Ghibli DVD mailin coupon : am i just too anal?

i bought the three Ghibli dvds that released tuesday and saw that there
was a coupon to get one fo the previous Ghibli dvds free. *shrug* i
then noticed that to send in the Proof of Purchase, yhou have to cut it
out form the back of the cover sheet. Uhm... i donut want to do that,
b/c then the back of my dvd cover will have this little rectangular
cutout. is this just me?

-goro-

Ed Kim

In article < .com>, Ed
Kim <> wrote:

> i bought the three Ghibli dvds that released tuesday and saw that there
> was a coupon to get one fo the previous Ghibli dvds free. *shrug* i
> then noticed that to send in the Proof of Purchase, yhou have to cut it
> out form the back of the cover sheet. Uhm... i donut want to do that,
> b/c then the back of my dvd cover will have this little rectangular
> cutout. is this just me?
>
Yes First, since the cover is inside the plastic you'll never notice
it. The proofs of purchace are also rather small, assuming you just cut
out one of the three. Finally, Disney did it this way assuming anal
collectors would be too, well, anal to cut it up and thus they wouldn't
have to give away any dvds.

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Invid Fan

Maybe scan your cover, print it, and use that, and then cut up the priginal.

napalm68

"Ed Kim" <> wrote on Sun 27 Feb 2005 09:08:52a

> i bought the three Ghibli dvds that released tuesday and saw that there
> was a coupon to get one fo the previous Ghibli dvds free. *shrug* i
> then noticed that to send in the Proof of Purchase, yhou have to cut it
> out form the back of the cover sheet. Uhm... i donut want to do that,
> b/c then the back of my dvd cover will have this little rectangular
> cutout. is this just me?

Apparently the mail-in coupon is available somewhere as a freely-
downloadable PDF on amazon.com

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Chris
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Chris Kuan

"Ed Kim" <> wrote in message
news: oups.com...
>i bought the three Ghibli dvds that released tuesday and saw that there
> was a coupon to get one fo the previous Ghibli dvds free. *shrug* i
> then noticed that to send in the Proof of Purchase, yhou have to cut it
> out form the back of the cover sheet. Uhm... i donut want to do that,
> b/c then the back of my dvd cover will have this little rectangular
> cutout. is this just me?
>

No. I felt the same way. I was going to get one of those DVDs for family
(since I already own them all myself), but decided against it because I
didn't want to cut up my cover art!

- Mary P.
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Fata Morgana

Nah, I would feel the same way. I also think thats a very stupid way
for disney to do this. Then again they did stick that Lassator guy
doing a introduction in Kiki & Spirited Away DVDs before the films
actually started... so its obvious theres some brain damage running
rampant at disney. I would have made more sense to just include
coupons in the DVD cases like Bandai did with the Gundam Wing DVDs and
free toys. Then again Bandai screwed that up and I never did get my
toy from that offer.

On 26 Feb 2005 14:08:52 -0800, "Ed Kim" <> wrote:

>i bought the three Ghibli dvds that released tuesday and saw that there
>was a coupon to get one fo the previous Ghibli dvds free. *shrug* i
>then noticed that to send in the Proof of Purchase, yhou have to cut it
>out form the back of the cover sheet. Uhm... i donut want to do that,
>b/c then the back of my dvd cover will have this little rectangular
>cutout. is this just me?
>
>-goro-

Anymous

Ed Kim <> wrote in message
news: oups.com...
> i bought the three Ghibli dvds that released tuesday and saw that there
> was a coupon to get one fo the previous Ghibli dvds free. *shrug* i
> then noticed that to send in the Proof of Purchase, yhou have to cut it
> out form the back of the cover sheet. Uhm... i donut want to do that,
> b/c then the back of my dvd cover will have this little rectangular
> cutout. is this just me?
>
> -goro-

I have already bought the new versions of Porco Rosso and Nausicaa. I don't
own Spirited Away or The Cat Returns. For some reason I keep wanting to just
buy Spirited Away and forget about buying Cat Returns and sending away for
Spirited Away. Am I being an idiot, or is Cat Returns as worthless as it
looks?

--
Tweek

Tweek

On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 09:32:03 -0500, Tweek <> wrote:
>I have already bought the new versions of Porco Rosso and Nausicaa. I don't
>own Spirited Away or The Cat Returns. For some reason I keep wanting to just
>buy Spirited Away and forget about buying Cat Returns and sending away for
>Spirited Away. Am I being an idiot, or is Cat Returns as worthless as it
>looks?

Depends on your definition of worthless. I thought _The Cat Returns_ was
amusing but lightweight. The story lacks depth in its execution --
there's room in there for character development and thematic work, but the
opportunities aren't exploited. That said, the narrative moves along
quite briskly and doesn't sag; some of the jokes (visual and verbal) made
me laugh out loud. The animation is interesting to watch (particularly of
the cats, less so of the humans) and both the original and the dub voice
work is good (I give the honors to the original, but not by much). The
use of dubtitles instead of subtitles is highly annoying. The score is
easy on the ear and the closing credit song is upbeat, hummable, and suits
the mood of the piece. If you're looking for something thoughtful and
deeply resonant, _The Cat Returns_ won't fit the bill. On the other hand,
it's probably a great birthday/Christmas/other suitable holiday present
for a younger sibling or cousin or offspring, so there's always the gambit
of buying a cheap copy (Best Buy is clearly your friend here, beating out
even the online outlets at the moment) as a gift for someone else and
using the proof of purchase to get that copy of _Spirited Away_.

Peace,
Liz

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Liz Broadwell

"Tweek" <> wrote on Wed 02 Mar 2005 01:32:03a

> is Cat Returns as worthless as it looks?

Strangely, I hear many people are liking it even more than most other
recent Ghibli works.

It's a perfectly acceptable bit of light kids' entertainment (say, for 10-
year-olds). The bits that work least are actually the attempts at sly adult
humour, because they break the tone somewhat.

And it has an amazing catchy ending song.

--
Chris
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Chris Kuan

I thought The Cat Returns was a great movie. One of my favorites
since I saw it last year actually. So far everyone else who watched
it with me thought so to (they were mostly small children though).
Even though Miyazaki quit directing with Spirited Away, he still
created this movie. Anyone who tries to blow off one of his movies
that easily is a fool. Spirited Away was better movie though... with
the exception of Lassator starting his introduction when you hit play.
Man, that was such an unprofessional and stupid thing to do to a DVD
it still ****es me off to this day.

On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 09:32:03 -0500, "Tweek"
<> wrote:

>Ed Kim <> wrote in message
>news: roups.com...
>> i bought the three Ghibli dvds that released tuesday and saw that there
>> was a coupon to get one fo the previous Ghibli dvds free. *shrug* i
>> then noticed that to send in the Proof of Purchase, yhou have to cut it
>> out form the back of the cover sheet. Uhm... i donut want to do that,
>> b/c then the back of my dvd cover will have this little rectangular
>> cutout. is this just me?
>>
>> -goro-
>
>I have already bought the new versions of Porco Rosso and Nausicaa. I don't
>own Spirited Away or The Cat Returns. For some reason I keep wanting to just
>buy Spirited Away and forget about buying Cat Returns and sending away for
>Spirited Away. Am I being an idiot, or is Cat Returns as worthless as it
>looks?

Anymous