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Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 5:55 pm
by black&huge
Did swimminghorses never come back after getting banned?
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 6:15 pm
by cdnchris
black&huge wrote: Wed Aug 18, 2021 5:55 pm
Did swimminghorses never come back after getting banned?
Well, he was banned, so "no," but if you're asking if he came back under a different account I have no idea. I doubt he has, though.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 6:25 pm
by domino harvey
The craziest thing about the environment that raised swimminghorses, the Fantasy Criterion Covers thread, is that so many of the unlikely joke titles people made covers for have actually come to fruition in the collection, albeit usually with better art!
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:32 pm
by Walter Kurtz
_shadow_ wrote: Wed Aug 18, 2021 4:02 am
Will the "special packaging" include the rest of the letters?
That was indeed funny... but I think there is greater than 50% probability that in a Criterion design review there was a mock-up of the
A...
N... and
E... being the covers of digipaks for the three blu-ray discs. If this comes to pass, don't hunt me down as I'm not an evil sorcerer.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 3:57 pm
by swo17
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:00 pm
by CSM126
Woof. Looks like somebody’s family photo of their dead Uncle Morty. He was such a character.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:10 pm
by johnnysnatchclub7
Ugh! This was so much better. What on earth could be the reason for the change?!
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Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:17 pm
by criterionsnob
I much prefer the original. I wonder if they thought they'd sell more copies to Sandler's usual bro audience, if his face was slightly more recognizable and not partially obscured by his hand. Glad it'll be UHD though.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:30 pm
by Matt
If you see the film as a portrait of a character, the new cover seems much more appropriate than the earlier, which seems more about an event that happens to that character. When I think of Howie, I think of him as a slimy but likeable schlemiel. That's what the new cover puts across to me. The new cover is for people who have already seen the movie, the old cover is for people who haven't—they want to find out, "What happened to that guy?"
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:43 pm
by pianocrash
CSM126 wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:00 pm
Looks like somebody’s family photo of their dead Uncle Morty. He was such a character.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:46 pm
by PfR73
The original cover is the same photo used for the Lionsgate Blu-ray. The covers were pretty similar (black background, same photo). It could be they decided having the cover look too much like the original Blu-ray would create too much consumer confusion.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 5:07 pm
by Pavel
The old one was an inferior version of the poster, the new one at least sucks in its own way
The extent to which it looks like a fake fan made cover is crazy though
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 5:18 pm
by black&huge
That new cover is amazing
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 5:25 pm
by Computer Raheem
How long do you think it will be until they're forced to change it back to the original? Or at least change the font to look less cheap?
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 5:27 pm
by tenia
PfR73 wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:46 pm
The original cover is the same photo used for the Lionsgate Blu-ray. The covers were pretty similar (black background, same photo). It could be they decided having the cover look too much like the original Blu-ray would create too much consumer confusion.
That'd be my guess too.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:33 pm
by Kracker
They're also postponing the release, it'll be released alongside Kane. They could've taken the opportunity to reshuffle the spine numbers
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:43 pm
by FrauBlucher
Matt wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:30 pm
If you see the film as a portrait of a character, the new cover seems much more appropriate than the earlier, which seems more about an event that happens to that character. When I think of Howie, I think of him as a slimy but likeable schlemiel. That's what the new cover puts across to me. The new cover is for people who have already seen the movie, the old cover is for people who haven't—they want to find out, "What happened to that guy?"
I'll push back a little on your last sentence. As someone who hasn't seen this film yet the second cover is more revealing to me about the character than the first cover. So I'm totally in agreement with your take. My preference is the second (newer) cover
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:00 pm
by domino harvey
Both of these covers are equally ugly
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 12:15 am
by swo17
It's going to look cool in person no matter what stupid picture they put on it
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 12:18 am
by domino harvey
I am very excited to finally see the full version of Gems that was too hot for theatres
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:28 pm
by cdnchris
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:01 pm
by yoloswegmaster
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:18 pm
by domino harvey
Both completely forgettable whatever covers
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:19 pm
by soundchaser
I'm confused as to why the characters' names on One Night in Miami... are so much larger than the actors'. Makes it look like a documentary.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:54 pm
by Kracker
Jeez, they’re inching closer to just taking the month of December off
