Bond rerelease cover art-work
Tom Christensen
I have been looking forward to the rerelease of the James Bond series on
dvd. But NO THANKS after I have seen the new.... :( artwork mgm have done
this time.
Are they completly stuptid or what. ????
Is it so fucking difficult to use the poster-art work that is made for
the bond series.
Have a look here to see this junk:
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/upcomingart4.html
Maybe Laserdisc is the format for me a collector.
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Joel Mack
Maybe, since apparently you don't care about the movies themselves...
Randy Chase
Not true. A movie 'collector' as he calls himself, often cares about the
cover and other details, not just content. It does not mean he does not
care about the movie. LP collectors often collect based on covers. I
have four different versions of Aliens on LD because they had
interesting covers.
Randy Chase
Mike Silvester
discs? IMHO the contents are far more important than what the covers look
like.
Mike
Tom Christensen <chr...@online.no> wrote in message
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>
> I have been looking forward to the rerelease of the James Bond series on
> dvd. But NO THANKS after I have seen the new.... :( artwork mgm have done
> this time.
>
> Are they completly stuptid or what. ????
> Is it so fucking difficult to use the poster-art work that is made for
> the bond series.
>
> Have a look here to see this junk:
> http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/upcomingart4.html
>
> Maybe Laserdisc is the format for me a collector.
>
Tom Christensen
who...@novia.net says...
> Tom Christensen <chr...@online.no> wrote:
>
> > I have been looking forward to the rerelease of the James Bond series on
> > dvd. But NO THANKS after I have seen the new.... :( artwork mgm have done
> > this time.
>
> > Are they completly stuptid or what. ????
> > Is it so fucking difficult to use the poster-art work that is made for
> > the bond series.
>
> > Have a look here to see this junk:
> > http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/upcomingart4.html
>
> > Maybe Laserdisc is the format for me a collector.
>
Yes ofcourse I do but would be nice to have the orginal art work like you
do if you buy a laserdisc or music cd. So why not on dvd, the art work
here is just CRAP.
But some companies do it right, Paramount/Universal are doing it the way
we want it. But mgm has to be the worst.
Tom Christensen
says...
> So on the basis of the covers you are no longer going to purchase these
> discs? IMHO the contents are far more important than what the covers look
> like.
Don't know yet. But guess I will get these but I was hoping for somethign
better then this.
The content is I'm sure very good but art-work.... :(
Zinema
wrote:
>Don't know yet. But guess I will get these but I was hoping for somethign
>better then this.
>
>The content is I'm sure very good but art-work.... :(
The content is always more important than the cover art -- but if you're like
me and hate some of the revised-for-home-video cover art that the studios have
put out (like "Ghostbusters," "The Rocketeer" and, yes, the Bond films,) then
do what I do -- make your own.
Using Photoshop, a scanner and a little know-how, I've redone the cover art for
"Ghostbusters," "The Rocketeer," both releases of "Dawn of the Dead and an
improved Criterion Collection-style design for all 12 of the "released" Kubrick
films, including a matching case for my VHS bootleg of "Fear and Desire," and
I've already got the template ready for #13, "Eyes Wide Shut." If you're so
inclined, it really doesn't take that long to make your own cover art -- and
it's actually kind of fun.
In most cases, I've gone back to the original theatrical poster art and I think
they all look much, much better. Believe me, I realize that cover art is
perhaps the *least* important element of a DVD -- but it's just as easy to get
it right, as it get it wrong. And for those of us who love vintage poster art,
some of these recent Photoshop-quickies are hard to look at, in comparison.
Oh, and yes -- I'll be redoing all 21 Bond Special Edition covers. Whew! :-)
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PaMischief
PaMischief
that bombs (re-worked art might fool a customer into thinking it's a different
movie; or perhaps the art department latches onto a better idea; etc...), but
the tact that MGM has embraced is ridiculous and frustrating...
Nearly EVERY recent MGM/UA DVD has new, reworked covers, none of them as good
as the original theatrical posters (all the "Pink Panther" movies; "2001";
"2010"; "Ronin"; all the Bond flicks, past and future; "Brainstorm"; etc ... ).
Rare is the occasion that MGM actually uses original artwork ("Thelma &
Louise" is one).
The new artwork for Warner's "Exalibur" doesn't hold a candle to the original
poster; past releases of "Superman"; "Apocalypse Now"; "Star Trek 4"; "Raiders
of the Lost Ark"; "Explorers"; "Rocketeer"; "Tucker"; "Johnny Handsome"; the
original release of "Jacob's Ladder"; etc. have all featured alternate artwork
on the covers, none as stylish as the originals.
The one improvement I can think of of a movie that bombed because (according to
the producers and critics, anyway) of a dull publicity campaign: "Innerspace"
-- and this is the only example I can recall of the redesigned-for-video
artwork actually being an IMPROVEMENT.
Okay, so I'm a movie geek and a bit of a purist... I grant that most DVD buyers
don't give a hoot WHAT the artwork looks like, so long as the contents inside
are up-to-snuff....
But from a movie lover, take this opinion under consideration: many classic
posters are mini masterpieces of pop-art, and it's such a shame that these
posters aren't preserved (or respected, if you will...) by including them on
the cover of the DVD. Most of the time, the redesigned artwork (especially for
the Bond films and "Pink Panther" films) just doesn't have as much personality
or style...
I, for one, would prefer to see the original release campaigns whenever
possible... otherwise, the "preservation" of ANY movie on DVD is that much more
incomplete... IMHO...
STEVEN DAMIEN SEGAL
DIGITAL BLITZ, PHILADELPHIA
Zinema
>Any chance you want to make these (and others) available to the
>general public?
>
>If you don't have a web page, I'll gladly put them on mine.
Sounds fine to me. They are fairly large files (a few in the 20 meg ballpark,)
but if you can handle them, I'd be more than happy to share them.
Let me know. :-)
P M Chartraw
> >Any chance you want to make these (and others) available to the
> >general public?
> >
> >If you don't have a web page, I'll gladly put them on mine.
>
> but if you can handle them, I'd be more than happy to share them.
>
> Let me know. :-)
I've got some space as well, what res and dpi are they stored at?
Zinema
Chartraw) wrote:
Well, for my needs, I have them stored as 600 dpi hi-res jpegs, which works
great with my set-up. For future reference, is there a better way to store
them?
Mark Towns
>So on the basis of the covers you are no longer going to purchase these
>discs? IMHO the contents are far more important than what the covers look
>like.
>Tom Christensen <chr...@online.no> wrote in message
>> I have been looking forward to the rerelease of the James Bond series on
>> dvd. But NO THANKS after I have seen the new.... :( artwork mgm have done
>> this time.
Never judge a book by it's cover...............
MMTowns