Snapper Cases

[SweetToothBile]

Which company makes those damn snapper cases? Everybody hates them, they make the DVD look cheap... Why does the company still make snappers?

[VicVega]

I believe its Warner Brothers who makes those fucking things. I hate 'em. They are probably much cheaper to make than regular keep cases.

[MacReady]

I have four of them myself. My main complaint is that their usually bare-bones. And to answer your question: Warner Brothers and HBO Video makes them.

[Jon Lyrik]

The cheapskate fuckfaces at Wanker Brothers make them. Bastards. Hell, even outdated substandard $5-a-piece DVD companies like Goodtimes have switched to Amaray. Yes, Goodtimes.

Get with the program, Wanker!

[The Delfonics]

These really are crappy cases, however, the movies I own that have snapper cases are really good movies IMO:

Clockwork Orange
The Matrix
American History X
Ace Ventura 2 :)

[Pootie]

I don't have a problem with them. I dont find them ugly or very breakable. (mabey because im obsessive compulsive about my home media devices.)

[zeppelin]

Yep, Warner Bros. does it. Stanley Kubrick's movies deserve better DVD cases than that!

[movies35]

Originally posted by zeppelin
Yep, Warner Bros. does it. Stanley Kubrick's movies deserve better DVD cases than that!

I know!!! And The SHining should be in widescreen!

MY 2000th Post :)

[zeppelin]

Originally posted by movies35
I know!!! And The SHining should be in widescreen!

Actually, Kubrick didn't shoot The Shining in a "widescreen" format. Same with Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut, and Dr. Strangelove. Actually, if I'm not mistaken, the only 2 movies he DID shoot in a "widescreen" format are A Clockwork Orange and 2001.

[Moviefan1234]

I think it's only a matter of time before WB joins the club and ditches the snapper cases. Hopefully it'll be soon.

[Sad man]

Originally posted by Moviefan1234
I think it's only a matter of time before WB joins the club and ditches the snapper cases. Hopefully it'll be soon.

Hopefully, I own some snapper cases DVDs and they suck. They break and they are just horrible.

[Mick]

Originally posted by Moviefan1234
I think it's only a matter of time before WB joins the club and ditches the snapper cases. Hopefully it'll be soon.

Who cares what the cases are like? Surely you just buy DVDs for the film. :p Just pulling your, umm, leg, of course.

Snapper cases piss me off too. I'm as careful as an ant not even thinking about pissing on cotton with my DVDs, so they don't get damaged, but I have a couple with broken DVD-holder-in-things, causing them to rattle (They were like that when I bought them, back in the days before I checked all my purchases ASAP)

Anyway, I believe WB do want to phase out snappers, but they have a contract with the company that makes them, or they have shares in said company, or something - so it'll be a while yet.

Those crazy Aussies get WB discs packaged in Amaray cases, so if you can play those discs (PAL, region 4 (usually R2/4)) and it annoys you so much you could import them. I've not resorted to this, yet.

Spartacus was also shot in widescreen. I'm not too sure about all this stuff, but I think both A Clockwork Orange and The Shining were filmed at 1.66:1, and The Shining was cropped to 1:33 for the theatrical release (it was filmed open matte?) I don't really know what I'm on about, so I'm sure someone else can explain it better, but couldn't they have released The Shining on DVD in either ratio?

[Michael_myers]

I hate them to! I bought a second hand SHawshank disk, and some of the front actually came off! GASP! Anyway, I have 3 snapper case DVD's. Gremlins, Wild Wild West and Shawshank Redemption. Oh well.

[Moviefan1234]

Originally posted by Mick
Who cares what the cases are like? Surely you just buy DVDs for the film. :p Just pulling your, umm, leg, of course.



:D You got me, but let me explain further. I mean they're annoying, but it doesn't stop me from buying WB movies. If it's a film I truly like then I'm buying it reguardless of the case.

[Pootie]

Hollywood video sells pre-viewed movies that normally have snapper cases only now they are in regular cases with paper covers. If you care THAT much, just wait 2 or 3 weeks after the movie is on dvd and go to hollywood video 2 for 20 bin. (well thats how it is at MY hollywood video)

[SweetToothBile]

everyone says that theyre so cheap, but if theyre so cheap, then how does AOL afford to throw away so many amaray cases on their damn AOL discs? I get like, a bunch of those every week, times that by the number of people in my town (and anyone else who gets them which may very well be the rest of the country), and well, thats a whole lotta cases...

[Freeway]

Originally posted by SweetToothBile
everyone says that theyre so cheap, but if theyre so cheap, then how does AOL afford to throw away so many amaray cases on their damn AOL discs? I get like, a bunch of those every week, times that by the number of people in my town (and anyone else who gets them which may very well be the rest of the country), and well, thats a whole lotta cases...

