: Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition) (3-disc) Hobbit: Unexpected Journey 3D (Extended Edition) Jason Statham Collection (Mechanic / Crank / Crank 2: High Voltage / War / Transporter 3) Nicolas Cage Collection 5 movies, how many disc hubs? Scream: Complete Scream Collection DENMARK Hamilton: Men ikke hvis det gælder din datter ("Hamilton" in print at top) FRANCE Box, The Cash Comme les 5 doigts de la main (Like Five Fingers) Crows Zero 2 (Kurôzu zero II) Gainsbourg: Vie héroïque Largo Winch Maps to the Stars Murderer, The (The Yellow Sea) (Hwanghae) Outpost: Black Sun Paintball Paranormal Activity Redline Secret Beyond the Door Sniper (Snipers, tueurs d'elite) Sorcerer and the White Snake (Le sorcier et le serpent blanc) Source Des Femmes (The Source) (first pressing) Suck Thirst Valhalla Rising White Ribbon Yellow Rock GERMANY BloodRayne (Black Edition) Box, The Member claim Cat People (Katzenmenschen) Cigarette Burns (Black Edition) Coogans großer Bluff (Coogan's Bluff) Darkman (Uncut) Darkness Demon Warriors (Kampf Der Unsterblichen) (Black Edition) Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II Godzilla vs Destoroyah Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla Haeckel's Tale (Black Edition) I Spit on Your Grave (image) Imprint (Black Edition) Inbred Killing Season Manchmal kommen sie wieder (Sometimes They Come Back) Monolith Monsters Nightcrawler Osombie Paranormal Activity Member claim; first pressing? Pelts (Black Edition) Pro-Life (Des Teufels Brut) (Black Edition) Rampage (Black Edition) Seed (Black Edition) Strassen in Flammen (Streets of Fire) Under the Skin Wake of Death (Black Edition) You're Next HOLLAND 9 Member says that some or all of the Blus in the Quality Film Collection have black cases. JAPAN Afro Samurai: Resurrection Akira Beast to Die (Yajû shisubeshi) Book of Eli (The Walker) Brood, The Cockfighter (Remastered Edition) (コックファイター) Death Note (Desu nôto) Death Note: The Last Name (Desu nôto: The Last Name) Detective Story (Tantei monogatari) (TV) Drag Me to Hell No image; is this case black? Driven to Kill No database page. Eraserhead Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Freedom Box {Four black cases inside} Gamera Several titles; all black cases? Genji Monogatari L: Change the World L.A. Confidential Lost Highway Proof of Man (Ningen no shômei) Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (Yomigaeru kinrô) Santa Sangre (HD Remastered Deluxe Edition) (サンタ・サングレ/聖なる血) From image in database but packaging is wooden box... inside? Straight Story Taxi Driver White Night (白夜行ー白い闇の中を歩くー) (백야행) SOUTH KOREA Batman Begins (Premium Black Edition) Wonderful Days SPAIN Black Swan (Cisne Negro) Blancanieves (Snow White) (first pressing) SWEDEN Hamilton: I nationens intresse ("Hamilton" in print at top) Hamilton: Men inte om det gäller din dotter ("Hamilton" in print at top) UK Devil's Double (first pressing? member pic looks like fan art template) Under the Skin US Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D (2-disc) Fairy Tail Movie: Phoenix Priestess (2-disc) Predators Member claim but maybe he was thinking of the slipcover? Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (3-disc?) Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug 3D Hobbit: Unexpected Journey (3-disc) Hobbit: Unexpected Journey 3D RWBY: Volume 1 Wolverine 3D (4-disc) You can also find empty black replacement cases on eBay. It used to be just one guy in Korea selling one at a time with individual shipping charges, but it looks like he does multiples now and there are some other folks as well. Last edited by Kristian Idol; 05-26-2015 at 02:00 AM. |
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03-22-2010, 12:00 AM
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MAROON
Several Blu-rays that I own have predominately maroon artwork, such as Misery and Shakespeare in Love. So I took HD DVD cases, removed the painted logo with Goof Off (or Goo Gone, et al) and exchanged cases. They look great! (I don't own any HD DVDs so there's no need to differentiate.) Viva HD DVD cases look best because the logo is just painted on the banner. Viva were used by Dreamworks, Paramount, Warner Bros and a few indies. Universal used Vortex HD DVD cases, where the logo is embossed (raised). So you can remove the paint but it still says "HD DVD" in raised plastic. Up to you if that matters. You can win HD DVDs for a few bucks on eBay. When searching for HD DVDs, Universal artwork always had a big silver "swoop" at the top and bottom; I avoided those. Remember, too, that you are looking for the best cases; I always asked if they were perfect, without waves or "veins" and sometimes still got ugly ones.  