What's the Best/Worst DVD Cover Art of All Time? - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

Donkey · 06-28-2002, 03:46 AM

I've noticed that alot of people are not happy with most DVD Cover Arts. But every once in awhile there is a good cover art. So what is your favorite cover art & which one do you hate the most?
Favorite:Fight Club
Hate The Most:The 6th Day Special Edition Two Disc Set.

brian · 06-28-2002, 03:55 AM

This recent thread lists a lot of movies with bad cover art.

robarnold99 · 06-28-2002, 04:30 AM

Brazil: The Criterion Collection
I just love the way this box/cover sleeve is designed.
Coming in second place is the Memento:LE, I never had any problem with it like other people here. I think it looks great and am able to take it out of the case with everything still in tact and in perfect condition. Guess I'm just fortunate.

Marq · 06-28-2002, 01:55 PM

Pretty much ANY cover art by The Criterion Collection is light years better than pretty much any cover art by the major studios.

There's always exceptions, but that's my general opinion.

mrdigital · 06-28-2002, 02:44 PM

Just about any cover where 75% of it is someone's face...the Real Genius DVD cover comes to mind, as well as Uncommon Valor.

Donkey · 06-28-2002, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by robarnold99
Brazil: The Criterion Collection
I just love the way this box/cover sleeve is designed.
Coming in second place is the Memento:LE, I never had any problem with it like other people here. I think it looks great and am able to take it out of the case with everything still in tact and in perfect condition. Guess I'm just fortunate.

I don't have any problem with Memento LE box either. I love that. I would also place that is the second best box art ever!

Prancer · 06-28-2002, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by robarnold99
Brazil: The Criterion Collection
I just love the way this box/cover sleeve is designed.
Coming in second place is the Memento:LE, I never had any problem with it like other people here. I think it looks great and am able to take it out of the case with everything still in tact and in perfect condition. Guess I'm just fortunate.

YES!

I have Memento:LE but haven't had the chance to open it yet. Its a treat that I am looking forward to once I finish moving into my new home.

Brazil Criterion is the best design so far. I haven't seen anything to surpass that.

The only bad cover design DVD that I own is the first issue of "An American Werewolf in London". Its not horrible (teeheehee) but it is the worst design cover I have.

run1 · 06-28-2002, 07:30 PM

'Seven', 'Fight Club' and ' 'Almost Famous - bootleg edition' are the non-Criterion ones that comes to mind...

SephirothClone · 06-28-2002, 08:07 PM

Brazil: CC
MeMENTO: LE
Se7en

rolisme · 06-28-2002, 08:12 PM

I really hate the Yojimbo/Sanjuro covers. I think those are the worst ones in my collection.

The best one I like is The Last Temptation of Christ. I think the cover is classy and suits the movie perfect.

sub780lime · 06-28-2002, 08:14 PM

favorite-tombstone:vista series-great western feel
worst-peal harbor tried to be too classic for a movie that will never be a classic

SilentFace · 06-28-2002, 09:21 PM

worst=Fight Club single disk release

billyslits · 06-28-2002, 09:28 PM

Donkey writes:
"Favorite:Fight Club"

Is that the "awesome" single disc cover or the two-disc set?

Favorite: Memento: LE

Least Favorite: (3-way tie) Murder by Death, Real Genius and Sexy Beast

Volcane666 · 06-29-2002, 05:36 PM

Favourite : Tombstone (Vista)

Worst: Cliffhanger

TuerkAlert23 · 06-29-2002, 06:11 PM

i like sexy beast's(not best ever, but in response to the person who didn't like it)..that glare by don logan is priceless...

dvds'r'us · 06-29-2002, 06:18 PM

I actually went thru all my dvds and picked my top 5 faves!

5. The Ultmate Scream Collection

4. Se7en

3. Almost Famous Bootleg Cut

2. The Simpsons Season 1

1. The Sixth Sense Vista Series

Although this might all change with Pearl Harbor Vista Series.

I hate the Memento LE packaging, ugh, it's so hard to get the thing out and well, it was hard to put the stuff back on right. so i took the pics or whatever and put them in my dvd folder, which includes the moulin rouge/simpsons backings...

Disco Stu · 06-30-2002, 12:33 AM

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Originally posted by TuerkAlert23
i like sexy beast's(not best ever, but in response to the person who didn't like it)..that glare by don logan is priceless...

The cover art for "Sexy Beast" is terrible when you've seen one of the two cover arts for the R2 disc

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=1545827405

This is what I was hoping for instead of those land of a thousand faces covers we got that captures nothing of the film's flavor. The movie is basically a very dark comedy, but there is no implication of that in the R1 cover.

