WORST Blu-Ray (and DVD) Packaging

When you collect this much physical media, you're going to start noticing some crappy packaging and cases, here's 10 of the worst (or weirdest) ones I have
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[@nmuniz2]

The Warner case brings back so many memories.

[@SpongeyTheEditor]

Bro no one disses Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure on my watch

[@FemboyCommie]

FORST

[@SkipMoon]

He dissed how the blu-Ray set is with the make up case bc it looks like shit

[@MrCoat]

lol, I have that same Ninja Turtles set. Great list! One DVD packaging that has long bothered me is the one for WALL-E. Instead of a standard case, Disney decided to just give it a thin sleeve to hold the discs in. It's so weird having it on the shelf next to normal looking DVDs.

[@CinephileStudios]

I remember that, their “Eco-Friendly” set, just as Disney was still releasing every other movie they ever made in plastic sets (including Wall-E on Blu-Ray). I don’t even understand that. Isn’t the issue with plastic that it can be wasteful for one time use? DVD cases should be used forever in theory, so I wouldn’t think that plastic would be nearly as destructive to the planet as, say, water bottles.

[@edgarblake5755]

After buying Disney movie with Blu Ray/DVD Combo Pack move the disc somewhere safe until get Blu Ray Replacement Case the Viva Elite is safe for Blu Ray and DVD

[@tjeerdtrekkie1030]

I have the Wall-e dvd too and it broke down pretty quickly. I later bought the Blu-ray and luckily that's in a normal box

[@jacksonteller3973]

@@CinephileStudios The first season of the Battlestar Galatica reboot had godawful packaging that made the discs a pain in the ass to remove without accidentally damaging them. Also I hate double-sided DVDs, way too easy to damage, a pain in the ass to clean and totally unnecessary(you can easily fit two movies or two versions of the same movie on one disc without having to make it double-sided)

[@jacksonteller3973]

@@CinephileStudios The most interesting DVDs for me were the ones released by platinum in the early 90s(They did direct to video titles like Big City Blues and Perpetrators of the Crime) as they were thinner then normal DVD cases and made entirely of clear plastic(with a repeated DVD logo along the spine)

[@gardaproductions]

Okay so this technically isn’t the packaging, but I HATE double sided discs. So annoying to hold.

[@theharmonholedamon2008]

I have a double sided disc that was exactly the same movie on both sides so if one side scratches you had another

[@AccurateDiscoFever45]

​@@theharmonholedamon2008I have Pokémon 2000 and the South Park movie, they have double-sided discs. However, one side contains the 4:9(?) and 16:9 versions on their sides.

[@jacksonteller3973]

and annoying to clean as well.

[@LuckyPunkProd]

Those snap cases that WB and New Line used made the films stick out on the shelf, and the snapper sometimes snags the film next to it as you take it off. Never was a fan of those cases, even back then. On another note, another bad case to mention is the 25th anniversary Back to the Future trilogy set where they put in instructions on how to take out each disc, since the button they used to hold the discs in place was more difficult to deal with.

[@FifaPinion]

Not only they were lazy with their cases but their dvd menus aswell

[@lukekingsland5851]

I quite like those, but they were very clearly flawed! I do have a collection within a collection of them

[@adamkaunfer4384]

My copy of the Spider-Man trilogy comes in a fold-out thing with the discs in sleeves. I’ve also noticed how studios are using larger cases that can fit up to 20 discs, but at the cost of said discs overlapping. I recently bought a reissue of the Rocky and Bullwinkle complete series with that packaging, and while I’ve not experienced any issues with the discs, getting to them isn’t easy; the overlapping issue also threatens the season two discs (four flipper discs). FWIW, Paramount did recently rerelease both Ten Commandments films in a simpler, more effective digibook.

[@CinephileStudios]

While editing this I found that they released it again with the same features 🙄 but in hindsight, I still paid less for my current set than the Amazon listed price for the 2020 set. THAT’S how cheap that set is. Nobody wanted to keep it.

