The Frickin' Slipcover Discussion Thread Archive

kbehm29 · Post by **kbehm29** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:26 pm

Check the first post in the thread (that your topic was merged into,) and welcome to the forums...

Tarzan II did come with a slipcover, and Disney will probably send you a free one if you request it (although they have a limit of 5 requested items like this.)

I don't know if Bambi II will have one, but they seem to be putting them on many of the new releases... Check back here when it is released, before you buy one.

Thanks so much! That solves my problem completely. I'm glad someone pointed me towards this thread - it's perfect!

mssweetie24 · Post by **mssweetie24** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:41 pm

kbehm29 wrote: My Tarzan II DVD doesn't have one, and I got that one from the Disney Movie Club.

Hi
I didnt realize that the Tarzan II had a slipcover. Mine didnt have one with it and I recieved my from the Disney Movie Club also. It seems everytime I receive a dvd it comes without a slipcover. My Cinderella dvd that I recieved last week didnt come with one. I had called the disney movie club about not receiving the slipcover with the dvd. They ended up sending me another Cinderella dvd and it also didnt have the slipcover with it. So now I have two Cinderella dvds without slipcovers. So I called the 1800-72-disne consumer number of disney this time and I will be receiving my slipcover hopefully.

kbehm29 · Post by **kbehm29** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:30 am

Just to let everybody know that the following new releases have slipcovers:

Kronk's New Groove
Toy Story 2 (the new version that came out on Dec. 26th)

Jake Lipson · Post by **Jake Lipson** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:07 pm

Thanks. Those two have been added to the list in the first post (not that anybody ever seems to use it, but I digess), with a detailed description of Toy Story 2's slipcover novelty...

Post by **Luke** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:26 pm

Hey Jake, the inane re-releases of Emperor and Tarzan had those kinds of slipcovers as well.

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:03 pm

Luke wrote:Hey Jake, the inane re-releases of Emperor and Tarzan had those kinds of slipcovers as well.

Interestingly, my Tarzan didn't, but I know a lot of them (maybe even all of them that went to retail?) did.

-Aaron

Post by **Luke** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:02 pm

AwallaceUNC wrote:
Luke wrote:Hey Jake, the inane re-releases of Emperor and Tarzan had those kinds of slipcovers as well.
Interestingly, my Tarzan didn't, but I know a lot of them (maybe even all of them that went to retail?) did.

-Aaron

Hmm. I could have sworn Tarzan did, but I only had the DVD in my possession for a couple of hours. I just re-checked "The New Groove Edition" and it definitely has the rectangular cut-out on the back so as to scan the UPC on the DVD case. Though it definitely does not look as nice as the old slipcovers, I'm sure this way helps retailers prevent unscrupulous customers from putting a much more expensive DVD under the slipcover and paying whatever the new Disney DVD price is for it (and getting the slipcover to boot).

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:05 pm

I don't have mine with me to triple-check, but someone posted this a couple of weeks ago when I did have it with me, and I did check then, and it didn't. Or maybe I'm just crazy. That's probably what it is, actually. I'll investigate and follow up.

-Aaron

Tarzan. · Post by **Tarzan.** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:00 pm

All the slipcovers for Tarzan have the rectangular cut-out on the back or just some of them?

...because I'm thinking to buy it, but I don't want a hole on my slipcover

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:13 pm

If it's any consolation, you'll never have to see the back of the slip-cover (well, almost never).

There are several good reasons not to buy the new Tarzan release, but I wouldn't count the format of its slip cover among them.

-Aaron

Tarzan. · Post by **Tarzan.** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:28 pm

I know that this release is not what we expected to be, but I don't have another option because the collectors edition is not for sale anymore, so if I'm going to buy this edition I want the slipcover without holes like in my other movies so do you know where I can find a slipcover without holes?

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:40 pm

Sorry, I'm not sure of where you could be guaranteed to find that. We don't even know for sure that they are available. I guess you can look around at various stores and hope to find one, but my advice would honestly be to just accept the slip-cover as-is. That seems to be the way Disney is headed now anyways, so you'll have to at some point.

-Aaron

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:49 pm

As opposed to making this just the latest post in the Definitive Slipcover List (DSL) thread, I wanna find out everyone's opinions on Slipcovers without steering the DSL thread away from the usual "Does this DVD have a slipcover?" "Why didn't this DVD have a slipcover?" "Where can I get a slipcover?" discussions.

