Movie Posters Discussion Thread

[roar]

Originally Posted by snsguy

I finally was able to jump on some posters I've been looking at and with Jon's help eliminated those that were not originals (Thanks Jon!) These arrived today. Only thinkg that sucks is I don;t have the money to frame them properly. At least one will be that will be it for now.

Inception Original Double-Sided Advance Poster

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Alice In Wonderland Original Double-Sided Advance Poster

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Original Double-Sided Advance Hogwarts Poster

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The Dark Knight Original Single-Sided Advance Wild Posting Style Poster

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SNSGUY

Great choices, they all look really sharp.

[snsguy]

Originally Posted by roar

Great choices, they all look really sharp.

Thanks roar! I never knew there was such a difference between an Original Movie Poster and a reprint. Man are originals a work of art. The colors are so brilliant and I can actually see out lines of different objects on each poster. It's crazy!

SNSGUY

[Zero_Cool]

Originally Posted by snsguy

I finally was able to jump on some posters I've been looking at and with Jon's help eliminated those that were not originals (Thanks Jon!) These arrived today. Only thinkg that sucks is I don;t have the money to frame them properly. At least one will be that will be it for now.

Inception Original Double-Sided Advance Poster

[Show spoiler]

Alice In Wonderland Original Double-Sided Advance Poster

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Original Double-Sided Advance Hogwarts Poster

[Show spoiler]

The Dark Knight Original Single-Sided Advance Wild Posting Style Poster

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SNSGUY

Very nice pick ups. You should try and find the other two alice posters to finish that set. Not a fan of the movie but the poster does look nice.

[roar]

Originally Posted by snsguy

Thanks roar! I never knew there was such a difference between an Original Movie Poster and a reprint. Man are originals a work of art. The colors are so brilliant and I can actually see out lines of different objects on each poster. It's crazy!

SNSGUY

The difference between reprints and originals is really night and day, I didn't realize either until I made my backlit poster box. I can't see myself buying another print to be honest, the 'real' ones are just that much better.

[househead]

Originally Posted by snsguy

I finally was able to jump on some posters I've been looking at and with Jon's help eliminated those that were not originals (Thanks Jon!) These arrived today. Only thinkg that sucks is I don;t have the money to frame them properly. At least one will be that will be it for now.

Inception Original Double-Sided Advance Poster

[Show spoiler]

Alice In Wonderland Original Double-Sided Advance Poster

[Show spoiler]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Original Double-Sided Advance Hogwarts Poster

[Show spoiler]

The Dark Knight Original Single-Sided Advance Wild Posting Style Poster

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SNSGUY

Those look awesome. I can imagine they look even better in person. Bold colors and very crisp/clean. Please wipe my drool from your Inception poster.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by snsguy

I finally was able to jump on some posters I've been looking at and with Jon's help eliminated those that were not originals (Thanks Jon!) These arrived today. Only thinkg that sucks is I don;t have the money to frame them properly. At least one will be that will be it for now.

Inception Original Double-Sided Advance Poster

[Show spoiler]

Alice In Wonderland Original Double-Sided Advance Poster

[Show spoiler]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Original Double-Sided Advance Hogwarts Poster

[Show spoiler]

The Dark Knight Original Single-Sided Advance Wild Posting Style Poster

[Show spoiler]

SNSGUY

Looks good, still have an email from you I need to get to as well.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by snsguy

Thanks roar! I never knew there was such a difference between an Original Movie Poster and a reprint. Man are originals a work of art. The colors are so brilliant and I can actually see out lines of different objects on each poster. It's crazy!

SNSGUY

Yes originals are quite vibrant and colorful, but as you know, lots of reproductions do exist so ALL collectors need to stay sharp, because they are out there. Generally they are fairly easy to spot too.

[EvilE981]

since starting this thread and buying my 1st original i haven't looked back
I just cant keep buying them because the frames aren't cheap and i only have so much wall space lol

[Kinsella5]

The advance style for Suckerpunch should be hitting theaters this coming week. It is the only official movie poster for the film released so far, the character ones were never posters, only promotional images, but were never posters for the theaters, so this advance hitting theaters will mark the first official style. My guess is we will see one more style by the film's release the end of March.

Green Lantern advance should be hitting soon, I am surprised it wasn't released around the holidays. Also we should probably be seeing an advance for The Hangover 2 soon as well.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by EvilE981

since starting this thread and buying my 1st original i haven't looked back
I just cant keep buying them because the frames aren't cheap and i only have so much wall space lol

Well you can always store them rolled, just never use rubber bands.

[EvilE981]

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

Well you can always store them rolled, just never use rubber bands.

It just seems wrong to buy them and not have them on display.

[Zero_Cool]

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

The advance style for Suckerpunch should be hitting theaters this coming week. It is the only official movie poster for the film released so far, the character ones were never posters, only promotional images, but were never posters for the theaters, so this advance hitting theaters will mark the first official style. My guess is we will see one more style by the film's release the end of March.

Green Lantern advance should be hitting soon, I am surprised it wasn't released around the holidays. Also we should probably be seeing an advance for The Hangover 2 soon as well.

It should be out by Wednesday.

