The HMV Bargains Thread!

[saltysam]

14 Blades BD 6.99

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDet ... _id=101915

[bradavon]

Yeah I saw it on TV a while ago and really enjoyed it, and thought I'd wait for a BD release. Nope no booklet with the Blu-ray.

It's an actual book. Annoyingly too big to put into a BD case though. It's a real shame these things, books and digi-pack packaging are largely lost in the move to BD. Does every BD release have to be in a blue case? Those Warner book things are to big (they look to big anyway) and more to the point costly.

[saltysam]

Those Warner book things are to big (they look to big anyway) and more to the point costly.

sorry are you talking about the digibooks?i have one King Kong,it´s slimmer thana uk BD case.costly? yep but thats because of the shit pound to dollar exchange rate.King Kong was 16.99.

[gasteropod]

It was Brad that said that

[bradavon]

Cheers Salty. Size isn't an issue then. It's also because of their premium selling point. Digi-pack didn't have this. We do get the real. The USA Seven cover art is ace but the UK one is just a slipcase (which is nice) and the regular dull "big heads" cover art. Great AV though.

You did read the part where I also said "they look to big anyway" Gas?

[IronMonkey]

"too".

[bradavon]

"Dick".

[saltysam]

i was looking at the Seven release here in Spain yesterday.it´s the width of at least 3 BD Cases.

[grim_tales]

Digibooks look nice (I have the Willy Wonka one) but I find the back art/flyer comes off (it did off mine). I had to put it inside something else.

[gasteropod]

I don't own one, but perhaps that bit is just for promotional purposes? I've had that before with some DVD releases.

[bradavon]

i was looking at the Seven release here in Spain yesterday.it´s the width of at least 3 BD Cases.

Ouch! That's massive. How weird Warner gave it to Spain and not The UK. It is Spain right? How come you're in Spain?

I don't own one, but perhaps that bit is just for promotional purposes? I've had that before with some DVD releases.

Those are really bloody annoying. They're often taller than the length of the case, so you're forced to fold them somehow. Which I hate doing.

[gasteropod]

Do you? I throw them in the bin.

[bradavon]

They're part of the package. I'd rather put them inside.

[gasteropod]

If they were part of the package they'd be printed on it. Do you also save stickers on CDs that quote reviews and obscure the artwork?

[bradavon]

So you throw LE stuff away then?

It depends. If I can get it off without leaving annoying sticker residue yes. If not, no. I've always regretted it when I've tried to remove a sticker and it's left glue part of the sticker behind. Thankfully most stickers use the easy to remove glue nowadays.

[IronMonkey]

"Dick".

You love it.

[grim_tales]

The back cover had something that showed the synopsis and stuff but it came off (didnt seem to be stuck on).

http://www.axelmusic.com/productDetails/883929057443

[bradavon]

You love it.

Don't we all?

[romerojpg]

[Markgway]

No interest for gimmick packaging. Give me a plain old plastic case anyday.

[IronMonkey]

No interest for gimmick packaging. Give me a plain old plastic case anyday.

Exactly. Plastic cases fit neatly on the shelf together; no bookbs, no tins, no nothing please. Just matching plastic cases.

[romerojpg]

Tins and Steel books should be banned, I detest them. If I had 2000 of them on my shelves my AV room would just bend all the floor boards and fall through.

Vile waste.

[bradavon]

Plastic cases fit neatly on the shelf together

They're usually the same size, so epic fail.

[Yi-Long]

TBH, I quite like tin-cases. They're not great, but it's better than a standard plastic DVD-case.

Also, I HATE the BR-cases. They're all so ugly. I really wish they'd redesign that or something, cause it just looks cheap and horrible.

[bradavon]

It's too late to redesign it now. It's odd Europe and North America went with different sizes though. What size did Asia use?