The questions, hopefully answered in great detail so we can fully understand the impact that slipcovers have on consumers:

1. What is your general opinion about the slipcover? Do you enjoy your slipcovers? Why or why not?

2. Are slipcovers necessary in a DVD purchase? Why or why not?

3. How does one take care of a slipcover?

4. In the long run, are slipcovers really worth it at all? Why or why not?

5. What is the practical uses of a slipcover? What are the impractical uses?

6. If your favorite movie of all time was released in a Super Genius Every-Frickin-Bonus-Feature-You-Could-Want-Plus-The-Movie-In-Mind-Blowing-High-Quality-Deathie-Mouse-Would-Piss-His-Pants-At-How-Good-It-Was Edition, and there was a limited run of 500 with slipcovers (but at a high price), while the general release was slipcoverless (but at an economical price), which edition would you go for and why?

This applies to all slipcovers, not just Disney.

My answers to my own questionnaire:

1. What is your general opinion about the slipcover? Do you enjoy your slipcovers? Why or why not?

Slipcovers are useless, as they are merely showpieces on a DVD made simply to grab the consumer's eye and have them wonder about the movie within the case within the slipcover. If anything, they are a waste of paper that could have been put to better use as an insert or as books or simply left on the tree to keep it alive. I don't particularly enjoy the slipcovers in my possession, because when I want to watch a DVD, it's an extra step in getting my DVD out. They wear out if you keep holding them, they flatten if you stack them (without the DVD case), and they are an all around pain in the ass to hold on to in good condition. Despite being a rather thin barrier for the DVD case, when you line up a row of DVDs with slipcovers, and the same row of DVDs without slipcovers, you can see just how much room they take up. I believe the last time I did that, a row of slipcovered DVDs was around 10, while 12 or 13 non-slipcovered DVDs took up the same amount of space. So already you lose 2 to 3 DVDs of shelf space because of the little buggers.

2. Are slipcovers necessary in a DVD purchase? Why or why not?

Hardly. It does nothing to enhance my desire to purchase the DVD, and the way some employees stack DVDs on display shelves, more than half of them are already damanged and not worth keeping. I go into a store intent on purchasing a DVD, taking the DVD home, cutting off the plastic and security tape, and playing the thing. I don't need a piece of cardboard.

3. How does one take care of a slipcover?

Very easy. Take it off at the store and buy the DVD without it. That way the store employees just throw them out, which is really sad because a tree died for that piece of trash. But for the ones I have, unfortunately, I simply stack them into two piles beneath my desk. Sure, the ones on the bottom are kinda flattened out, but at least they're not torn. If they were torn, the neat freak in my would want to throw it away rather than tape it together again.

4. In the long run, are slipcovers really worth it at all? Why or why not?

NO. It's the movie I'm buying, not the slipcover, so even if it's shiny, or 3D, or holographic, or opens like a book, I have no use for it, so why should I buy one with my DVD?

5. What is the practical uses of a slipcover? What are the impractical uses?

A practical use: burn it in the winter to keep warm.
Another practical (joke) use: Cheap wrapping paper. Just buy another DVD, slip it into the slipcover, and give it to the receiver, and see them go, "You didn't wrap up 'Beauty and the Beast'? Oh well, at least I have it now!" Then you laugh a lot and a lot when they pull the DVD case out and see it's really National Lampoon's Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure.

An impractical use: Set it on an altar and worship it daily, praying to the Slipcover god to give you slipcovers because you are a good slipcover-buying person.

6. If your favorite movie of all time was released in a Super Genius Every-Frickin-Bonus-Feature-You-Could-Want-Plus-The-Movie-In-Mind-Blowing-High-Quality-Deathie-Mouse-Would-Piss-His-Pants-At-How-Good-It-Was Edition, and there was a limited run of 500 with slipcovers (but at a high price), while the general release was slipcoverless (but at an economical price), which edition would you go for and why?

If you have to ask, it doesn't matter anymore.

Escapay

RJKD23 · Post by **RJKD23** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:25 am

Whee, Fun questions Escapay!

1. What is your general opinion about the slipcover? Do you enjoy your slipcovers? Why or why not?
They're pretty when shiny.

Sometimes, I enjoy them, sometimes it's like.."eh." I mean...the extra effort you have to go through to watch the DVD!

2. Are slipcovers necessary in a DVD purchase? Why or why not?
Not necessary, just attractive. People already know that slipcovers are released the first week, so it's like an eye-catching motivator for sales to go up the first week. (At least, that's what I think).

