Discuss North American DVDs and Blu-rays or other DVD and Blu-ray-related topics.
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dwk
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#2002
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by dwk » Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:13 pm
Zavvi exclusive
Leon. Not really an issue with the art, but some of the items included in the box
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CSM126
- Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:22 am
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#2003
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by CSM126 » Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:14 pm
dwk wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:13 pm
Zavvi exclusive
Leon. Not really an issue with the art, but some of the items included in the box
Pure fug, and obnoxious in the extreme.
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therewillbeblus
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#2004
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by therewillbeblus » Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:08 am
I love the irony of how much planning went into delivering a surplus of 'creative ideas', but the contents of which could not have been made with less effort. I mean, they're practically advertising that the grenade pin is made out of a barely-bent paper clip
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pzadvance
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- Location: Los Angeles, CA
#2005
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by pzadvance » Tue Mar 28, 2023 4:50 pm
Cover for the new reissue of Fun City’s Morvern Callar. Apparently referencing an old VHS cover for some reason? But boy am I glad i nabbed that first edition slipcover
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pianocrash
- Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:02 am
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#2006
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by pianocrash » Tue Mar 28, 2023 7:37 pm
pzadvance wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 4:50 pm
Cover for the new reissue of Fun City’s Morvern Callar. Apparently referencing an old VHS cover for some reason? But boy am I glad i nabbed that first edition slipcover
Slipcovers were always meant to be thrown away, as MVD proves time & again. ALIENS was a great movie, though.
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Matt
- Joined: Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:58 pm
#2007
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by Matt » Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:44 pm
Wow, that’s a steep slide from the sublime to the ridiculous.
It’s apparently based on
the VHS cover for Christiane F. Apart from some superficial common elements (a young woman finding her way in life, drugs, and a cracking soundtrack), I don’t understand the connection.
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JSC
- Joined: Thu May 16, 2013 9:17 am
#2008
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by JSC » Mon Apr 24, 2023 10:43 am
I don't know... for some reason this made me laugh. I guess the cover implies he's
trying to look dangerous or something, but it looks more like he's pouting that
someone stole his favorite cup.
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JSC
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#2009
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by JSC » Wed May 10, 2023 7:09 am
Well... maybe they were going for some sort of David Hockney or Edward Hopper-eqsue
style image here, but it doesn't really suit the film.
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Finch
- Joined: Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:09 pm
- Location: Edinburgh, UK
#2010
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by Finch » Wed May 10, 2023 8:37 am
They attempted a Hopper-esque look with the Mulholland Drive artwork before and just as unsuccessful. At least the French cover doesn't have the star ratings that the UK branches seem to think they have to have on their covers.
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colinr0380
- Joined: Mon Nov 08, 2004 4:30 pm
- Location: Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, UK
#2011
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by colinr0380 » Wed May 10, 2023 5:22 pm
I am getting more irrationally irritated than I should be just by the way that events that take place in different locations are getting smooshed together into one single image in that Contempt cover, especially the idea that Bardot is relaxing nude in Frtiz Lang's living room!
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therewillbeblus
- Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:40 pm
#2012
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by therewillbeblus » Wed May 10, 2023 7:23 pm
I actually like the SC Mulholland Dr. art, but this is pretty weak (and that spacious vantage point of the apartment layout feels antithetical to the blocking of fragmented space that makes the famous scene taking place in there so thematically effective!)
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soundchaser
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#2014
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by soundchaser » Thu May 11, 2023 1:02 pm
I don't recall Laura Dern looking quite that...swollen.
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bottled spider
- Joined: Thu Nov 26, 2009 2:59 am
#2015
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by bottled spider » Sat May 13, 2023 12:41 pm
I like the way the dinosaurs are presented as if they were actors with speaking parts.
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domino harvey
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#2016
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by domino harvey » Sun May 14, 2023 10:21 am
Why do all the actors except Attenborough look like they just realized they stepped in dog shit
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swo17
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#2017
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by swo17 » Sun May 14, 2023 10:58 am
He realizes but he likes it
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Rayon Vert
- Green is the Rayest Color
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#2018
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by Rayon Vert » Sun May 14, 2023 11:07 am
More like dino poop.
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tenia
- Ask Me About My Bassoon
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#2019
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by tenia » Sun May 14, 2023 1:02 pm
bottled spider wrote: ↑Sat May 13, 2023 12:41 pm
I like the way the dinosaurs are presented as if they were actors with speaking parts.
domino harvey wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 10:21 am
Why do all the actors except Attenborough look like they just realized they stepped in dog shit
Does this mean we're also getting T-Rex and Raptor's reactions to stepping in dino-poop ?
(It truly is a hideous cover, though it does look like the dinos are presented as main cast).
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pianocrash
- Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:02 am
- Location: Over & Out
#2021
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by pianocrash » Mon May 15, 2023 12:00 am
Monterey Jack wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 1:01 pm
What, no room for Dodson on the cover...?
Dodgson is already adequately posed for his 4K MAD Fold-In debut:
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therewillbeblus
- Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:40 pm
#2022
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by therewillbeblus » Fri Jun 16, 2023 2:37 pm
Looks like a 2D cardboard cutout of Ferris put in a cartoon car, awkwardly at a 90degree angle with the slanted direction of the car. Plus, of all the locations to place his iconic laid-back posture... Watch the road!
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SeizureMilk
- Joined: Sun Jan 22, 2023 1:51 pm
#2023
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by SeizureMilk » Fri Jun 16, 2023 3:03 pm
I think this would have been slightly better if it was the passenger seat or especially the back seat since that work best for his position. I think the idea was to convey the idea that Ferris (and by extension us) drives their own live, or something, but it’s just how it’s executed that doesn’t work.
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therewillbeblus
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#2024
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by therewillbeblus » Fri Jun 16, 2023 3:06 pm
It would be really funny if someone put that much thought into a thematic allegory, and then had their third-grader photoshop two images together to execute it
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SeizureMilk
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#2025
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by SeizureMilk » Fri Jun 16, 2023 3:11 pm
I’m trying to give people the benefit of the doubt. There has to be a reason why they were hired, right?