Movie Posters - The good, the bad & the awful

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Mister Chief: Jun 6, 2011

AndyP posted:

I'm pretty sure House of the Devil was on VHS. Or doesn't that count?

Last VHS released by a major studio.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 10:56

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Desperado Bones: Aug 29, 2009; Cute, adorable, and creepy at the same time!

Kush posted:

Well, isn't that nice.

Chronicle had already some nice posters that could caught your attention. Well, I guess the guys from marketing thought it would sell more in my country if we saw generic explosions in the posters.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 13:04

Wolfsheim: Dec 23, 2003; "Ah," Ratz had said, at last, "the artiste."

Kush posted:

Well, isn't that nice.

To be fair to Chronicle, I think a guy actually does throw cars and poo poo around with his mind. The above never even comes close to happening in Push (there is a guy with psychokinesis, but the biggest thing he lifts with it is a gun).

# ? Feb 9, 2012 18:20

Victorkm: Nov 25, 2001

Wolfsheim posted:

To be fair to Chronicle, I think a guy actually does throw cars and poo poo around with his mind. The above never even comes close to happening in Push (there is a guy with psychokinesis, but the biggest thing he lifts with it is a gun).

Actually in that poster it looks more like he is shielding himself from an oncoming explosion instead of causing it.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 19:01

Wolfsheim: Dec 23, 2003; "Ah," Ratz had said, at last, "the artiste."

Victorkm posted:

Actually in that poster it looks more like he is shielding himself from an oncoming explosion instead of causing it.

Also doesn't really happen in Push (I think he bounces back a bullet in this way at some point, though). Honestly, its a pretty low-key film.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 19:13

Gringo Heisenberg: May 30, 2009

I really like the poster for I Saw the Devil. Simple but unsettling.

And the cover for The President's Last Bang looks so god drat sleek.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 19:43

fenix down: Jan 12, 2005

Gringo Heisenberg posted:

And the cover for The President's Last Bang looks so god drat sleek.

Is the plot of the movie as dirty as the title and poster imply?

# ? Feb 9, 2012 19:46

Gringo Heisenberg: May 30, 2009

fenix down posted:

Is the plot of the movie as dirty as the title and poster imply?

Not at all, it's about the assassination of a South Korean dictator. It wasn't really funny either.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 20:00

Dissapointed Owl: Jan 30, 2008; You wrote me a letter,
and this is how it went:

Gringo Heisenberg posted:

I really like the poster for I Saw the Devil. Simple but unsettling.

Yeah, that poster is fantastic. Shame about the movie though. (I hated it.)

Speaking of South Korean movies, The Yellow Sea never had a good poster to begin with. (even though it's a great movie albeit with one of the least convincing car chase sequences I have ever seen)

But this is just awful. Screencap and unnecessary name change included.:

# ? Feb 9, 2012 20:02

Young Freud: Nov 26, 2006

Dissapointed Owl posted:

But this is just awful. Screencap and unnecessary name change included.:

They're aping Old Boy. I think a lot of Korean films that are being brought over here are getting Old Boy rip-off covers.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 20:08

Gringo Heisenberg: May 30, 2009

Speaking of Oldboy, this is a pretty cool poster by Old Red Jallopy, I think.

Reminds me of Kill Bill for some reason, though.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 21:08

Dissapointed Owl: Jan 30, 2008; You wrote me a letter,
and this is how it went:

Hurf durf

# ? Feb 9, 2012 21:13

Rageaholic: May 31, 2005; Old Town Road to EGOT

Dissapointed Owl posted:

Hurf durf

Looks like most of those Alamo Drafthouse posters (is it done by the same guy?), but I still dig it quite a bit :shobon:

# ? Feb 9, 2012 21:25

Alhazred: Feb 16, 2011

I like the poster for Time:

# ? Feb 9, 2012 21:43

Perestroika: Apr 8, 2010

Speaking of name changes, guess how this movie was originally named:

It's for the german release of Banlieue 13. Strangely enough it was first released under the original title, but once it went to DVD somebody had apparently decided that the current title was not "hip" enough or I don't know what the gently caress. Oh, also note the weird perspective and horrible lightning, and I'm pretty sure that there was never a single helicopter in the entire movie.

Perestroika fucked around with this message at 23:07 on Feb 9, 2012

# ? Feb 9, 2012 21:55

The Triumphant: Sep 2, 2011; Yeah, I've seen Robocop. Bitches, leave.

Park Chan-Wook's Thirst also had an incredible poster.

I have this one over my desk in giant movie-theater size, and it's glorious.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 22:53

Victorkm: Nov 25, 2001

Wolfsheim posted:

Also doesn't really happen in Push (I think he bounces back a bullet in this way at some point, though). Honestly, its a pretty low-key film.

