Worst International Posters Ever
I ran across this poster site. WTF? How is this legal?
http://www.cracked.com/article_16990...e-posters.html One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleim...ers/cuckoo.jpg Star Wars http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleim.../starwars2.jpg This stuff is crazy! |
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Star Trek IV.
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Polish posters are usually the best. And not as in so bad they're good. They're phenomenal.
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I vote for eXcentris!
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Polish film posters in particular (as well as those from other eastern European countries and Japan) are some of the finest examples of pop art/avant garde design on the planet. I'm surprised and somewhat saddened to see them held up to such derision here, but I suspect the age of the some commentators here (and the Cracked writer at the link for sure) are a factor . . . :(
And whatever would make someone suspect it wasn't legal? Because it's not familiar? |
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Originally Posted by Brian T
(Post 9242129)
Polish film posters in particular (as well as those from other eastern European countries and Japan) are some of the finest examples of pop art/avant garde design on the planet. I'm surprised and somewhat saddened to see them held up to such derision here, but I suspect the age of the some commentators here (and the Cracked writer at the link for sure) are a factor . . .
As for the second half of your comment, I could say that many people exclaim their greatness simply based on the fact that they are unusual and "exotic", without much thought into whether they are quality examples of movie poster art or not. Does anyone have any evidence of these posters actually being used in theaters? I've only ever seen them in online stores. |
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Polish film posters in particular (as well as those from other eastern European countries and Japan) are some of the finest examples of pop art/avant garde design on the planet. http://www.polishposter.com/images/4558.jpg http://www.polishposter.com/images/4548.jpg http://www.polishposter.com/images/0843.jpg |
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And here in the States, we're stuck with head shots and Drew Struzan wanna-be's.
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I love how the Boogie nights poster Mentions Luis Guzman and Nicole Ari Parker but neglects to mention leading man Mark Wahlberg, Heather Graham, John C Reily, William H. Macy, Don Cheadle, etc.
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That French King Kong poster is awesome, although it's actually for the movie 'A.P.E.'
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Originally Posted by Numanoid
(Post 9242195)
I agree that many of them are great art. That still doesn't make them a quality movie poster.
Originally Posted by Numanoid
(Post 9242195)
Creating a beautiful abstract image and then slapping on the name of some movie, which may or may not have anything at all to do with the image, doesn't make it a great movie poster to me.
Originally Posted by Numanoid
(Post 9242195)
As for the second half of your comment, I could say that many people exclaim their greatness simply based on the fact that they are unusual and "exotic", without much thought into whether they are quality examples of movie poster art or not.
Originally Posted by MinLShaw
(Post 9242241)
And here in the States, we're stuck with head shots and Drew Struzan wanna-be's.
The title of this thread is offensive. . |
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Originally Posted by The Bus
(Post 9241519)
Polish posters are usually the best. And not as in so bad they're good. They're phenomenal.
Originally Posted by Brian T
(Post 9242129)
Polish film posters in particular (as well as those from other eastern European countries and Japan) are some of the finest examples of pop art/avant garde design on the planet. I'm surprised and somewhat saddened to see them held up to such derision here, but I suspect the age of the some commentators here (and the Cracked writer at the link for sure) are a factor . . . :(
And whatever would make someone suspect it wasn't legal? Because it's not familiar?
Originally Posted by Numanoid
(Post 9242195)
Does anyone have any evidence of these posters actually being used in theaters? I've only ever seen them in online stores.
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Just wanted to add that there were actually some on that list that I liked, including the Deliverance one. Maybe I'm crazy.
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You're not crazy. The Cracked writer has no idea of the importance of the art he's ridiculing. He stumbled across a "crazyass" web site full of posters he didn't understand and thus felt were awful, and then felt compelled to proliferate his ignorance.
Like National Lampoon, Cracked Magazine was a good read . . . in the 70s. Incidentally, these posters were widely used in theaters because they were generally the only posters made available. "Evidence", however, is most likely to come from the mouths of people who lived (or live) there rather than some widely-available book or online database about the history of Polish film distribution, but you never know . . . ;) . |
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Stepped back in to add that I don't think that all of the posters from that site suck, but a lot of them do, like the two that I posted earlier. I thought it was a funny little article that you would all enjoy debating about. To those offended with the thread title, Loosen up, it's the freakin' internet for chrissakes!
And I agree that some of the best film posters I've ever seen come out of Poland. |
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When I was in Pakistan about 12 years ago I saw a poster for Stallones Daylight, it had a shot of him holding a gun from rambo, superimposed over the tunnel from the movie, and it was called Rambo 4.
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Originally Posted by JarJar Fett
(Post 9242889)
I thought it was a funny little article that you would all enjoy debating about.
. . . some of the best film posters I've ever seen come out of Poland.
Originally Posted by fmian
(Post 9242908)
When I was in Pakistan about 12 years ago I saw a poster for Stallones Daylight, it had a shot of him holding a gun from rambo, superimposed over the tunnel from the movie, and it was called Rambo 4.
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Boy those posters are terrible.
Are they art? yes. Bad art? yes. Is art subjective? yes. Just because I think it looks like crap do you need to be offended? no. |
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haha these are great
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I think Polish movie posters are kick ass. :up: I'd love to get a couple of them to hang up, but I don't think I could narrow down my choices, there are so many cool ones.
Turkish posters are pretty wild too, especially the ones for Turkish films. And the seemingly loose interpretation of copyright laws in that country make them even better. |
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I have this one (original, not reprinted) linen-backed:
http://www.polishposter.com/images/2450.jpg I would love to get several more Polish posters, especially that Chinatown one above. It's an amazing art form and I wish people in the States had better access to them. |
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Originally Posted by tanman
(Post 9243051)
Boy those posters are terrible.
Are they art? yes. Bad art? yes. Is art subjective? yes. Just because I think it looks like crap do you need to be offended? no. Ooooh, sassy! No one in the thread offended me because they hate these posters. ;) Ignorance is bliss. That's why the Cracked writer is so confident in his comedic abilities. Context? Bah!
Originally Posted by cultshock
(Post 9243195)
I think Polish movie posters are kick ass. :up: I'd love to get a couple of them to hang up, but I don't think I could narrow down my choices, there are so many cool ones.
Turkish posters are pretty wild too, especially the ones for Turkish films. And the seemingly loose interpretation of copyright laws in that country make them even better. |
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Originally Posted by JarJar Fett
(Post 9241287)
This is the best Star Wars Poster of all-time. |
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