Right on. Not that I care since they work great as replacement cases if another case breaks or cracks. When I see them at stores as part of a promotion I usually take three or four ;) even though I won't use even one for the internet promo.

[Jon Lyrik]

Originally posted by Mick
Spartacus was also shot in widescreen. I'm not too sure about all this stuff, but I think both A Clockwork Orange and The Shining were filmed at 1.66:1, and The Shining was cropped to 1:33 for the theatrical release (it was filmed open matte?) I don't really know what I'm on about, so I'm sure someone else can explain it better, but couldn't they have released The Shining on DVD in either ratio?

You got your facts really messed up, I'll help:

The Shining and A Clockwork Orange were shot in 1.37:1 and matted to 1.66:1 in theaters. A Clockwork Orange is matted on video.

2001, Spartacus, and Dr. Strangelove were the only movies he shot in widescreen, but even then Dr. Strangelove's aspect ratios went from about 1.57:1 to 1.37:1.

The rest of his filmography was, like Shining and Orange, shot in fullframe and matted to very short letterboxed aspect ratios (like 1.57:1 or 1.66:1) for theaters.

Movies of his shot in fullframe but widescreen on video, like in the cinemas:
Barry Lyndon
A Clockwork Orange

Movies of his shot in multiple aspect ratios:
Dr. Strangelove

Movies of his shot in widescreen and widescreen on video:
2001
Spartacus

Movies of his shot in fullframe altogether but maybe matted in cinemas:
The rest of his filmography

[Tony Montana 83]

They don;t bother me but when u put them with your other dvds in a rack it makes it look ugly

[Tommy Doyle]

I hate them... I hate them for a couple of reasons.

They don't look as good as the amaray cases. I like the shiny look of my movies... little things amuse me, piss off... :p

They don't fit well in my shelves. They stick out and it's a pain the ass. I haven't resorted to storing my DVD's two wide to a shelf yet for this reason. They're bigger, they stick out, they make it look disorganized. (again, the whole little things...)

Finally, if you wreck the case... you're fucked. If the cheap cardboard gets bent, you're screwed. (You have to understand that I'm soooooo anal that if a case were to get bent, I'd have to buy another DVD all together because I couldn't put up with it). You can't buy replacements for the snapper cases. The other ones cost just over a buck at the store I work at. If the plastic tears away, or the inside breaks, you can buy another one for cheap.

That being said, I will never not buy a movie because of the case. If I'm buying a movie, it's for the movie, but I'm still allowed to bitch and complain all I want!!! :D

[MasterCXtreme]

New Line does it too. But they're not doing it anymore. They're even re-releasing the snapper case DVD's and using the amaray-keepcase.

[Tony Montana 83]

I remember ripping the clear seal off one of the DVDs (Cannonball Run)...and it took out a huge chunk of the paper cardboard....The back looks like shit now. Gotta do it slow from now on.

[Pootie]

Originally posted by Jon Lyrik
You got your facts really messed up, I'll help:

The Shining and A Clockwork Orange were shot in 1.37:1 and matted to 1.66:1 in theaters. A Clockwork Orange is matted on video.

2001, Spartacus, and Dr. Strangelove were the only movies he shot in widescreen, but even then Dr. Strangelove's aspect ratios went from about 1.57:1 to 1.37:1.

The rest of his filmography was, like Shining and Orange, shot in fullframe and matted to very short letterboxed aspect ratios (like 1.57:1 or 1.66:1) for theaters.

Movies of his shot in fullframe but widescreen on video, like in the cinemas:
Barry Lyndon
A Clockwork Orange

Movies of his shot in multiple aspect ratios:
Dr. Strangelove

Movies of his shot in widescreen and widescreen on video:
2001
Spartacus

Movies of his shot in fullframe altogether but maybe matted in cinemas:
The rest of his filmography

Somebody knows their Kubrick :) Good Job. I commend you on your intelligence.

[shifty]

Originally posted by SweetToothBile
everyone says that theyre so cheap, but if theyre so cheap, then how does AOL afford to throw away so many amaray cases on their damn AOL discs? I get like, a bunch of those every week, times that by the number of people in my town (and anyone else who gets them which may very well be the rest of the country), and well, thats a whole lotta cases...

this post says it all,...warners argument is that they are cheaper,..but as SweetToothbBile points out AOL,..and other companies continually churn out internet promos in Amary cases(well not really REAL Amary cases,..but they are still better than those snappers,..the name Scannavo springs to mind ) cheapskate bastards.........,..and to think that my matrix dvd is clothed in one of these cases:rolleyes:

[Jon Lyrik]

Problems I've had with Wanker's Snapper Cases:

BATMAN (1989)-It (the front) got bent out of shape, even though I took extra-special care of it.

HEAT (1995)- The front cover is nicked and scratched badly even though I barely handled it.

BEETLEJUICE (1988)-Same as above.

Snapper cases at least aren't as annoying as those fucking security stickers...