How Much SHOULD Artwork And Packaging Matter To PHYSICAL Media Collectors?
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
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Packaging is important but will never stop me from getting a better transfer. That’s what matters the most. The transfer.
Movie first, every time. When it comes to artwork and packaging, I only care about three things: 1) Can I read the film’s title from the spine when I store it on my shelf? 2) Does the packaging adequately protect the disc and not damage it when I remove it to view? 3) Does the case fit on my shelf? (no irregularly TALL boxed sets!)
If the answer to all three of those questions is YES then I’m a happy camper.
@@jamesphillips4599 I'm just happy that it's Uncut version and in 4K.
All I care about is the movie itself but if people wanna buy them for the packaging and covers and booklets, posters, cards, then more power to them. There’s no right or wrong way to being a physical media collector.
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We live in an age where you can download a movie for free in any quality and save it to a drive or burn it into a disc. When I buy physical, I'm not just paying for the movie itself, the customer has too much access for the companies to get away with laziness nowdays. Put worthwhile special features on it, and make it into a cool keepsake.
@@galfordsdog8784 Couldn’t have said it better myself. I 100% agree.
An EXCELLENT point. Marketing towards collectors should be seen as essential for physical media these days. If they can't release a classic film with its original poster art, at least make the new artwork as enticing as possible. I would pay through the nose to see the original Drew Struzan or Tim Hildebrant artwork used for proper remasters.
The right artwork is the cherry on top,you will be more proud of it. 🍒📀👍
Artwork means something, but how long am I gonna sit there staring at the cover? I'm in it for the film.
Attention Warner Brothers, Paramount, Disney - quit letting amateurs do the work experts nailed years ago. 99.9% of the time, the poster is the way to go. The artwork means a LOT to me, and bad artwork will prevent me from buying a title.
Packaging matters because it's what I'm gonna look at when I'm looking at my collection.
It’s actually a really good question. Twister on 4k can be had for $22, yet many are paying $60 and up for the steelbook. Same thing with the departed. Even worse, many paid up to $170 for the Oppenheimer steelbook, just so Walmart could put out their steelbook, and everyone watched their Best Buy collectible plummet in value.
Whenever there is original artwork, that should be an option (reversible cover) or the go-to/standard cover for the release. Second Sight's, Criterion's, and some of the major studios' releases annoy me greatly because they rarely (and seem to never now) release a movie with the original artwork.
Scream Factory did the reversible sleeve with the new artwork slipcover and nobody complained.
@@Theomite Along with numerous other studios/labels.
I like the original Criterion DVD release of The Royal Tenenbaums from 2002 that was in a sleeve with the original movie poster on front but the actual DVD case had the Eric Chase Anderson (Wes's brother) cover art with Richie and the falcon, which is the same artwork Criterion used for the Blu-Ray cover except that release didn't have the outer sleeve with the movie poster.
@@SteveBrandon Yeah, the slipcase edition (which I also have) was a great combination: you get both. Just fine. Same with THE LIFE AQUATIC DVD which I also bought because it had the original poster.
@@Theomite Oh yeah, I do have The Life Aquatic on Criterion DVD but I forgot that one also had the slipcover because I haven't watched it in ages. I dunno, I love Rushmore and the Royal Tenenbaums and, to a slightly lesser degree, Bottle Rocket but I just never could get into The Life Aquatic, which was the first Wes Anderson movie without Owen Wilson as a co-writer.
Packaging DEFINITELY matters. You have to give physical media collectors incentive to buy.
Packaging is not an incentive to buy. That’s just an extra given of the product you’re actually buying. The incentive for the so called “movie/physical media collectors” is to add the movie they want in their collection and hoping to get an excellent transfer of movie before buying it.
The most important thing to me has always been and will always be owning the movie, but ever since I started upgrading my dvds and diving into various boutique labels, artwork definitely helps me decide which edition I want!
It matters. When people come round, I am proud to show off my collection of beautiful steel books as they are unique. People wouldn't care to see 100s of cheap plastic boxes. And you share precious living space with these things, so what they look like matters.
I don’t necessarily agree with just getting them to show off, it’s still just a movie. No normal person is gonna give a damn about a movie. What you show off is the setup, the TV, player, speakers and all the other equipment. It just matters to you!
I care most about good Transfer/ Quality Control, 0 scratches. 0 loose disc.
