Names and Faces never match up on DVD Cases...bother anyone else?

discostu1337 · 08-16-03, 11:18 AM

Ok, this is merely a thread for me to rant on a stupid little issue with almost every dvd I see. If you look at the front cover of DVDs, they usually have an actor or 2 on them. Now, if you look at the top where the stars' names are listed, you'll almost always find them above the incorrect head/body. It's kinda hard to explain, so I shall post a few examples (And these are just completely random movies I just now found with this problem...goes to show ya how many dvd's do this):

Cameron and Drew's names are flip flopped.

The 2 stars names flipped

The 2 stars names flipped...again

And this is my favorite....all 3 are messed up...very obvious.

So, anyone else ever notice this and think it looks stupid? I men, on most of these covers the names arent even alphabetical or anything. I see no reason to just put the names over the proper person.

Bronkster · 08-16-03, 11:35 AM

What? Vin Diesel is the one WITHOUT hair??

Yeah, I've noticed this same phenomenon in the movie ads when they're still in the theaters. I always assumed it had to do with who gets top billing vs. who appears first, as battled out by agents and contracts. Gotta agree with ya that it makes for a confusing ad or cover, and does seem kinda stupid, but, that's Hollywood!

Mao · 08-16-03, 11:56 AM

Contractual billing and ad departments rarely work together...

Jackskeleton · 08-16-03, 12:05 PM

Man, aslong as it has inserts...

WestEndRiot · 08-16-03, 12:44 PM

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Originally posted by Jackskeleton
Man, aslong as it has inserts...

funny how everyone bitches about this topic yet there is never a shortage of people to come up with a "clever" one-liner mocking it. let it die, already.

Jackskeleton · 08-16-03, 12:57 PM

Actually the other punch line of the joke is a reference to how much folks hate Big head-ism.

either way, it's just a joke, don't let it get to you. Just another way to pointout how it's those little things that get the dvdtalk community.

discostu1337 · 08-16-03, 01:12 PM

Glad to see I'm not alone in noticing this....thought I may be a little crazy

Off topic a bit, the whole insert thing never bothered me. I could care less if I have 1 or not...all they usually do is show the chapters...I never saw the big deal.

SleepyW · 08-16-03, 01:48 PM

I think I brought this up awhile ago....it's always bothered me. Big egos..................

Cornelius1047 · 08-16-03, 02:34 PM

It never bothers me, mainly cuz I know who which actor is and having their name above them isn't even necessary for me. Which brings me to the kind of DVD cover I like:

No need to put Brad Pitt's name on it, eventhough he's a huge star. Excellent. (Of course, The Mexican even has his name, along with Julia Roberts, on the spine, which is really quite lame.)

K

lesterlong · 08-16-03, 03:26 PM

Yep, its lame. And the insert thing never bothered me either just the lame instert jokes.

Ginwen · 08-16-03, 05:28 PM

It bugs me a bit (not enough to effect my purchasing of course). I think I understand why it's done, but it looks careless and sloppy to me.

caiman · 08-16-03, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by WestEndRiot
funny how everyone bitches about this topic yet there is never a shortage of people to come up with a "clever" one-liner mocking it. let it die, already.

I wasn't going to reply to this pointless subject, but I feel the need to defend Jack. His light sarcasm actually makes a pretty good point. I just can't stand when people make a big deal of this crap. Sure, I might have noticed this mismatched name "phenomenon", but I probably thought about it for two seconds and then went on with my life. The same goes for the insert threads. I know I seem like a jerk, but these banal topics drive me up the wall.

Cue obligitory "if you don't like it, don't read it blah blah blah"

gutwrencher · 08-16-03, 06:23 PM

this is not a worthy rant to me...but whats important is it is to you. thats cool. you have the right to bitch and say anything you want. matching up faces to names is un-essential, sorry.

discostu1337 · 08-16-03, 07:07 PM

gutwrencher, its not really 'important' to me, just bugs me and looks silly

mikewendt · 08-16-03, 07:09 PM

It never bothers me. It has to do with "Top Billing." Actor's have it put into their contracts that they MUST have top billing on all promotional material. (It's a big deal to them) This is all done way before any posters or other artwork for the film is even thought of.

