Worst DVD covers... ever!

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Jem · #551 Post by **Jem** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:30 am

dx23 wrote:

Is that Malcolm, in the middle?

dx23 · #552 Post by **dx23** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:21 pm

Lemmy Caution · #553 Post by **Lemmy Caution** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:11 pm

Horror films are generally too easy of targets. But here's one I keep seeing around. Notice that Room 6 is actually Room 666. I get scared just typing that. [Btw, the synopsis on AMG made the film sound laughably bad]:

Nadsat · #554 Post by **Nadsat** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:45 pm

I hope the transfer is better than the coverâ€¦

#555 Post by **Matt** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:56 pm

Nadsat wrote:

If you remade that movie with Edward Norton, Josh Harnett, and Jamie Foxx, you wouldn't even need to change the cover art.

Schkura · #556 Post by **Schkura** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:10 pm

I was thinking Harry Shearer, Robert Ulrich, and O.J. Simpson, but your Dream Team might be easier to cast, Matt.

dx23 · #557 Post by **dx23** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:56 pm

Mira Sorvino's photoshoped head could fall at any minute.

The Invunche · #558 Post by **The Invunche** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:08 pm

It's good to see two Oscar winners go straight to video.

Antoine Doinel · #559 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:29 pm

When did Kevin Spacey get hair plugs?

Napoleon · #560 Post by **Napoleon** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:26 pm

Kevin Cusack?

chaddoli · #561 Post by **chaddoli** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:02 pm

They also added "Force" to the title, because things that have force sell better.

Lemmy Caution · #562 Post by **Lemmy Caution** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:37 pm

The Hades Factor cover looks very much like a cheap imitation of the Bourne Identity covers.

King of Kong · #563 Post by **King of Kong** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:16 am

skuhn8 · #564 Post by **skuhn8** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:25 am

Certainly not a great cover...but worst? C'mon, this is about finding design atrocities.

Nadsat · #565 Post by **Nadsat** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:41 pm

Another great artwork from Networkâ€¦

Check also their homepage and you find more great examples in cover design

http://www.networkdvd.co.uk

Lemmy Caution · #566 Post by **Lemmy Caution** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:13 pm

skuhn8 wrote:Certainly not a great cover...but worst? C'mon, this is about finding design atrocities.

For such a great film, that cover qualifies as awful.
When Room 6 or Stay Alive have poorly constructed photoshop mush, it's almost to be expected. Actually it's a plus because it helps you to avoid accidentally buying/renting such a crap film. Sort of "truth in cover art."

But a film like Open City deserves a little more thought and love. It's the discrepancy between the quality of a film and its dvd cover that is important in evualating that elusive quality of worstness.

ChrisW · #567 Post by **ChrisW** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:30 am

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:More weird-looking Buster DVDs - these being the upcoming R4s.

Surprised to see these in here, what's the deal? We're just about to start designing the box for the boxset... any design comments would be greatly appreciated.

King of Kong · #568 Post by **King of Kong** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:32 am

I actually like those Keaton covers - quite stylish.

daniel p · #569 Post by **daniel p** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:55 am

ChrisW wrote:
Rufus T. Firefly wrote:More weird-looking Buster DVDs - these being the upcoming R4s.

Surprised to see these in here, what's the deal? We're just about to start designing the box for the boxset... any design comments would be greatly appreciated.

I like them... undeservedly in this thread imo...

dx23 · #570 Post by **dx23** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:48 pm

#571 Post by **Matt** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:05 pm

Isn't that exactly what you'd expect the Police Squad cover to look like?

And those Keaton covers are the best in existence outside perhaps the MoC disc, but they didn't have to come up with a design concept for multiple releases. It's also not their fault that they have to put the ratings sticker and four logos on the front.

Might I remind you again of the Kino atrocities?

skuhn8 · #572 Post by **skuhn8** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:30 pm

Kino covers are often quite bad. But if you made a worst DVD menus thread it would be dominated by Kino almost exclusively.

FilmFanSea · #573 Post by **FilmFanSea** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:47 am

Hard to imagine a worse cover for this Renoir film:

A solid nominee for Worst Cover of 2006.

John Cope · #574 Post by **John Cope** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:53 am

As a big fan of this particular picture I heartily second that, FilmFan; though I may still end up getting the DVD.

King of Kong · #575 Post by **King of Kong** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:30 am

Saw this at the Beaver:

Worf just doesn't look right to me...

EDIT: fixed

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