Agree with others that "bad" art will never stop me from buying a movie I want. But having "good" art and especially the original poster art is important to me because 4K is likely the final physical format. That means 4K release represent a time capsule and memories for what these movies are/were. Why not make it the ultimate representation of that film in every aspect?
It's funny because the packaging never even mattered one bit to me before I started watching channels like these; but now I find myself becoming more and more critical and really wanting cool art to have in the collection and even spending extra on etsy for custom hard box covers. Obsessive compulsive...always finds a way.
Packaging and original artwork is very important to me. Because to me, buying a movie on 4K is the end all be all. It's the last time you're ever going to have to buy the movie, so putting it that way, it better be perfect.
The boutique labels give us the best of both worlds in which they give us commissioned artwork on the slip or box and reversible artwork on the actual case, so we can switch to the original poster if we WANT TO. They give us options, and I'll forever support those releases.
These movie studios just dump these great transfers into horribly and lazily designed packaging and it really just grinds my gears. We want OPTIONS. Is that really too much to ask for?
Packaging is very important to me. The transfer and picture quality is definitely the Most important, but for older films being upgraded, it always bugs me when they change a perfectly good cover. That being said I have chosen to buy two different versions of a 4K to own some new packaging, such as “Army of Darkness.” And I’m sure it’ll happen again. And I don’t always “hate” the new art. But, if I were in charge of design, I always want a version of the disc with original artwork the most.
Yes Packaging and artwork should matter.
Something to be said about recognition as there are passive collectors who have a collection but pick-up whenever they see something in the wild and not actively scanning for new titles.
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I want what I pay for. I want my supposed to be a NEW STEELBOOK BE IN MENT F~~K CONDITION EVERY TIME...
Now if I make blind buy and I didn't enjoy it that's on me...
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Package is very important to me. Don't know why studios deviate so frickin much from the original artwork.
It matters to me, but it’ll never stop me from upgrading a movie I love. If there’s a release with the original theatrical artwork, I might bite like I did with the UK Exorcist edition, but I’m not going to be spending $60 for that every time. There’s also always hope that it might be put out as a collectors edition from some boutique label. It should look good, and companies should be trying to make them as appealing as possible, but I mostly just care about the disc.
The only thing that would ever stop me from buying a release is if they use AI art, and I fear that we might see that soon.
#1 concern is HOW DOES IT LOOK? Please have a great hands-off transfer….really that’s all that matters.
More than special features more than artwork.
I'm of the mindset that if the art was good enough for the original release, it's good enough now. If a film has new artwork in one country and the original artwork in another, i'll usually go for the original.
If I have multiple options for a release, obviously I will pick the packaging I prefer. But if a standalone release that I want has poor packaging, it’s not going to stop me from buying it.
It is important, but not the most important. A bad transfer in a beautiful case doesn't help at all.
Thank you! That's why I rarely blind buy.
I mean, I would prefer good artwork but ultimately I don’t give 2 craps
I love that arrow will include the original artwork on the other side and lets you switch it out. That option would be nice.
The only time I see the cover art is when I pull it off the rack. It doesn't matter near as much as how good the transfer is.
I sometimes wonder if the studio/distributor might have to pay the original artist or something if they use the original poster art?
I think original posters can be lazy however I’ll take that any day over the first thing they see on google images
Art Matters!
If you are a collector then yes packaging and artwork matter a lot and as a collector its 50% of the price minimum. If you are just a film lover then packaging shouldn’t matter to you. Collecting is collecting and in every collecting field packaging matters so yes matter a lot
Main stream movies, I don't generally care with exceptions. For horror, though, there's before Scream Factory and post Scream Factory. Before, especially in the dvd era, seemed like no one was using the original poster arts. Then Scream Factory came along with reversable art with the original poster art on one side.
I have no idea if they were the originators or not, but they certainly set the bar. Synapse, Vinegar Syndrome, Arrow, Severin, even Kino Lorber all do reversable art with the original art on one side. I stand by my comment in an earlier video. If the boutiques can do it, there's not one reason why the big studios with more funds can't. Not one.
With Elm Street being an anniversary release exacerbated the issue. Fans were pretty vocal. They wanted the original artwork that hasn't been used since that box set you had and even then they were miniturized. They wanted a box set. Warner ignored the fans. What's sad is people know that if Warner had just let Scream Factory do it, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
It matters quite a bit. But so does the quality of the movie transfer. Cheap artwork reflects the attitude of the studio and their priorities.