[@willieg7895]

I find that the type of packaging that I dont like whether its dvd or bluray is where the discs come in sleeves. Potential scratching there.

[@caesarorzell600]

Great video! Thank you for mentioning the Warner Bros snap cases. My dad used to have quite a few of those and I always thought that that was how everyone did early DVDs back in the day, but I guess not!

[@mariofan27]

I knew sharpays fabulous adventure would be in here 😅

[@DennisTamayo]

Warner Bros. discontinued the DVD snap cases in 2005.

[@gftyhify]

I can’t stand dvd/Blu-ray cases with sleeve/slip covers where you have to pull the disc out. The last thing I want to do is handle the disc in a way where I smudge it with my fingers or risk damaging it. Have you seen the Back to the Future trilogy Blu-ray set where the disc were held in in such a way that they actually included instructions on how to remove theme

[@rodolfourive7944]

i actually love the warner bros cases so much. they look so good

[@RandallStevenson]

TV series boxed set cases could arguably be the worst

[@filmpositive6601]

The most annoying packaging for a set of multiple movies that I ever bought was the very first Blu-ray collection of all 4 Hunger Games titles. The discs were housed in a fold-out plastic tray that would slide out from a thick cardboard casing. This system looked great and seemed very protective. HOWEVER, the fold-out tray was designed to slide out from the bottom of the cardboard casing and not the side, and there was NOTHING holding the tray up in the casing. This caused the tray to fall out from under the outer shell every single time it was in a vertical position and not sitting on a shelf. This meant that I always had to either hold it awkwardly from the bottom or use two hands whenever moving/holding it. Terrible design flaw I'm baffled made it through the manufacturing process.

[@GlenHallstrom]

Well, the Del Toro set was a surprise. I thought that packaging was new. That's how my Criterion Citizen Kane 4K set came.

[@MatiasMontemayor]

Love your content, can't wait for your channel to blow up, keep up the great work!

[@Thedeadjoker666]

The Guillermo Del Toro set reminds me a lot of a Hellraiser Box set with four discs that opened up just like that. But instead of having the discs go into the side of the cardboard they where put on top of it. Very cool and convenient packaging. The worst Box I've ever bought is Justice League TAS on DVD. Everything was so floppy and the holder didn't really hold the discs but were just there for them to rest. Which meant that everything was lose as soon as you opened the case.

[@CinephileStudios]

TV show box sets are often the worst! I avoid getting TV on Blu-Ray or DVD if possible. For TV, streaming usually is more convenient

[@Thedeadjoker666]

@@CinephileStudios Yeah, kinda hard to find sometimes so I like to have at least the ones I like at home. Anyway, I later found the Bluray versions that hade great packaging. Nothing fancy, just the discs in a reliable case.

[@D.Pensak]

The ‘Friends’ case is called a DigiPak. In a cost cutting effort this yielded slightly larger artwork & more cardboard, and less plastic. The “STAR WARS-the Complete Saga” blu-ray packaging had a terrible sleeve system.

[@garyrichards6079]

Clam shell trays the bain of Boxset collections .... i swear every time i open them !!

[@toadofsky_]

I’ll never forget buying the Back to the future Blu Ray (not 4k), and being terrified of snapping the disc trying to get it out. I’ve always hated that design and wanted to strangle the people that came up with it

[@martinpitts3861]

The whole time I was watching this I kept thinking of my Ten Commandments box set, thinking "He probably won't have that one." Surprise! No surprise, however, that it was your most hated one. I bought mine used and, while it hasn't fallen apart as much as yours has, the prongs are kind of soft and get mashed or broken and don't want to hold the discs. To make matters worse the Blu-ray discs containing the '56 version were defective. I saw no signs of scratches but the discs lock in various places, including the parting of the Red Sea (or, rather, the sea swallowing the Egyptian charioteers)! Thankfully the bonus disc with the '23 version was fine, really kind of the whole reason to get this set. Of course now there is a new set with both films in more standard packaging, finally. I recently bought the '56 version in a stand-alone set. The disc faces don't match the ones in the box set, though.

