Drive (2011)

[joenostalgia23]

I don't even get why they'd go through all the trouble of adding the scorpion to his chest...

It's not like it'll have some profound impact on whether someone will watch this. "Oh man this cover art sucks, I bet the movie is boring... Wait... there's a scorpion on his jacket, this might be pretty good!"

If they wanted to show the scorpion, they should've cropped the soundtrack album cover and called it a day. Would've looked a hell of a lot better too.

[pretzels]

I keep coming back to this thread and checking Amazon, hoping that it will change. It seems like a joke. I wonder what Refn would have to say about it.

edit: I asked this previously in the thread but didn't get an answer: how quickly does HMV usually sell out of steelbooks like this one? It's all but confirmed it's B locked so I was planning on getting both and putting the US disc in the steel, burning the US artwork, and using the empty BD case for something else. Just wondering how much time I have to wait on the steel.

[The Driver]

I quite like it. I think those reviews might have a last-minute change or they'll add a sticker with some crap nonsese. The back cover quote "Brilliant. You can get buzzed just from the fumes coming off this wild thing" sounds like the author is on crack or has just started learning English as his main language and let Google translate it.

The scorpion will mean VERY little to most people who've seen it or are tempted by the cover. They may not quite get the connection.

Whether this is Sony's over-ambitious local 'art' people or maybe they've just copied/pasted some old production artwork it doesn't really matter.

Steelbook for me anyway although I'll print of a hi-res mini poster I think.

Images from http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_ite...tem_id=1596363

[SammyJankis]

That cover is one of the worst I've seen in a while. Everything is so blatantly photoshopped.

[Phoenix Theory]

Can't wait to blind buy this hopefully it has a slip.

[CHEЯNOБLY!]

Originally Posted by Minimejer05

Basically. I've stopped caring ever since Mickey Rourke got robbed his Oscar for The Wrestler. The past few years have been getting worse.

Sean Penn is the Oscar cock blocker...Bill Murry then Rourke.

[Hucksta G]

Personally while it was a close race I actually think Penn's performance was a tiny bit better than Rourke's that year. They were my two favorite performances of 2008 so I'm happy either of them won and they both were nominated.

[Brett C]

I liked this film, it reminds me of Mann's first film Thief. Also, I am not one to usually comment about artwork but I agree that is one ugly ass cover!

[Minimejer05]

I just now noticed the scorpion. Why did you have to point it out! Now I can't stop looking at it.

[Murkurial]

Originally Posted by Minimejer05

I just now noticed the scorpion. Why did you have to point it out! Now I can't stop looking at it.

I'm a stickler like that. And on occasion, I enjoy a good *****fest. It's literally the first the thing that my eyes caught when I saw the cover. Probably because that jacket -- for me -- is beyond iconic and it's a real ******* who decides to mess around with it like that.

Seriously, one of the MANY posters or the soundtrack cover would've made for the greatest cover ever made, for one of the greatest films ever made.

Put one of us on the job, or Criterion, and we could have ourselves real collectors item.

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I've been meaning to ask, what type of paper and printer would one need to print some of the custom covers that people were posting here a few pages back? I'm really thinking about doing that. This film deserves better.

[28BlusLater]

I'm seriously considering importing this from another country to simply avoid this hideous cover art. Yes...it's that bad...

[Bluballs31]

Don't care for the cover art but i'm still buying this movie. I loved the flick in theaters and i'm in my late 20s. The last time I bought a soundtrack immediately following the movie was probably like in my early teenager days for some cheesy movie. I had to buy the soundtrack to this movie right after. I'm going to go listen to it right now actually

[Bluballs31]

Originally Posted by Banger

i just read there may be a sequel.
Driven.

[drichter33]

This gets my vote for worst movie of the year. It was so improperly advertised, was extremely boring, and I do not buy the whole "silent type blank face" act as something extraordinary, let alon oscar worthy.

[anomynous]

okay.

[Dave_6]

Lol

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by Minimejer05

I just now noticed the scorpion. Why did you have to point it out! Now I can't stop looking at it.

if you love that here is the Soundtrack cover art.

DriveSoundtrackArt.jpg

[MrFattBill]

Originally Posted by drichter33

This gets my vote for worst movie of the year. It was so improperly advertised, was extremely boring, and I do not buy the whole "silent type blank face" act as something extraordinary, let alon oscar worthy.

Thank you Lionel Hutz.

[Show spoiler]Mr. Simpson, this is the most blatant case of fraudulent advertising since my suit against the film, 'The Never-Ending Story''

Bill

[BStecke]

Originally Posted by Murkurial

I've been meaning to ask, what type of paper and printer would one need to print some of the custom covers that people were posting here a few pages back? I'm really thinking about doing that. This film deserves better.

I just use a regular like Photosmart printer. Some people like to use the regular glossy paper, but for me it's way too glossy, and I find the semigloss matches the OEM covers almost perfectly. I think I got HP semigloss photo paper.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

I actually saw the trailer for this for the first time last night. When it was one of the previews infront of Straw Dogs blu ray. After watching the trailer, the hammer makes more senses. When I saw the cover I was like why the hell is he carrying a hammer?