Movie Posters Discussion Thread

[Underworld54]

Originally Posted by roar

Picked up my Jurassic Park this afternoon. I'm pretty pleased with it. I think I saved about $100 with the new framing shop I found through craigslist of all places. Part of the savings was due to the smaller matting he recommended and wooden frame, but generally speaking I'm really really happy with the work they did. Triple matted, museum mounted, $165+taxes.

I haven't hung any pictures in the new theatre yet... I just can't bring myself to put any holes in the wall

I'll be using these guys again for sure. If anyone is looking for a framer in the Toronto area let me know via PM, I'll pass his name along for sure.

First shot is of the JP I just got framed and the second picture is it next to the two Michael's did for me a while back.

Looks fabulous man. Your new found shop did a great job.

[Zero_Cool]

Jurassic Park is amazing. I love the poster.

[househead]

roar - that looks beautiful man. Talk about enhancing the look.

Qaulity work and saving money? Score one for the little guy!

[d0ntacos]

Originally Posted by househead

roar - that looks beautiful man. Talk about enhancing the look.

Qaulity work and saving money? Score one for the little guy!

[jj5206]

Originally Posted by roar

[Show spoiler]Picked up my Jurassic Park this afternoon. I'm pretty pleased with it. I think I saved about $100 with the new framing shop I found through craigslist of all places. Part of the savings was due to the smaller matting he recommended and wooden frame, but generally speaking I'm really really happy with the work they did. Triple matted, museum mounted, $165+taxes.

I haven't hung any pictures in the new theatre yet... I just can't bring myself to put any holes in the wall

I'll be using these guys again for sure. If anyone is looking for a framer in the Toronto area let me know via PM, I'll pass his name along for sure.

First shot is of the JP I just got framed and the second picture is it next to the two Michael's did for me a while back.

I love that Jurassic Park poster!

[roar]

thanks for the nice feedback guys... trying to decide which print to do next. kill bill is pretty high on my priority list, so that is the way i am leaning at the moment.

[Prox]

Gotta be honest; I would do terrible, even illegal things to get that Jurrassic Park poster.

[grooveska]

Fantastic framing job on the JP! The blue in the sky and the green in the trees really stands out.

[technique]

Originally Posted by roar

thanks for the nice feedback guys... trying to decide which print to do next. kill bill is pretty high on my priority list, so that is the way i am leaning at the moment.

Great job Roar on that JC Richard frame job...i missed out on that JP on his site when it went up for sale but i'm sure Mondo will be using him much more this year. His art prints are amazing and sleeping in light is one of my favorites by him and i do have one print by him (Last in a line) which i still need to get framed. I think Kill Bill would be high up on my framing list if not at the top if i had it.

[d0ntacos]

anyone want to check out how ridiculous mondo prints get..

check out this current auction for Big Trouble In Little China. (Stout Print)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BIG-TROUBLE-...item2c63152909

[snsguy]

Originally Posted by d0ntacos

anyone want to check out how ridiculous mondo prints get..

check out this current auction for Big Trouble In Little China. (Stout Print)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BIG-TROUBLE-...item2c63152909

That is ridiculous!

SNSGUY

[Zero_Cool]

Mondo is doing Rango and Hugo for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Two more will be reviled some time next week.

[d0ntacos]

Originally Posted by snsguy

That is ridiculous!

SNSGUY

And there's 2 days left..

[d0ntacos]

Originally Posted by Zero_Cool

Mondo is doing Rango and Hugo for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Two more will be reviled some time next week.

Rango would be nice

[Zero_Cool]

I want this I don't have the money.... yet. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fifth-Elemen...item1c23211bb8

[d0ntacos]

Originally Posted by Zero_Cool

I want this I don't have the money.... yet. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fifth-Elemen...item1c23211bb8

you could always message the seller see if hes willing to drop a few dollars off the asking price. That's what i usually do. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't but it doesn't hurt to try.

[Zero_Cool]

Originally Posted by d0ntacos

you could always message the seller see if hes willing to drop a few dollars off the asking price. That's what i usually do. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't but it doesn't hurt to try.

I don't think saying I will give you all my money

[Show spoiler]$50

will help. Need to wait another two weeks.

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[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by Allforce

I really beg to differ here, as I'm sure their intent is not "to confuse collectors", because that is such a tiny tiny niche customer base. They're doing so because there's an ACTUAL demand for 27x40 movie posters at an affordable (read: NOT collectors market) price. Also think of the framing options here, Average Joe can't walk into Michaels and get a 27x39 or 26x38 frame, but there's about 10 different versions of a 27x40 frame at an affordable price sitting right there for him to choose from.

You really can't feel that actual collectors who want the real deal are being duped on such a grand scale by MovieGoods.com and the like can you?

Allforce, trust me when I say this, you aren't looking at the big picture. I over 20 years in this industry, I know a lot of things the average collector doesn't know, nor realize. There are a lot of shady people that like to dupe collectors. Reprints always used to be smaller than 27x40 inches, originals were that, and that was one of the many ways to tell an original from a reprint. It has nothing to with demand for a 27x40 reprint, its clearly to make people think what they are is buying is an original. The seasoned collector knows to stay away from them as well as the other websites they sell under (but under different names), but the average collector or the person who is new to this hobby simply doesn't know better. I have spoken to people who have bought from them and regretted it because they "assumed" they were ordering an original BECAUSE it was listed as 27x40 inches in size. Again, there was a time when that is really all that you needed to know to tell an original from a reprint, but not anymore, its become more difficult, thanks to dealers like them. All they are doing is taking images from digital press kits or various websites and printing up digital copies in all sorts of sizes, many speculate unlicensed too. That is probably one of the reasons Fox and Disney sued them, along with others. It's all on the net if you search for it.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by grooveska

Didn't you guys hash this out about 12 pages back?

Yes we probably did, I am not sure why Allforce has this love for them, I have given more enough reasons for collectors to be very leery of them and others like them. I don't have a personal gripe with Allforce, not all, but I try to inform and help collectors (many of them here on this forum), not try to take advantage of them mislead them like some in the poster industry do. It really comes down to this, why are they so reluctant to simply state "Reproduction" for each of their listings? If they have any honor about them, they would, but they don't, so you have to ask yourself "Why?" If people want reproductions, I have no problem with that at all, but as a seller, why are they so hesitant to state that their posters are reproductions that they digitally produce?

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by FreakyFraser

I don't collect......I have all my posters laminated and displayed.....to me, that's what they are for.......and I hate all the garbage at the bottom of most posters. If you're collecting, then obviously you won't be doing that.

Well to each their own, I won't tell you or anyone else what to do with their posters, but ultimately you may have some titles that are quite valuable or will be, and trimming/laminating them pretty much makes them worthless, but at the end of the day, if you are getting enjoyment from them, that's all that matters.