Packaging definitely matters, but what matters more is that companies stop with the region/country limited releases, the NMOES 4k collector's edition should see a US release, not just UK, wtf
I started collecting dvd's in 2002 and my first dvd was scarface but dvd's Back then NEVER used the original theatrical artwork when releasing a movie. blu rays were much better at giving us the OG Art for the most part and now 4k's are the best at that.What i love most about 4k's besides the incredible picture resolution is that every 4k that im aware of came with a slipcover. Im a proud owner of about 375 4k titles and every one of those has a slipcover ahahaha
Ordered the standard ed Blues Brothers from down under because the Euro/US artwork was yellow. Yes it matters. Will also be going with Criterion Trainspotting now I’ve seen the Film4 SteelBook artwork. Where possible I will stick with the original art every time, it’s part of the overall aesthetic of the movie and part of the experience. Yes create new artwork for 4k, it’s a great thing to do, but stick it on a poster or on a reversible sleeve.
Canadian collector here. We get Bi-lingual studio releases up here. French must be on the cover. It RUINS the cover art. For example, Have a look at the ‘True Lies’ Canadian release and tell me if you’d buy it. It’s awful!! It doesn’t effect boutique labels (Arrow, Criterion, Kino etc..) thankfully.
Agreed. I avoid the bilingual titles by ordering the films in question from the U.S.
I love physical media, I'd much rather have a legitimate release of a film or show rather than buying a bootleg or owning the product digitally. With that stated, I do value artwork, but if the artwork is terrible and there is no other official release it's not going to stop me from buying the product. I will complain and point out the flaws of terrible artwork, but I will still buy the product and if later the same product has a new release with better artwork I will buy that. I value owning an official release on physical media above all else, the best visual format is second (Example- If there is a 4K and a bluray I'll buy the 4K), third would be the prestige of the release (example- if there is a collector's set or steelbook and the other option is the standard set I'll buy the collector's set), and artwork is fourth, but still very important to me.
Good packaging or artwork will definitely get me to pick up a release I might have overlooked otherwise, but bad packaging or artwork doesn't affect my purchase at all.
Kindof glad they do different artwork. Wish they had both but can take either way. They try to do new things and then people jump all over them like always. If they didn’t do anything new it gets pretty boring. How many different copies can you buy that have the exact same artwork? Boring. Artwork matters a lot because all you do and everyone who comes over does is stare at the artwork and packaging. If the packaging doesn’t matter then no need for shelves to show them off
One of my favourite covers is the 2001 DVD release of The Terminator where it's essentially just a cropped version of the original theatrical poster but with a lot of cool "holographic" foil stuff going on. A lot of the time, I'd rather just have a straight version of the movie poster but the holographic stuff on that one Terminator release fits the tone of the movie very well.
If you’re paying for a steelbook/limited release you should get premium original packaging and artwork. For regular Blu-ray/4k doesn’t matter.
Well tbf, oftentimes they do aim for the packaging being premium, we just don't always agree as to how good it looks. That's the risk that comes with changing the artwork design over the original - they win some, they lose some.
I think packaging matters 100% it’s the presentation in the matter for me.
I don’t think the artwork on the steelbook looks bad. Like you said, it’s subjective. There’s nothing terribly wrong with it, imo. Yeah, sure it’d be nice to have the original artwork but it is what it is.
Art work and packaging on physical media matters to me Ken. The more attractive and extras that come with a movie game CD the more I'm likely to buy it. It shows that that these companies care and take the time to want people to actually buy it. But I'd still buy it if I like it regardless of the artwork
I personally value getting films in the best possible quality before artwork packaging. I am a collector who will get a 4K version of a film even if it’s a film that “doesn’t need the 4K treatment”. I’ve never downgraded in transfer quality because of packaging artwork.
With that being said, if a film is getting multiple 4K additions, that is when the artwork begins to matter in my eyes. Sometimes I will buy a 4K steelbook over a slipcover if the artwork is better and vice versa. In rare occasions if I truly love the artwork on both I may double dip but that is extremely rare.
In terms of the actual packagings whether it be steelbook or slipcovers I always look for copies with little to no damage. I am someone who does keep the slipcovers as well as the J cards with the physical release on the shelf so I always want the best condition. If a 4K is missing it’s slipcover I may in the moment change my mind and pick up the Steelbook instead.
