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  • Reviewed in Canada on February 1, 2023
    Another one of my favorite franchises. While there has been mixed acceptance of the different entries, I enjoyed all of them - admittedly some more than others. I was really looking forward to updating my DVD version of the original trilogy with 4K Blu-Ray copies which included the originals as well as the new entries of the franchise. I have to be picky with which movies I upgrade as I can't really afford to upgrade my entire collection. However I was extremely disappointed once I opened the package and saw the disks weren't in normal sturdy plastic protective casing. Instead they were stored in cheap cardboard fold-out slip cases. The disks don't even slide out easily and are much more likely to slip further into the sleeve when you try to fish them out. You have to firmly grasp each disk directly on the playable surface to get them out. It is impossible to remove the disks without getting fingerprints on them, and there is always the risk of scratching them on the edges of the packaging when removing or putting them back in. I tested all of the disks and thankfully they all worked, and the 4K quality is undeniable. Just cannot understand how anyone could believe they are releasing a quality product with packaging that risks damaging the product. If you buy this, be prepared to spend a bit more to get proper disk cases for them if you care about your collection. This is almost identical to my review of the Mummy 4K franchise release as well. These cannot have been designed by anyone who cares about having their own collection of movies. I don't believe in conspiracy theories, but maybe it's a deliberate effort to herd more of the masses into depending on streaming? I don't know.
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    SJ
    1.0 out of 5 stars
    Great movies, ridiculous, terrible packaging

    Reviewed in Canada on February 1, 2023
    Another one of my favorite franchises. While there has been mixed acceptance of the different entries, I enjoyed all of them - admittedly some more than others. I was really looking forward to updating my DVD version of the original trilogy with 4K Blu-Ray copies which included the originals as well as the new entries of the franchise. I have to be picky with which movies I upgrade as I can't really afford to upgrade my entire collection. However I was extremely disappointed once I opened the package and saw the disks weren't in normal sturdy plastic protective casing. Instead they were stored in cheap cardboard fold-out slip cases. The disks don't even slide out easily and are much more likely to slip further into the sleeve when you try to fish them out. You have to firmly grasp each disk directly on the playable surface to get them out. It is impossible to remove the disks without getting fingerprints on them, and there is always the risk of scratching them on the edges of the packaging when removing or putting them back in. I tested all of the disks and thankfully they all worked, and the 4K quality is undeniable. Just cannot understand how anyone could believe they are releasing a quality product with packaging that risks damaging the product. If you buy this, be prepared to spend a bit more to get proper disk cases for them if you care about your collection. This is almost identical to my review of the Mummy 4K franchise release as well. These cannot have been designed by anyone who cares about having their own collection of movies. I don't believe in conspiracy theories, but maybe it's a deliberate effort to herd more of the masses into depending on streaming? I don't know.
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4.5 out of 5 stars
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