3. How does one take care of a slipcover?
Ask the people who remove the slipcover from the DVD & store it in a box. Or wipe it clean with DVD cloths to keep that shiny effect.

4. In the long run, are slipcovers really worth it at all? Why or why not?
They're very pretty for *favorite* movies. Then again, I'm a girl & describing a sliipcover as "pretty" is normal for me.

5. What is the practical uses of a slipcover? What are the impractical uses?
Wasn't there a thread about this? Or wait, that was a tin one.
I can think...

Practical use: "keeps the dust out"
Impractical use: using it as cheap wrapping paper (haha, just kidding Escapay!)

6. If your favorite movie of all time was released in a Super Genius Every-Frickin-Bonus-Feature-You-Could-Want-Plus-The-Movie-In-Mind-Blowing-High-Quality-Deathie-Mouse-Would-Piss-His-Pants-At-How-Good-It-Was Edition, and there was a limited run of 500 with slipcovers (but at a high price), while the general release was slipcoverless (but at an economical price), which edition would you go for and why?
The FRICKIN BONUS FEATURED ONE...if it was Breakfast at Tiffany's or Sound of Music. I think my reasons are obvious!

Hogi Bear · Post by **Hogi Bear** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:26 am

1. What is your general opinion about the slipcover? Do you enjoy your slipcovers? Why or why not?
While they do look nice and all, they don't really serve a purpose and it doesn't justify chopping down the amount of trees it would take to make them. Luckily in New Zealand and Australia they aren't that common.

2. Are slipcovers necessary in a DVD purchase? Why or why not?
No, I'm buying the movie (and extras), not static art.

3. How does one take care of a slipcover?
I try to keep them in good condition, though I've only got three with slip covers, but I've been meaning to take them off and put them in a draw, so two of them are kind of damaged (actually The Sound of Music was already damaged when I bought it).

4. In the long run, are slipcovers really worth it at all? Why or why not?
No, waste of paper/cardboard (trees).

5. What is the practical uses of a slipcover? What are the impractical uses?
Practical: Selling 50 years later for $5000, Recycling, keeping the DVD case from opening when dropped.

Impractical: Using it to send encrypted data to James Bond.

6. If your favorite movie of all time was released in a Super Genius Every-Frickin-Bonus-Feature-You-Could-Want-Plus-The-Movie-In-Mind-Blowing-High-Quality-Deathie-Mouse-Would-Piss-His-Pants-At-How-Good-It-Was Edition, and there was a limited run of 500 with slipcovers (but at a high price), while the general release was slipcoverless (but at an economical price), which edition would you go for and why?
Depends if it's on Blu-ray and if you can only get the ultimate extras on the on the slipcover version. But I think the General release of Beauty and the Beast on Blu-ray Disc will do me.

Evil Genie Jafar · Post by **Evil Genie Jafar** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:59 am

.................. mmmmm, Escapay, maybe it is just me but for a person that hates slipcovers you come with quite a few posts/comments regarding them.

I would have answered these questions, but I have already before.

To make it simple. Of course slipcovers are not important and don't make a purchase. However, there are cool ones that are keepers and become part of the DVD hobby for collectors.

And why do we bother with slipcovers here in UD? Basically it is uniformity. Since BATB all PE have come with them, and as such you want to have them all looking the same way. Especially since you've been having them since 2002.

Of course the slipcovers deteriorate but not the whole thing.

Plus you might say that we here care too much for them. But believe me there are lots of people around the world that have their movies come in plain DVD cases and would really love to have these slipcovers.

Disney-Fan · Post by **Disney-Fan** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:50 am

Evil Genie Jafar wrote:.................. mmmmm, Escapay, maybe it is just me but for a person that hates slipcovers you come with quite a few posts/comments regarding them.

I always saw it as a love/hate relationship.

I think this forum needs a professional on board. Many of us have some issues to deal with...

Wonderlicious · Post by **Wonderlicious** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:55 am

1. What is your general opinion about the slipcover? Do you enjoy your slipcovers? Why or why not?
They're nice when used in moderation. However, they're not used in moderation as nearly every Disney DVD has a slipcover these days. In my opinion, if they're gonna use slipcovers, use them in moderation (aka 2 disc sets of animated works).

2. Are slipcovers necessary in a DVD purchase? Why or why not?
Not needed. The movie and bonus features are more important, frankly.

