Beautiful DVD art

[megladon8]

While this thread will no doubt be riddled with Criterions, I was actually inspired to make this by the release of new DVD artwork for a 50th Anniversary Edition of 12 Angry Men, which is being released on March 4th.

This is the art...

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/3016/12angrymenr1artpiciw2.th.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=12angrymenr1artpi ciw2.jpg)

I thought it was quite a nice, simple design.

So, people, share your favorite DVD covers.

[Mysterious Dude]

I've always been quite fond of this one.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510ZCAMT42L._SS500_.jpg

[megladon8]

That is really great, Antoine.

Is the movie any good?

[Mysterious Dude]

I'm afraid I haven't seen it... I fear it won't live up to its cover.

[Russ]

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6747/012569519121gd7.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

I guess somebody might as well start doing the Criterions.

http://www.criterion.com/content/images/full_boxshot/228_box_348x490.jpg

http://www.criterion.com/content/images/full_boxshot/198_box_348x490.jpg

http://www.criterion.com/content/images/full_boxshot/224_box_348x490.jpg

http://www.criterion.com/content/images/full_boxshot/245_box_348x490.jpg

http://www.criterion.com/content/images/full_boxshot/272_box_348x490.jpg

[Wryan]

A new edition of 12 Angry Men?

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The LA COMMARE SECCA cover is outstanding.

The 12 Angry Men is simple but a bit too literal.

[Philosophe_rouge]

I think Pickup on South Street is my favourite Criterion cover, just stunning.

[Qrazy]

Always been quite partial to the Throne of Blood cover.

[megladon8]

It's amazing to see the radical differences which often occur between Canadian and American DVD covers. Here are a couple of examples...

The Pianist

Canada

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5116/p1iz5.th.jpg (http://img179.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1iz5.jpg)

USA

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8738/p2je7.th.jpg (http://img179.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p2je7.jpg)


Ginger Snaps

Canada

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2775/g2ar8.th.jpg (http://img520.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g2ar8.jpg)

USA

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1306/g1nq0.th.jpg (http://img248.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g1nq0.jpg)


Fido

Canada

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/6486/f2wc9.th.jpg (http://img179.imageshack.us/my.php?image=f2wc9.jpg)

USA

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/536/f1nm1.th.jpg (http://img266.imageshack.us/my.php?image=f1nm1.jpg)

[Cult]

The movie's nothing special, but I love the cover.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f63/modfish/redshoes.jpg

[Sycophant]

It's amazing to see the radical differences which often occur between Canadian and American DVD covers. Here are a couple of examples...

The Pianist

Canada

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5116/p1iz5.th.jpg (http://img179.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1iz5.jpg)

Canada often gets better cover art than America. I remember your Far From Heaven cover being better than ours. However, in what you posted, this is the only one I found between both American and Canadian releases that was remotely appealing.

[Philosophe_rouge]

Canada often gets better cover art than America. I remember your Far From Heaven cover being better than ours. However, in what you posted, this is the only one I found between both American and Canadian releases that was remotely appealing.

These two?

American
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc211/zombierouge/516WKSMQRWL_AA240_.jpg

Canadian
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc211/zombierouge/517JC6YNVSL_AA240_.jpg

[Sycophant]

That's right. I find the Canadian edition to be in far better taste. It isn't necessarily the best it could be, but I found the American cover particularly irritating in that almost every single disc Universal released that summer looked exactly the same (see The Pianist, above).

[origami_mustache]

http://www.criterion.com/content/images/full_boxshot/300_box_348x490.jpg

http://my.cnd.org/modules/zeuploader/dir5/floating_weeds_cover.jpg

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/3/37/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas _(DVD_cover).jpg

[Sycophant]

Not beautiful, but Jim Emerson points out (http://blogs.suntimes.com/scanners/2007/12/once_revised.html) the ridiculous rebranding attempted by the US Once DVD cover.

[origami_mustache]

Not beautiful, but Jim Emerson points out (http://blogs.suntimes.com/scanners/2007/12/once_revised.html) the ridiculous rebranding attempted by the US Once DVD cover.

hahaha that is hilarious

[Spinal]

Not beautiful, but Jim Emerson points out (http://blogs.suntimes.com/scanners/2007/12/once_revised.html) the ridiculous rebranding attempted by the US Once DVD cover.

Appalling. What the hell is with the scarf change?

[Duncan]

Not beautiful, but Jim Emerson points out (http://blogs.suntimes.com/scanners/2007/12/once_revised.html) the ridiculous rebranding attempted by the US Once DVD cover.

I think that may be a totally different guy, with the original guy's face photoshopped on. At the very least, it's two completely different pictures of the same person.