And Criterion can be great, "The Red Shoes" and "Rushmore," or terrible, the previously mentioned "Sanjuro." The best cover art that I own is the "Repo Man" tin.

RamonesGirl · 06-30-2002, 12:58 AM

Best: Fiend Without a Face, it's funky and cool
Woist: Real Genius

***Wirehed*** · 06-30-2002, 01:01 AM

The Repo Man Tin is fantastic, it captures the movie just perfectly. I think the Evil Dead: Book of the Dead falls in this same catagory.
Rushmore Criterion is one of my favorites. I still love the Alien Legacy box art.

dvds'r'us · 06-30-2002, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Disco Stu

The cover art for "Sexy Beast" is terrible when you've seen one of the two cover arts for the R2 disc

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=1545827405

This is what I was hoping for instead of those land of a thousand faces covers we got that captures nothing of the film's flavor. The movie is basically a very dark comedy, but there is no implication of that in the R1 cover.

And Criterion can be great, "The Red Shoes" and "Rushmore," or terrible, the previously mentioned "Sanjuro." The best cover art that I own is the "Repo Man" tin.

I was actually gonna buy Sexy Beast Region 2, and buy a region all player just for that movie and the cover art looked better!!! LMAO!

but never ended up doing it.

Marty McFly · 06-30-2002, 01:30 AM

I'll agree with the worst being 'Real Genius'. When you look at the thing you think Val Kilmer's a girl!

The best are hard to decide, although I really like Evil Dead: BotD. All discs that also have their original posters as cover art are ranked highly in my book.

Donkey · 06-30-2002, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by billyslits
Donkey writes:
"Favorite:Fight Club"

Is that the "awesome" single disc cover or the two-disc set?

Favorite: Memento: LE

Least Favorite: (3-way tie) Murder by Death, Real Genius and Sexy Beast

Two Disc Set.

Donkey · 06-30-2002, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Disco Stu

The cover art for "Sexy Beast" is terrible when you've seen one of the two cover arts for the R2 disc

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=1545827405

This is what I was hoping for instead of those land of a thousand faces covers we got that captures nothing of the film's flavor. The movie is basically a very dark comedy, but there is no implication of that in the R1 cover.

And Criterion can be great, "The Red Shoes" and "Rushmore," or terrible, the previously mentioned "Sanjuro." The best cover art that I own is the "Repo Man" tin.

I also think that the Sexy Beast R2 cover is worse that the R1 cover (which is bad it's self).

Shawn Watson · 06-30-2002, 09:03 AM

I like this!

Shawn

interfxrence · 06-30-2002, 03:30 PM

my biggest complaints at least...:

every single frikking bilingual cover. alliance, i'm lookin at you especially... T2: UE. what a half assed piece of crap...

dvdjedi · 07-01-2002, 06:23 AM

Best:

Worst:

yep

Indyphantom · 07-01-2002, 02:24 PM

Best:

Anchor Bay DVD's...so many great covers with original artwork.

Worst:

anything with just actor's faces.

Travis Bickle · 07-01-2002, 02:31 PM

Yuck! That picture of Val Kilmer is pretty ugly. But for ugliest cover that I own, I would have to go with either Moby Play The DVD (white, orange and silver colours suck) or A Beautiful Mind (Crowe looks as if he is about to hurl).

Most attractive would go to Akira by pioneer or Brazil by criterion.

interfxrence · 07-01-2002, 02:41 PM

travis:
i actually like that cover... coulda looked better if his limbs weren't cropped off like that.

i would like to add: things with gradient backgrounds....... beastie boys video anthology, i'm lookin at you [otherwise, the drawing is nice]

blakely614 · 07-01-2002, 03:33 PM

Two that have really struck me as ugly are "A Beautiful Mind" and "Oceans Eleven". It is obvious that the studios would rather have cover art with a notable star to draw in the uneducated customer.

PS: "Vanilla Sky" Bad Cover, Worse Movie

newt · 08-01-2002, 01:41 AM

I love cover art that reminds you of the original ad campaign. A cover that is instantly recognizable.

I sometimes love cover art almost as much as the movie itself.

06-28-2002, 03:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
Donkey Actor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Akron, Ohio, USA	What's the Best/Worst DVD Cover Art of All Time? I've noticed that alot of people are not happy with most DVD Cover Arts. But every once in awhile there is a good cover art. So what is your favorite cover art & which one do you hate the most? Favorite:*Fight Club* Hate The Most:The 6th Day Special Edition Two Disc Set. __________________ Tell me something, my friend. You ever dance with the devil by a pale moon light?

06-28-2002, 03:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
brian Digital Jesűs Emeritus Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Wisconsin	This recent thread lists a lot of movies with bad cover art. __________________ Why? fin.