[@CinephileStudios]

I only bought that crappy set for the low price, but I’m guessing they’re so cheap since no one wanted to keep them. I saw they released a new set this year, and honestly, I’m tempted to get it just so I can put it on my shelf and get rid of this box set, but I often show it to friends for a laugh. Why was this idea allowed??

[@Ivegotsomewater81]

I found a 100% complete copy of the Season 6 Homer Head at the library in almost perfect shape for $2

[@charizardoreo]

The 3rd pokemon movie came in that cardboard snap case too, I never minded it too much because the disc was at least in its holder. Also I hated Simpsons box sets from season 11 onwards because the discs would be in cardboard sleeves and it would be easy to scratch them getting them out

[@ajzeg01]

14:16 So THAT’S where they got the Shrek Retold Ogre-Sized Box Set VHS design from! It has a signed poster and the soundtrack on tape in the extra space. It did get kinda beat up in shipping though. Nothing a little tape couldn’t fix.

[@jamied1579]

Surprised you didn't mention the box sets that have glossy cardboard pouches for the discs - Stargate SG-1 set in the 10 season box was the worst - folding out pouches with glossy inserts that scratched the discs and you have to manhandle the discs (put finger prints all over them) to get them out. I ended up putting the 50 discs on to a spindle so they didn't get scratched whenever I watched them. The same with the more recent Alfred Hitchcock 4K classics collection. Glossy pouches made like the page of a book and the ONLY wat to get them out was to put your fingers all over the discs. Craziness.

[@jukkaramo3351]

I hate boxes that have discs in pegs

[@gillgurnt5476]

If you’ve ever gotten a classic doctor who dvd, and the case isn’t made by amaray, you will understand my pain..

[@bigdiggle5036]

Omg I just got one of the WB dvds like that brand new dvd but during shipping the disc clip got completely destroyed. And removing the tape slightly damaged the cover :( luckily I have a 3d printer and was able to break off the old clip completely and mouth a new printed clip and save the case. The stuff I dislike is when company’s put a very cheap feeling outer box for box sets like the 5 movie Blu-ray version of the resident evil movies, it’s not even worth saving the outer box at that point. Then you got the Mr robot complete series Blu-ray set which is probably the worst idea I’ve ever seen. I believe the new saw 10 movie Blu-ray set is the same too

[@50TBRD]

That Shrek VHS box reminds me of how some BetaMax boxes were.

[@antoniopujia8077]

It took me 3 ten commandments sets before I got one where the trays weren't broken. Also I put them in a separate bluray case

[@a.i.privilege1233]

I recently found out that the artwork on a snapper case is removable. I still avoid those cases at all cost though.

[@CinephileStudios]

Yes, they can be removed. I remember going to someone's house and seeing those cases w/ DVDs, but only the plastic portion. Extremely odd.

[@Enzombie]

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[@cryptidproductions3160]

Mill Creek is a blessing and curse. One one hand they release a lot of obscure stuff (especially westeran animation from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s) that might not see release otherwise for really cheap. On the other the actual quality of their packaging is complete shit because they basically target straight-to-bargain-bin pricing with their products. I'm also surprised you'd did list any of CBSs horrendous series sets of old shows that are just stacks and stacks of discs inside an oversized clamshell on here.

[@LordProteus]

The Futurama 23 disc 8 season boxed set. The things that hold the DVD's attached to the inside of the front and back cover are so stiff and ill fitted they can shatter the DVD's when you try to remove them.

[@SatanenPerkele]

I have parrots. They thought those old paperfronted snap DVD cases was very tasty.....In fact, they think every DVD/Bluray case I own made out of paper is very tasty.

[@homeaccount5943]

Are you stupid? Why wouldn't you protect your media from a bunch of damn birds ?

