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thewind
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#51 Post by thewind »

That's pathetic.
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pzman84
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#52 Post by pzman84 »

You have no sense of humor. :(
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#53 Post by thewind »

Oh, I think lots of things are funny. For instance, a bunch of DVD fanatics getting bent out of shape over the design of a DVD cover.
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#54 Post by toiletduck! »

You, sir, are a silly little man.

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#55 Post by Napoleon »

Do you think he/she could be the designer?
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#56 Post by exte »

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This made me just laugh out loud. This forum's too much!
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#57 Post by timothy.newsum »

Still pretty bland (or at least, I wouldn't say that this necessarily makes it any better), but, basically, all I've done is removed the lavender, magenta and the diagonal titles (which seem to be the sources of great anguish) to see if it could actually pacify the outrage (and then added some ‘diffusion glow' - which I figured wouldn't be any cheesier than the textured rice-paper background from the actual cover art). Otherwise, the overall formal elements in the design are left relatively intact.

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#58 Post by denti alligator »

Not bad at all.
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#59 Post by CSM126 »

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That's great, actually. I'm still a fan of the real deal, but yours is very well done.
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#60 Post by thewind »

I like that one, but it needs to be more pink.
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#61 Post by Mr Pixies »

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#62 Post by Noir of the Night »

spine 322

Note: The reason this is spine 322 is because I created it last January, so yeah.
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#63 Post by King of Kong »

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er, Charles Manson edition?
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#64 Post by Feast on me »

Here is a cover I just did of Buñuel's Exterminating Angel (El Ã
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#65 Post by justeleblanc »

I'm still holding out for a Pinal/Bunuel box when Viridiana is released. And you know, what would make that box perfect are three film covers that are just as weird and crappy as Viridiana -- that way maybe through unity I will finally see beauty.
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#66 Post by Solaris »

unclehulot wrote:The best Criterion fake cover ever though was on the old forum, the Au Haszard Balthazzar cover with a strong Shrek influence. I'd love to see that again as I don't think I saved a copy....might even print it for insertion into my case for the actual disc.........well, maybe not.
Does anybody have a copy of this?
Sounds hilarious.
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#67 Post by Mr Pixies »

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#68 Post by Noir of the Night »

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#69 Post by Faux Hulot »

In the name of positive visualization:

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#70 Post by hammock »

I wish Criterion would hire the guy posting fanart on the .com site for a few jobs - he is amazing...

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#71 Post by Lino »

I LOVE the one for Playtime! It's a shame Criterion didn't use it or any other, for that matter. I was a bit surprised to see they recycled the old one and simply added the new font and logo. La-zee!
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Matt
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#72 Post by Matt »

Lino wrote:I LOVE the one for Playtime!
Not me. Makes it look like some kind of dour Laurent Cantet film about cubicle drones.
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Michael
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#73 Post by Michael »

I love the Vivre Sa Vie cover. It made me want to watch the film again.

I haven't seen Scorpio Rising yet but its cover seems a bit too busy.. either one of the images (the jacket or the guy's face) should stand alone. Preferably the jacket one - red, black, metal all go together like a perfect harmony. The guy's face alone leaves an impression of something that's soft gay porn.
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#74 Post by domino harvey »

the My Life to Live cover is terrible, and the profile of the guy makes it seem like Bellmondo is in the pic
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#75 Post by Jem »

That Scorpio Rising cover is "the Shit!".
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