Paul Newman: The Tribute Collection [Import]

This is in no way a review of the movies included in the collection, but entirely based on the packaging faults.

When I received this, six of the DVDs had come loose from their pockets and had been terribly scratched. The DVDs are not kept in cases, and are not in any way locked in. They are instead slid into pockets on a fold-out DVD case. There is nothing to prevent the DVDs from coming loose, and the pockets do not secure them tightly to start with. Needless to say, I had to return the product.

If you really want this, I suggest buying it somewhere you can be sure that the discs are not loose from travel.

I've never felt the need to write a review for anything I've purchased from Amazon before, but I had to in this case.

I'm getting kind of tired of marketing creative "geniuses" who sacrifice function for "design" when they create DVD packaging. You wouldn't throw a Waterford crystal vase into a shoebox -- with no protection -- and then mail it off to a distant relative, would you? I ordered this Paul Newman set and when unpacked from its outer shipping box, there was an ominous rattling -- I should say MULTIPLE rattlings -- coming from within the actual boxed set. When I opened the case, half of the discs had come out of their holders, which are simply "slits" diecut into two cardboard slipcases that the discs slide into -- slits that do NOT hold the discs securely in place. So I had a handful of DVDs that had bounced around loose inside of the box all during its shipping journey. Some of the other DVDs that managed to stay in their slots were scratched as well, since you have a delicate, recordable surface of the DVD rubbing against a hard cardboard "holder" as you slide it in and out of its slot. Can't rate the quality of the actual movies because I sent the set back as damaged goods. The packaging, however, gets an F-. The set was designed by someone who obviously lacks any comprehension whatsoever of what function packaging is supposed to provide -- the protection of the contents it holds or contains. I'm only hoping Fox Home Entertainment docks the designer's paycheck for each and every set that's returned as damaged. Poetic justice -- because there will be a lot of them coming back. AVOID.

This is a review of the packaging, not the movies. This set was a great idea, but those responsible for the packaging need to know that they did a very poor job and obviously are not consumers of DVDs. Every single DVD in my set is scuffed and some of the DVDs are unplayable. Here's a word of advise to the marketing people who approved the design for this set: Common sense should have told you not put DVD discs in open cardboard slots because they will come loose. DVD discs have a very useful center hole which when used is helpful in securing the DVD. The only other alternative is to package each individule DVD in it's own cardboard envelope.