Posted 27 October 2006 - 08:01 AM
I have the set too, and I agree with DLibrasnow; the slimcases aren't bad at all. There's a lot to complain about regarding this release: the ugly artwork (when they have so much BEAUTIFUL poster artwork to pick from, they go with third-rate photoshop), the baffling order of the movies, they way the booklets are wedged into the box. But the slimcases themselves are one of the better things. Like most people, I'm really glad they're not gatefolds. It IS too bad that they say the titles of the movies on the outer boxes, which are actually pretty attractive. That means that the anal retentives among us (like me) can't just reorder them in their boxes. But since you can't see the spines anyway, that doesn't really matter.
I think slimcases are much classier than bulky, old-school, full-size DVD cases. I think we'll see all releases, not just box sets, move toward slimcases as the medium goes into its final stretch in the next several years. Really, there's so much extra, wasted room in those thick DVD cases! I like having the extra room no the shelf. These new Bonds take up half the space of the old ones. And they look slightly better too. The art is hideous whatever way you look at it, but it manages to look a little bit classier on the slimcases than on the Region 2 ones.
One problem with the packaging for me is that when you slide out the "magazine file" style interior box that houses the DVDs from the outer shell, the cardboard always catches. Over time that will really make the inner box worn out. Do you have this problem, too, DLibrasnow?
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