Morbidly ironic Brittany Murphy cover art for 'Deadline' recalled
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Morbidly ironic Brittany Murphy cover art for 'Deadline' recalled
Any one hear about this? Could this become one of the more collectible BRs (as I stipulate in my blog post)?:
http://indieethos.wordpress.com/2009...-art-recalled/
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http://indieethos.wordpress.com/2009...-art-recalled/
Any feedback, thoughts would be appreciated.
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Re: Morbidly ironic Brittany Murphy cover art for 'Deadline' recalled
just saw a bunch of these for $3.99 at my local (closing) blockbuster. Looks Like I'll have to grab one.
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Yeah. I just read about this being recalled and that the distributor will be changing the cover art. I do think it will be a rare item in the future. It's just a very eerie coincidence.
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Re: Morbidly ironic Brittany Murphy cover art for 'Deadline' recalled
Are you sure the DVD coverart is being recalled?
From what I read online, it was redbox trying to pill the coverart posters from their kiosks. I think this movie is produced by a smaller company and I'd doubt they would do a voluntary recall Due to the costs involved.
From what I read online, it was redbox trying to pill the coverart posters from their kiosks. I think this movie is produced by a smaller company and I'd doubt they would do a voluntary recall Due to the costs involved.
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Re: Morbidly ironic Brittany Murphy cover art for 'Deadline' recalled
yes all poster, dvd, blu-ray being recalled. just the cover-art and cover-disc. they'll have replace brittany murphy to tammy blanchard with the same background & bath tub.
Brittany Murphy (Original)
Tammy Blanchard (Reprint)
Brittany Murphy (Original)
Tammy Blanchard (Reprint)
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I don't know if this will ever really be a very valuable item outside of some morbid collectors (which I'm not judging) who just want to have an item because of this weird coincidence. Will anyone really care that much three weeks from now? When a celebrity dies, there's a mad rush to buy their films, but as time passes after their death, the rush to buy all their movies dissipates as people move on to the next craze and prices once again drop. A couple of days after Farrah died, the lowest priced VHS of "SUNBURN" on Amazon was $100 and there was only that one left. People bought all the others. Today, there are several copies (it's a rare tape so even several is a lot) and the lowest is now $21. Not that this is the same thing as a recalled cover, but close enough.
The main thing is, though, is that this DEADLINE sounds like a terrible DTV film that wouldn't gain a second glance on a Blockbuster shelf otherwise. The 12 reviews on imdb are all negative. Even with this morbid curiosity with the cover image, I don't even want to waste a netflix rental on it, much less spend upwards of $20 to buy a new copy.
EDIT: This "quiet recall" by First Look is brilliant marketing to get people all jazzed up to rush out to buy this title which was probably a very slow sell-thru title beforehand.
The main thing is, though, is that this DEADLINE sounds like a terrible DTV film that wouldn't gain a second glance on a Blockbuster shelf otherwise. The 12 reviews on imdb are all negative. Even with this morbid curiosity with the cover image, I don't even want to waste a netflix rental on it, much less spend upwards of $20 to buy a new copy.
EDIT: This "quiet recall" by First Look is brilliant marketing to get people all jazzed up to rush out to buy this title which was probably a very slow sell-thru title beforehand.
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For a comparison, what's the going rate for the CD some rap group put out that had the WTC exploding on their cover?
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Re: Morbidly ironic Brittany Murphy cover art for 'Deadline' recalled
Anyone know if the cover art has already been changed on the Blu? I figured it would take a little while.
Ordered this one last night from Amazon, used 2-day shipping but the estimate is Dec. 30 - 31 (but shows as in-stock and is already preparing to ship).
I've been wanting to get it for a while and the change in cover just sort of hurried my decision.
I see the DVD version has a picture uploaded of the new coverart.
Ordered this one last night from Amazon, used 2-day shipping but the estimate is Dec. 30 - 31 (but shows as in-stock and is already preparing to ship).
I've been wanting to get it for a while and the change in cover just sort of hurried my decision.
I see the DVD version has a picture uploaded of the new coverart.
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I don't know if this will ever really be a very valuable item outside of some morbid collectors (which I'm not judging) who just want to have an item because of this weird coincidence. Will anyone really care that much three weeks from now?