If that happens, just re-sell it or recycle.RED Red is also great for horror flicks, especially if the art has a lot of crimson. AUSTRALIA RED (first pressing) CANADA Birdman Raging Bull (35th Anniversary) (1-disc eco) FRANCE 8 Femmes (8 Women) (first pressing) All the Boys Love Mandy Lane Bronson (clear red) Cash Crazy Horse (Editions Montparnasse) Crows Zero (Kurôzu zero) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Lesbian Vampire Killers Mammuth Mammuth (with bonus content) This isn't just the same image, is it? Mr. Nobody Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall (Edition Commemorative) RED RED 2 Red State Remember Me (according to this image: French Remember Me release) To Rome with Love GERMANY Abraham Lincoln Vampierjäger Bloodsport Cusack Der Schweigsame (Code of Silence) Delta Force McQuade, Der Wolf (Lone Wolf McQuade) Missing in Action Over the Top Slither Splatter 3er Pack (Blood Splattered / Halloween IV / Mutter Tag) SWITZERLAND Red Nights UK Hunger Games (2-disc) And/or the ASDA version with the pendant? Rush US Birdman (Eco case) Initial pressing? Pain & Gain (Special Collector's Edition) Pain & Gain (Special Collector's Edition) Database pictures are identical; is this a duplicate? Passion Road House (25th Anniversary) Snuff Terminator (May 2015 BD/DC release) (eco case) Also, PS3 Greatest Hits games come in an opaque red case, so you could swap one with an Amaray. I have my Shaun of the Dead in a blood-red PS3 case(!) Casetopia sells red PS3 cases. Note: PS3 cases are 14mm wide like a UK case, so the US art is a tiny bit (a millimeter) short at the sides. PINK As most cases are somewhat see-through, in certain lighting these may look anywhere from red to fuschia to purple. Buyer beware. (I'm thinking about finding one for Clueless.) AUSTRALIA Brokeback Mountain (database page has standard blue case but here is member's image of the AU pink Brokeback release.) Valentine's Day (Image looks very purple but I'm guessing the UK pic is closer to reality.) Supposedly there were Target exclusives for these below but I can't find record of it, here or at Target. Was it a Susan G. Komen (breast cancer charity) thing? Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (Target Exclusive) He's Just Not That Into You (Target Exclusive) Nights in Rodanthe (Target Exclusive) Notebook (Target Exclusive) Sex and the City (Target Exclusive) CHINA There are pink replacement cases at Alibaba, not sure about cost and shipping. FINLAND Valentine's Day (Ystävänpäivä) FRANCE Tout ce qui brille (All That Glitters) (initial pressing) Bridesmaids (Mes meilleures amies) GERMANY Liebe und andere Kleinigkeiten (The Details) [translucent] Strippers vs Werewolves [solid] HOLLAND / NETHERLANDS Bridesmaids (member anecdote) Vow, The (image) JAPAN K-On! Vol. 4 Evidently all Volumes 1-7 have pink cases? Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Sex and the City: The Movie UK Bridesmaids (3-disc) Valentine's Day Vow, The US Second Best Marigold Hotel 14 July 2015 ORANGE CANADA Way Back, The FRANCE Halloween II (2009) House of Magic 3D (Le Manoir Magique 3D) (Fr4me Packaging) INDIA Dhoom: 3 (Fr4me Packaging) Casetopia sells orange Viva Elite replacement cases. GOLD FRANCE Cid, El Dangerous Method (first pressing) New Year's Eve (Happy New Year) GERMANY In Gold We Trust (600 Kilo Pures Gold) Medicus, Der Quelle der Frauen The Award Winning Collection titles are all in gold cases: Apocalypse Now Aviator Chicago Cider House Rules Citizen Kane Constant Gardner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Deer Hunter English Patient Good Will Hunting Graduate Last Emperor Leaving Las Vegas Life Is Beautiful March of the Penguins Million Dollar Baby Piano, The Pulp Fiction Room with a View There Will Be Blood YELLOW FRANCE Mac, Le (initial pressing) GERMANY Solarfighters (Solarbabies) (opaque, first pressing) JAPAN Nana Clips 6 PORTUGAL Lego Movie 3D SOUTH KOREA Lego Movie 3D UK Cannibal Holocaust Four Flies on Grey Velvet (clear, slightly greenish yellow) New York Ripper US Hero of Color City (1-disc eco) (pale, flat yellow) Hero of Color City (Target exclusive) (2-disc) GREEN Green is good with any art with green characters or that has foliage on it. I have my Romancing the Stone in a green case. AUSTRALIA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3D (2014) CANADA How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) (first pressing) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (2-disc) Incredible Hulk ParaNorman ParaNorman 3D Whip It GERMANY Green Lantern (Extended Cut) Muppets Most Wanted HOLLAND Excision UK ABCs of Death Bad Boy Bubby Not sure if that's the