[@phaenius]

I like Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, since I like Ashley Tisdale and this movie is somehow a continuation of High School Musical trilogy for the character Sharpay Evans.

[@joe4illinois]

Warner Brothers made those Snapper cases because they were half the cost of a DVD case. Because they're also lighter they also saved on shipping cost

[@homeaccount5943]

The absolute worst case is the M.A.S.H. series case. It's as flimsy as all hell.

[@metalbrainmextrememetalent6810]

I only dislike the ones that unfold. I don’t like the wider Blu-ray cases either. They’re cumbersome.

[@GlenHallstrom]

I have NO problem with the Mill Creek sets. Most of 'em have a booklet telling you what's on each disc and an index in the back. Plus the movies are held very well with no fear of them being damaged in the case. Now their new slipcases, THOSE are garbage.

[@theharmonholedamon2008]

I have some of their new slip cases and they are the worst

[@jshain4117]

I had a couple of the Coliseum Video WWF VHS releases that had a case that was the same size as the Shrek one when I was younger.

[@monkeker]

You can actually remove the artwork on a snapper case. If the plastic part breaks, you can remove the artwork are replace the plastic part.

[@atsundiunstrun9199]

i've had to do that in the past like my copy of from beyond came damaged from amazon so i had to cannibalize another dvd case in order to get it a non damaged case

[@84paratize]

Moses would be ashamed of that packaging

[@GlenHallstrom]

Okay, I'll see you the Ten Commandments box set and raise you the Twilight Zone Complete Series Blu-ray set. You haven't experienced media hell until you've tried to take the discs out of this clamshell abomination. I cracked enough discs that I had to get THREE sets to make one good one! It's the only set in my collection where I bought a separate DVD/Blu disc wallet to hold them! Absolutely awful!

[@jackfurmanek4290]

Yeah, I get around shoddy packaging by searching for earlier releases with normal blu-ray cases and transferring the disks from newer releases into the older, yet better packaging. It's great for making combo packs. I once had the first ten star trek movies in separate blu-ray and dvd collections, then I carefully bought each separate blu ray release and used extra cases to turn the entire collection into a combo set. I've done the same thing for my Halloween, Friday the 13th, Star Wars, Spider Man Trilogy, X-Men, Alien, and Child's Play collections. Though to be fair, the X-Men and Star Wars sets already had good packaging, it was just nicer to have each film from those collections in individual cases. I also got the re-release of the Ten Commandments 6 Disk set, bought the smaller normal sized two disk release and used a six disk case to include all the disks, and FYI the re-release did not come with a separate case

[@jesseross6029]

One that I got annoyed with was the Back to the Future blu ray set. The discs felt like they were glued in there and I almost snapped them in half trying to get them out!

[@atsundiunstrun9199]

i have so many of those shitty snap cases my snapcase copy of a clockwork orange, dvd itself the bit that it stays on is broken my snapcase copy of both spawn and the lost boys are fucking destroyed i plan to buy a replacement copy of the lost boys and i think spawn still works but i checked the lost boys it has some scraches and not only that, if you jumple up your movies together on a shelf its door makes the movie itself stick out

[@rhymesayer207]

This video stressed me the fuck out. I loved it. Subscribed

[@yellowyoda2396]

i hate cardboard box sets in general they never last. i got the twin peaks revival show box set and it is absolutely beautiful. but it’s completely cardboard, including the disk slots. i hate that shit with a passion!!!

[@kevinkelley3906]

The Force Awakens Target cardboard packaging- horrible. Looks cool but no protection. DVD Alien Quadrilogy- AWEFUL. It folds out like 20 times.

[@theharmonholedamon2008]

Im surprised the ones i hate didnt make it. Theres the community dvd with different cardboard sleaves guarenteed to scratch the discs or the large spools that contain a whole series of 15+ discs or i have a cheap one that is like the normal cases except it has 6 openings that are all cheap and hard to open without breaking

[@chadergeist]

Did you try fast forwarding through the trailers on the Stranger Things set?