EDIT: This "quiet recall" by First Look is brilliant marketing to get people all jazzed up to rush out to buy this title which was probably a very slow sell-thru title beforehand.
EDIT: This "quiet recall" by First Look is brilliant marketing to get people all jazzed up to rush out to buy this title which was probably a very slow sell-thru title beforehand.
And I agree. First Look doing a recall is a great idea to drum up interest in this movie that undoubtedly wasn't a big seller prior to her death.
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Yeah, this definitely looks like a cheap cash-grab to capitalize on the death of one of the film's stars. I'm sure the original version will probably have an increased re-sale value in a few years, but I doubt it will be much more than $10-$15
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The studio did nothing wrong with that original artwork as it was released before her death so there's absolutely no premeditated marketing there trying to exploit anything. Unfortunately, First Look's "quiet recall" now appears to be a blatant low-class marketing attempt to exploit her death and to make people aware of this nothing film by saying they were trying to "fix" that original cover now as it was so morbid - even though no one actually even noticed or complained about it. It's not like the national news was so appalled by that original artwork after her death (as if anyone even knew this film or DVD cover existed), that they were demanding some sort of a recall. It just sounds like a BS marketing department reverse-psychology ploy to make them look like the good guys (and also move a lot more units) which I simply won't fall for. Shame on them for trying to milk this sad coincidence.
Had anyone even heard of this film before this ridiculous "recall" news broke? If someone says yes, I'll listen, but I want to know how you heard of the film. Maybe a Brittany fan? And if so, were you offended by the cover art after she died, even though the cover art happened prior? Why were you offended? Coincidences in life happen. I'm only offended by the recall, and the marketing reasons behind it.
Had anyone even heard of this film before this ridiculous "recall" news broke? If someone says yes, I'll listen, but I want to know how you heard of the film. Maybe a Brittany fan? And if so, were you offended by the cover art after she died, even though the cover art happened prior? Why were you offended? Coincidences in life happen. I'm only offended by the recall, and the marketing reasons behind it.
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Had anyone even heard of this film before this ridiculous "recall" news broke? If someone says yes, I'll listen, but I want to know how you heard of the film. Maybe a Brittany fan? And if so, were you offended by the cover art after she died, even though the cover art happened prior? Why were you offended? Coincidences in life happen. I'm only offended by the recall, and the marketing reasons behind it.
I'm admittedly a Brittany fan though - the coverart interested me, but the trailer didn't impress me, so I added it to my wishlist and held off (hoping for a bargain price, like their releases tend to eventually turn into). I've been keeping an eye on the price and it didn't seem to drop at all in the past few weeks - even with her passing, I wasn't too interested in buying it at full price. The news of the "recall" is what pushed me to get it - so if they were trying to push sales, it worked for me. Without that, I would've continued to hold off for a discount. I wasnt offended by the recall, even if it is just a way to push the title - I would've been more offended if they started to advertise it more with her death (I would see it being much worse advertising it (now) as one of her last films, etc.. or if she were in a smaller role, adding her to the coverart to get some sympathy sales).
With it being a new movie, in its early runs, I totally understand them changing the coverart. I think them doing a "quiet" recall was good - they didn't put out a press release saying that out of respect they're going to pull the covers.. I looked around and the link in here was the only one I found that even mentioned the DVD Coverart change -- everywhere else online just has news from Redbox changing all of the covers (a search for "deadline dvd recall" only brings up the redbox story.. over and over).
For anyone that did order it from Amazon - what was your expected delivery date? Mine said In Stock at the time I ordered (12/23) - I used Amazon Prime but my delivery date is 12/30 - 12/31 and still hasn't shipped. Items I ordered today (12/26) say that delivery will be 12/29, so I don't get it..
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For anyone that did order it from Amazon - what was your expected delivery date? Mine said In Stock at the time I ordered (12/23) - I used Amazon Prime but my delivery date is 12/30 - 12/31 and still hasn't shipped. Items I ordered today (12/26) say that delivery will be 12/29, so I don't get it..
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It is very rare that First Look puts out something that interests me. This is not one of those cases.
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