Close Encounters Cover Art Changed?? - Blu-ray Forum

Croweyes1121 · 08-17-2007, 04:51 PM

Oh my GOD, tell me this is true!

http://www.dvdtown.com/moviedatabase...d-kind/21820/0

ORIGINAL POSTER ART! Hell yes! That is SO much infinitely better than the art posted earlier with the mothership on the cover yet again...please please please Sony, release it this way...I will be in heaven!

Galley · 08-18-2007, 03:55 PM

I agree. Wasn't this the original poster art from '77?

DTMoney84 · 08-18-2007, 04:02 PM

I believe it was.

Dotpattern · 08-18-2007, 04:21 PM

It's very close. They've added a lot more light and lens flare. But still has a retro feel to it. Very nice!

Blu Titan · 08-18-2007, 04:34 PM

I honestly do not see an improvement. The spaceship is gone, but the rest of the cover is basically the same. I will buy the movie, no doubt. However, they could have improved on the cover.

Gremal · 08-18-2007, 04:35 PM

Very cool.

Irrob · 08-18-2007, 04:59 PM

I called this change in another thread. This is an improvement.

jubaiweaponx · 08-18-2007, 05:35 PM

looks awesome ,will look even better in my collection ,lol

supabilly8 · 08-18-2007, 05:49 PM

looks great, what everybody complaining about?

bferr1 · 08-18-2007, 07:21 PM

Hmm, it's funny that the glow in the horizon is blu.

HDJK · 08-18-2007, 08:16 PM

Well, that's all good, but the 'yes-factor' on this cover is still:

A Steven Spielberg Film

BluDrew · 08-18-2007, 08:24 PM

Looks good, either cover will do.

Galley · 08-19-2007, 01:59 AM

Check out this promo I found for the original film.

darkpoet25 · 08-19-2007, 02:16 AM

I love this cover. The original movie poster looks much better IMHO than the other one.

Forresttheman · 08-19-2007, 05:55 AM

can we get a pic?

Croweyes1121 · 08-19-2007, 09:22 PM

Forresttheman: just click on the link in the first post for the picture.

Everyone who doesn't see an improvement here...

The thing is, I hate it when movies are brought out on home video with covers that give away the end of the film. The last reissue of Rudy was a prime example. The cover was him being carried off the field. I mean, sure most people have seen the film, but come on! This cover is not only faithful to the original poster art design (always a plus in my opinion), but it's a lot more subtle, simple, and eerie. It conveys a lot more of a sense of awe than just showing you the cash and prizes right up front. Anyway, I'm happy. I guess it didn't annoy other people as much as it did me. Personally, I thought it was irritating as hell to have to tell people not to look at the box and not to look at the menu of the previously released DVD if they were watching the film for the first time.

Knight-Errant · 08-19-2007, 09:46 PM

I love this cover. Something about this film cries out for a minimalist suggestive cover that hints at the wonders.

jubaiweaponx · 08-19-2007, 10:34 PM

I agree with you errant ,sometimes less is truely more

Iron Man · 10-04-2007, 10:38 AM

The danish cover will look like this:

Xerious · 10-04-2007, 11:22 AM

OMG... did they really need a paragraph on the cover???

08-17-2007, 04:51 PM	#1
Croweyes1121 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2007 Location:Acworth, GA 4K collection:198 Blu-ray collection:548 DVD collection:113 Digital collection:373 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:32	Close Encounters Cover Art Changed?? Oh my GOD, tell me this is true! http://www.dvdtown.com/moviedatabase...d-kind/21820/0 ORIGINAL POSTER ART! Hell yes! That is SO much infinitely better than the art posted earlier with the mothership on the cover yet again...please please please Sony, release it this way...I will be in heaven!

08-18-2007, 05:35 PM	#8
jubaiweaponx Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:collingdale,pa Blu-ray collection:304	indeed looks awesome ,will look even better in my collection ,lol

08-19-2007, 10:34 PM	#18
jubaiweaponx Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:collingdale,pa Blu-ray collection:304	definitely I agree with you errant ,sometimes less is truely more

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08-18-2007, 03:55 PM	#2
Galley Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Greenville, SC 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:634 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:7	I agree. Wasn't this the original poster art from '77?

08-18-2007, 04:02 PM	#3
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08-18-2007, 04:21 PM	#4
Dotpattern Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Southern California 4K collection:407 Blu-ray collection:1512	It's very close. They've added a lot more light and lens flare. But still has a retro feel to it. Very nice!

08-18-2007, 04:34 PM	#5
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	I honestly do not see an improvement. The spaceship is gone, but the rest of the cover is basically the same. I will buy the movie, no doubt. However, they could have improved on the cover.

08-18-2007, 04:35 PM	#6
Gremal Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Daddyland Home Theater Gallery:49 Blu-ray collection:184	Very cool.

08-18-2007, 04:59 PM	#7
Irrob Blu-ray Guru Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:USA Home Theater Gallery:49 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:880 DVD collection:16 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:91	I called this change in another thread. This is an improvement.

08-18-2007, 05:49 PM	#9
supabilly8 Banned Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Texas	looks great, what everybody complaining about?

08-18-2007, 07:21 PM	#10
bferr1 Banned Member since:Sep 2006 Location:MA Trading Score:18	Hmm, it's funny that the glow in the horizon is blu.

08-18-2007, 08:16 PM	#11
HDJK Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Switzerland Trading Score:2	Well, that's all good, but the 'yes-factor' on this cover is still: A Steven Spielberg Film

08-18-2007, 08:24 PM	#12
BluDrew Banned Member since:Aug 2007	Looks good, either cover will do.

08-19-2007, 01:59 AM	#13
Galley Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Greenville, SC 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:634 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:7	Check out this promo I found for the original film.

08-19-2007, 02:16 AM	#14
darkpoet25 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Indianapolis, IN Home Theater Gallery:45 4K collection:50 Blu-ray collection:297 Blu-ray reviews: 4	I love this cover. The original movie poster looks much better IMHO than the other one.

08-19-2007, 05:55 AM	#15
Forresttheman Active Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Seattle, Washington Blu-ray reviews:2	can we get a pic?

08-19-2007, 09:22 PM	#16
Croweyes1121 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2007 Location:Acworth, GA 4K collection:198 Blu-ray collection:548 DVD collection:113 Digital collection:373 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:32	Forresttheman: just click on the link in the first post for the picture. Everyone who doesn't see an improvement here... The thing is, I hate it when movies are brought out on home video with covers that give away the end of the film. The last reissue of Rudy was a prime example. The cover was him being carried off the field. I mean, sure most people have seen the film, but come on! This cover is not only faithful to the original poster art design (always a plus in my opinion), but it's a lot more subtle, simple, and eerie. It conveys a lot more of a sense of awe than just showing you the cash and prizes right up front. Anyway, I'm happy. I guess it didn't annoy other people as much as it did me. Personally, I thought it was irritating as hell to have to tell people not to look at the box and not to look at the menu of the previously released DVD if they were watching the film for the first time.

08-19-2007, 09:46 PM	#17
Knight-Errant Power Member Member since:Aug 2005 Location:Sheffield, UK	I love this cover. Something about this film cries out for a minimalist suggestive cover that hints at the wonders.

10-04-2007, 10:38 AM	#19
Iron Man Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	The danish cover will look like this:

10-04-2007, 11:22 AM	#20
Xerious Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Washington, DC Blu-ray collection:238 Blu-ray reviews:4	OMG... did they really need a paragraph on the cover???

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