Something that could make or break a purchase for me is how the discs are stored. If the discs are forced to be stacked or are only held in cardboard sleeves rather than the tray I typically try to avoid those as those additions are prone to scratching and getting damaged.
So overall to a degree artwork can matter but I personally care more about getting films in the highest quality and packaging that will preserve the discs from damage.
I value nice packaging and cool cover art, but the film is what matters. The artwork alone has never put me off buying a film I want to own. A Nightmare on Elm Street 40th Anniversary Ultimate Collectors Edition is looking good.
Packaging matters a lot because the US chintzes it's consumer base like a 42nd Street pawnbroker with a broken receipt printer. BUT...the transfer is #1. Packaging is #2 or #3 (depending on if the artwork is part of it or not). What I like is packaging that is durable (hardcases), aesthetically accurate (matches look of the film), and full of reprints of promotional material like posters, lobby cards, or even props from the film (like, the TV Guide from LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL, or the Amity Island billboard from JAWS) that are otherwise inaccessible. Posters, cards, blueprints, storyboards, and booklets (ohhhhhhhh how I love me a goddamn booklet, or a reprint of the script with deleted scenes in it).
I don't like "swag"--packaging that's all overpriced goofy shit like Shout! Factory's deluxe boxed sets with stickers, pins, etc.--and I don't like bust kits--boxed sets shaped like figurines and statue heads ( _The Walking Dead_ or a xenomorph head set of the Alien Quadrilogy). That's collector-baiting and it makes shelving a real difficulty.
Man just give me a bad ass 4K transfer and I’m more than happy with that. Packaging with nice artwork is cool and all but it’s not my main priority when purchasing a film.
Packaging is very important. It can get me to buy a movie I merely like (instead of love). And if a movie I love has terrible artwork , I will buy OTHER packaging and put the new 4K disc in the old packaging. I bought old steelbooks of Lost Boys and Goonies that had the original poster art on them -- probably spent a 100 bucks on each of those -- and then put the 4k discs inside them. Packaging for Warner Bros movies sucks so much ass these days. It's just a whirlwind of ass sucking over at Warner Bros. They should be spanked every morning until they repent for their sins.
Hell, I want variety of editions of this. Next Monday I'm pre-ordering the 4k Steelbook Collector's edition and the the vanilla edition. And the main this I find great about the upcoming 4k is it sports the Uncut version👍👍
If you buy movies you don't like only because of the packaging, that makes me question how much of a movie lover someone is. As a movie lover, a bad transfer would absolutely give me pause about buying something as opposed to bad artwork.
@@caseysager655 I don’t get why that would make you question someone’s love for movies? Maybe if they only collected movies they don’t like, but it’s not like they don’t also have movies in their collection that they love.
@@midlevelmedia I will pay more for packaging if it's a movie I like, but I just can't imagine buying a movie I don't like just because the packaging is cool. I would never tell anyone that they can't collect how they want to and maybe I was a bit too judgy there, my apologies.
I had a dual vhs release. I feel like it came with both cuts. I think packaging means more when you really pay a high price for special editions. There is so many different options.
To me it's more important that the spines look uniform on shelf. I dislike special type of cases which might not fit into standard shelves.
The original Nightmare posters were so unique and vivid. Why change perfection? Makes no sense
The Japanese or European posters for the first one rivaled the US one. That's downright amazing.
@@Theomitethe Graham Humphreys uk poster was perfection
@@Veniceredmask01 If it's the one I'm thinking about, you damn right it is.
I always assume that they're scared that newer audiences (potential buyers that didn't grow up on these older films) are less likely to buy if the artwork doesn't look modernized. There's a lot of examples of failed attempts, but there's been some great examples of updated artwork for packaging.
Isn't the "original original" A Nightmare On Elm Street theatrical poster the one with Nancy in bed with the blades from Freddy's glove spread out over her head and a very distorted and decayed version of Freddy's face in the background? I was a kid at the time and remember seeing low-fidelity black-and-white versions of that poster in the "Now Playing" ads in the Montreal Gazette newspaper and, since I didn't yet know that the villain in the movie was Freddy Krueger, I assumed it was a movie about a girl dreaming about being attacked by some kind of giant metallic robot spider (as I couldn't really tell that they were blades attached to a glove instead of metal spider legs).