06-28-2002, 04:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
robarnold99 Wants a Body Massage Join Date: Feb 2002	Brazil: The Criterion Collection I just love the way this box/cover sleeve is designed. Coming in second place is the Memento:LE, I never had any problem with it like other people here. I think it looks great and am able to take it out of the case with everything still in tact and in perfect condition. Guess I'm just fortunate. __________________ I saw three of these dusters a short time ago, they were waiting for a train. Inside the dusters, there were three men. Inside the men, there were three bullets.

06-28-2002, 02:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
mrdigital Actor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Charleston SC	Just about any cover where 75% of it is someone's face...the Real Genius DVD cover comes to mind, as well as Uncommon Valor. __________________ "Diane Court is a brain...trapped in the body of a game-show hostess."

06-28-2002, 07:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
run1 Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Norway	'Seven', 'Fight Club' and ' 'Almost Famous - bootleg edition' are the non-Criterion ones that comes to mind... __________________ My ever-growing collection "You cannot eat plutonium" -Colin Powell

06-28-2002, 01:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Marq Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Ottawa	Pretty much ANY cover art by The Criterion Collection is light years better than pretty much any cover art by the major studios. There's always exceptions, but that's my general opinion.

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06-28-2002, 09:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
billyslits Actor Join Date: Jun 2001	Donkey writes: "Favorite:Fight Club" Is that the "awesome" single disc cover or the two-disc set? Favorite: Memento: LE Least Favorite: (3-way tie) Murder by Death, Real Genius and Sexy Beast

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06-29-2002, 06:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
TuerkAlert23 Actor Join Date: May 2002	i like sexy beast's(not best ever, but in response to the person who didn't like it)..that glare by don logan is priceless...

06-29-2002, 06:18 PM	#16 (permalink)
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06-30-2002, 12:58 AM	#18 (permalink)
RamonesGirl Actress Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas	Best: Fiend Without a Face, it's funky and cool Woist: Real Genius

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*Wirehed* Producer/Admin NSFW Off 'the list' Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sacto, Ca --Near Galt, home of LeVar Burton	The Repo Man Tin is fantastic, it captures the movie just perfectly. I think the Evil Dead: Book of the Dead falls in this same catagory. Rushmore Criterion is one of my favorites. I still love the Alien Legacy box art. __________________ The Order of the Zombie. The world's greatest zombie culture website. "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wagn'nagl dominos" In his house in R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits for the pizza delivery guy.

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Marty McFly Moderator Emeritus Geezer Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Somewhere Between Hell and Hill Valley	I'll agree with the worst being 'Real Genius'. When you look at the thing you think Val Kilmer's a girl! The best are hard to decide, although I really like Evil Dead: BotD. All discs that also have their original posters as cover art are ranked highly in my book. __________________ Marty McFly - Forum Moderator Emeritus Granny, I'm gonna catch me some Vietcong! Well I ain't cookin' 'em!

06-30-2002, 09:03 AM	#24 (permalink)
Shawn Watson Actor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Underverse	I like this! Shawn __________________ A PTA meeting with cucumbers instead of parents.

06-30-2002, 03:30 PM	#25 (permalink)
interfxrence Actor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario	my biggest complaints at least...: every single frikking bilingual cover. alliance, i'm lookin at you especially... T2: UE. what a half assed piece of crap...

07-01-2002, 06:23 AM	#26 (permalink)
dvdjedi Actor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In The Grotto at The Mansion	Best: Worst: yep

07-01-2002, 02:24 PM	#27 (permalink)
Indyphantom Forum Lothario Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: the black lodge...	Best: Anchor Bay DVD's...so many great covers with original artwork. Worst: anything with just actor's faces. __________________ My DVD List at DVD Aficionado

07-01-2002, 02:31 PM	#28 (permalink)
Travis Bickle Actor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Far west to the centre of the universe	Yuck! That picture of Val Kilmer is pretty ugly. But for ugliest cover that I own, I would have to go with either Moby Play The DVD (white, orange and silver colours suck) or A Beautiful Mind (Crowe looks as if he is about to hurl). Most attractive would go to Akira by pioneer or Brazil by criterion.

07-01-2002, 02:41 PM	#29 (permalink)
interfxrence Actor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario	travis: i actually like that cover... coulda looked better if his limbs weren't cropped off like that. i would like to add: things with gradient backgrounds....... beastie boys video anthology, i'm lookin at you [otherwise, the drawing is nice]

07-01-2002, 03:33 PM	#30 (permalink)
blakely614 Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Red State	Two that have really struck me as ugly are "A Beautiful Mind" and "Oceans Eleven". It is obvious that the studios would rather have cover art with a notable star to draw in the uneducated customer. PS: "Vanilla Sky" Bad Cover, Worse Movie