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Posted: **Fri Oct 24, 2003 2:09 pm**

Being as we often discuss the international packaging for various DVDs, I've taken advantage of a friend's digital camera to present some examples:

Atlantis UK CE

The UK CE (beware, there is also a single disc Pan and Scan only release) comes in a shiny silver case.

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It's hard to see the silver casing properly in these images, but the top comes off like the top of a bottle.

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Inside is a normal slim Aramay case, holding 2 the 2 discs. I like the simple design of this cover - shame the BBFC symbol ruins it.

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Atlantis CE France

The French CE comes in a digipack. The cover is one of the more 'artistic' posters from the movie's theatrical release. You can't see it here, but the chracters are slightly embossed on the outer cover.

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The case opens out to show a panoramic image.

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Beauty and the Beast CE UK

A 2 disc digipack. The cover is a simple, but effective image.

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When partially unfolded the following is visible

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And when fully unfolded the following is visible

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The Lion King: Exclusive Edition France

A three-disc digipack. The design of this case it superb. The cover his foil-stamped at the top and bottom bands, and the film's logo. (Hard to see on these images). The inner case has the single image of Simba from the US/UK cover on it.

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Open this up and you are greeted with the view of the pridelands.

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Fully unfolded the contents are Disc 1, Disc 2 and the French Special Edition Soundtrack CD

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Peter Pan CE France

When the contents are placed in the case, Peter Pan's shadow is visible on the moon.

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Take the inner contents out, and the face of Big Ben is seen, along with a playful Peter Pan and Wendy through the cut-out circle.

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Begin to unfold the inner packaging and you get this beautiful image.

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Unfold all the way and you get this:

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Sleeping Beauty CE France

Like many other Disney sets, a digipack with lots of interesting artwork

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Snow White CE UK

This came in a strong, cardboard box. The box was designed to look like a book, and does indeed "open like a book"

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Open the "book" up and the inner cover repeats the opening of the book in the movie, while the Aramey case is laid inside

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Take the case out, and the 144 page "Art of the Making" book is resting inside a clear plastic holder.

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The book is much better than the book with the US Lion King Gift Set

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Treasure Planet Set France

A hard cardboard box holds an extended digipack interior.

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It's extended, as a 'pocket' holds a copy of the book Treasure Island (in French of course)

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Inside are the discs - Treasure Planet and Treasure Island

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Treasure Planet Gift Set UK

A quick picture of the UK Treasure Planet Giftset and its contents, which are the UK DVD, the PC Game and a copy of the book Treasure Island.

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Posted: **Fri Oct 24, 2003 4:09 pm**

Here in brazil we never have a special packaging than the normal "keep case".

It is ridiculous! disney brazil shames me!

But talking about the packages, i simply love it! if i had a lot of money i never bought more a brazilian dvd, just buying international editions.

Thiago

Posted: **Fri Oct 24, 2003 5:37 pm**

Awesome pics!

Posted: **Fri Oct 24, 2003 5:41 pm**

Damn you, Netty!!

I hope you're prepared to field e-mail threats from Mrs. indianajdp now that I've simply got to get myself a region-free DVD player. I'm sure you understand that I have to deflect the blame.

Be prepared!

Posted: **Fri Oct 24, 2003 6:39 pm**

They look very cool....
Especially the Atlantis one and the UK Snow White...

I am having a hard time enforcing my strict "no doubles" policy...

Posted: **Sat Oct 25, 2003 9:52 am**

Thanks for the GREAT report - and good job with the pictures, too!

Posted: **Sat Oct 25, 2003 10:42 am**

Well the UK CE of "Atlantis" is at the top of my list of things I want to buy after christmas. I have all the others bar the French Treasure Planet/Peter Pan sets but I really love the cover design of Peter Pan.

Posted: **Wed Oct 29, 2003 12:16 pm**

wow, thanks for posting. Of all those I only have the Atlantis CE and the Snow white Boxset. I live in holland and most of them are available at certain stores here.

I was hoping the U.K. would get a nice Lion King collectors packaging, a la Snow white/beauty and the beast/atlantis. but unfortunately they didnt. Anyway, thanks again for posting these pics, its great to see them all together and 'what they look like inside'

Posted: **Wed Oct 29, 2003 4:29 pm**

Wish we had packaging like that.

Posted: **Wed Oct 29, 2003 4:34 pm**

BasilOfBakerStreet427 wrote:Wish we had packaging like that.

frow where you?

Posted: **Wed Oct 29, 2003 4:56 pm**

Land of the free,home of the brave.

Posted: **Wed Oct 29, 2003 6:09 pm**

BasilOfBakerStreet427 wrote:Land of the free,home of the brave.

i don´t guess...

Posted: **Wed Oct 29, 2003 6:22 pm**

The USA.

Posted: **Wed Oct 29, 2003 6:32 pm**

BasilOfBakerStreet427 wrote:The USA.

are you telling me that there in usa you don´t have these special cases?

you just could be joking....

Posted: **Wed Oct 29, 2003 6:35 pm**

We don't.The US movie industry mainly uses just keep cases.

Posted: **Wed Oct 29, 2003 6:37 pm**

BasilOfBakerStreet427 wrote:We don't.The US movie industry mainly uses just keep cases.

and i think these things just happen here in brazil.

at least, all movies here come with a small booklet (sometimes it is just a page booklet) inside the dvd case.

Thiago

Posted: **Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:12 pm**

Some studios like MGM,Anchor Bay,and Artisan do that.

Posted: **Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:15 pm**

BasilOfBakerStreet427 wrote:Some studios like MGM,Anchor Bay,and Artisan do that.

very strange it...

here in brazil we have a "reason" to use cheap cases becuase our dvds are cheap (not for us, but for the international market is).

the standard price of a dvd here is 40 reais (about 12 us dollars).

but there in Usa, the dvd are so much expensive! 20 dollars, 25 dollars, 30 dollars 35 dollars.... too expensive.

I know some americans and maily, portguese people that just buy brazilian dvd, because the dvd itself is good and in it majority don´t have regional restrictions (disney brazilian dvd play very well in a region 1 dvd player)

Thiago

Posted: **Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:31 pm**

Wow,you must have a great country.I usually get my DVD's for 10-20 dollars(Discounts,previewed,markdown).

Posted: **Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:36 pm**

BasilOfBakerStreet427 wrote:Wow,you must have a great country.I usually get my DVD's for 10-20 dollars(Discounts,previewed,markdown).

hehehhe! i simply hate preowned dvds, mainly when the frist user don´t have the deserved care with the disk and sell it all scratched...

What impress me, is you pay 20 dollars in a used dvd, it is a nonsense! very expensive.

Thiago

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