Warner Bros "snapper case"?

[Baseley09]

Is snapper case the official term for the original Warner DVD boxes?

I'm probably in a minority that really like those, I never used to, I guess the standard amaray case is so widespread and bland, I'm starting to pick up these older case styles when i see them, adds a little novelty to the otherwise dull dvd format.

Anyway, is that what they are actually called?

[spagmasterswift]

Am I the only one that thought this thread was gonna be about some sex charges involving a Red Snapper being brought against WB?

[abigsmurf]

Not sure what case this is.

Are these the ones with a card front that are held shut by a flimsy plastic catch that folds over and snaps it shut? That's a popular DVD case in the US and I dislike them (card = looks shoddy after a while).

The best DVD cases by far are the steelbook ones.

[ChrisF]

For the longest time I never realised that the plastic clip opened up and I used to slide the cardboard cover out.

[funkydan]

I like the clear sort of heavy duty plastic ones cases, like the one my Big Lebowski DVD is in :D

[Baseley09]

Are these the ones with a card front that are held shut by a flimsy plastic catch that folds over and snaps it shut? That's a popular DVD case in the US and I dislike them (card = looks shoddy after a while).


Yeah those are the ones!

@ChrisField, I had the same problem I had no idea the plastic bit on the right opened aha.

@spagmasterswift, that would've been a better thread.

[Ajay1986]

How many movies were actually released in them?

I know my copy of Training Day is in one but I don't have any others.

[Mad Gear]

How many movies were actually released in them?

I know my copy of Training Day is in one but I don't have any others.

As far as i'm aware all the early WB DVD releases came in these crappy cases. I've probably still got a dozen of the critters.

[booth83]

Three Kings is also one, the first DVD i ever bought if i remember rightly

[funkydan]

Oh, I just remembered that my DVD of The Matrix is in one of those

[Mayhem]

Yeah, our copies of Matrix and Training Day are defo in the snap cases. I'm sure there's a few more we've got at home like that but can't think what offhand.

[ChrisF]

Austin Powers is another... My first DVD and still have it :)

[Baseley09]

I've got Soldier, 2010 & Purple Rain snappers, what a legend line up.

[Kubrick]

Got loads of these. Pretty much any WB disc back in the day had them - Enter the Dragon, Unforgiven, LA Confidential, Blade Runner DC, Exorcist, JFK, Deliverance, Dirty Harry, Contact etc etc...

I used to dislike them because of the size difference but not so much now. They're still pretty lame though. 2 disc films just have the 2nd disc in a paper sleeve.

[Rick]

First DVD i bought was replacement killers. Its in one of those stupid clear plastic cases

So glad common sense prevailed, and the clear cases and cardboard got killed off.

[Roddie]

My Caddyshack snapper got pinched by a mate, so I guess that's a good enough excuse to finally replace it with an Amaray case version.

[Lyris]

The snappers were a pain, I remember at first, I wasn't sure how to open them (this was 1998 in my defense...)

[JazzFunk]

It's weird...they somehow make my copies of A Clockwork Orange and Get Carter seem rightfully 'special'. Last 'snapper' I bought was a copy of Pluto Nash from Poundland, last year. Which means I have three. :)

[Skull Commander]

I'm sure if got a load of these in my cupboard. Off the top of my head I remember the following have them:

Deep Blue Sea
The Lost Boys
The Searchers
A Clockwork Orange
L.A. Confidential
The Exorcist

I'v never bothered unpacking my dvds since I moved to this house, as I still havn't got round to getting suitable shelving. I'm convinced I'v got a good few more.

[buster_broon]

alot of the new line dvd's were in the snappers as well, prior to them changing to infini-film

got loads inc Blade, some of the USA snappers at the time were better than the UK covers

blade is certainly one of them

http://www.pulse.org.za/pulse/images/dvd/blade.jpg
vs
http://www.raydoran.com/dvd%20covers/Blade-front.jpg

but the cardboard was prone to dents and stuff and clad they replaced them

[Lyris]

Well yes, it would be hard for a cover to be worse than anything done by Entertainment In Video's cover design department. Their covers are hilarious.

[cutmymilk]

EIV are indeed ridiculously bad. I had like 8 white cases with white covers that had some badly placed 'artwork.' Most of the films they put out are gash too, luckily so I sold them!