What Warner titles are now available as amarays in the UK? [Archive]

erlryd

28-10-2003, 11:52

Seeing as most new titles from Warner are being released in amarays instead of snappers I thought it might be a good to compile a list of titles that are now confirmed to available with an amaray covers. A bit nerdy and anal retentive, I know, :dork: but lets face it, most of us would buy DVDs with amaray covers given the choice.

I have not been able to find any previous posts on this subject so here goes:

[EDITED]:
Warner distributes titles for other companies like Icon and Studio Canal. These are released in those companies' preferred packaging, which is usually an Amaray. I will not list those titles.

This goal of this list it to compile information of “true” Warner releases that are available in Amarays now, most importantly former snappers that are now available in amaray packaging.

Only available with amaray packaging:
Friday the 13th
The Haunting
The Omega Man
Soylent Green
Two Weeks Notice
Blood Work

Formerly snapper, now released with amaray packaging:
The matrix
Training Day
Ocean's 11
Green Mile

Anyone who owns or has spotted Warner DVDs in Amaray covers, please post here. Thanks :)

McD

28-10-2003, 11:58

Training Day & Ocean's 11 can now be found most places in Amarays (I bought the former a few weeks back after holding off all this time for decent packaging). I suppose everything will end in Amarays eventually - thank the maker!

Sex Pest

28-10-2003, 12:11

The Green Mile is now in an Amaray.

john316

28-10-2003, 13:02

Are Internet retailers selling titles like Oceans 11 in amarays or are they still clearing old stock?

SimonI

28-10-2003, 13:24

I got Three Kings from Play a couple of weeks ago and it was still in a snapper :(

Mike

28-10-2003, 13:40

More to the point, are all the remaining snappers available cheap for those of us who are more bothered about the film than the case ?

CLH

28-10-2003, 13:43

Two Weeks Notice

Byron

28-10-2003, 13:45

LA Confidential and a couple of other Warner titles have been going for a fiver down HMV for a while now; I'd keep an eye out there.

McD

28-10-2003, 13:50

Originally posted by CLH
Two Weeks Notice

As far as I know this one was the first big Warner title to be in an Amaray from Day One.

CLH

28-10-2003, 14:04

Indeed. Misread the post!

vanmunchen

28-10-2003, 15:22

The Omega Man
Soylent Green

First UK Warner Amarays, both released on same day as The Haunting.

Adrianw

28-10-2003, 18:08

Cradle 2 The Grave

Jon B

28-10-2003, 18:18

Friday the 13th.

D'oh, already mentioned! :p

spu98ajc

28-10-2003, 18:38

Is there anyway I can get just the amaray cases? My snappers are looking a bit bashed rounds the edges now, the discs inside though are fine. If i wrote to warners, do you reckon they sell me just the cases??

spu98ajc

Tom-Lux

28-10-2003, 22:26

Originally posted by spu98ajc
If i wrote to warners, do you reckon they sell me just the cases??

you wish. I think they want us to rebuy. They offered in Oz. You can always try. Maybe we should start an online petition...then again I can't be bothered, just imagine all the money you'd spend on new cases. I calculated that If every case would cost only 1quid I could buy like 3new dvds or so.

as for new titles atm it's a bit hit and miss I guess. after all you don't know how mcuh stock some retailers have of the snapper discs.

Yonathan Gal

29-10-2003, 13:16

i only ever bought 1 snapper coz I hate them so much - north by northwest. The rest I bought on R4. I'd love to replace the awful cover now! :)

Marv

29-10-2003, 14:09

Anyone know if "The Exorcist" is in an Amaray now??

IHATELIFE

29-10-2003, 15:23

I have "the man who fell to earth" r2 but I got that about a year ago in an Amaray? and thats a Warner Brothers dvd

Richie

29-10-2003, 16:38

IHATELIFE
Warners have distributed titles for other companies like Icon and Studio Canal. These are released in those companies' preferred packaging, which is usually an amaray.

thescrounger

29-10-2003, 19:24

Scooby Doo in Mexico is in an Amaray.