right page -- it's the only one -- but image here. Excision Green Lantern (Extended Cut) Helldriver How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) Three in database; anyone know which? Human Centipede Human Centipede 2 This one? In Time (Triple Play) Incredible Hulk (HMV exclusive) Whip It Yellow Sea (The Murderer) (Hwanghae) According to image in database; France is black... US Bloodsucking Freaks Christmas Vacation (packaging is red but case is dark green) Green Lantern: First Flight How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) (first pressing) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (2-disc) Incredible Hulk Whip It Casetopia sells green Viva Elite replacement cases. They look a little lime-y to me. PURPLE Could be good for The Color Purple, Purple Rain or Deep Purple concert Blu-rays! FRANCE Bright Star (initial pressing) UK Rock of Ages (BD + UV) US Purple Rain WHITE By "white" I mean opaque. Not see-through. White. I'd love to put my Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle in a stark white Blu-ray case! CANADA Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz/The World's End) FRANCE Blue Jasmine Blueberry (Renegade) Comme un Chef (The Chef) Or clear? Her Kaboom GERMANY Accident Buckaroo Bonzai Die 8. Dimension I Spit on Your Grave (Unrated) Looks opaque JAPAN Antarctica (Nankyoku Monogatari) The Chef (Comme un Chef) Or clear? Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Database image looks pretty white... FROSTED or CLEAR Careful, depending on the batch these can look very similar and to some people are interchangeable or even considered "white". Almost all of Sony's 3D Blu-rays come in a frosted case. They are great for wintry movies like The Thing or It's a Wonderful Life. Careful, though, as many / most are 2- or 3-disc. CANADA Ender's Game FRANCE Brothers GERMANY Amy Winehouse: Back to Black (gold text on banner) Bounty Killer According to image in database... Red Machine (Endangered) White Lion 3D White Vengeance This isn't white-white, is it? INDIA Gangs of Wasseypur I-II (two clear cases in slipbox) ITALY Fistful of Dollars (Per un Pugno di Dollari) (clear) Member claims all Italian titles by RHV are clear but no images in database... JAPAN Buffalo '66 Diner de cons (The Dinner Game) (奇人たちの晩餐会) (Remastered Edition) Dream of the Last Samurai Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror (Limited Edition) (Hottarake no shima - Haruka to maho no) Ponyo (Gake no ue no Ponyo) There are two in the database; any owners want to confirm which has the frosted case? SWEDEN Amy Winehouse: Back to Black (gold text on banner) UK Black Swan (Triple Play, was HMV exclusive) Nosferatu White Dog White of the Eye Looks like all of Arrow, BFI's Dual Format ("Flipside") and most Masters of Cinema Blu-rays come in clear cases. US Ambassador, The Black Swan (Target exclusive, clear) Congress, The (clear) Miami Connection Midnight Special (music, 6-disc) Thief of Bagdad Velvet Underground: White Light / White Heat (gold text on banner) Member says several Aniplex US titles have clear cases. Search Blu-rays choosing a US flag in the text box and "Aniplex" under Studio. (Not sure about Japan releases.) All Drafthouse Films releases come in a clear case. Many concert Blu-rays and even DVDs come in clear G2 (Blu-ray) cases so remember to check the music section! PS3 games come in a frosted case, though they're 14mm spines so the art will be a millimeter short at the open edge. NEW! Twilight Time's new site now sells a 5-pack of clear cases. Casetopia sells clear PS3 cases. All Criterion titles come in a clear case, of course, but they use full-height art so you can't really use them to replace another Blu-ray case unless you don't mind a large gap at the top. Some or all the titles from Cohen Media Group have clear cases. I saw My Afternoons with Margueritte with a clear case in a Fry's (US). Occasionally a normally frosted case will come in a run where the cases are clear. I remember seeing a Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3D this way at Best Buy. There seem to be several types of frosted replacement cases on Amazon and eBay as well. Many are slimline, though (4-5mm, about half the width of a normal case). Lastly, here are clear Blu-ray replacement cases in the UK. - - - - That's it. Let me know what I've missed! . Last edited by Kristian Idol; 10-06-2016 at 12:55 PM. |
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04-20-2010, 12:05 PM
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Non-Blue Coloured Amaray Cases
So I thought this might be a good place to list the releases with Amaray cases that are not colored in the usual blue.
