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

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#1051 Post by **Jeff** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:49 pm

godardslave wrote:
GringoTex wrote:
godardslave wrote:But I will just try to point out the error in reasoning for your specific comment, theres a 1001 beautiful dvd boxes from other companies, produced for other dvd sets, often on sets that cost a lot less than a typical eclipse release.
No there aren't..
wrong again!...

Only 990 more boxes to go. You realize that most of the sets you name contain one film instead of the three to five films in an Eclipse box?

godardslave · #1052 Post by **godardslave** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:11 pm

Jeff wrote:
godardslave wrote:
GringoTex wrote: No there aren't..
wrong again!...
Only 990 more boxes to go. You realize that most of the sets you name contain one film instead of the three to five films in an Eclipse box?

I think i've realized one thing: i'm correct and you are wrong!
And that your inane comments indicate this isnt worth any more of my time.

#1053 Post by **Jeff** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:20 am

godardslave wrote:I think i've realized one thing: i'm correct and you are wrong!
And that your inane comments indicate this isnt worth any more of my time.

I can hardly argue with logic like that. Your skillful repartee sends yet another member bowing in defeat. Well played, sir.

mikeohhh · #1054 Post by **mikeohhh** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:48 pm

I really wish godardslave would one day realize none of this is worth any of his time

Macintosh · #1055 Post by **Macintosh** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:16 pm

I wish for once in his life, Jeff would stop trying to have the last word.

blindside8zao · #1056 Post by **blindside8zao** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:24 pm

fuck dialectic

Jean-Luc Garbo · Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:05 pm

Nuno · #1058 Post by **Nuno** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 12:45 pm

La Pointe-courte

GringoTex · #1059 Post by **GringoTex** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:00 pm

The Breathless cover got quite a bit of grief, but now having the dvd in my hands, I think it's about the best designed package Criterion has done.

eez28 · #1060 Post by **eez28** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:44 am

denti alligator · Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:06 am

nice.

#1062 Post by **Jeff** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:25 am

I prefer this one with the cute, young, pixieish Varda (linked to by Nuno five posts up), but it's not bad.

#1063 Post by **domino harvey** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:33 am

Jeff wrote:I prefer this one with the cute, young, pixieish Varda (linked to by Nuno five posts up), but it's not bad.

that one's way way better

godardslave · #1064 Post by **godardslave** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:50 am

I like the photo of the official, colored version better.
It matches the other covers better as well.

The only thing about it is the repetiton of the four films names, that much text on the cover kinda distracts from the good photo.

Svevan · #1065 Post by **Svevan** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:29 am

The set will probably have both photos, with the black and white one on a slip of some kind, or as the booklet, or something else. I want to think it could possibly be the back, but there's no real chance of that.

Jem · #1066 Post by **Jem** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:53 pm

Both are pretty cool.

#1067 Post by **domino harvey** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:41 pm

GringoTex wrote:The Breathless cover got quite a bit of grief, but now having the dvd in my hands, I think it's about the best designed package Criterion has done.

I agree, it's just so frustrating that everything on the exterior, save the beautiful spine, is so off-putting. Here's some interior pix:

tavernier · #1068 Post by **tavernier** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:57 pm

Criterion's Breathless goes great with a flowery background.

tavernier · #1069 Post by **tavernier** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:58 pm

Jeff wrote:I prefer this one with the cute, young, pixieish Varda (linked to by Nuno five posts up), but it's not bad.

That may be the first time anyone called Varda "cute."

#1070 Post by **Jeff** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:01 pm

tavernier wrote:
Jeff wrote:I prefer this one with the cute, young, pixieish Varda (linked to by Nuno five posts up), but it's not bad.
That may be the first time anyone called Varda "cute."

I mean cute like a chipmunk, not like someone I'd like to fuck.

tavernier · #1071 Post by **tavernier** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:08 pm

Jeff wrote:
tavernier wrote:
Jeff wrote:I prefer this one with the cute, young, pixieish Varda (linked to by Nuno five posts up), but it's not bad.
That may be the first time anyone called Varda "cute."
I mean cute like a chipmunk, not like someone I'd like to fuck.

Interesting distinction.

patrick · #1072 Post by **patrick** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:06 am

Berlin Alexanderplatz looks absolutely incredible, although the way that it's laid out is a little odd - the booklet rests in the middle of the digipak, instead of sitting next to it in the box or sitting in a pocket. I've never seen another box set designed like this.

godardslave · #1073 Post by **godardslave** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:09 am

patrick wrote:Berlin Alexanderplatz looks absolutely incredible, although the way that it's laid out is a little odd - the booklet rests in the middle of the digipak, instead of sitting next to it in the box or sitting in a pocket. I've never seen another box set designed like this.

they did this in breathless also, i dont like it.

criterionsnob · #1074 Post by **criterionsnob** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:21 am

My Breathless booklet was under one of the flaps instead of in the middle when I opened it. Obviously a mistake, as the flap was bent.

I don't like it either.

patrick · #1075 Post by **patrick** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:48 am

I just don't care for having to pull out the booklet and the DVDs at the same time, it makes things awkward and I don't see any reason for it.

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