Josh-da-man

They almost got me once. Once.

It was this:



Saw this in a store. It caught my eye because I was wanting to see the DePalma movie, but was a bit surprised because I thought that it had just been released theatrically. (Though the older I get, the faster time seems to pass.)

Upon closer examination, I didnt' see Hillary Swank listed among the cast, and also that it was not directed by Brian DePalma.

Compare to the "real" version of the movie:



Both have the same title (as its based on a real murder case, I assume it's public domain and difficult to copyright and trademark), and both have a goth chick on the artwork with Crow-lines at the corners of her mouth.

I very nearly bought the damned thing.

NoirFan

These guys are infamous for it.

Jackskeleton

How dare they try to confuse the elderly buying films for their grandchildren!

Cardsfan111

Nah...I understood the sarcasm from the initial posts, and just responded with some myself. Only without the appropriate smilie.

joltman

I remember there was some film that had it's cover look like a Lord of the Rings movie, right down to the orange-ish hue. This was a couple years ago, I can't remember what it was...
EDIT: Found it, I remembered Beast was in the title and searched on Amazon: Blood of Beasts

Yeti4623

Man, those covers suck. Remember the good old days, when the covers were sometimes better than the movie?

Brian Shannon

I've never watched a cover before, perhaps we need a cover review section.

rexinnih

Actually she was the first thing I noticed also.

Michael Corvin

NoirFan

Somehow I can't envision Vincent D'Onofrio as a romantic lead. And that's not an insult, by the way.

GoldenJCJ

^ I haven't seen Happy Accidents yet, but judging by that cover I'm assuming the plot revolves around a beautiful young woman falling in love with a mentally challenged man.

NoirFan

Always with the Method Acting, that guy.

UAIOE

I only remember ripoff covers or "floating head" covers.

"Better covers" are a extreme rarity.