Quinnsey

29-10-2003, 19:28

Third Man was always in amaray.

Mojo Risin

29-10-2003, 19:30

I received 2001 as a gift in a snapper as one of my first dvds straight away I was disappointed at the cheap look of it compared to the amaray packs
i dont think ive ever bought one since and it definately puts me off buying them.
are snappers getting completely 'done away with' for good?

Goblin

29-10-2003, 21:07

Blood Work

my R1 is a snapper, I seen it in a nice amary the other day.

erlryd

07-01-2004, 00:53

I saw a few more Clint Eastwood DVDs from Warner in amarays today. This was in a Norwegian store, but I think its safe to assume that the UK R2 releases will be the same, as with few exceptions, all Warner DVDs released since about September have been amarays in most of the R2 territories.

From memory the titles were:
City Heat
Firefox
Honkytonk Man
White hunter, black heart
Pink Cadillac
Heartbreak Ridge
I think there were a few more, I shall check again when I go back tomorrow

Also the following batman releases
Mystery Of The Batwoman
Batman - The animated series

+ the three new Loony Tunes releases are all in amarays:
Looney Tune's First collectors edition (28 toons) (2-discs)
Daffy & Porky Collection (14 toons)
Bugs Bunny golden carrot collection (14 toons)
These three together seem to contain the same as the R1 Gold collection, I shall investigate further once I get my hands on them and do a propper comparison.

Anyone know of any other Warners in amarays? I’d especially like to know of snappers that have been re-released as amarays, primarily UK releases, but any R2 info is appreciated:)

spearce8

07-01-2004, 08:32

Can you buy just the amarays (plus any inlay card) from anywhere :) :dork:

RDNZL

07-01-2004, 10:04

I've seen MURDER BY NUMBERS in an amaray & that was originally a 'snapper' case release.

EgonSpengler

07-01-2004, 12:00

Empire Records R1 is a snapper, but the recently released R2 'Remix' is an amaray.

Goblin

07-01-2004, 12:10

Blood Work actually still appears to be in a Snapper! :brickwall

Quinnsey

16-01-2004, 20:32

Saw "The Last of the Mohicans" and the "Matrix Collectors Edition (Movie + Revisited)" in amarays in HMV today.

erlryd

15-02-2004, 20:05

vanmunchen

15-02-2004, 20:47

I like snappers. I'm now having to buy ALL my Warner Bros titles from the USA where, thankfully, they still do snappers.

thescrounger

15-02-2004, 21:04

Originally posted by vanmunchen
I like snappers. I'm now having to buy ALL my Warner Bros titles from the USA where, thankfully, they still do snappers.

Do you avoid all the Amaray and Digipack releases then?:D

vanmunchen

15-02-2004, 21:32

Do you avoid all the Amaray and Digipack releases then?

I have to buy them but I'm so sad that they are not snappers. Can you buy custom snappers?

dunkrag

15-02-2004, 22:55

Animatrix is now in an amaray.

RDNZL

16-02-2004, 09:22

Eight Legged Freaks now also spotted in an amaray case.

Quinnsey

28-02-2004, 10:13

Micheal Collins now in amaray.

eechiwawa

28-02-2004, 10:40

I wish R1 single disc releases were amarays, as I recently bought A Mighty Wind, as the Edinburgh UGC never showed it. I bought R2 Matchstick Men, so I'm glad that at least we get amarays here now.

Quinnsey

10-03-2004, 21:03

True Romance Two-Disc SE now available in amaray.

Heres a recap:

Titles previously in snapper case now availble in amaray.

Animatrix
The Green Mile
Last of the Mohicans
The Matrix (single disc)
Micheal Collins
Training Day
Ocean's 11
Murder by Numbers
Eight Legged Freaks
The Wizard of Oz

Titles previously in digipack case now availble in amaray.