I have also made an Asian release thread here.  AustraliaGhosts of Girlfriends Past (Pink) (Target Exclusive) Release date: 22 April He's Just Not That Into You (Pink) (Target Exclusive) Release date: 22 April Nights in Rodanthe (Pink) (Target Exclusive) Release date: 22 April The Notebook (Pink) (Target Exclusive) Release date: 22 April Sex and the City (Pink) (Target Exclusive) Release date: 22 April Info on Pink cases  FranceBright Star (Purple) Release date: 19 May Brothers (Black) Crows Zero (Kurôzu zero) (Red) Crows Zero 2 (Kurôzu zero II) (Black) Release date: 11 May Halloween II (2009) (Orange) Largo Winch (Black) Lesbian Vampire Killers (Red) Le Mac (Yellow) Release date: 7 July Paintball (Black) Paranormal Activity (Black) Serge Gainsbourg, vie héroïque (Black) Release date: 1 June The Sniper (Black) The White Ribbon (Black)  UKCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (White) Release date: 14 June If you know of any other releases which have an amaray case in a different color than blue, please post the info, including an image below and I'll add it to the list. Last edited by McCrutchy; 04-21-2010 at 11:00 AM. |
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04-20-2010, 03:29 PM
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Just check out the Wild Side Video distributor page for several more additions to your list. French speakers can take pride in owning them, the rest of us can only gaze admirably.
More and more studios in France are taking a leaf out of Wild Side's book, it seems, and thinking outside the box. May this creativity spread to more regions. Crows zéro 2 (Black) will be released May 11. Serge Gainsbourg, vie héroïque (Black) will be released June 1. Le Mac (Yellow) (the first of its kind?) will be released July 7. That Bright Star case looks stunning, complimenting the artful poster perfectly, and isn't bound by English-friendliness, so I may just go for it. Need to see if the film is as good as reviews suggest first. 
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There are a several in Japan:
Freedom Box (US/JPN/UK) - Black Akira (JPN) - Black Sex and the City (JPN) - Pink L.A. Confidential (JPN) - Black Haruka (JPN) - Clear Musashi (JPN) - Clear Ponyo (JPN) - Clear Last edited by AnimeOnBlu; 04-20-2010 at 08:49 PM. |
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05-28-2010, 03:36 PM
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Went to Target today specifically to buy a movie with Pink BD case to add to my collection
 Bought Brokeback Mountain, currently not listed on your list.  The following titles are also available in Pink BD cases: March of the Penguin Lake House No Reservations Wedding Crashers Please update your list on the first post? Thanks. |
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05-28-2010, 04:38 PM
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I'm jealous, I have been quiely moaning to buy blu cases in some color other than blu here in the US, but so far nothing as of yet. Maybe now this will help some case manufactures to rethink their position on such a matter. Brokeback Mountain looks awesome in it's case!!!!
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07-03-2010, 05:27 PM
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New additions from France:
Valhalla Rising (July 27, Black) All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (August 3, Red) Thirst (August 3, Black) |
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07-04-2010, 09:41 PM
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I think all of the 3D will be in the clear cases so is that really special?
I don't know. just seems like maybe they shouldn't be included. btw: there have been a few in the US Atreyu. wasn't 27 Dresses in a Pink case? |
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07-06-2010, 02:51 AM
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I would love to pick up some of the releases in the pink cases.
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