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Battle of the Blu-ray Cover Art - 30 Days of Night

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Old 01-14-09 | 10:47 AM
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Battle of the Blu-ray Cover Art - 30 Days of Night

Poll - Just for fun, what is your favorite cover art/packaging?
I would like to post a new poll like this every week. I thought it would be fun.

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Old 01-14-09 | 10:51 AM
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That German cover is pretty bad-ass
Old 01-14-09 | 11:00 AM
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I like the UK one best. It's a little cleaner without the head, and I like the black on red lettering better.
Old 01-14-09 | 11:37 AM
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I don't have any problems with the U.S. cover, but the German one is definitely sweet.
Old 01-14-09 | 12:37 PM
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I can never get past the large 18s on the UK stuff. I'll take the U.S. version on this one.
Old 01-14-09 | 01:21 PM
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Germany for sure, but that Von Sam Raimi bullshit has got to go.
Old 01-14-09 | 02:45 PM
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Definitely Germany. I'm not a fan of plastering actors on the covers just because. And Josh Harnett? That looks like Ashton Kutcher (circa Butterfly Effect) on the cover.

Great idea for a weekly thread.
Old 01-14-09 | 03:27 PM
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Voted for Germany.

Uh.. wow, I just noticed how ridiculous that sounded.
Old 01-14-09 | 04:57 PM
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Voted for Germany. Sometimes less is more, I've always been a fan of simpler covers.
Old 01-14-09 | 05:03 PM
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Germany. Followed by US, with UK in last of course.
Old 01-14-09 | 06:41 PM
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I think the German cover is the most striking by far.

The US cover is OK, but busy.

The UK cover is a mess. It's too blown out and the red splatter is way overdone. It looks like someone scanned the US cover and tried to "fix" it.
Old 01-14-09 | 07:30 PM
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Whoops. Meant to vote for the US one but hit UK instead.
Old 01-14-09 | 07:48 PM
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German cover is the best, followed by the US cover.
Old 01-14-09 | 08:18 PM
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Re: Battle of the Blu-ray Cover Art - 30 Days of Night

Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ
Sometimes less is more, I've always been a fan of simpler covers.
Same here.
Old 01-14-09 | 08:46 PM
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i agree w/ steebo777. The German cover looks the best, but is somewhat ruined by the "Von Sam Raimi...." blurb. Maybe if it was on the bottom instead of at the top (and in a much smaller font)?
Old 01-15-09 | 04:01 AM
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Re: Battle of the Blu-ray Cover Art - 30 Days of Night

The red really clashes with the bright blue Blu-ray cases on all three covers.

The German cover has a nice, simple design, but the white blurbs kill it.

The US cover is a better design than the UK cover because the red is more muted and balanced out at the top. The white title on the US stands out, while the first wording you notice on the UK edition is the big white blurb at the top, with the title hidden at the bottom of the case. The way your eye moves across the package, it almost looks like the title of the movie is "They're Coming."
Old 01-15-09 | 06:05 PM
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The U.S. cover has elements of all 3 covers. I personally replaced my cover a long time ago with one of the many custom covers out there.
Old 01-15-09 | 06:43 PM
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Wow, I've never seen US and UK covers so similar before.
Old 01-19-09 | 01:06 PM
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German. I agree with the "less is more" comments. I've always been a fan of simplicity when it comes to covers.
Old 01-19-09 | 01:32 PM
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German. US and UK look almost the same.
Old 01-19-09 | 04:23 PM
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Germany.
Old 01-20-09 | 08:47 AM
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U.s.

Why the hell won't the 'S' stay capitalized?

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