Have you ever bought a movie or box set just beacuse of its cover art?
05-02-03, 08:48 AM
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No Never, Although last week, I did not BUY a movie because of the cover art. I was going to pick up Dante's Peak, but the new cover just suck, it looks like a B movie cover. I got ot find an old cover somewhere.
05-02-03, 08:53 AM
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I'm sure that if i only bought on the basis of cover art then i would own the entire Criterion collection by now and as i don't that would pretty much suggest that i'm more concerned with what's on the shiny thing that is usually contained internally 
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05-02-03, 09:25 AM
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I have to admit that when I'm not sure if a movie is any good I judge it by the cover .
Also I'm a sucker for box sets , put any movies of the genres I like as a set no matter how shitty they are , call is "The crap collection" and I'll be first in line to buy it ..
Also I'm a sucker for box sets , put any movies of the genres I like as a set no matter how shitty they are , call is "The crap collection" and I'll be first in line to buy it ..
05-02-03, 09:25 AM
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Originally posted by hugo1000faces
I'll admit that if a movie has already tempted me, then the DVD packaging can push me into the purchase zone.
But of course it's the movie inside that really matters.
I'll admit that if a movie has already tempted me, then the DVD packaging can push me into the purchase zone.
But of course it's the movie inside that really matters.
Never soley for the cover art. I must be interested in the content. Getting it at a great price doesn't hurt either.
Examples: Speed Racer, Pearl Harbor, and Repoman tin.
05-02-03, 09:28 AM
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Usualy I do it with titles that are not expensive, but I actually didn't do it quite often, and I've been quite lucky since none have been boring one...
Usualy, I try to get a review (from dvdfile if possible), look at the features, the actors and then get it!..
I did it for : (canadian dolars)
Donnie Darko for 11,99$ (a good one)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin for 9,99$ pre-vis (not bad, good one for the GF)
The Posseidon Adventure for 10,99$ (not bad for the year, and some good acting)
The Ice Storm for 7,99$ (quite a good one actually)
Arlington Road for 7,99$ (not bad, but a little bit slow)
so out of 5, I would say that 3 are quite good and 2 are OK for the price!
Usualy, I try to get a review (from dvdfile if possible), look at the features, the actors and then get it!..
I did it for : (canadian dolars)
Donnie Darko for 11,99$ (a good one)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin for 9,99$ pre-vis (not bad, good one for the GF)
The Posseidon Adventure for 10,99$ (not bad for the year, and some good acting)
The Ice Storm for 7,99$ (quite a good one actually)
Arlington Road for 7,99$ (not bad, but a little bit slow)
so out of 5, I would say that 3 are quite good and 2 are OK for the price!
05-03-03, 01:06 PM
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Originally posted by D-Ball
I've never bought a dvd based on the cover art. It really doesn't matter to me. It's what's on the inside that counts.
I've never bought a dvd based on the cover art. It really doesn't matter to me. It's what's on the inside that counts.
05-03-03, 02:21 PM
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Guilty. I bought the CC box set with 400 Blows in it, because the box was a suitcase and all the individual discs inside are pictures of shirts. So yeah, I popped $70 for it and I don't think I'll like the movies.
05-04-03, 11:59 PM
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Originally posted by SCHMEGGA
It is funny you brought this up because I was just talking about it the other day. I bought Speed Racer on Tuesday when I went to pick up my new releases simply because the cover is so freakin' cool!
It is funny you brought this up because I was just talking about it the other day. I bought Speed Racer on Tuesday when I went to pick up my new releases simply because the cover is so freakin' cool!
05-05-03, 11:29 AM
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Anchor Bay and Artisan start reading this thread, the execs go "hmmm...", and all of a sudden every single release is in a rubber molded case!
Not sure if this counts, but a friend of mine bought the Spider-Man box set for the comic that came with it.
And I am very tempted to buy that Speed Racer set. Not because of the case, but because I want to hear that theme tune in DVD Audio!
Not sure if this counts, but a friend of mine bought the Spider-Man box set for the comic that came with it.
And I am very tempted to buy that Speed Racer set. Not because of the case, but because I want to hear that theme tune in DVD Audio!
