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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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That German cover is pretty bad-ass
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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.
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I don't have any problems with the U.S. cover, but the German one is definitely sweet.
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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.
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Germany for sure, but that Von Sam Raimi bullshit has got to go.
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Re: Battle of the Blu-ray Cover Art - 30 Days of Night

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.
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Voted for Germany.

Uh.. wow, I just noticed how ridiculous that sounded.
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Voted for Germany. Sometimes less is more, I've always been a fan of simpler covers.
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Germany. Followed by US, with UK in last of course.
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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.
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Re: Battle of the Blu-ray Cover Art - 30 Days of Night

Whoops. Meant to vote for the US one but hit UK instead.
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German cover is the best, followed by the US cover.
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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.
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Re: Battle of the Blu-ray Cover Art - 30 Days of Night

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)?
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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."
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Re: Battle of the Blu-ray Cover Art - 30 Days of Night

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.
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Wow, I've never seen US and UK covers so similar before.
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Re: Battle of the Blu-ray Cover Art - 30 Days of Night

German. I agree with the "less is more" comments. I've always been a fan of simplicity when it comes to covers.
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Re: Battle of the Blu-ray Cover Art - 30 Days of Night

German. US and UK look almost the same.
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Germany.
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U.s.

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

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