Squirrel God · 08-16-03, 07:17 PM

It's silly, but I don't care about it - there are way more annoying things in the world of DVD re-releases.

gutwrencher · 08-16-03, 07:28 PM

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Originally posted by discostu1337
gutwrencher, its not really 'important' to me, just bugs me and looks silly

understood.

drmoze · 08-17-03, 12:10 AM

Screw it, if the names don't match up on the cover I'm *NOT* buying the DVD!! I'm gonna write the company. or boycott, or....

calhoun07 · 08-17-03, 12:40 AM

It doesn't bother me to the point I would start a thread over it, but yeah, I do notice this tendancy. Sometimes I will get an indy movie, and want to know who plays whom in it, and it won't be a well known person in the movie, and you try to figure it out from the cover box, but only to end in futility. Then you realize that's what the credits are for at the end of the movie, and you get on with life.

But I do see your point...names should match the faces on the cover. I mean, it does make sense, but I guess that's why they don't do it....it makes too much sense.

mookiemeister · 08-17-03, 12:56 AM

It doesn't bother me at all. I never match the poster with name anyways. Use IMDB to check for faces.

Tscott · 08-17-03, 02:43 AM

This is something I've noticed too on occasion. I remember looking at the cover for Gangs of New York when I was putting the DVD in the player and thinking to myself, "Boy, Cameron Diaz sure has a lot of hair on her chin in that picture."

08-16-03, 11:18 AM	#1
discostu1337 DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,465	Names and Faces never match up on DVD Cases...bother anyone else? Ok, this is merely a thread for me to rant on a stupid little issue with almost every dvd I see. If you look at the front cover of DVDs, they usually have an actor or 2 on them. Now, if you look at the top where the stars' names are listed, you'll almost always find them above the incorrect head/body. It's kinda hard to explain, so I shall post a few examples (And these are just completely random movies I just now found with this problem...goes to show ya how many dvd's do this): Cameron and Drew's names are flip flopped. The 2 stars names flipped The 2 stars names flipped...again And this is my favorite....all 3 are messed up...very obvious. So, anyone else ever notice this and think it looks stupid? I men, on most of these covers the names arent even alphabetical or anything. I see no reason to just put the names over the proper person.

08-16-03, 11:35 AM	#2
Bronkster DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: AnaheimLand, SoCal Posts: 9,775	What? Vin Diesel is the one WITHOUT hair?? Yeah, I've noticed this same phenomenon in the movie ads when they're still in the theaters. I always assumed it had to do with who gets top billing vs. who appears first, as battled out by agents and contracts. Gotta agree with ya that it makes for a confusing ad or cover, and does seem kinda stupid, but, that's Hollywood! __________________ this looks nothing like my signature

08-16-03, 12:05 PM	#4
Jackskeleton DVD Talk Godfather Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: City of the lakers.. riots.. and drug dealing cops.. los(t) Angel(e)s. ca. Posts: 52,253	Man, aslong as it has inserts... __________________ *OTHER FORUM TEAM 7 leader*I will not say them here nor there. I will not say them anywhere. I will not say those Words you twit. I will not, will not sayI quit! Leaving a dark wet stain where your brain used to be? weird..tv? The bank is worth the risk

08-16-03, 12:57 PM	#6
Jackskeleton DVD Talk Godfather Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: City of the lakers.. riots.. and drug dealing cops.. los(t) Angel(e)s. ca. Posts: 52,253	Actually the other punch line of the joke is a reference to how much folks hate Big head-ism. either way, it's just a joke, don't let it get to you. Just another way to pointout how it's those little things that get the dvdtalk community. __________________ *OTHER FORUM TEAM 7 leader*I will not say them here nor there. I will not say them anywhere. I will not say those Words you twit. I will not, will not sayI quit! Leaving a dark wet stain where your brain used to be? weird..tv? The bank is worth the risk

08-16-03, 01:12 PM	#7
discostu1337 DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,465	Glad to see I'm not alone in noticing this....thought I may be a little crazy Off topic a bit, the whole insert thing never bothered me. I could care less if I have 1 or not...all they usually do is show the chapters...I never saw the big deal. __________________ http://gamercard.xbox.com/discostu1337.card

08-16-03, 11:56 AM	#3
Mao Moderator Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 6,348	Contractual billing and ad departments rarely work together...

08-16-03, 01:48 PM	#8
SleepyW DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,620	I think I brought this up awhile ago....it's always bothered me. Big egos..................