IF a movie features artwork I don't like but is the only version available on the latest format, I'll still pick up a copy. But good god, I would happily pay double or even triple to see the original poster art used for new steelbook or special-packaging releases. For example, I would PROUDLY display a 4K restoration of The Secret of NIMH if it featured the Tim Hildebrant poster art (along with some of the other posters as interiors?), or the Drew Struzan art for any given Muppet film.
I almost always prefer for the original poster art to be used - especially when it's Drew Struzan or similarly styled art. But if a release features new art that I find particularly enticing (or, for certain horror/mystery films, appropriately minimalist or eerie), I'm more than happy to support the release. I LOVE the artwork on Arrow's upcoming "When Titans Ruled the Earth" set, as well as the slipcover for The Ring 4k with its very simple design of just that image of the "Ring" from the tape.
The Shining is an iconic and legendary film HOWEVER this movie is perhaps one of those movies that never got an iconic artwork for it's release.
I still have the same Nightmare on Elm Street box set you showed. I will also most likely keep it even when one day the whole series mat be out on 4k, simply for the packaging. I also have the three seasons of Star Trek the Original series on DVD in their original plastic tricorder boxes. They came in red, blue and gold and while I upgraded to Blu-ray a long time ago I have never had the heart to get rid of those impressive plastic sets.
The artwork matters, but for the most part it doesn't affect my purchasing decision. About the only time it does is if I'm on the fence about buying a title to start with. If I like the movie, but I don't know if I like it enough to want to own it for repeat viewing. If it has cool art or packaging, that will be enough to push it into the buy category for me. The Young Guns steelbook comes to mind. On the other hand, bad packaging doesn't affect my decision at all if I like the movie. I own about nine of those ugly ass Disney 100 silver steelbooks. 😂
To me packaging is very important but the transfer is more important.
I care more about the movie itself but if it has good art I'm good. But if not I don't mind. It's cool if they do a neat boxed set but if it's a plain case I don't mind. Good topic and cool video Ken!👉🙂👈
Someone not buying a title because they don't like the cover is childish. Just trim a piece of A4 to hide the offending art work, job done
I'm a movie collector. I love movies first, packaging second. With that said, when I got The Exorcist it wasn't even a choice. I got the steelbook, because the regular 4K cover was just terrible. If the steelbook hadn't been an option I would have bought the standard release. I would still enjoy the movie, but not the packaging.
This is how I feel about Poltergeist, great movie on 4K, awful packaging. What was I going to do, not own it?
For me it’s the film or tv show itself that’s the most important as long as I have that in the highest possible video & audio quality I’m good. I don’t overly care about what artwork is used and I don’t have any interest in special features and usually never watch them. I do like having slip covers and I used to hate them and throw them away if they were the same artwork that was already on the case but now I keep them all. sometimes I will even purchase the steel book on occasion
I'm coming here to defend the Child's Play DVD cover because although it's not the original poster (which IMO wouldn't make a good cover to begin with and it's definitely never been used), but it IS the original VHS cover and that cover is a CLASSIC.
Paramount's artwork sucks ass, too. Ordinary People is one of my two most favorite movies of all time, and their shitty cover art just breaks my heart. Terms of Endearment looks like crap, too.
I will only get a steelbook if the artwork is worth it considering most of the time, steelbooks are way expensive.
A Nightmare on Elm Street......no thanks.....orignal poster artwork woulda been a done deal for me. And again, putting the wrong Freddy on the standard 4K release is beyond lazy and clueless to me
I always think they should consult the fans prior to confirming the final artwork
Who cares about the artwork. Its about watching a movie. Its not an art show.
Packing is important as well to me. I Pre ordered the You’re Next Second Sight from Orbit and that artwork is killer and that’s what sold me over the Lionsgate Steelbook that was announced. Also Pre Ordered the American Pie 4K 88 films release because it’s gonna be a Slipcase box with a 40 page booklet. Now when Universal releases the 4K it will probably be a Standard Slipcover. Plus I love the movie
Because I only have a some slips I just take them all off. I only have like my 10 favorite movies that packaging matters a lot. I'll max those 10 out for my curio cabinet to show. The discs content comes first for me. That NoES package is ugly though..
Me personally I don’t care about the packaging I care about a great transfer. If the packaging looks great but I hear it’s a bad transfer I’ll skip it. If the packaging is just ok but I hear it’s a great looking transfer I’ll definitely pick it up.
