Movie Posters Discussion Thread

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by snsguy

Ya. Pretty much every poster including the replacement ones were damaged too. They have them under the collectible category on their site but send them like they pulled them out of the trash!
SNSGUY

That is because they don't look at posters as being collectibles. The company that ships the posters for the Disney club probably think its a five dollar poster that someone is going to tack on their walls, they dont see the collectibility of it. The studio distribution channels that ship to theaters are the same way, movie posters are basically big colorful pieces of paper that are solely designed to promote the film, there is no extra care put into packaging, they just toss the poster into a tube and ship them out, and during transit most of the posters shift back and forth causing edge wear. Generally you can tell on eBay when someone is selling a poster they got from a theater when they state it has edge damage. Because original movie posters aren't intended to be for the public or for sale, they only provide enough protection (aka tube) for the posters to arrive in displayable condition, and then they are handled by theater employees and once taken down, they are generally rolled up with rubber bands around them (another no-no).

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by roar

Kinsella,

You sure there is a variant for this one? I am not sure why I was left with the impression that they were only getting the Tom Whalen prints, but that was the thought going through my head. I hope you are right and there is a variant as I'd love to have another shot at this one.

Does Ken Taylor have his own website and sell his own prints by any chance?

I can't imagine there would not be a variant for Ansin's Tron/Tron Legacy set, I remember hearing there would be a variant of each and offered through Sideshow, but nothing has been offered. Since Mondo offers the standard and Sideshow offers the variants of the Disney-related prints, I am surprised they have not offered it yet. You could be right though, perhaps they are only doing variants of the Whalen prints....and speaking of which, while I am not surprised how fast the Mondo ones sell out, I am rather shocked that the Sideshow Whalen variants aren't selling out. Doing a search on Sideshow's site for "Mondo" you can find three variants for sale still, including a wood variant.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by roar

I'd be curious to hear what Kinsella has to say about trying to get the folds out of the poster... the fact that the poster was folded originally I think is a something you want to maintain and attempts to remove the folds would likely lead to damage and remove some of the 'proof' that it is an original. I'll be honest and say I'm making this theory up off the top of my head as I do not really collect posters prior to the 2000's and those have all really come rolled. I'd also gladly listen to anything Kinsella may have to say about posters coming folded in the past or any other history he tends to add to this topic

I believe to get the folds out (not completely though) is you would want the poster "Linen backed". I am unsure of the process but it helps to remove much of the fold lines. You may want to talk to Dave with Cinemasterpieces.com who deals in a lot of older posters some of which are linen backed. I am unsure how much the process is though, sorry.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by saprano

I'm about the buy my first movie poster for my room and was wondering which site is the best to buy from? So far i found this-

http://www.moviepostershop.com/

The poster i want- http://www.moviepostershop.com/back-...er-1985/IF7318 I also plan to buy jarassic park, ET and star wars. But only one for now so i can see how it looks.

I know there are different kinds; real, fake etc. Im not looking for the most authentic posters, just something of good quality.

Also what does style A mean?

I only read the first 3 pages, this thread is big, sorry if these questions were already answered.

FYI.....

MoviePosterShop.com is pretty much MovieGoods. As are PopCultureGraphics, and Poster Junction. If you want knock-off's and not even true authorized reprints, then those are the places to buy. Personally I would not take anything from them if it was free, their stuff is complete garbage. If you don't mind getting poor quality scans blown up to poster-size proportions, then you can buy from them under one of their many names they sell under.

If you are looking for a reprint, you can try MoviePoster.com, who also sell originals too. For newer stuff in most cases you can buy originals for the same price that some dealers charge for reprints.

The term style "A" means it was the first poster released for a film, also known as an advance teaser. Some posters have multiple styles released, some movies just have one poster. The last poster released, or the one that has the movie credits is known as the "final" style (or some call it a "Regular" style).

What dealers such as MovieGoods (and their other names they use) do is pull images from the internet and then refer to them as "Style K", "Style L", etc. Those aren't even posters, they are calling them that to make it appear they are legit, but they aren't. Also, sometimes a studio will release an image online that may look like a poster, but it isn't, but then dealers such as MovieGoods pulls that image and makes "27x40 posters" which are poster they are producing themselves, they aren't originals that are studio-issued.

Yes, even in the world of movie posters, there are those out to rip people off and sadly they are getting away with it all the time.

[roar]

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

I can't imagine there would not be a variant for Ansin's Tron/Tron Legacy set, I remember hearing there would be a variant of each and offered through Sideshow, but nothing has been offered. Since Mondo offers the standard and Sideshow offers the variants of the Disney-related prints, I am surprised they have not offered it yet. You could be right though, perhaps they are only doing variants of the Whalen prints....and speaking of which, while I am not surprised how fast the Mondo ones sell out, I am rather shocked that the Sideshow Whalen variants aren't selling out. Doing a search on Sideshow's site for "Mondo" you can find three variants for sale still, including a wood variant.

I'm quite surprised too, especially with the wood variant. It isn't like Mondo isn't letting their followers know as they did tweet the wood variant I'm pretty sure. Odd indeed. Hopefully the demand for a 20k League's variant if it were to appear will be limited as well!

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by roar

I'm quite surprised too, especially with the wood variant. It isn't like Mondo isn't letting their followers know as they did tweet the wood variant I'm pretty sure. Odd indeed. Hopefully the demand for a 20k League's variant if it were to appear will be limited as well!

Yeah I believe Mondo does alert everyone when Sideshow is putting up their variants, but lately it seems there isn't enough demand for them, which is very odd since the regulars sell out in seconds.

[Underworld54]

I just preordered these prints. As a huge Doctor Who fan I think they're spectacular.