[@jf1376]

Actually thinking about it dvds are just flim canisters but kinda modern

[@ajzeg01]

I’ve encountered annoying packaging, but at least I haven’t really had any issues with packaging damaging discs. I have high-quality players so discs getting damaged hasn’t really ever been a problem for me.

[@theharmonholedamon2008]

I have a set that comes in cardboard sleaves and have heard many things of them being scratched

[@mrnickels]

That Millcreek one would drive me insane also easier to lose a disc

[@no_one_from_nowhere]

Oh and singin in the rain did the same thing as Ten Commandments. Big as shit with an umbrella

[@smokesterify]

In general I hate how Simpsons seasons were put on DVD. The normal packaging would easily scratch up the discs inside somehow. At least for me.

[@tjeerdtrekkie1030]

1:04 still prefer the special box. Even after a few years. To just have a sleeve with separate boxes in it.... It can't get more boring than that.... if I wanted to buy seperate boxes I would've done that. But I'm buying a collection, so I don't expect the box set to be cheap looking. 😂

[@willieg7895]

How about the turtle shell they made for teenage mutant ninja turtles 2 that you see all the time at big lots? Good luck fitting that on a bookshelf.

[@Dreyz-pg2zz]

I'll just put it on my tv stand

[@tbc9096]

I have an actual clamshell VHS of Shrek

[@MH-xe4sj]

First off I gave you a like for the info provided. However, your background music was very distracting. The bass kinda drove me a little crazy. Two things I think I would have included are: The smaller made clam shells for vhs tapes were better quality vs the large disney clamshells. Also I hate when the box sets are made of cardboard with no plastic sleeves for protection. Case in point the Die Hard collection that came out a few years ago or so.

[@chadergeist]

Dvd's and bluray's are not in jewel cases. Jewel cases is what cd's are in. Movies are in like snap cases. Warner Bros. no longer makes those cardboard cases anymore. I dislike digipacks (especially with the pockets)...since they lead to fingerprints from you and us trying to pinch and pull the discs out and scratches from sliding in and out of the pockets.

[@alejandracervantes7837]

Wait the ten commandments case has magnets? Don't magnets ruin DVDs?

[@TheStOne1]

No

[@OscarSPFanatic]

do you have any south park DVDs

[@jackjoffy5911]

I agree, there are some really lazy covers.

[@rustydirector8804]

I usually buy DVDs so I can play them on my TV

[@Austroid]

20:18 Man looks over the actual Ten Commandments and proclaims: "This is absolutely abominable!" 😉

[@no_one_from_nowhere]

Shrek is definitely not the first to do the big box vhs. Just type in big box vhs in google

[@jf1376]

Just no case improvements over time omg just stop

[@fattbazzillionaire8027]

I want homer head he has dsl

[@geoffjoffy]

They're lazy. Good video. Cheers

[@SuperCeleste007]

So are you going to review spider verse again because you have nearly completed your Sony series and you have to complete your marvel series and spider verse is a Marvel movie so will you review it in that series and also talk about the alternate universe cut

[@CinephileStudios]

If I get to it for Home Media Theatre, it would focus more on the additional features of the Blu-Ray, and like other episodes, be more of a script, comedic review

[@Hartfilmsandstuff]

The stranger things season one isn’t that bad especially since it was so cheap

[@haveringpish]

Sorry bud, want to hear you not the intrusive ambient sounds, kinda offputting.

[@FemboyCommie]

Whu dislike

[@CrimsionVision]

I don’t get the point of having Stranger Things in this weird and bulky VHS like packaging. Just have a normal Blu-Ray but with the case and discs made to look like a old VHS case and tape. For me, owning the show on Blu-Ray is worth it for the better quality alone.

[@Thecatdrums3]

Starts video saying the snapper cases were bad... immediately disliked video