Comments on: 10 Movies With Cool Posters and Bland DVD Covers http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/01/02/10-movies-with-cool-posters-and-bland-dvd-covers/ Blog And Podcast Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:19:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rian http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/01/02/10-movies-with-cool-posters-and-bland-dvd-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-419493 Rian Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:10:24 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=4055#comment-419493 A little off topic here, but since you've got the Minority report poster up there, I always thought it was rather funny how damn similar the Minority Report DVD cover is to the Mission Impossible 2 DVD cover. Both are just profile views of Tom Cruise kind of slanting into view from off camera. Minority Report: http://feedbag.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/25/minority.jpg Mission Impossible 2: http://www.impawards.com/2000/posters/mission_impossible_two_ver1.jpg A little off topic here, but since you’ve got the Minority report poster up there, I always thought it was rather funny how damn similar the Minority Report DVD cover is to the Mission Impossible 2 DVD cover. Both are just profile views of Tom Cruise kind of slanting into view from off camera.

Minority Report: http://feedbag.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/25/minority.jpg

Mission Impossible 2: http://www.impawards.com/2000/posters/mission_impossible_two_ver1.jpg

]]> By: Top 100 Movie Posters of All-Time - Film Junk http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/01/02/10-movies-with-cool-posters-and-bland-dvd-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-419426 Top 100 Movie Posters of All-Time - Film Junk Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:04:03 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=4055#comment-419426 [...] On a related note, check out Film Junk’s 10 Movies with Cool Posters and Bland DVD Artwork. [...] [...] On a related note, check out Film Junk’s 10 Movies with Cool Posters and Bland DVD Artwork. [...]

]]> By: Cocktail Ken http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/01/02/10-movies-with-cool-posters-and-bland-dvd-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-110006 Cocktail Ken Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:13:16 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=4055#comment-110006 It seems they're all just trying to make sure you can see the big movie stars. So mom will be sure to rent it. It seems they’re all just trying to make sure you can see the big movie stars. So mom will be sure to rent it.

]]> By: Goon http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/01/02/10-movies-with-cool-posters-and-bland-dvd-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-87791 Goon Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:49:07 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=4055#comment-87791 heres one you'll agree with Sean Primer before: http://img.waffleimages.com/1b36c4dba0b7e949153d4867e303df6d91f4cc9a/primer.jpg Primer after: http://img.waffleimages.com/8a6dd6a871d350dbde59d5312bea86e3ca7c686f/B0007N1JC8.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg heres one you’ll agree with Sean

Primer before:
http://img.waffleimages.com/1b36c4dba0b7e949153d4867e303df6d91f4cc9a/primer.jpg

Primer after:
http://img.waffleimages.com/8a6dd6a871d350dbde59d5312bea86e3ca7c686f/B0007N1JC8.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

]]> By: Goon http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/01/02/10-movies-with-cool-posters-and-bland-dvd-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-87789 Goon Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:45:47 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=4055#comment-87789 check out the awful UK cover of Children of Men. this takes the cake for awful dvd covers http://img0703.paintedover.com/uploads/0703/childrenofmen_r2.jpg check out the awful UK cover of Children of Men. this takes the cake for awful dvd covers

http://img0703.paintedover.com/uploads/0703/childrenofmen_r2.jpg

]]> By: Jason http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/01/02/10-movies-with-cool-posters-and-bland-dvd-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-83904 Jason Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:42:19 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=4055#comment-83904 I've always hated the artwork for the U.S. release of Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence, which looks like something you'd find sketched in some junior high school student's notebook. http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/92/37/2722e893e7a0486cc728f010.L.jpg Especially when compared to the original Japanese artwork, which was used for the DVD releases in other countries. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c1/Innocence_Ghost_In_The_Shell_Poster.jpg/200px-Innocence_Ghost_In_The_Shell_Poster.jpg I’ve always hated the artwork for the U.S. release of Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence, which looks like something you’d find sketched in some junior high school student’s notebook.