3. How does one take care of a slipcover?
I have a few slipcovers, and I take care of them as I would any DVD.

4. In the long run, are slipcovers really worth it at all? Why or why not?

They can be fun novelties, but after a while, there's no point in them.

5. What is the practical uses of a slipcover? What are the impractical uses?
Practical: They could protect the DVD from dust, they could be seen as decoration.
Impractical: They are fiddly, they could be sold on E-Bay as a "collector's item", they are used as tools for sales by an evil company with a facade of happiness over them (e.g. when you open a book like slip in a store and see the specs, look how much better it is than the video...)

6. If your favorite movie of all time was released in a Super Genius Every-Frickin-Bonus-Feature-You-Could-Want-Plus-The-Movie-In-Mind-Blowing-High-Quality-Deathie-Mouse-Would-Piss-His-Pants-At-How-Good-It-Was Edition, and there was a limited run of 500 with slipcovers (but at a high price), while the general release was slipcoverless (but at an economical price), which edition would you go for and why?
I would probably go for the general release (as long as content wise, it's equal or superior).

Evil Genie Jafar wrote:.................. mmmmm, Escapay, maybe it is just me but for a person that hates slipcovers you come with quite a few posts/comments regarding them.

Well, he probably keeps on wondering why cover art/slipcovers seem to be more popular than content itself. Honestly, I wonder the same sometimes.

Post by **Luke** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:39 am

1. What is your general opinion about the slipcover? Do you enjoy your slipcovers? Why or why not?

They're nice, I suppose, as a way to distinguish something from the basic plastic above paper look, but at the end of the day, most of the time, it's just the same cover art in cardboard form.

2. Are slipcovers necessary in a DVD purchase? Why or why not? 

Uh, no. If a DVD came with a slipcover, then I'd like to have it with one, but it doesn't much matter.

3. How does one take care of a slipcover? 

No way in particular really. I don't throw it away as some do, however.

4. In the long run, are slipcovers really worth it at all? Why or why not?

As long as they don't raise the price for us, sure, especially when they do neat-o effects like The Incredibles.

5. What is the practical uses of a slipcover? What are the impractical uses?

Practical - it slips and it covers.
Impractical (and illegal) - it aids and abets thievery.

6. If your favorite movie of all time was released in a Super Genius Every-Frickin-Bonus-Feature-You-Could-Want-Plus-The-Movie-In-Mind-Blowing-High-Quality-Deathie-Mouse-Would-Piss-His-Pants-At-How-Good-It-Was Edition, and there was a limited run of 500 with slipcovers (but at a high price), while the general release was slipcoverless (but at an economical price), which edition would you go for and why? 

Depends on how much higher, but if it was any more than $1 or 2, I'd probably just go with the general release. That's still an awfully expensive piece of cardboard.

ichabod · Post by **ichabod** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:53 am

1. What is your general opinion about the slipcover? Do you enjoy your slipcovers? Why or why not?

Couldn't care less whether a DVD has a slipcover or not, I only stick them all in a box in the attic anyway.

2. Are slipcovers necessary in a DVD purchase? Why or why not?

No, I buy DVDs because of their content. I don't look at the DVDs lined up on the shelf and say "Ooh a bit of cardboard I must have it!"

3. How does one take care of a slipcover?

Mine are in the attic, i couldn't really care less.

4. In the long run, are slipcovers really worth it at all? Why or why not?

No, i know people who keep the slipcovers on their dvds on their shelves and after countless times being shifted about and being taken off the dvd and put back on, they are dropping to pieces. Also the metallic stuff on the shing slipcovers comes off really easily, once i was holding a dvd with a slipcover in the store whilst i was deciding what to else to buy, and when i let go the heat from my hand must have made the metallic stuff come off because it was all stuck to my fingers where i had been holding it.

5. What is the practical uses of a slipcover? What are the impractical uses?

Practical: To distract stupid people who believe slipcovers have magical powers whilst you steal their stuff. A "weapon of mass distraction" if you will.

Impractical: Shelter for homeless giraffes.

6. If your favorite movie of all time was released in a Super Genius Every-Frickin-Bonus-Feature-You-Could-Want-Plus-The-Movie-In-Mind-Blowing-High-Quality-Deathie-Mouse-Would-Piss-His-Pants-At-How-Good-It-Was Edition, and there was a limited run of 500 with slipcovers (but at a high price), while the general release was slipcoverless (but at an economical price), which edition would you go for and why?

The normal general release. I couldn't give a toss about the damn things, and i'd rather have water, electricty etc than a bit of card!

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