Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00003CWTI.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Six Feet Under Season 1
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006NT1S.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Sixth Sense (Vista 2-disc)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005RHGM.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
A Woman is A Woman
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0001ZIYDO.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Rosemary's Baby
What's scarier? The Devil's spawn or skinny as a skeleton Mia Farrow? I'm going to go with the later.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00003CXCF.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Damn it! Why can't all releases be as nice as the French ones. I have the 3 disc "Brotherhood of the Wolf" from our mapple-leaf neighbors and the case is just a regular black amaray case, identical to the two-disc case holding "The Others." I love how the French version is a fold out with many of the principals highlighted individually. I believe those photos/shots were also used as movie posters for the film.
Canadian Version 3-disc
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006I04R.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
much better cover art than the US/Canadian 1 disc version...
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006I04Q.15.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
donald gregory
08-17-04, 08:51 PM
can anyone think of any comedies that stand out :) NOT American Beauty, even though it's funnier than hell
RyoHazuki
08-17-04, 09:08 PM
The Rushmore Criterion cover is a great comedy cover.
Dazed
08-17-04, 10:25 PM
Originally posted by caiman
My personal favorite:
http://img59.exs.cx/img59/8502/165_box_348x490.jpg
Thats beautiful. Whats the film like ?, ive never seen it, but was tempted to buy it for the cover alone :)
flyboy
08-17-04, 10:51 PM
Any cover art that uses the Original Poster Art....anything else is a sin.
DonnachaOne
08-17-04, 10:54 PM
Originally posted by flyboy
Any cover art that uses the Original Poster Art....anything else is a sin. In rare cases, it's a great sin. Lots of great DVD covers replace ugly original posters. Look at half the Criterion releases...
The 20th Ann. cover for Tron is the only example I can think of right now where the new art was an improvement over the original.
AnonomusBob15
08-18-04, 12:24 AM
The original Rushmore poster is excellent and sells the film perfectly, as does the Criterion cover.
RyoHazuki
08-18-04, 01:17 AM
Originally posted by Mountain Biker
The 20th Ann. cover for Tron is the only example I can think of right now where the new art was an improvement over the original. Have you seen any Criterions latley?
Hellboy DC (http://www.coldstate.com/dvddebate/smallpics/hbdclrg.jpg)
Cygnet74
08-18-04, 02:04 PM
Originally posted by Rivero
I think I actually prefer the original poster. What's so special about that pencil sketch?
it and others were done by the director's brother to conceptualize the production design. anderson also did the artwork on the children's bedroom walls in Royal Tenenbaums. in this case i'd prefer to have the sketch as it seems to come more organically from the creation of the film, and not buena vista's marketing department.
SFranke
08-18-04, 02:22 PM
The original poster art, in my opinion, misrepresents both the tone and content of the film. Were I to guess about the nature of the movie based on the poster artwork, I would estimate that the film takes place in South Dakota where a young leader of a high school Marxist society of socialist-anarchists leads his student comrades to a proletarian uprising, to the horror of his conservative mother and father [the beret is indicative of his superior intellectual capacity and disdain for modern bourgeouis sensabilities]. The Criterion cover, however, is for those who are familiar with and appreciative of the movie: it does not need to intice or excite people about seeing the film for the first time [two versions of Rushmore are available from Criterion {for the aficionados} and Buena Vista {for the casual movie-goers}].
Originally posted by RyoHazuki
Have you seen any Criterions latley?
Sure have, and some are quite creative, but for the ones I'm familiar with I still prefer the original art. It's all in the eye of the beholder
RyoHazuki
08-18-04, 08:51 PM
Originally posted by Mountain Biker
Sure have, and some are quite creative, but for the ones I'm familiar with I still prefer the original art. It's all in the eye of the beholder Which orignal poster art do you prefer to the Criterion cover?
Originally posted by Dazed
Thats beautiful. Whats the film like ?, ive never seen it, but was tempted to buy it for the cover alone :)
Here's a thread I made about it (http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=333514)
conscience
08-18-04, 11:04 PM
Originally posted by AnonomusBob15
The original Rushmore poster is excellent and sells the film perfectly, as does the Criterion cover.
I love the Criterion cover, but I have to say that I love the regular edition cover, as well.
Mountain Biker
08-19-04, 12:21 AM
Originally posted by RyoHazuki
Which orignal poster art do you prefer to the Criterion cover?
Off the top of my head - Robocop, Videodrome, Silence of the Lambs, Peeping Tom, Spartacus, Do the Right Thing, Rushmore....
As I already said, I do like several Criterion covers - many are quite unique and creative...but regardless, I still prefer the original poster art.
JupiterPrime
08-19-04, 02:29 PM
personally I like to design covers that speak of elements or context of the film - not necessarilly use poster art (tho sometimes, poster art or alternative poster art suffices for lack of better material) - I know whos in it - most people aware of the film know whos in it - id just as soon have a set of covers that matched the their films and come together nicely with regard to sequels or series.
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