Cool DVD/BD Packaging and Covers

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#26 Post by tryavna » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:36 am

Since this thread has become more about good DVD covers (as an alternative to the "Worst" thread), I thought I'd give a shout-out to the cover of this DVD, which I just got around to picking up recently:

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I really like the art-deco feel of it.

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#27 Post by Steven H » Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:07 am

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Who hasn't been waiting for this? It's interesting that the gold pattern (applique? embroidery?) on The Love God's smoking jacket tastefully articulates his genitals (maybe that's where the question mark in the title comes in handy?). I wonder if the artist was attempting a Bogartesque or Sinatraesque Knotts? Only they know for sure.

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#28 Post by Ashirg » Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:20 am

Considering it was released 3 years ago, nobody is waiting for it anymore....

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#29 Post by pianocrash » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:08 am

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#30 Post by Cinesimilitude » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:17 pm

Warner's knocked this one out of the park, too bad it's a terrible movie.

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#31 Post by domino harvey » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:58 pm

SncDthMnky wrote:Warner's knocked this one out of the park, too bad it's a terrible movie.
wow that really is a good cover... I give them a month before they change it to a gradient pic of Swank squinting with "THE REAPING" appearing below her mug in shakey font.

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#32 Post by patrick » Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:24 am

Man, that cover is way too cool for that movie. That's kind of how I felt about the packaging on the Saw movies, with the clear o-ring over the clear Amray.

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#33 Post by Cinesimilitude » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:50 am

I don't think I'd like it nearly as much if It wasn't AnnaSophia Robb on the cover. To go from Disney to something that even looks this dark is a leap surpassed only by Anne Hathaway's jump from Princess Diaries 2 to Havoc.
domino harvey wrote:wow that really is a good cover... I give them a month before they change it to a gradient pic of Swank squinting with "THE REAPING" appearing below her mug in shakey font.
It wouldn't surprise me, but with most HD-DVDs from warner not containing any quotes at all (I will eat my R2 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence slipcover if the Standard DVD doesn't get quotes added to it), if that cover makes it to shelves I'll buy it.

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#34 Post by Magic Hate Ball » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:48 am

The Reaping goes from crappy poster to awesome DVD while The Prestige goes from amazing poster to crappy DVD?

There is no justice.

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#35 Post by Jeff » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:05 am

Whoever came up with the title treatment for this deserves some kind of award:
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#36 Post by denti alligator » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:50 am

Awesome. What would you call that? An inverse grapho-palindrome? Really, really nice.

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#37 Post by zombeaner » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:40 am

That is mighty impressive. Although I do feel a bit duped by the fact that they just released special editions a year or maybe two ago.

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#38 Post by Cronenfly » Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:07 pm

zombeaner wrote:That is mighty impressive. Although I do feel a bit duped by the fact that they just released special editions a year or maybe two ago.
But don't you see? The new cover (and Fox anti-piracy logos) make this new edition so much more complete compared to the Sony release. All sarcasm aside, the cover really is a winner.

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#39 Post by flyonthewall2983 » Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:31 pm

There is a tiny bit of irony here, considering that the movie was originally released in theaters by Fox.

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#40 Post by Cronenfly » Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:42 pm

flyonthewall2983 wrote:There is a tiny bit of irony here, considering that the movie was originally released in theaters by Fox.
Good eye: I would never have known. Funny how things come full circle.

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#41 Post by flyonthewall2983 » Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:25 am

The only other Fox title that was put out on the MGM label I can think of is The Manhattan Project. Were there others?

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#42 Post by Lemmy Caution » Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:15 pm

One of my favorite covers which I see regularly is the MK2 Blind Chance (Le Hasard in French).
A drawing of a man and a pair of dice. One is his head and the other is a box he's carrying, as he trudges along burdened. The background is a soft plum color. A very lovely interpretation of the film and wonderfully realized.

Only trouble is that this is virtually nowhere, except at my local dvd shops. Even the MK2 website displays a different cover.

Not sure of anyone has seen this or can find it anywhere. I'm guessing that this might have been some of the original poster art. Or maybe not. Life is so unpredictable.

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#43 Post by domino harvey » Wed Dec 26, 2007 5:01 pm

I don't know where else to post this, so it goes here, but for how terrible I'm sure this movie will be, this is a fantastic theatrical poster:

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#44 Post by flyonthewall2983 » Wed Dec 26, 2007 5:39 pm

That is pretty cool. Sadly, I don't see how it could make a DVD cover.

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#45 Post by Steven H » Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:07 pm

It's easy. Just slap a wacky C on the top left.

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Re: Cool DVD Packaging and Covers

#46 Post by dx23 » Wed May 27, 2009 10:49 am

Harry Potter Blu-ray set including all 6 films, to be released in France:

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Re: Cool DVD Packaging and Covers

#47 Post by mfunk9786 » Wed May 27, 2009 11:13 am

Wow, how can they expect to one-up that after the seventh film is released? Looks like they blew their load a film too soon, like Warner did two films too soon here.

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Re: Cool DVD Packaging and Covers

#48 Post by Matt » Wed May 27, 2009 12:14 pm

mfunk9786 wrote:Wow, how can they expect to one-up that after the seventh film is released? Looks like they blew their load a film too soon, like Warner did two films too soon here.
If they have any foresight at all, there are slots in that cheap-ass tray for the last two films (they're still dividing the last book in two, right?)

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#49 Post by colinr0380 » Thu May 28, 2009 4:05 pm

That set seems to have been targeted at an extremely select audience: ultra rich, Blu-Ray owning fans of Harry Potter who also have a passion for collecting Lilliput Lane-esque minatures!

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Re: Cool DVD Packaging and Covers

#50 Post by dx23 » Thu Jun 04, 2009 5:29 pm

Watchmen Amazon Exclusive:

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