![]() But it sure is a far less impressive art piece, just a mass of generic white swirls (I'm sure it's kept so simple because complicating the image would have made it look faker). Even as characters walk and talk in front of it, it fits into its environment fairly convincingly. Now, to be fair to the new version, the image doesn't look too fake in the background. Not only is this sculpture prominently displayed in multiple scenes, where it's used to make a big statement about Pacino's opulence and the kind of place Reeves is entering into, but SPOILER: the sculpture ultimately comes to life and those people in it writhe and try to seduce Reeves. As you can see, it's full of human figures swirling around each other (just like in Ex Nihilo). An elevator door slowly slides off-screen to reveal this crazily large, impressive sculpture than Al just happens to have in his office. This is the first shot of the sculpture after the big reveal. could release 475,000 copies through rental stores, and thereafter they created a new version of the film, with some very early CGI (this was the 90s, remember) replacing every shot of the sculpture with a new, generic image. So a settlement was reached where Warner Bros. It's not a reproduction, it was just judged to be too similar that it violated copyright, and since the sculptor found its use offensive (it's meant to be a very divine piece, and in the film, it's literally Satanic), he refused the studio permission to include it in the film, even though they'd already shot and released the film theatrically with it featured in multiple scenes. Specifically, one of the biggest set pieces in the film, a massive bas-relief sculpture in Al Pacino's apartment that ultimately comes to life was said to be too similar to a bas-relief called Ex Nihilo which resides above the western entrance to the National Cathedral in Washington. So what, now that streaming services are starting to dump content, “collectors” are now scrambling to find the physical media they used to own, even though they originally didn’t care for it? As the years go on, I think people are starting to realize the many flaws of today’s “modern” technologies and that it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.As the result of a lawsuit, Warner Bros is not allowed to release their 1997 film, The Devil's Advocate, uncensored anymore. ![]() And the matte finish of the covers have kept their colours and luster well over the years. I never had a problem with that, as I always try to handle my DVDs with care and store them properly.īut I tell ya, like I’ve recently commented about how cheaply they make those keeper cases today, the cardboard snap cases are much better at protecting the DVDs inside than what they make today. ![]() Matrix Snap Case DVD Gate-foldįrom what I’ve heard from other DVD collectors is that, the reason why they didn’t like the snap cases was because they didn’t provide as much protection as the standard “keeper cases” (those being the hard plastic cases). And some discs, like the Matrix here, had a fold-out cover much like the gate-fold covers that you sometimes got with LPs and LaserDiscs. I also like the fact that the cardboard cover allows for the printing of extra artwork on the inside of the cover. I guess I just liked the high colour, matte finish of the artwork, which closely resembles the covers of LPs and LDs. I liked them, and I guess that’s because of my history with collecting LPs and LaserDiscs. But, in 2003, they sold the manufacturing company off and production of the snap case was phased out, due to lack of interest. This is because WB owned the patent rights to the box design, as well as the manufacturer that being Ivy Hill Packaging. ![]() You’ll find that most snap case DVDs are from Time Warner and some of their subsidiaries. But, I really never paid much attention to the fact that they stopped producing them, for fourteen years now. We have about thirty movies in our collection with the snap cases and, to be honest with you, I’ve always liked that style of DVD case. But now, however, because they stopped producing them in 2005 (or so), they’ve become quite collectible and sought after by video/movie buffs. ![]() These are the DVD cases that have the plastic disc holder and cardboard front cover.įrom what I’ve discovered, they were despised by many DVD collectors when they were on the market. We have a fair size collection of DVDs, but until just recently, I had no idea of the hoop-la that surrounded those DVDs sold in the cardboard “snap case” packaging. ![]()
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