Bad movie covers for Aus releases

[Anamnesis]

The worst cover art in Australia by far is this: http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/d...blu-ray/651468

[Hucksta G]

Yep that Fast Times cover is pretty bad, I also MUCH prefer the US cover of Blue Valentine to that of Aus/NZ and the UK.

[imMango]

Anything with a Triple Play banner.

[MacEachaidh]

Mostly I think it's swings and roundabouts. (And personal taste.) Some releases the OZ one appeals to me more, sometimes it's the US or UK. (Look at The Frighteners – love the OZ/UK cover, but the US one has that cobbled-together-by-the-receptionist look about it.)

Most consistently bad thing about OZ covers is the eyesore that is the ratings blurt, but that's probably a wee bit OT. I know I'll sometimes even pay a bit more to buy the version that doesn't have intrusions on the artwork like "Blu-ray + DVD" splashed across them in bright blue, so I get where you're coming from, Templar.

[Trekkie313]

Originally Posted by Anamnesis

The worst cover art in Australia by far is this: http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/d...blu-ray/651468

Oh lord, that's just sad...

[kolosomo]

Originally Posted by Anamnesis

The worst cover art in Australia by far is this: http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/d...blu-ray/651468

Haha, "starring Nicolas Cage". He was barely in it!

[sean19]

Cover art has never been a real issue for me. Majority of the time all you see is the spine, so it doesn't concern me that much.

[BlueCougar]

Not that hard for me too knock out a cover in Illustrator/Photoshop. Just need a small gap in my work schedule to do it. All it takes is 90mins, some hi-rez images, accurate fonts, studio logo's & a 2ltr Pepsi Max.

[MacEachaidh]

Originally Posted by sean19

Cover art has never been a real issue for me. Majority of the time all you see is the spine, so it doesn't concern me that much.

True. But that's also true about books, and I still find myself choosing between editions based on the look of the covers, even though the contents are still the same.

Originally Posted by BlueCougar

Not that hard for me too knock out a cover in Illustrator/Photoshop. Just need a small gap in my work schedule to do it. All it takes is 90mins, some hi-rez images, accurate fonts, studio logo's & a 2ltr Pepsi Max.

I've been contemplating giving it a try myself, mostly to consolidate sets I have that are in old-fashioned one-disc-per-case packaging. They take up so much space!

The design bit doesn't daunt me — I'm used to Photoshop, Illustrator (->ptui!!<-), InDesign, and the almost-forgotten Corel DRAW — but the printing ... do you use special glossy paper, BC? Got any tips on that, please?

[Greengoblin]

I have had no problems with my OZ covers, but i am only buying classic movies, no crappy ones, I am annoyed about this triple play crap, why do we need these i do not want a dvd version or a ipod version, i just want the blu ray version, also i hate how we pay $40 for priest i want this movie as i have heard great things and i am not paying $40 for a new release i will wait till a special.