Movie Posters Discussion Thread

[roar]

Originally Posted by Zero_Cool

Nice poster Case.

Thanks for the positive feedback everyone.

[Mr. Joshua]

Originally Posted by roar

Got home from work today to find my posters had arrived from movieposter.com. As usual nice fast shipping at a reasonable rate and the posters arrived safe and sound.

I decided to take a couple of pictures of my DIY Backlit Movie Poster Box as well... not the prettiest on the inside, but I think it gets the job done and it is a snap to swap posters.

Nice looking poster...

[househead]

roar that case looks sweet. great job!

[Omegaice]

Originally Posted by roar

Thanks for the positive feedback everyone.

roar, I love the backlit case!! But I like that SuckerPunch poster even more!! Totally looking forward to this movie!

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by omegaice

roar, I love the backlit case!! But I like that SuckerPunch poster even more!! Totally looking forward to this movie!

Yes Suckerpunch is a green poster, the green ones do tend to look nice. The advance styles for Sherlock Holmes actually looked quite nice in theater light boxes, very eye catching, nice shade of green the studio used on the poster. The final style for Suckerpunch will be the same image as the advance I am hearing but with the credits added at the bottom. That should be out in the next few weeks.

[jj5206]

does anyone know how movieposter.com is with reprints? I really want to get this poster:

http://www.movieposter.com/poster/MP...ck_Saints.html

but don't want to spend $150-$200 the original is going for, does anyone know the quality of their reprints?

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by jj5206

does anyone know how movieposter.com is with reprints? I really want to get this poster:

http://www.movieposter.com/poster/MP...ck_Saints.html

but don't want to spend $150-$200 the original is going for, does anyone know the quality of their reprints?

Since I only deal in authentic originals, I cant comment on what their reprints are like, they may have a return policy if you aren't happy with it, you may want to look into it. I saw a seller who was claiming to be selling originals for $19.99, but they appear to be reproductions as well. Always be careful on eBay people, 95% of those selling movie posters simply have no clue what they are offering. Since it was a very small budget film with very little marketing, there probably were not many originals made for the film, thus, the higher costs if you can find one. IF you can track down an original, and you really want one, you may want to jump on one now, as that film does have a fan following and perhaps may not be available later on.

[jj5206]

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

Since I only deal in authentic originals, I cant comment on what their reprints are like, they may have a return policy if you aren't happy with it, you may want to look into it. I saw a seller who was claiming to be selling originals for $19.99, but they appear to be reproductions as well. Always be careful on eBay people, 95% of those selling movie posters simply have no clue what they are offering. Since it was a very small budget film with very little marketing, there probably were not many originals made for the film, thus, the higher costs if you can find one. IF you can track down an original, and you really want one, you may want to jump on one now, as that film does have a fan following and perhaps may not be available later on.

yeah, i found one on ebay that the user claimed it was original but reading his feedback people were saying that some of the posters looked "home made."

[jj5206]

also, has anyone ordered from this seller on ebay? http://myworld.ebay.com/movieposterarena/

he has some good prices on some posters im interested in, but i feel hesitant buying off ebay...

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by jj5206

also, has anyone ordered from this seller on ebay? http://myworld.ebay.com/movieposterarena/

he has some good prices on some posters im interested in, but i feel hesitant buying off ebay...

They sell originals and reprints, but for a while were selling Dark Knight posters claiming they were original U.S. when they were not. They were International wilding styles, single-sided that were 24x40 inches in size, but were offering them on eBay as U.S. styles when they weren't. Depending on what poster you are buying you may be ok, but its hard to tell.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by jj5206

yeah, i found one on ebay that the user claimed it was original but reading his feedback people were saying that some of the posters looked "home made."

What some people on eBay do is buy at wholesale from dealers like MovieGoods thinking they are getting originals, but are getting nothing more than reproductions which are indeed poorly made. There are some eBayers who have no clue what the original movie poster industry is like but want to start their own business and think just because a poster is 27x40 means it is original. There was a time when that was true, but that isn't the case anymore, especially since MovieGoods/MoviePosterShop.com sell 27x40 reproductions they produce.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by jj5206

does anyone know how movieposter.com is with reprints? I really want to get this poster:

http://www.movieposter.com/poster/MP...ck_Saints.html

but don't want to spend $150-$200 the original is going for, does anyone know the quality of their reprints?