A nightmare on Elm Street franchise has never been great when it comes to packaging post VHS. The VHS art especially the one from the UK was excellent.
I sold all my steelbooks and special editions because I prefer a uniform look. I'd love to have all my blu ray movies in the blue cases, gives me strong video store vibes. I rather display the front of old vhs tapes (movies and wrestling) than boutique box sets.
Artwork would never stop me from buying a release I really wanted. It's also subjective though. I personally like the steelbook art for NOES. I do find it funny though because I hear people complain that Scream Factory just uses the original posters instead of new art, and will also complain when other companies use new art over the posters. At the end of the day, to me it's the transfer that really matters.
MGM have always been the problem studio for bastardising the cover art for their releases going back to DVD; Child's Play, a perfect example.
How many years of chances have they got for getting all the James Bond movies wrong? They got it right ONCE - on VHS back in the 90s; which is now effectively useless to us.
4k is my final format that I’m collecting.. no more after this, so I think the art work is important. I’ll have these the rest of my life and have to stare at them until the day I drop dead.
You do you sir!!! BUT imo it's better to get movies with the technology ratio that best suits them = anything 1990s and older? Nothing more than a Bluray, even the DVD is better often. MOST Movies were not all brought from VHS to DVD, and far less from DVD to Bluray to 4k...i don'T understand people who want 4k for movies older than 2018... nothing made before should be bought on higher resolution than a DVD as they don'T often remaster from the source film.
@througtonsheirs_doctorwhol5914 you're wrong when it comes to horror movies most Blu-rays and 4Ks are remastered from original film elements wherever it's camera negative, the sole surviving print, etc. I know because I'm a horror fan and collect VHS since 1984 all the way to new 4Ks.
@@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn it might be that amazing in the horror movie scene! A colleague of mine at work orders old school hooror movies on bluray as you said. But think globally, not only a niche market - not lesening the massive number of fans who like nd companies who produce those movies. I love them myself! Managed to get Srpski Film, as well a "Life & Death of a porno gang" and "Salo - 120 days of sodom" to start building a true horror movie library. Need "Man bites Dog - C'est Arrive Pres de chez vous" to complete my Carre D'as. (Four aces) Movies showing the true face of humanity in its darkest time, artists pushing the limits or the old school fun movies like one on my grab list : Stret Trash!
@@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn glad i'm wrong for this part of the hobby, & thanks for pointing it out, I'm not up to date with the market but saw the degenerescence with our province's sacking of culture (Quebec's Elephant the memory of Quebecois cinema)
@@througtonsheirs_doctorwhol5914 oh so you're Canadian cool I'm in USA pal!👍
Artwork won't keep me from buying. However I probably would of bought the regular and Steelbook version of Elm Street but now I'll just pick 1. When I bought Apollo 13 4k I hated the artwork so I put it in the 15th Aniversary steelbook. Don't be afraid to swap the cover from a blu ray or DVD and put it in the 4k case...just do a little trimming. I just put the old artwork in a folder in a drawer
To me it matters very little. I'm all about the movie itself along with special features. Its gonna sit on my shelf 99.9% of my life so it doesnt really matter if its gonna be flashy and nice. I especially don't understand people willing to pay exorbitant prices for those slips either.
You probably think this was a weird video but it was actually good. I'm glad you got some of that off your chest! As for the artwork I pretty much opt for the original poster every time if possible because whether I like it or not that's what I identify the movie by.
They should all have reversible sleeves like Arrow. You get both original and new art. Wish criterion did that. Movie and transfer matter the most but it’s nice to have option
lol yeah, DVD covers were all over the place. Criterion used to be king of artwork, but not packaging, though they did have some great booklets and slide loading digipacks. love that Halloween 2 artwork
I agree Ken, good artwork entices me to spend more but never keeps me from buying what I want.
Also, yes, the freddy dvd set is awesome! Never could afford it back in the day. I have the bluray pack and I actually kinda like that little peekaboo freddy, but the dvd boxset is top tier!
And don't start me on Star Wars! How many freaken box-set releases have we had since the 90s?
The cover art - all NON original, but still insipidly pathetically uniform in presentation, starting back in 1990.
The ONLY time we have seen original poster art for the O.T. was first release VHS back in the mid to late 80s!
