Worst DVD Covers...ever! (Part 3-D)

[CRT]

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The bear looks like he wants to rape Frasier.

[aox]

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/ ... eance.html

The bear looks like he wants to rape Frasier.

whoa, did you just give away a spoiler? I haven't seen the film yet.

[CSM126]

Actually, it looks like the bear was about to eat and/or rape Fraser, but then it realized it's Brendan Fraser and began wondering if he might taste as bad as he acts.

[matrixschmatrix]

Actually, it looks like the bear was about to eat and/or rape Fraser, but then it realized it's Brendan Fraser and began wondering if he might taste as bad as he acts.

Fraser's been pretty good in a couple movies. I think he, like Mark Wahlberg, just prefers to be in shitty ones, for whatever reasons make sense to their meat based thought processes.

[Cash Flagg]

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/ ... eance.html

Wow, $18 million in domestic box office? Look out, Avatar!

[dx23]

[dustysomers]

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The bear looks like he wants to rape Frasier.

On that note, http://www.overthinkingit.com/2010/05/1 ... sculinity/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Not satisfied with only playing upon castration fears, though, the film also ventures into the realm of male-rape anxiety. The film makes quick work of transforming Sanders from an active subject to an object available for sexual conquest. Perpetually under physical attack by the animals, Sanders’ “rape” appears to begin with the film’s constant tearing and removal of his clothes, and the character’s frightened expressions almost seem to signify that he is fully aware of the film’s intentions for him.

Not only does clothing play into Sanders’ rape, but also into the idea of the character’s transformation into a passive, sexual object--something to be “looked upon.” Living in the model home on his jobsite, Sanders’ yard acts as a perpetual mingling ground for a bevy of mostly male construction workers, and these workers maintain the power of an active gaze when looking at Sanders through a second-story window after the vengeful animals have “tricked” him...

Now we just need an essay by Laura Mulvey to really dig into things.

[Brian C]

I'm not seeing the awfulness of the BIG FAN cover. I wouldn't say it's especially attractive - it's really pretty generic - but I wouldn't say it's any worse than anything else.

[matrixschmatrix]

I'm not seeing the awfulness of the BIG FAN cover. I wouldn't say it's especially attractive - it's really pretty generic - but I wouldn't say it's any worse than anything else.

It's unworthy of a movie that's actually pretty great, and doesn't really get across what the movie feels like at all- the cover makes it look like Kicking and Screaming (the Will Ferrel version).

[HistoryProf]

the poorly photoshopped completely blank generic football teams (they couldn't leave the numbers?) ruin it once you've seen the film and are aware of the centrality of his NY Giants obsession and feud with the Eagles (why is the other team red and white?). I'm not saying they should have forked over millions to put them on the cover...that would be stupid. But Patton Oswalt in blue and white facepaint would have made a great cover - a la Avatar

[HistoryProf]

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/ ... eance.html

Wow, $18 million in domestic box office? Look out, Avatar!

wait, that was actually released theatrically? oof.

[HarryLong]

Actually, it looks like the bear was about to eat and/or rape Fraser, but then it realized it's Brendan Fraser and began wondering if he might taste as bad as he acts.

Fraser's been pretty good in a couple movies. I think he, like Mark Wahlberg, just prefers to be in shitty ones, for whatever reasons make sense to their meat based thought processes.

I agree about Frazer's acting talent - GODS AND MONSTERS springs immediately to mind.
Wahlberg at least has the sense to appear in shitty A movies, though. Fraser is on the fast-track to SyFy and Asylum flicks. (It doesn't help that when he does do a good movie, such as THE QUIET AMERICAN, it all but disappears without a trace.)

[s.j. bagley]

I agree about Frazer's acting talent - GODS AND MONSTERS springs immediately to mind.

yep, and ridley;s 'the passion of darkly noon.'
what i'm wondering about, above, is why they squished jeremy renner's face to make him somewhat resemble patton oswalt.

[Feego]

what i'm wondering about, above, is why they squished jeremy renner's face to make him somewhat resemble patton oswalt.

They needed plenty of room to take advantage of his Oscar cred.

[colinr0380]

Every time I visit this thread I'm amazed at how much effort companies appear to have made in ensuring that only images with 'copyrighted material' plastered across them are allowed to be distributed - more effort than actually making a decent cover for their product; or that actually should have been expended on making a particular film in the first place.

That 'male rape anxiety' review for Furry Vengeance strangely seems to imply that Brendan Fraser has taken on the Susan George role from Straw Dogs, what with all the 'provocative clothing' and 'active gazes of the male construction workers'.

[Ashirg]

'copyrighted material' plastered is for images from DVD Empire - it's not on actual covers.

[Brian C]

"Worst" covers may be a stretch, but they sure as hell ain't the best, especially since the DVD covers were so great:

[matrixschmatrix]

"Worst" covers may be a stretch, but they sure as hell ain't the best:

Bogie looks amazingly like Elliot Gould in The Long Goodbye in that first one

[HistoryProf]

the 2 disc SE of Sierra Madre has the great original poster art cover, and is more than adequate visually...looks fantastic upconverted. frankly, that horrible cover makes me even less likely to double dip on this one. I'm glad more classic stuff is coming to blu - but not if they're going to half-ass it. I'm surprised they didn't call it the "We Don't Need No Stinkin' Badges Edition!"

[HarryLong]

I'm surprised they didn't call it the "We Don't Need No Stinkin' Badges Edition!"

More like the "We Don't Need no Stinkin' Budget for Design!" edition.
The pity is that the MALTESE FALCON cover is so close to being a great design.

[mfunk9786]

It's all about the transfer within! Keep your eyes on the prize, people.

[Kirkinson]

[bigP]

I'm at a complete loss for words. That someone gave these the OK makes me a little sad to be a human right now.

[med]

Of course, I wasn't expecting the cover for the DVD/Blu release of this film to replicate the theatrical poster and its lovely use of white space, but what's with the colored squares on the borders? The over-sized fonts weren't eating up enough space?

[domino harvey]

The Amazon art is inaccurate: