A few words about...™ Meet Me in St. Louis -- in Blu-ray - Page 2

The difference is that, unlike HTWWW, it has no content. What's in this digibook would fit on an inset card with room to spare. The Blu is beautiful and the soundtrack sampler is OK (though unnecessary), but the digibook is a waste of trees and gives less protection to the disk.

Although it wasn't the strongest booklet found on a digibook by far, I still liked it. Part of the "filler" for some probably involved the lists of other recommended movies done by various cast members. I have to confess there were quite a few of those I haven't seen or even heard of, and so I appreciated the little cheat sheets of films to look out for. But overall I agree that the booklet for HTWWW is much better.

I love digibooks, and I consider even the worst of the booklets to be a little informative and much like a souvenir program. I think the digibooks look classy.

Yes, the quality is sensational.
Shame the content of the digi-book is so pathetic -- no info, few great pics. Still the movie is what we're after and this, on my big projector screen, looks ravishing.
Next up are the new Hitchcock blurays .. Spellbound, Notorious and Rebecca ... my wife can watch those happily with me. She's not a huge Garland fan except for 'A Star is Born'.
Anthony

They are classy, i have to be extra careful with them though in case i damage them.

 

The other thing is that normal cases have become worse, they now cut bits out and they are so flimsy.

 

I love the digibook format -- for its potential, since it automatically provides a format for the inclusion of what one hopes will be great material, and because they can look like a million dollars on the shelf.

 

I do hate the ones that are nothing but fluff.  I wish, when it came to digibooks and other books included in big (and even small) box sets, there were previews of what's actually in the damned things.  This could be done the way Amazon puts up previews for regular books, but even if a good verbal description of the contents was provided, that would be of value.

 

Case in point, the "West Side Story" box.  If the included book was chock full of really great info about the film, not just a bunch of pretty pictures, that's something I'd go for.  My gut feeling was that it would disappointment, but I can't base that on anything except the general feelings surrounding that otherwise problematic release.  The special edition DVD book was beyond excellent, with the complete script, a reproduction of the program book, and more...but it often seems as though these things become more dumbed down with every subsequent release.

Sticking to topic, I was very disappointed to hear that the Meet Me in St. Louis book is fluff.  Here I am, coming to this film NEW.  Never saw it.  The book should be used to not only entertain, but to educate -- with history, context, documentation.  Teach me about this film.

 

We are so spoiled by the likes of Criterion it isn't even funny.

You have the making-of on the disc for that. Also a documentary on MGM. Quite educative for those with little knowledge about the studio system.

Yes, and the music CD is a nice plus! Overall I'd say it's a very nice pkg on this classic film, and well worth the money.

Don't agree that the digibooks are classy. If they have some content, they're OK. As for the "soundtrack sampler," I really don't care one way or the other. The problem for me is that the book provides almost no protection to the disk (some, like Rio Lobo are invitations to damage). I totally agree that the standard cases have become worse. The PR, of course, is that less plastic helps save the planet. The reality is that it's probably a half-cent cheaper, and every half-cent counts. That's why I buy cases from Sleevetown and throw the "green" cases into the trash for their journey to the landfill. If their idea is really "save the planet," it's not working.

But 99.9% of people aren't that paranoid about their discs and the types of cases that they're in so while using the eco-friendly cases is saving money (and no doubt the primary goal), it is also using less plastic.

I haven't had one problem with the digibooks ruining the disc. To me they are just as secure as regular cases. Have you felt how thin the regular cases are? If I have a choice, I always go for the digibook if I can afford it.

Agree with you about the regular "green" cases. That's why I replace 'em.