Fake Criterion Covers

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thewind · #51 Post by **thewind** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:09 pm

That's pathetic.

pzman84 · #52 Post by **pzman84** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:44 pm

You have no sense of humor.

thewind · #53 Post by **thewind** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:08 pm

Oh, I think lots of things are funny. For instance, a bunch of DVD fanatics getting bent out of shape over the design of a DVD cover.

toiletduck! · #54 Post by **toiletduck!** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:56 am

You, sir, are a silly little man.

-Toilet Dcuk

Napoleon · #55 Post by **Napoleon** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:06 am

Do you think he/she could be the designer?

exte · #56 Post by **exte** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:50 pm

This made me just laugh out loud. This forum's too much!

timothy.newsum · #57 Post by **timothy.newsum** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:10 pm

Still pretty bland (or at least, I wouldn't say that this necessarily makes it any better), but, basically, all I've done is removed the lavender, magenta and the diagonal titles (which seem to be the sources of great anguish) to see if it could actually pacify the outrage (and then added some â€˜diffusion glow' - which I figured wouldn't be any cheesier than the textured rice-paper background from the actual cover art). Otherwise, the overall formal elements in the design are left relatively intact.

denti alligator · #58 Post by **denti alligator** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:59 am

Not bad at all.

CSM126 · #59 Post by **CSM126** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:54 am

That's great, actually. I'm still a fan of the real deal, but yours is very well done.

thewind · #60 Post by **thewind** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:08 pm

I like that one, but it needs to be more pink.

Mr Pixies · #61 Post by **Mr Pixies** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 3:34 pm

Noir of the Night · #62 Post by **Noir of the Night** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:06 pm

spine 322

Note: The reason this is spine 322 is because I created it last January, so yeah.

King of Kong · #63 Post by **King of Kong** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:26 pm

er, Charles Manson edition?

Feast on me · #64 Post by **Feast on me** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:22 pm

Here is a cover I just did of BuÃ±uel's Exterminating Angel (El Ã

justeleblanc · #65 Post by **justeleblanc** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:25 pm

I'm still holding out for a Pinal/Bunuel box when Viridiana is released. And you know, what would make that box perfect are three film covers that are just as weird and crappy as Viridiana -- that way maybe through unity I will finally see beauty.

Solaris · #66 Post by **Solaris** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:42 am

unclehulot wrote:The best Criterion fake cover ever though was on the old forum, the Au Haszard Balthazzar cover with a strong Shrek influence. I'd love to see that again as I don't think I saved a copy....might even print it for insertion into my case for the actual disc.........well, maybe not.

Does anybody have a copy of this?
Sounds hilarious.

Mr Pixies · #67 Post by **Mr Pixies** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:06 am

Noir of the Night · #68 Post by **Noir of the Night** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:33 am

Faux Hulot · #69 Post by **Faux Hulot** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 3:11 pm

In the name of positive visualization:

hammock · #70 Post by **hammock** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:57 am

I wish Criterion would hire the guy posting fanart on the .com site for a few jobs - he is amazing...

Lino · #71 Post by **Lino** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:11 pm

I LOVE the one for Playtime! It's a shame Criterion didn't use it or any other, for that matter. I was a bit surprised to see they recycled the old one and simply added the new font and logo. La-zee!

#72 Post by **Matt** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:11 pm

Lino wrote:I LOVE the one for Playtime!

Not me. Makes it look like some kind of dour Laurent Cantet film about cubicle drones.

Michael · #73 Post by **Michael** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:35 pm

I love the Vivre Sa Vie cover. It made me want to watch the film again.

I haven't seen Scorpio Rising yet but its cover seems a bit too busy.. either one of the images (the jacket or the guy's face) should stand alone. Preferably the jacket one - red, black, metal all go together like a perfect harmony. The guy's face alone leaves an impression of something that's soft gay porn.

#74 Post by **domino harvey** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:04 pm

the My Life to Live cover is terrible, and the profile of the guy makes it seem like Bellmondo is in the pic

Jem · #75 Post by **Jem** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:51 pm

That Scorpio Rising cover is "the Shit!".