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/92/37/2722e893e7a0486cc728f010.L.jpg

Especially when compared to the original Japanese artwork, which was used for the DVD releases in other countries.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c1/Innocence_Ghost_In_The_Shell_Poster.jpg/200px-Innocence_Ghost_In_The_Shell_Poster.jpg

]]> By: Goon http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/01/02/10-movies-with-cool-posters-and-bland-dvd-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-81954 Goon Mon, 12 Mar 2007 02:10:49 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=4055#comment-81954 Sean maybe you should add some of these man: The Fountain before: http://img.waffleimages.com/4af24af4fc7c1f008cdc6202b25a089ac2d0fada/fountain1.JPG The Fountain coming soon to DVD: http://img.waffleimages.com/ee1c7866115ef6f2a900caf55edac2b6c6376b9c/fountain3.JPG Sean maybe you should add some of these man:

The Fountain before:
http://img.waffleimages.com/4af24af4fc7c1f008cdc6202b25a089ac2d0fada/fountain1.JPG

The Fountain coming soon to DVD:
http://img.waffleimages.com/ee1c7866115ef6f2a900caf55edac2b6c6376b9c/fountain3.JPG

]]> By: Goon http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/01/02/10-movies-with-cool-posters-and-bland-dvd-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-78494 Goon Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:41:16 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=4055#comment-78494 crank had two wicked posters: http://img.waffleimages.com/0cc96be94f0d2ee75e366d12ab635ab6f2628ea1/crank-poster.jpg http://img.waffleimages.com/d82e27102d3e4bc6d6778f8a21982c8ec7b11598/crankposter.jpg.w300h441.jpg and now it looks like this: http://img.waffleimages.com/1cea30ab139b81413608053d1b37b3a58f55dcd7/B000K7UBSO.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg crank had two wicked posters:
http://img.waffleimages.com/0cc96be94f0d2ee75e366d12ab635ab6f2628ea1/crank-poster.jpg
http://img.waffleimages.com/d82e27102d3e4bc6d6778f8a21982c8ec7b11598/crankposter.jpg.w300h441.jpg

and now it looks like this:
http://img.waffleimages.com/1cea30ab139b81413608053d1b37b3a58f55dcd7/B000K7UBSO.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

]]> By: Goon http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/01/02/10-movies-with-cool-posters-and-bland-dvd-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-78493 Goon Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:40:23 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=4055#comment-78493 Layer Cake http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0006HIPOK.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg which then got released here as: http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0009X7BDC.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg which isnt so bad, but THEN after Casino Royale made Daniel Craig a bigger star: http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0009X7BD2.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg UGH Layer Cake
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0006HIPOK.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

which then got released here as:
http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0009X7BDC.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

which isnt so bad, but THEN after Casino Royale made Daniel Craig a bigger star:
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0009X7BD2.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

UGH

]]> By: Goon http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/01/02/10-movies-with-cool-posters-and-bland-dvd-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-77781 Goon Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:55:05 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=4055#comment-77781 History of Violence before: http://imagesocket.com/view/history11b2.jpg History of Violence after: http://imagesocket.com/view/history234b.jpg History of Violence before:
http://imagesocket.com/view/history11b2.jpg

History of Violence after:
http://imagesocket.com/view/history234b.jpg

]]> By: Goon http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/01/02/10-movies-with-cool-posters-and-bland-dvd-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-77780 Goon Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:52:58 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=4055#comment-77780 The Matador before: http://cr0y.waffleimages.com/files/80/8034686538e75dbbcbca0cb390957f5b0c1cde2f.jpg The Matador after: http://waffles.wwwp.de/files/64/64ead1079a3bdd3ff39c47ade04f3673cdb62ef1.jpg The Matador before:
http://cr0y.waffleimages.com/files/80/8034686538e75dbbcbca0cb390957f5b0c1cde2f.jpg

The Matador after:
http://waffles.wwwp.de/files/64/64ead1079a3bdd3ff39c47ade04f3673cdb62ef1.jpg

]]> By: Sean http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/01/02/10-movies-with-cool-posters-and-bland-dvd-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-61985 Sean Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:32:17 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=4055#comment-61985 Hey you know what, I actually had Ocean's Eleven picked out but forgot to post the pictures. I'll add them right now. Hey you know what, I actually had Ocean’s Eleven picked out but forgot to post the pictures. I’ll add them right now.

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