08-16-03, 02:34 PM	#9
Cornelius1047 DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hamilton, NJ Posts: 2,539	It never bothers me, mainly cuz I know who which actor is and having their name above them isn't even necessary for me. Which brings me to the kind of DVD cover I like: No need to put Brad Pitt's name on it, eventhough he's a huge star. Excellent. (Of course, The Mexican even has his name, along with Julia Roberts, on the spine, which is really quite lame.) K __________________ My Addiction Like deciphering cosmic wounds Music For The Morning Before...

08-16-03, 03:26 PM	#10
lesterlong Banned Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Right Behind You Posts: 4,986	Yep, its lame. And the insert thing never bothered me either just the lame instert jokes.

08-16-03, 05:28 PM	#11
Ginwen DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: May 2002 Location: here Posts: 6,604	It bugs me a bit (not enough to effect my purchasing of course). I think I understand why it's done, but it looks careless and sloppy to me. __________________ DVD Profiler \| I Check Movies \| XBox Live Tag: Skitalin \| PSN Tag = Ginwen

08-16-03, 06:23 PM	#13
gutwrencher DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: on a river in a kayak..where else? Posts: 4,949	this is not a worthy rant to me...but whats important is it is to you. thats cool. you have the right to bitch and say anything you want. matching up faces to names is un-essential, sorry. __________________ My DVD/Film Library....(I'll update when I feel like it..tired of listing everything, everyday.....600+ purchased but not yet listed-now at 3,200+ titles)...and a buttload of kayaks/canoes

08-16-03, 07:07 PM	#14
discostu1337 DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,465	gutwrencher, its not really 'important' to me, just bugs me and looks silly __________________ http://gamercard.xbox.com/discostu1337.card

08-16-03, 07:09 PM	#15
mikewendt DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Boston Posts: 3,196	It never bothers me. It has to do with "Top Billing." Actor's have it put into their contracts that they MUST have top billing on all promotional material. (It's a big deal to them) This is all done way before any posters or other artwork for the film is even thought of. __________________ mikewendt.com My Movie Collection / Instagram / Twitter / '12 Oct. Horror Challenge "I feel sorry for people who don't drink. They wake up in the morning and that's the best they're going to feel all day." - Dean Martin

08-16-03, 07:17 PM	#16
Squirrel God DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,065	It's silly, but I don't care about it - there are way more annoying things in the world of DVD re-releases.

08-17-03, 12:10 AM	#18
drmoze DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: New York City Posts: 5,193	Screw it, if the names don't match up on the cover I'm NOT buying the DVD!! I'm gonna write the company. or boycott, or.... __________________ NOT THE SAME: affect/effect; lose/loose; compliment/complement; then/than; palate/palette; site/sight; peek/peak/pique; advice/advise; allude/elude; holy/wholly; accept/except SPELL: d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e; r-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s; r-e-f-r-i-g-e-r-a-t-o-r; w-e-i-r-d; c-e-i-l-i-n-g; s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e NOT ENGLISH: alot; wallah; spendy; would of; could of

08-17-03, 12:40 AM	#19
calhoun07 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 14,294	It doesn't bother me to the point I would start a thread over it, but yeah, I do notice this tendancy. Sometimes I will get an indy movie, and want to know who plays whom in it, and it won't be a well known person in the movie, and you try to figure it out from the cover box, but only to end in futility. Then you realize that's what the credits are for at the end of the movie, and you get on with life. But I do see your point...names should match the faces on the cover. I mean, it does make sense, but I guess that's why they don't do it....it makes too much sense. __________________ You can only please a woman with a dick made out of chocolate that ejaculates money.-Rhemus Windowless vans do NOT have candy, only rape.

08-17-03, 12:56 AM	#20
mookiemeister DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Pearland, TX Posts: 4,040	It doesn't bother me at all. I never match the poster with name anyways. Use IMDB to check for faces. __________________ I don't believe it - Luke That is why you fail - Yoda I don't hate you, Cardassian, I hate what I became because of you - Miles O'Brian Life is pain, Highness! Anyone who says differently is selling something - Westley We all see what we want to see. He sees hate and fear. You have to look with better eyes than that - Lindsay Brigman My DVD Collection: DVD Profiler

08-17-03, 02:43 AM	#21
Tscott DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,193	This is something I've noticed too on occasion. I remember looking at the cover for Gangs of New York when I was putting the DVD in the player and thinking to myself, "Boy, Cameron Diaz sure has a lot of hair on her chin in that picture." __________________ I won't say anything because no one ever listens to me anyway. I might as well be a Leonard Cohen record. -Neil, The Young Ones