Matrix CE (Movie + Revisited)
True Romance SE

Quinnsey

30-03-2004, 19:24

The Wizard of Oz now available in amaray.

erlryd

22-04-2004, 12:56

Preavisously Snapper, now Amaray:
Message in a bottle
Goodfellas

These are Amaray only:
Roger & Me
Christmas vacation

raptor

22-04-2004, 15:16

I think you'll find all new pressings from the factory, of back cat titles, will be in amarays.

R1 still snappers, just got 'Blow Up', 'Matchstick Men' & 'Gothica' all in snappers.

Not arsed though, ive got far too many to be concerned with what type of case theyre in, just glad ive none of those French/English sleeves from Canada.

panda79

23-04-2004, 02:52

the first batman is now amaray:clap:

Quinnsey

08-05-2004, 15:59

Titles previously in snapper case now availble in amaray:

2001: A Space Odyssey
Animatrix
Batman
Badlands
The Bodyguard
Cats & Dogs
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Cradle 2 The Grave
A Clockwork Orange
Dave
Eight Legged Freaks
The Getaway (Peckinpah version)
The Green Mile
Goodfellas
Interview with a Vampire
Last of the Mohicans
Lethal Weapon Directors Cut
Lethal Weapon 2 Directors Cut
Lethal Weapon 3 Director's Cut
Lethal Weapon 4
The Matrix (single disc)
Message in a bottle
Micheal Collins
Murder by Numbers
Ocean's 11
Outland
The Perfect Storm
Training Day
Scooby Doo: The Movie
South Park: The Movie - Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Under Siege
The Wizard of Oz

Titles previously in digipack case now availble in amaray:

Matrix CE (Movie + Revisited)
True Romance SE
One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest
The Mission

Leon Warren

08-05-2004, 20:31

South Park: The Movie - Bigger, Longer & Uncut is now also in an Amaray case! :wave:

Rudolph Hucker

08-05-2004, 22:21

Last Samurai, or are we only doing ones that used to be snapper

Quinnsey

09-05-2004, 15:15

Originally posted by Rudolph Hucker
Last Samurai, or are we only doing ones that used to be snapper

All new Warner titles will be in amaray cases, so there’s no real point in listing them.

Fred2002

09-05-2004, 22:03

Originally posted by Quinnsey
Spotted:
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 4

Is LW3 the much better Directors Cut or whatever they called it (the one that was in the nice silver coloured snapper) or the theatrical release.

I don't suppose they silvered the artwork for LW4 as well by any chance, it doesn't match the other three!!!

Any sign of any of the Mad Max trilogy getting Amarayed?

Quinnsey

10-05-2004, 20:46

Originally posted by Fred2002
Is LW3 the much better Directors Cut or whatever they called it (the one that was in the nice silver coloured snapper) or the theatrical release.

I don't suppose they silvered the artwork for LW4 as well by any chance, it doesn't match the other three!!!

Any sign of any of the Mad Max trilogy getting Amarayed?

Yes, its the Director's Cut for LW 3 that I spotted in amaray Fred, forgot to specify that. The artwork for LW 4 is the same as the original release though.

Quinnsey

17-05-2004, 20:33

Added:

Lethal Weapon Directors Cut
Interview with a Vampire
Outland
Under Siege
The Bodyguard
Cats & Dogs

Quinnsey

20-05-2004, 17:54

Spotted:
Dave
A Clockwork Orange
Perfect Storm
The Getaway (peckinpah version)
Scooby Doo

Fred2002

03-07-2004, 22:13

You can now add all three Mad Max films to the list. Amarray encased examples espied in HMV's (Bond Street London) sale Saturday afternoon cheap if anyone is looking to upgrade.

Slightly disappointed actually, was rather hoping they would let the snappers run out prior to a decent special edition or something but never mind....