Worst DVD Covers...ever! (Part 4K)

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#2426 Post by zedz »

The right cover for the wrong film.
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#2427 Post by Murdoch »

Not sure if this is the final artwork as the Amazon posting is different. This is from the deep discount page.

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#2428 Post by domino harvey »

I actually like this one but it is also objectively terrible

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#2429 Post by CSM126 »

Sometimes a commitment to using vintage advertising art should be broken.
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#2430 Post by domino harvey »

I have an original newspaper art plate for this movie’s advertisement campaign btw

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#2431 Post by Matt »

Damn, there’s your Criterion cover art right there.
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#2433 Post by JSC »

This kind of made me laugh.

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#2434 Post by Zot! »

They really threw everything and the kitchen sink at that didn't they. My favorite is probably the T2-esque "3 GREAT MOVIES"
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#2435 Post by JSC »

Poor Jack looks like he's been cobbled together out of multiple images and then put
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#2436 Post by rwiggum »

domino harvey wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 6:48 pm I actually like this one but it is also objectively terrible

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#2437 Post by domino harvey »

WA’s Mogambo Blu cover
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#2438 Post by Monterey Jack »

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#2439 Post by The Curious Sofa »

Trust you to flag a cover design by Chris Ware as worst ever.
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#2440 Post by Matt »

While we're on the subject of Ware, have you guys seen the recent postage stamps he designed? I think this cover is only a portion of what the eventual package is going to be, and I expect it will have a similarly expansive feel once it's unfolded.

As it is, I agree it's somewhat awkward, but truly--go back and look at some of the horrors in this thread to remind you what "worst" really means. Where's that Pathfinder Chabrol DVD box set when you need it?
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#2441 Post by mfunk9786 »

Monterey Jack wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 12:21 am Image
New rule (Bill Maher music): the next person to put a just-announced Criterion cover in here instead of just discussing it in the appropriate thread gets a ban warning in addition to their post being deleted
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#2442 Post by Richard »

The cover of one of many Dutch reissues of a terrible DVD release of Silkwood:

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#2443 Post by domino harvey »

Starring Kurt Russell as Aaron Eckhart
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#2444 Post by Zot! »

Richard wrote: Wed Mar 04, 2026 9:42 pm The cover of one of many Dutch reissues of a terrible DVD release of Silkwood:
"Roman Reeks" sounds very funny in English, where "reek" means to smell strongly unpleasant. It's also slang when something "stinks" figuratively...as does this cover art.
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#2445 Post by MichaelB »

“Trump” means “fart” in British English, an observation that may have been made once or twice over the past decade or so.
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#2446 Post by Feego »

I don’t know what all of you are on about. This is a wonderful cover for Silkwood, that beloved Danielle Steel adaptation.
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#2447 Post by Lowry_Sam »

Feego wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:34 pm I don’t know what all of you are on about. This is a wonderful cover for Silkwood, that beloved Danielle Steel adaptation.
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#2448 Post by Richard »

Zot! wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 2:43 pm
Richard wrote: Wed Mar 04, 2026 9:42 pm The cover of one of many Dutch reissues of a terrible DVD release of Silkwood:
"Roman Reeks" sounds very funny in English, where "reek" means to smell strongly unpleasant. It's also slang when something "stinks" figuratively...as does this cover art.
In Dutch "Reeks" means "Series". But the English meaning is more appropriate indeed.
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#2449 Post by pzadvance »

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I guess the mirroring on front and back is kind of cute but boy does this feel slapped together, i also really dislike covers that don’t include the title on them
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#2450 Post by Mr.DarjeelingLimited »

pzadvance wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2026 10:46 pm Image
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I guess the mirroring on front and back is kind of cute but boy does this feel slapped together, i also really dislike covers that don’t include the title on them
Yeah, this is a stinker. Great film, garbage release.
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