Even back then Fox had several iconic posters for each film to choose from, and got it right ONCE!
I always prefer the original poster art on covers.
l love cool artwork..but lets be real...when that last time you spent two hours straight looking at a slipcover or steelbook
*They want people to collect each variant. I used to double dip all the time, Hell! I have 4 collectors editions of The Warriors & 3 copies of the 4k The Crow steelbook. I have dialled it back a lot though as the prices of steelbooks are out of control right now.*
I went through a weird phase in the late 2000s where I was preordering way too many new release blu-rays on almost a weekly basis. Because these were all new, almost all of them came with slipcovers. And for some strange reason I still cannot explain, it became part of my routine to just throw the slipcovers away. And now, as I slowly upgrade some of these to 4K, I get upset if the 4K version doesn't come with a slipcover.
I've thrown so many slipcovers away, it's ridiculous, lol. I guess I always thought of it as another barrier to get to the disc to put in the player. I love my slip covers now though since I started watching Ken.
Should have been the original Graham Humphreys artwork from England
rosemarys baby and the exorcist (us release) were the worst covers last year
I think artwork and packaging does make a big difference. But also agree that quality of movie itself is more important. When something comes out on 4K, I plan on getting regardless of how it looks. When it comes to original artwork vs new artwork. It's a toss-up. Yes, I love original work. But at the same tim, I like to see something different in the collection. Especially if its a steelbook. If they are going through the expense of making a steelbook, using original artwork is lazy.
I prefer new artwork. Most of the time you can find posters of original artwork if you really want it. That being said, new artwork can be bad too
For me personally I want to own what is gonna be considered the or one of the definitive versions of a film on 4K so I want my cover art to be the best cover art it can be to look at if I’m gonna look at it forever every time I pick it up my shelf to put it in the disc tray. Sometimes cover art can be like looking at a painting in a museum if it’s good enough
Movie poster Steelbooks should never be locked behind a $50+ paywall. I will also say, I will skip out on a 4k for a better cover art on a blu ray, the most recent example is Ghostbusters Frozen Empire. Amazing art on the blu ray, lazy art on the 4k.
My gripes about the Elm Street release is Freddy.
On the standard release it's just Freddy but not the original movie version.
On the 4k slipcase, I love the VHS look but the glove... Freddy's glove was ALWAYS on his right hand but this glove is on his left hand. And the Freddy on the back isn't from this movie.
WB screwed up the previous DVD releases which makes me wonder who is planning these things.
Decent artwork is always nice to have, but would never be a deciding factor in whether or not I buy a movie. I buy the movies I love. Period. I own Joy Ride (2001) for Christ’s sake. That has to be the worst home video art ever. At this point, I’m just thankful that physical media still exists.
A quality release in term of solid but not overpriced, not worthless "toughness" added for nothing.
Thsi is what I want. A Jewelcase CD, so the booklet can be in hand, and you can replaced a broken holding center-pin thingy that holds the CD. For vinyl : gatefold sleeves with an insert. Too many releases have 2 LP in a slip-sleeve, no insert, no lyrics, just white plain sleeves and NO download code. Make a LP worth the purchase price. Give a download + an insert and printed inner sleeve if possible, inside a gatefold. For videogames put a cartridge or CD inside. NO empty plastic cases with a download code. And if you are gamestop, you better let me go home with the cardboard piece with the download code of my game. I am buying that cardboard with the printed game image on it... last time I turned back without a purchase cuz Gamestop said they would keep the HADES cardboard serial number if i bought it. I told them what i thought of this scammy business practice and left.
I’ve actually considered just printing my own custom slipcovers, that way I get to design it my way with cool artwork. After buying too many scream factory bundles just for alternate slips, my wallet was really starting to yell at me to knock it off and not care so much about the exclusive artwork. For me in Canada, physical media is just getting too much for me to spend money on now, so gotta save where I can.
It's crossed my mind as well. Question is, what would be the best way to go about it?
@@chrisjfox8715 It’s finding the right thickness of cardstock/paper that would be right for your printer. I’ve watched videos to try to get an idea from others who’d made their own. You also gotta decide whether or not you want the paper to be glossy/semi-gloss/matte. Most importantly the black ink in the printer must be Dye Ink, not pigment. If it’s pigment, the ink won’t soak into the paper and will smear everywhere. I’ve already attempted a test one and that was my outcome.