Yeah he blocks a shitload of projectiles and stuff thrown at him from the other dude at the end of the movie and it looks just like whatever he's doing in the poster.

No big explosions or flying cars at all though...

# ? Feb 9, 2012 23:01

Dissapointed Owl: Jan 30, 2008; You wrote me a letter,
and this is how it went:

The Triumphant posted:

I have this one over my desk in giant movie-theater size, and it's glorious.

On the topic of Asian cinema posters, I had these two hung up back when I was fifteen:

That loving jacket :allears:

That jacket joins Drive's scorpion jacket in 'clothes that only work due to movie magic'.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 23:06

Small Strange Bird: Sep 22, 2006; Merci, chaton!

Perestroika posted:

I'm pretty sure that there was never a single helicopter in the entire movie.

I'll have to dig out that DVD cover for Largo Winch: Deadly Revenge I posted in the old thread, which featured a helicopter gunship, an F-16 and an exploding skyscraper. Guess how many of those things appeared in the movie. Duh

# ? Feb 9, 2012 23:52

edogawa rando: Mar 20, 2007

Dissapointed Owl posted:

On the topic of Asian cinema posters, I had these two hung up back when I was fifteen:

That loving jacket

That jacket joins Drive's scorpion jacket in 'clothes that only work due to movie magic'.

Haha, love the tagline. "Love really hurts." It's perfect.

# ? Feb 10, 2012 00:02

Lizard Combatant: Sep 29, 2010; I have some notes.

StickySweater posted:

Have you seen Dark City? Legitimate question. Maybe I'm just willing to give it a pass because its desire to look "late 90s wicked cool" is done really well in the movie. I see what you mean though with video card font and flashy lights.

Yeah I have, though admittedly not since the wicked cool late '90s.
But still, the film was totally noir and that cover art totally isn't, it looks cheap and a little tacky. I like the city scape itself, but the fonts and the colour scheme are awful. Floaty heads don't have to be terrible when they're appropriate, but here it really solidified the 'computer parts box art' resemblance to me.

The Triumphant posted:

The DVD cover's really bad though

Kind of worth it, though, because the DVD disc itself is printed to look like the chambers of a revolver, which is really good design.

Also, fun fact, this was the last film ever released on VHS.

I always used to laugh at this cover in the video store for how crummy it looked. Viggo looks like a Muppet.

# ? Feb 10, 2012 01:08

User-Friendly: Apr 27, 2008; Is There a God? (Pt. 9)

Presented without comment.

# ? Feb 10, 2012 06:42

Gonz: Dec 22, 2009; "Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

That dogs arms appear to be broken in several places.

# ? Feb 10, 2012 06:44

Rough Lobster: May 27, 2009; Don't be such a squid, bro

User-Friendly posted:

Presented without comment.

I can only guess, but is the Farley featured within the brother of a more talented (and dead!) Farley?

# ? Feb 10, 2012 06:46

bobkatt013: Oct 8, 2006; Youâre telling me Peter Parker is ...... Spider-man!?

Rough Lobster posted:

I can only guess, but is the Farley featured within the brother of a more talented (and dead!) Farley?

Yes the one that was in American Carol.

# ? Feb 10, 2012 06:47

Gonz: Dec 22, 2009; "Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

For a second there, I could have sworn that was Wallace Shawn rather than French Stewart.

# ? Feb 10, 2012 06:49

edogawa rando: Mar 20, 2007

Wallace Shawn, Ma Fratelli and Susan Boyle go up against a dog pretending to be in Home Alone.

# ? Feb 10, 2012 06:54

Sheldrake: Jul 19, 2006; ~pettin in the park~

User-Friendly posted:

Presented without comment.

Can't be a coincidence that it sounds close to 'Dear God'.

# ? Feb 10, 2012 07:08

DominoDancing: Apr 26, 2008; Each morning after Sunblest
Feel the benefit
Mental arithmetic

Davincie posted:

Is she the youngest daughter? Cause I can totally understand her not getting good roles considering she is the least funny part about the show and is just a huge downer in every scene she is in, she's like a second rate Lisa Simpson.

What you're describing is more a problem with the character than the actress though. Then again, you might be right. It's been quite a while since I watched an episode of Modern Family. And to be honest there are a few other actors on that show I'd like to see more of anyway (Ty Burrell).

# ? Feb 10, 2012 08:20

Mister Chief: Jun 6, 2011

DominoDancing posted:

What you're describing is more a problem with the character than the actress though. Then again, you might be right. It's been quite a while since I watched an episode of Modern Family. And to be honest there are a few other actors on that show I'd like to see more of anyway (Ty Burrell).

Just watch Dawn Of The Dead on loop.

# ? Feb 10, 2012 08:46