[saprano]

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

FYI.....

MoviePosterShop.com is pretty much MovieGoods. As are PopCultureGraphics, and Poster Junction. If you want knock-off's and not even true authorized reprints, then those are the places to buy. Personally I would not take anything from them if it was free, their stuff is complete garbage. If you don't mind getting poor quality scans blown up to poster-size proportions, then you can buy from them under one of their many names they sell under.

If you are looking for a reprint, you can try MoviePoster.com, who also sell originals too. For newer stuff in most cases you can buy originals for the same price that some dealers charge for reprints.

The term style "A" means it was the first poster released for a film, also known as an advance teaser. Some posters have multiple styles released, some movies just have one poster. The last poster released, or the one that has the movie credits is known as the "final" style (or some call it a "Regular" style).

What dealers such as MovieGoods (and their other names they use) do is pull images from the internet and then refer to them as "Style K", "Style L", etc. Those aren't even posters, they are calling them that to make it appear they are legit, but they aren't. Also, sometimes a studio will release an image online that may look like a poster, but it isn't, but then dealers such as MovieGoods pulls that image and makes "27x40 posters" which are poster they are producing themselves, they aren't originals that are studio-issued.

Yes, even in the world of movie posters, there are those out to rip people off and sadly they are getting away with it all the time.

Thanks for the heads up!

So all those sites are the same? Wow. My friend bought his indiana jones posters from moviegoods and he paid over $100 ( i think) for one of them. He post here so i'll show him this thread and see what he has to say.

Are there any other sites you recommend, or is movieposters good enough for me? I saw your post on the first pages, do you sell posters too? Thanks for weeding us through the BS!

[saprano]

I don't see any reprints of back to the future posters in 27x40 on movieposter.com. Only the original which cost $400. I thought i saw one but now i can't find it.

Do you think a metal frame is better than wood? From their pics, the metal looks thinner.

[saprano]

http://www.moviepostershop.com/star-...ie-poster-1977

http://www.movieposter.com/poster/A7...Star_Wars.html

[technique]

The problem I think with the sideshow Mondo variants is they are increasing the runs a little too high and the color variations aren't really changing much on each release. I do think the Tron variants and 20,000 Leagues ones will sell out quick once they go up though.

[ChuckT43]

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

Yeah there are some other sites devoted to posters which are good and I think I know which one you were referring to with regards to discussion of the seller bradburied who I too have heard deals in a lot of reprints and fakes too. From what I have noticed in the past those who deal with fakes sometimes intermix originals for newer films as well, so you may have an original for Star Trek First Contact and perhaps they sell reprints of older titles.

Thanks for the response. I'm leaning toward it being an original due to the sharpness of the Paramount logo, though I am looking for someone who owns a known original to compare the reverse side print details.

I've now learned a bit about the "minty white" issue and believe I have a beautiful set of fake lobby cards. Man the truth hurts sometimes.

[SevenwithaT]

Originally Posted by Underworld54

I just preordered these prints. As a huge Doctor Who fan I think they're spectacular.

Those look beautiful

[househead]

framed up and waiting for the rest. If Hobby Lobby wasn't so far away I'd get a part time job there.

[Show spoiler]

[d0ntacos]

Originally Posted by househead

framed up and waiting for the rest. If Hobby Lobby wasn't so far away I'd get a part time job there.

[Show spoiler]

that looks so good! awesome work! Do you have a special place for all your prints? or you spread them around your house?

[snsguy]

Originally Posted by househead

framed up and waiting for the rest. If Hobby Lobby wasn't so far away I'd get a part time job there.

[Show spoiler]

Awesome job! It goes perfectly with the print.

SNSGUY

[househead]

Thanks guys! I claimed one of the extra bedrooms and that's the only place I can hang up horror junk. Just finished redoing it and hoping to get more stuff on the walls now.

[d0ntacos]

Originally Posted by househead

Thanks guys! I claimed one of the extra bedrooms and that's the only place I can hang up horror junk. Just finished redoing it and hoping to get more stuff on the walls now.

That's exactly what I did. My office room getting covered in horror prints

[RussellT]

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

FYI.....

MoviePosterShop.com is pretty much MovieGoods. As are PopCultureGraphics, and Poster Junction. If you want knock-off's and not even true authorized reprints, then those are the places to buy. Personally I would not take anything from them if it was free, their stuff is complete garbage. If you don't mind getting poor quality scans blown up to poster-size proportions, then you can buy from them under one of their many names they sell under.

If you are looking for a reprint, you can try MoviePoster.com, who also sell originals too. For newer stuff in most cases you can buy originals for the same price that some dealers charge for reprints.

The term style "A" means it was the first poster released for a film, also known as an advance teaser. Some posters have multiple styles released, some movies just have one poster. The last poster released, or the one that has the movie credits is known as the "final" style (or some call it a "Regular" style).

What dealers such as MovieGoods (and their other names they use) do is pull images from the internet and then refer to them as "Style K", "Style L", etc. Those aren't even posters, they are calling them that to make it appear they are legit, but they aren't. Also, sometimes a studio will release an image online that may look like a poster, but it isn't, but then dealers such as MovieGoods pulls that image and makes "27x40 posters" which are poster they are producing themselves, they aren't originals that are studio-issued.

Yes, even in the world of movie posters, there are those out to rip people off and sadly they are getting away with it all the time.

Thanks for saving me from a horrible decision.

[roar]

Originally Posted by househead

Thanks guys! I claimed one of the extra bedrooms and that's the only place I can hang up horror junk. Just finished redoing it and hoping to get more stuff on the walls now.

Househead... love the frame choice, looks really great. Is there glass/plexi on top?