Movie Posters Discussion Thread

[Noctis]

Okay Thanks

[jj5206]

Originally Posted by roar

I've got a couple of more posters on the way... I picked up the advanced suckerpunch and another one I can't bring myself to post... Let's just say my 5 and half year old daughter was browsing movieposter.com with me while I was looking at the up coming releases and she saw one that caught her eye it opens on the 11th if that isn't a big enough hint. What I wont do for my girls.

is movieposter.com a reliable source for original poster? I was browsing some of their prices and some of them seem pretty cheap...

[JC_20010]

Originally Posted by jj5206

is movieposter.com a reliable source for original poster? I was browsing some of their prices and some of them seem pretty cheap...

No I believe they were being sued due to selling replicas off as originals.

[technique]

Originally Posted by jj5206

is movieposter.com a reliable source for original poster? I was browsing some of their prices and some of them seem pretty cheap...

I wouldn't mess with that site for posters, my friend ordered one from there and it looked horrible. It was a Zodiac poster and the colors rubbed off when he touched it.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by technique

I wouldn't mess with that site for posters, my friend ordered one from there and it looked horrible. It was a Zodiac poster and the colors rubbed off when he touched it.

Are you sure you don't have MovieGoods.com confused with MoviePoster.com? MovieGoods is well known for printing up reproductions and selling them in all kinds of sizes, including 27x40 which throws off a number of collectors especially those new to the hobby who think that just because a poster is 27x40 it is an original. There was a time when that was enough to tell an original from a fake, but not any longer. I don't believe MoviePoster.com is being sued, but I know MovieGoods was sued last year I believe by 20th Century Fox, Disney, and a few others. MoviePoster.com is a legit dealer based in Canada, they do sell originals and reproductions but I have not heard any complaints from collectors about them. The only issue I have with them is the improper titles for some of their posters (i.e. domestic vs international, etc), but I think you are getting them confused with MovieGoods (who are also selling under the name MoviePosterShop.com) and several eBay user names too.

[roar]

Originally Posted by jj5206

is movieposter.com a reliable source for original poster? I was browsing some of their prices and some of them seem pretty cheap...

I think they are great, they have a B&M store front in Toronto that I have been to a number of times, I am not a big time collector, but of the 8-10 "original" posters I have not had any trouble with them as described by another poster above me.

[technique]

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

Are you sure you don't have MovieGoods.com confused with MoviePoster.com? MovieGoods is well known for printing up reproductions and selling them in all kinds of sizes, including 27x40 which throws off a number of collectors especially those new to the hobby who think that just because a poster is 27x40 it is an original. There was a time when that was enough to tell an original from a fake, but not any longer. I don't believe MoviePoster.com is being sued, but I know MovieGoods was sued last year I believe by 20th Century Fox, Disney, and a few others. MoviePoster.com is a legit dealer based in Canada, they do sell originals and reproductions but I have not heard any complaints from collectors about them. The only issue I have with them is the improper titles for some of their posters (i.e. domestic vs international, etc), but I think you are getting them confused with MovieGoods (who are also selling under the name MoviePosterShop.com) and several eBay user names too.

edit yeah your right i meant moviegoods.com sorry

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by roar

I think they are great, they have a B&M store front in Toronto that I have been to a number of times, I am not a big time collector, but of the 8-10 "original" posters I have not had any trouble with them as described by another poster above me.

What I mean is the proper titles for posters, they tend to not call a style what it should be called. Remember there are different types of domestic styles and different styles for International releases. Other than that, they do carry a wide range of originals but also do sell reproductions, but they do a good job informing the customer what is original and what is a reprint which is nice to see.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by technique

edit yeah your right i meant moviegoods.com sorry

There was a time when MovieGoods was a good dealer but that was a long ago, now most of their titles are reproductions that are produced in-house of very poor quality. They have a tendency to do nothing more than take a high-resolution image found on the internet and use that to make copies. I know a guy who posted his poster collection online for people to view, which included several rare posters. He then saw MovieGoods offering a poster on their site. Because he has placed a small watermark on his images, he ordered one of the posters he saw they were selling that matched his, and low and behold HIS watermark was printed on the poster, so it explained where they got the image. It is really unfortunate the number of people who actually think they own originals they got from them (again some believing just because a poster is 27x40 it must mean it is an original which it doesn't) but in reality have a knock-off.

[JonD7]

Just ordered Machete and the Wolfman posters, just as place holders until I get my Sucker Punch and Cowboys & Aliens posters.

[roar]

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

What I mean is the proper titles for posters, they tend to not call a style what it should be called. Remember there are different types of domestic styles and different styles for International releases. Other than that, they do carry a wide range of originals but also do sell reproductions, but they do a good job informing the customer what is original and what is a reprint which is nice to see.

I didn't mean you I understood what you meant, I meant the physical condition of the poster, which another poster had said the print was coming off in their hands. I totally understand what you were saying.

[ravrunner]

Originally Posted by JonD7

Just ordered Machete and the Wolfman posters, just as place holders until I get my Sucker Punch and Cowboys & Aliens posters.

from where?

[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.

[shinseiRomeo]

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.

[Show spoiler]

roar, I'm very impressed with the finished product! How long did it take you to build it?

[roar]

Originally Posted by shinseiromeo

roar, I'm very impressed with the finished product! How long did it take you to build it?

It was a really straight forward project, not a lot of cuts or anything. I'd say I did it over the course of about 3 evenings, one night to build the framing and paint it, another to blow a hole in my wall, reframe it for the light fixture and do a little rewiring to put a light switch in-line, then another to tidy everything up, I'd probably put it at about 6 - 8 hour effort perhaps. Those evenings included a trip to Home Depot and a stop at a local glass place to find some white plexi to use as a diffuser one day before work.

[BluDroid]

Originally Posted by roar

It was a really straight forward project, not a lot of cuts or anything. I'd say I did it over the course of about 3 evenings, one night to build the framing and paint it, another to blow a hole in my wall, reframe it for the light fixture and do a little rewiring to put a light switch in-line, then another to tidy everything up, I'd probably put it at about 6 - 8 hour effort perhaps. Those evenings included a trip to Home Depot and a stop at a local glass place to find some white plexi to use as a diffuser one day before work.

Nice work!

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by roar

I didn't mean you I understood what you meant, I meant the physical condition of the poster, which another poster had said the print was coming off in their hands. I totally understand what you were saying.

Ok just wanted to make sure. If you look at the MovieGoods listings it generally says 3-5 days "processing" time not including shipping time. I guess you can imagine what they need that processing time for.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by roar

It was a really straight forward project, not a lot of cuts or anything. I'd say I did it over the course of about 3 evenings, one night to build the framing and paint it, another to blow a hole in my wall, reframe it for the light fixture and do a little rewiring to put a light switch in-line, then another to tidy everything up, I'd probably put it at about 6 - 8 hour effort perhaps. Those evenings included a trip to Home Depot and a stop at a local glass place to find some white plexi to use as a diffuser one day before work.

Nice job with the light box!

[Zero_Cool]

Nice poster Case.

You thinking is good . To put the poster in the living room and it look in the room . it change the look of the room and i think feel some great to the guest .