Worst International Posters Ever
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I ran across this poster site. WTF? How is this legal?
http://www.cracked.com/article_16990...e-posters.html
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Star Wars
This stuff is crazy!
http://www.cracked.com/article_16990...e-posters.html
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Star Wars
This stuff is crazy!
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Polish film posters in particular (as well as those from other eastern European countries and Japan) are some of the finest examples of pop art/avant garde design on the planet. I'm surprised and somewhat saddened to see them held up to such derision here, but I suspect the age of the some commentators here (and the Cracked writer at the link for sure) are a factor . . .
And whatever would make someone suspect it wasn't legal? Because it's not familiar?
And whatever would make someone suspect it wasn't legal? Because it's not familiar?
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Polish film posters in particular (as well as those from other eastern European countries and Japan) are some of the finest examples of pop art/avant garde design on the planet. I'm surprised and somewhat saddened to see them held up to such derision here, but I suspect the age of the some commentators here (and the Cracked writer at the link for sure) are a factor . . .
As for the second half of your comment, I could say that many people exclaim their greatness simply based on the fact that they are unusual and "exotic", without much thought into whether they are quality examples of movie poster art or not.
Does anyone have any evidence of these posters actually being used in theaters? I've only ever seen them in online stores.
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Polish film posters in particular (as well as those from other eastern European countries and Japan) are some of the finest examples of pop art/avant garde design on the planet.
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I love how the Boogie nights poster Mentions Luis Guzman and Nicole Ari Parker but neglects to mention leading man Mark Wahlberg, Heather Graham, John C Reily, William H. Macy, Don Cheadle, etc.
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Re: Worst International Posters Ever
The title of this thread is offensive.
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Re: Worst International Posters Ever
Polish film posters in particular (as well as those from other eastern European countries and Japan) are some of the finest examples of pop art/avant garde design on the planet. I'm surprised and somewhat saddened to see them held up to such derision here, but I suspect the age of the some commentators here (and the Cracked writer at the link for sure) are a factor . . .
And whatever would make someone suspect it wasn't legal? Because it's not familiar?
And whatever would make someone suspect it wasn't legal? Because it's not familiar?
Why would you assume these weren't actually used in theaters? Is this based on your time in Poland and Eastern Europe?
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You're not crazy. The Cracked writer has no idea of the importance of the art he's ridiculing. He stumbled across a "crazyass" web site full of posters he didn't understand and thus felt were awful, and then felt compelled to proliferate his ignorance.
Like National Lampoon, Cracked Magazine was a good read . . . in the 70s.
Incidentally, these posters were widely used in theaters because they were generally the only posters made available. "Evidence", however, is most likely to come from the mouths of people who lived (or live) there rather than some widely-available book or online database about the history of Polish film distribution, but you never know . . .
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Like National Lampoon, Cracked Magazine was a good read . . . in the 70s.
Incidentally, these posters were widely used in theaters because they were generally the only posters made available. "Evidence", however, is most likely to come from the mouths of people who lived (or live) there rather than some widely-available book or online database about the history of Polish film distribution, but you never know . . .
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Stepped back in to add that I don't think that all of the posters from that site suck, but a lot of them do, like the two that I posted earlier. I thought it was a funny little article that you would all enjoy debating about. To those offended with the thread title, Loosen up, it's the freakin' internet for chrissakes!
And I agree that some of the best film posters I've ever seen come out of Poland.
And I agree that some of the best film posters I've ever seen come out of Poland.
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When I was in Pakistan about 12 years ago I saw a poster for Stallones Daylight, it had a shot of him holding a gun from rambo, superimposed over the tunnel from the movie, and it was called Rambo 4.
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. . . some of the best film posters I've ever seen come out of Poland.
Once you get further east (as in "Middle"), all bets seem to be off when it comes to movie poster design. Artistic licence is more about lazy deception than honest representation or playful visual interpretation. And yet some of them have their charm, though they can't compare to the Eastern European or Japanese material.
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Boy those posters are terrible.
Are they art?
yes.
Bad art?
yes.
Is art subjective?
yes.
Just because I think it looks like crap do you need to be offended?
no.
Are they art?
yes.
Bad art?
yes.
Is art subjective?
yes.
Just because I think it looks like crap do you need to be offended?
no.
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I think Polish movie posters are kick ass. I'd love to get a couple of them to hang up, but I don't think I could narrow down my choices, there are so many cool ones.
Turkish posters are pretty wild too, especially the ones for Turkish films. And the seemingly loose interpretation of copyright laws in that country make them even better.
Turkish posters are pretty wild too, especially the ones for Turkish films. And the seemingly loose interpretation of copyright laws in that country make them even better.
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I have this one (original, not reprinted) linen-backed:
I would love to get several more Polish posters, especially that Chinatown one above. It's an amazing art form and I wish people in the States had better access to them.
I would love to get several more Polish posters, especially that Chinatown one above. It's an amazing art form and I wish people in the States had better access to them.
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Ooooh, sassy!
No one in the thread offended me because they hate these posters.
Ignorance is bliss. That's why the Cracked writer is so confident in his comedic abilities. Context? Bah!
I think Polish movie posters are kick ass. I'd love to get a couple of them to hang up, but I don't think I could narrow down my choices, there are so many cool ones.
Turkish posters are pretty wild too, especially the ones for Turkish films. And the seemingly loose interpretation of copyright laws in that country make them even better.
Turkish posters are pretty wild too, especially the ones for Turkish films. And the seemingly loose interpretation of copyright laws in that country make them even better.
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