[Asylump]

Hey guys, just had a couple of questions....

Just started collecting, managed to pick up a few limited editions from Mondotees (Mike Saputo's Iron Man 2, Tyler Stout's latest Star Wars), but I had a question about buying reprints.

Gasp.

I know.

But I love the look of just a plain dry mounted foam board poster, and I don't want to destroy any original one sheets.

What's the best place to buy inexpensive, but decent quality reprints? I'm having a hard time getting The Thing and Alien in a 26x38 size....

Any ideas?

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by EvilE981

It just seems wrong to buy them and not have them on display.

Nope not at all, but I know what you mean but a lot of collectors who have frames tend to swap them out every so often, such as light box frames, etc.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by Zero_Cool

It should be out by Wednesday.

Yup, theaters should be getting them Wednesday and Thursday I am hearing for Suckerpunch, Green Lantern on the other hand is hopefully soon.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by Asylump

Hey guys, just had a couple of questions....

Just started collecting, managed to pick up a few limited editions from Mondotees (Mike Saputo's Iron Man 2, Tyler Stout's latest Star Wars), but I had a question about buying reprints.

Gasp.

I know.

But I love the look of just a plain dry mounted foam board poster, and I don't want to destroy any original one sheets.

What's the best place to buy inexpensive, but decent quality reprints? I'm having a hard time getting The Thing and Alien in a 26x38 size....

Any ideas?

Stout's Star Wars prints are amazing, I loved how the variant for Return of the Jedi states the original title "Revenge of the Jedi" on that. Very few items ever were released with the "Revenge" title so seeing something nearly 30 years later with it was surprising but super cool nonetheless. You'd probably love Stout's Iron Man 2 one, they were incredible looking, including the metal variant. But be leery, fakes of even the Alamo stuff are out there from online dealers. I informed Mondo of that, but I don't know if they are doing anything to stop it, I think they are, but as a collector of Mondo/Alamo prints, I would be rather upset (and I am) that there are a few poster dealers who sell unauthorized fakes of them.

There are lots of options to buy reprints out there, just about every poster dealer carries them, some official reprints, some unauthorized knock-offs. There are a few dealers who charge upwards of $30 for a reprint, which is laughable because in most cases you can actually buy the original for that price or less (newer releases, etc) so if you were given a choice between an original for $30 or a reprint for the same price, it's kind of obvious to go with the original.

For originals I don't endorse dry mounting/foam board, it devalues the poster, but for reprints, you could go that route, however, most places charge for that, say $10-$20. So if you buy a reprint, lets say for $15 somewhere, and you spend another $10-$20 for the form board dry mounting processing, you are into it $25-35. Or you can just buy an original, keep it rolled since it has value and is a collectible, and get it framed later on down the road.

For The Thing, Alien, etc originals are quite expensive, so yes I can see going the reprint route. You can try AllPosters.com, Art.com, etc for stuff like that.

[Asylump]

I could totally see that happening, these Alamo Drafthouse posters are quite amazing. However, after seeing one of the varients with the metallic inks, I think it would be difficult to reproduce fakes for any sort of profit. I mean, the printing process alone here in Canada would cost 250$, let alone the super thick stock they're printed on. I'm so pumped to get this TStout one in the mail and frame it up, I've totally fallen in love with his drawing style. I would absolutely LOVE to get my hands on his The Thing rendition, but last time I saw it on eBay it sold for over 1200$. Dang. I'll cross my fingers and keep hoping, lol.

I've check those links above to no avail for what I've been looking for for reprints, so I guess I'll keep looking. There is a place down in Calgary that might have what I'm looking for, so I'll check that out the next time I'm down there.

[EvilE981]

Sooo i heard about a 1 day showing for the GANTZ movie in select areas does anyone know if they had posters for this event?

http://www.bestdealmedia.info/3157/g...ere-in-us.html

[Alex_DeLarge]

Originally Posted by ANDYBALLINA

Picked these bad boys up from Kmart for $12 a piece.



It's nice to finally some posters that are not folded or creased. I think I need to definately get these framed at some point.

I've been going on this one for a while now. I also have the other 2 of the original trilogy, but this takes a better picture as it's so light.

[AMS79]

Hi guys,

Great subject! I run a film memorabilia business in the UK (one of our main lines is original movie posters) and in my spare time am a collector of (usually extravagent) DVD/Blu-ray limited edition releases from around the world so hopefully can usefully contribute to the forums and this thread.

The Sucker Punch advance one sheet arriving in US theatres now is the artwork below:



I've not seen it in the flesh yet (hopefully will be here early next week) but the image certainly looks nice

I'm told Green Lantern is expected by the end of the week but no idea of the artwork just yet..

My personal faves are those that are finished with a high gloss coating on one side. Some recent examples being Burlesque (Cher/Christina portrait shots side by side), Green Hornet (advance) and Cowboys & Aliens (advance). There are also foil based, lenticular, UV spot and holofoil - quite often given to the most unlikely of movies (Son Of The Mask and Anacondas anyone?). Best use I think I've seen is the UV coating/embossing done on the various Spider-man 3 one sheets. The gloss finish really does add a nice touch