Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.3

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tavernier · #601 Post by **tavernier** » Wed May 23, 2007 3:07 am

Jesus H. Christ, that poster sucks! Bring back the arrows!

godardslave · #602 Post by **godardslave** » Wed May 23, 2007 3:31 am

terrible poster, lol.

thechallenger · #603 Post by **thechallenger** » Wed May 23, 2007 4:14 am

Cosmic Bus wrote:I don't see why they can't just use one of the original posters for the Milky Way:

I like the poster.

hammock · #604 Post by **hammock** » Wed May 23, 2007 6:55 am

This one is not too good either...

blowout · #605 Post by **blowout** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:28 am

The german sheets are cool.

The Milky Way & The Ex Angel: (the one that i have on my wall)

Ashirg · #606 Post by **Ashirg** » Wed May 23, 2007 6:02 pm

Hammock, that picture of Bunuel is being used for lionsgate cover...

sevenarts · #607 Post by **sevenarts** » Wed May 23, 2007 6:30 pm

justeleblanc wrote:Never heard of that trilogy. I typically group the Pinal titles in one trilogy, that's it.

Bunuel started calling it a trilogy only after all three films were done, so take it for what it's worth. I think it makes sense, though -- they certainly seem to be of a piece with each other.

hammock · #608 Post by **hammock** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:19 pm

They changed it:

So much better now!

godardslave · #609 Post by **godardslave** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:53 pm

hammock they changed it 3 days ago.
I take it you didnt read other peoples posts above.

toiletduck! · #610 Post by **toiletduck!** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:40 pm

The Milky Way cover art reminds me of old piano sheet music that my mother had lying around when I was a kid -- especially the font and color choices. The sheet music would have dated around the same time as the film and most of them were for hymns or at least religious-themed songs.

i.e. The cover is gloriously dead-on as far as I'm concerned.

-Toilet Dcuk

hammock · #611 Post by **hammock** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:59 pm

godardslave wrote:hammock they changed it 3 days ago.
I take it you didnt read other peoples posts above.

I've been stressed lately - sorry! Will happen again - promise!

justeleblanc · #612 Post by **justeleblanc** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:06 pm

You know, I actually like how there's lots of penises on top of Jesus. I think the cover works.

#613 Post by **Matt** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:15 pm

justeleblanc wrote:You know, I actually like how there's lots of penises on top of Jesus. I think the cover works.

If your penis looks like that, you might want to consult a physician.

hammock · #614 Post by **hammock** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:32 pm

I think "sperm cells" was the word justeleblanc was looking for!

justeleblanc · #615 Post by **justeleblanc** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:59 pm

hammock wrote:I think "sperm cells" was the word justeleblanc was looking for!

Right... and I have to consult a doctor?

downrightindie · #616 Post by **downrightindie** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:26 am

so ever since the new look of criterion has been bestowed upon us, i've had a few points about the cases. first off these cases have become very "anti-bootleg." the clear case with the double sided artwork i.e. fires on the plain would be pretty hard to recreate.

another thing i like is the fact that criterion is releasing more digipak boxes. they just look nice on the shelf and add that special look. the thing i do not like is the figure 8 style for the double disk plastic cases. call me obsessive i dont think they have that special look as the old double width cases did

so anyways what are your thoughts?

godardslave · #617 Post by **godardslave** » Tue May 29, 2007 3:14 am

downrightindie wrote:so ever since the new look of criterion has been bestowed upon us, i've had a few points about the cases.

first off these cases have become very "anti-bootleg." the clear case with the double sided artwork i.e. fires on the plain would be pretty hard to recreate.

another thing i like is the fact that criterion is releasing more digipak boxes. they just look nice on the shelf and add that special look.

the thing i do not like is the figure 8 style for the double disk plastic cases. call me obsessive i dont think they have that special look as the old double width cases did

so anyways what are your thoughts?

When moderators lock threads the posts should be moved to the relevant place, in my opinion.

#618 Post by **Matt** » Tue May 29, 2007 3:39 am

godardslave wrote:When moderators lock threads the posts should be moved to the relevant place, in my opinion.

Mods can't move posts, only admins can. And we can't monitor the forum 24 hours a day, but we do move posts when we get the chance. So, up yours... with a grin.

downrightindie · Tue May 29, 2007 12:13 pm

oops, excuse my ignorance i forgot all about this thread!

TheGodfather · #620 Post by **TheGodfather** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:58 pm

downrightindie wrote:so ever since the new look of criterion has been bestowed upon us, i've had a few points about the cases.

first off these cases have become very "anti-bootleg." the clear case with the double sided artwork i.e. fires on the plain would be pretty hard to recreate.

another thing i like is the fact that criterion is releasing more digipak boxes. they just look nice on the shelf and add that special look.

the thing i do not like is the figure 8 style for the double disk plastic cases. call me obsessive i dont think they have that special look as the old double width cases did

so anyways what are your thoughts?

Agreed on all counts. Especially on the figure 8 style cases. Really don`t like them

Liked the old double thick cases better...

Bleddyn Williams · Tue Jun 05, 2007 6:35 pm

downrightindie wrote:so ever since the new look of criterion has been bestowed upon us, i've had a few points about the cases...

another thing i like is the fact that criterion is releasing more digipak boxes. they just look nice on the shelf and add that special look.

the thing i do not like is the figure 8 style for the double disk plastic cases. call me obsessive i dont think they have that special look as the old double width cases did

I agree with you totally about the digipaks. They really make the package feel special, and to be honest when Criterion release a new release in a keepcase, I feel disappointment!

I personally don't have a problem with the figure 8 cases - I only have one (Army of Shadows), but prefer it to the old double keepcases, because the plastic on them always seemed to be so wrinkly! It doesn't matter how nice the artwork is, when there's a layer of grungy plastic on top.

criterionsnob · #622 Post by **criterionsnob** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 5:47 pm

Back covers:

WR: Mysteries of the Organism

Sweet Movie

The Two of Us

fdm · #623 Post by **fdm** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 2:02 am

And now a message from the dark side...

Looks like we're cardboardless this month. (Ozu excepted.)

YAY!!!!

kekid · #624 Post by **kekid** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 3:24 am

Every time I get a new Eclipse title I am reminded of how poor the pckaging design is. (I am refering to the cardboard sleeve). At a minimum, the packaging should protect the discs from gravity. These sleeves do not. When picking up the set from the shelf I need to squeez the sleeve, else the contents slide off. In my opinion this is sub-standard. Even cheaper labels do better than this.

hammock · #625 Post by **hammock** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:09 am

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kekid wrote:Every time I get a new Eclipse title I am reminded of how poor the pckaging design is. (I am refering to the cardboard sleeve). At a minimum, the packaging should protect the discs from gravity. These sleeves do not. When picking up the set from the shelf I need to squeez the sleeve, else the contents slide off. In my opinion this is sub-standard. Even cheaper labels do better than this.

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