Do these covers look similar? - Page 3

JLyon1515 · 05-01-04, 09:36 AM

I'm not quite understanding the one that is just the poster and the DVD from Wild Things...of course they're the same!

ukywyldcat · 05-01-04, 01:57 PM

Todd B. · 05-02-04, 11:38 PM

Lethal Nemesis · 05-03-04, 07:19 AM

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Originally posted by Leatherballs

The similarities are SCARY.

Awesome post

boredsilly · 05-03-04, 10:58 AM

best. thread. ever.

DonnachaOne · 05-03-04, 02:18 PM

ukywyldcat · 05-03-04, 02:29 PM

ukywyldcat · 05-03-04, 02:31 PM

ukywyldcat · 05-03-04, 02:44 PM

Obviously, I'm kinda bored...

chanster · 05-03-04, 02:46 PM

There are a few things going on here

1.) One are B-Movies that obviously ape well known movies to confuse, ahem attract, video store rentals.

2.) The second is the cult of personality around some actors - Cruise, Cage, etc. The movie is marketed as a safe decision basedo on the success of his/her previous movies.

3.) Some movies are just cheap ass jobs where people's ideas are stolen - Parenthood, Problem Child etc.

DonnachaOne · 05-03-04, 02:59 PM

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Originally posted by chanster
There are a few things going on here

1.) One are B-Movies that obviously ape well known movies to confuse, ahem attract, video store rentals.

2.) The second is the cult of personality around some actors - Cruise, Cage, etc. The movie is marketed as a safe decision basedo on the success of his/her previous movies.

3.) Some movies are just cheap ass jobs where people's ideas are stolen - Parenthood, Problem Child etc.

Well, duh.

jough · 05-03-04, 06:19 PM

Well, I thought the Problem Child cover was a play on the Parenthood cover.

Yeah, we see a lot of covers that are either intentionally ripping off or paying homage to the other covers/posters.

ukywyldcat · 05-03-04, 06:27 PM

ukywyldcat · 05-03-04, 06:37 PM

I'm with time to kill again. Whats amazing is how many similar covers there are, but then again, there is only so much space to work with and so many ways you can work it...

MrSneis · 05-03-04, 11:04 PM

I like cadillacs.

Randy Miller III · 05-03-04, 11:17 PM

Is it just me, or does that guy's head look really big?

Rypro 525 · 05-05-04, 11:08 AM

Jray · 05-05-04, 11:37 AM

Not quite as similar as I first thought, when seeing them in the store in separate places, but still very close.

jough · 05-05-04, 11:54 AM

No, that's good - looks like the same guy made both covers - even used the same font for the titles.

majorjoe23 · 05-05-04, 12:01 PM

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Originally posted by Randy Miller III

Is it just me, or does that guy's head look really big?

Dude, he's got three chicks hanging on him, so would yours.

achau9598 · 05-05-04, 12:37 PM

ukywyldcat · 05-05-04, 04:54 PM

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Originally posted by Jray

Not quite as similar as I first thought, when seeing them in the store in separate places, but still very close.

I agree, these are very similar. Although noticeably different, this one is noticeably similar...

Scot1458 · 05-05-04, 05:47 PM

Great thread, but it's really sad to see such a lack of creativity. I collect classic movie posters, and man some of the European ones ( I'm looking at you Poland) are out of this world.

These posters are just like today's movies...cheap market driven drivel without any creativity.

Sad....yet funny.

Nosebleed · 05-05-04, 06:21 PM

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Originally posted by Scot1458
I collect classic movie posters, and man some of the European ones ( I'm looking at you Poland) are out of this world.

Where do you purchase these foreign (spefically Polish versions of US films) movie posters?

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Scot1458 Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL, Posts: 6,935	Great thread, but it's really sad to see such a lack of creativity. I collect classic movie posters, and man some of the European ones ( I'm looking at you Poland) are out of this world. These posters are just like today's movies...cheap market driven drivel without any creativity. Sad....yet funny.