Curious though where are you seeing an original for between $150-$200 by the way?

[jj5206]

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

Curious though where are you seeing an original for between $150-$200 by the way?

i haven't seen that exact poster for $150-$200 but I have seen other Boondock Saints posters selling for around $150-$200...I think it was on ebay or maybe movieposter.com had one...

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

They sell originals and reprints, but for a while were selling Dark Knight posters claiming they were original U.S. when they were not. They were International wilding styles, single-sided that were 24x40 inches in size, but were offering them on eBay as U.S. styles when they weren't. Depending on what poster you are buying you may be ok, but its hard to tell.

alright, thanks...I was thinking of getting a Titanic, Watchmen, and Team America poster from them...i might go ahead and jump on it...




also, did you see the Captain America posters started popping up on ebay? Two of the auctions ended last night at around $50...

[Kinsella5]

This made me laugh when I noticed it while doing a Google search, I just feel sorry for the hundreds of not thousands of poster collectors who fall victim to believing what they read. I needed to do a Google search for "The Hangover 2" as the trailer is rumored to be attached to the upcoming Suckerpunch film and possibly we will see the poster for it around the same time.

So I typed in "The Hangover 2 movie poster" in Google, even though I already knew there is no such poster that exists yet, and along the side under "Ads" I saw a MovieGoods ad which said:

"Hangover Movie Posters: Original & Authentic Hangover Movie Posters. Same as Theater. Shop Now"

It was followed by their website URL. For laughs I clicked it and it took the user directly to their site's selection of movie posters pertaining to the first Hangover film. The problem is the ad's tagline about "Original & Authentic, Same as Theater" because that couldn't be further from the truth. Their posters for The Hangover and several other titles are NOT original or authentic, they are reproductions, there is absolutely nothing "Original" or "Authentic" about them. How they get away with this is beyond me, but collector's beware. There is a reason why their orders require a 7-14 day "processing time" prior to shipping, I think everywhere here knows what I mean by that.

[househead]

Got these in the mail today. Alex Pardee's Star Wars print "The Force, The Fall & The Father". #3 out of 100. James Rheem Davis' "Leon" and Danny Miller's "Demons". Some nice metallic ink on Leon. NEED MOAR FRAMES!

[roar]

Househead, I really like the Leon poster, I checked out giantsumo and didn't see it for sale there, any leads on a good deal?

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by roar

Househead, I really like the Leon poster, I checked out giantsumo and didn't see it for sale there, any leads on a good deal?

The Professional looks AMAZING! I believe they sold out, I didn't even know about them either. Congrats on a great find!

[ttamez]

just wondering how everyone frames their posters. i was speaking with the frame guy at michael's and he recommended i get my posters (i have 3 originals to frame) dry-mounted, which costs $42 a piece. I'm definitely going to use acid-free backing but was wondering if the dry-mounting is worth it?

also, they have a coupon this week:
http://mic.michaels.com/20110210Week...YFEBEM_1_20911

a lot of their frames are constantly 50% off, but there is a bonus 25% off regular or sale frame items coupon in there. They have a nice 27"x41" frame that is regular price $69.99 but with the 50% and 25% off it comes out to about $27.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by roar

Househead, I really like the Leon poster, I checked out giantsumo and didn't see it for sale there, any leads on a good deal?

Roar, there is one on eBay, even using the same photo too. Here is the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...STRK:MESELX:IT

With only 94 made, this could be one of the only opportunities to get one at an affordable price so I would keep an eye out on that auction.

[roar]

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

Roar, there is one on eBay, even using the same photo too. Here is the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...STRK:MESELX:IT

With only 94 made, this could be one of the only opportunities to get one at an affordable price so I would keep an eye out on that auction.

Ya, I do see that one... I pinged househead to see if it was his and it is not, so that makes me question the auction a bit... and $30 to ship up north is steep too.