Criterion Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.2

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#851 Post by **domino harvey** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:04 am

they are probably testing the waters to test early reactions... so, hello Criterion Executives, this is what backfiring looks like.

Cinesimilitude · #852 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:30 am

justeleblanc wrote:Also...... any chances of giving the lady on the cover a Samourai hat?

two birds...

Noir of the Night · Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:46 am

The only thing that could improve that would be to find a way to work in the talking gorilla.

bunuelian · #854 Post by **bunuelian** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:09 am

I was thinking the Viridiana/King of Kings "saint beams" would be nice, but that'll do, pig, that'll do.

Cinesimilitude · #855 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:15 am

Noir of the Night wrote:The only thing that could improve that would be to find a way to work in the talking gorilla.

godardslave · #856 Post by **godardslave** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:09 am

hehe, nice one again SncDthMnky, your really good at those fake covers. i think you have found your calling in life! =D>

Narshty · #857 Post by **Narshty** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:07 pm

In the cold light of day, Sheila Sim simply looks as if she's got leprosy.

hammock · #858 Post by **hammock** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:47 pm

I'm still in shock - how could they do it?

toiletduck! · #859 Post by **toiletduck!** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:41 pm

I know I'm fekkin' slow, but goddamn, this and the deadly 1-2-3 punch of pzman84, godardslave, and domino harvey that swiftly followed made milk shoot out my nose, and I wasn't even drinking milk!

-Toilet Dcuk

Lemdog · #860 Post by **Lemdog** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:55 pm

I like to think the person in charge of that cover is currently looking at the forum and crying at what has occured. I'm still laughing at that thing.

#861 Post by **domino harvey** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:37 pm

cut them some slack, freshman year of high school can be very stressful!

Jem · #862 Post by **Jem** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:44 pm

domino harvey wrote:wow, what a colossal mistake this new move is. without the Criterion Logo, I'm sorry, but what differentiates this from a Fox Lorber box? horrible.

I can't see any reason why they would not put the Criterion logo (whatever that may be) on the front cover. I would suggest they will.

Apart from that, the Canterbury Tale cover is high kitsch, along the lines of:

My feeling is it goes too far, people won't get it, though a brave/insane attemp.

#863 Post by **Matt** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:46 pm

Frankly, that hat/gorilla cover is a vast improvement over the original.

I felt a little bad criticizing the original Viridiana cover so harshly because it wasn't inept so much as it was just inappropriate for the film. I would have no problem telling the painter of this cover, however, that whatever Art Instruction School degree they have is not worth the paper it's printed on.

#864 Post by **Matt** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:48 pm

Jem wrote:Apart from that, the Canterbury Tale cover is high kitsch, along the lines of:

No, no. Too salacious. More like this, which actuallyis a Christian romance novel.

Jem · #865 Post by **Jem** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:53 pm

domino harvey wrote:here's the thing, the cover probably wouldn't look AS BAD if it had the Criterion Logo... but it's not too late for them to scrap their horrible, misguided idea to change logos. this is the equivalent of McDonalds losing the arches, Wendy's losing the red-haired daughter, Dr Pepper no longer having an orange-red stripe, 7-Up without the dot, Penguin books without the penguin, so on and so forth.

You have nailed it. McDonalds has the arches, Wendy's has the redder, Penguin books has the Penguin, and Criterion has the......? Spaced out letters? Sorry to say, no matter how much you love Criterion their logotype has no strong defining characteristics.

Jem · #866 Post by **Jem** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:56 pm

matt wrote:
Jem wrote:Apart from that, the Canterbury Tale cover is high kitsch, along the lines of:

No, no. Too salacious.

True, Fabio's "stupendous" nipples are a bit much.

FilmFanSea · #867 Post by **FilmFanSea** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:28 pm

After all that passionate criticism and wringing of hands, the posted cover--still the same shitty artwork--does contain the standard CC logo after all:

toiletduck! · #868 Post by **toiletduck!** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:29 pm

But suddenly it works for me!

-Toilet Dcuk

#869 Post by **cdnchris** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:29 pm

Still sucks my sack, though.

Gigi M. · #870 Post by **Gigi M.** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:43 pm

toiletduck! wrote:But suddenly it works for me!

It certainly works for me too.

ellipsis7 · #871 Post by **ellipsis7** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:52 pm

Just the sort of thing to get the Glue Man going!.. Yes I like it too...

Anthony · #872 Post by **Anthony** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:52 pm

I'm Hatin It!

Steven H · #873 Post by **Steven H** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:45 pm

Is it just me or does Sheila's nose look like she's been hittin the hooch, ole St. Nick style? I've seen Canterbury Tale a dozen times, and I don't remember Wild Turkey or burst capillaries anywhere. What an ugly cover.

Michael Kerpan · #874 Post by **Michael Kerpan** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:01 pm

The cover seems to be related to this actual shot.

So the concept of the cover isn't all that outlandish -- though the execution is a bit off (the angle of the face is wrong).

hammock · #875 Post by **hammock** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:15 pm

But who decided to give her a red nose? The shot is b/w!

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