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post #301 of 495
11/11/05 at 1:07pm
It's my browser's way of saying, "I need a drink."
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post #302 of 495
12/30/05 at 9:17pm



And check out the highly original season 3 artwork

I realize the man is gone, but surely there must've been another picture of him out there.
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post #303 of 495
12/30/05 at 9:48pm


"Puddle Cruiser" is a pretty clever little film and Fox's DVD cover makes it look like a sleazy sex comedy like "Porky's" or "American Pie".

Broken Lizard's Steve Lemme (who plays Felix Bean, the film's main character) had this to say on his blog at brokenlizard.com:

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And please, never mind the ridiculous cover art. The studio simply wouldn't listen.
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post #304 of 495
12/30/05 at 9:56pm
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sleazy sex comedy like "Porky's" or "American Pie".


Hey, I resemble that!

And the Super Troopers reference, excuse me, possibly hurts even worse! Perhaps ST did better than I think, but I'd like to think Broken Lizard has moved onward and upward since then. Have they?
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post #305 of 495
12/30/05 at 10:25pm
Chinatown has a horrible cover.
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post #306 of 495
12/30/05 at 10:38pm
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Hey, I resemble that!

Hey, I own "American Pie" on DVD and I wouldn't mind owning "Porky's", but if you've seen "Puddle Cruiser" you know what I'm talking about, it's not the kind of movie that would have a suggestive picture of a cheerleader's crotch on the cover. Both the rated and unrated "Club Dread" covers were similarly tasteless, but that's somewhat appropriate for that film.

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And the Super Troopers reference, excuse me, possibly hurts even worse! Perhaps ST did better than I think, but I'd like to think Broken Lizard has moved onward and upward since then. Have they?

I can understand trying to hype up the "Super Troopers" connection, since it's one of Fox's biggest sellers on DVD, but actually showing the five "Super Troopers" character on the bottom of the packaging is just plain tacky. As for whether or not they've moved "onward and upward since then", I think "Club Dread" was pretty entertaining but ultimately disappointing, but I had no interest in "Dukes of Hazard", which all five "Broken Lizard" members were involved with, though it wasn't officially a "Broken Lizard" film. "Puddle Cruiser" was made in 1996 but was just released direct-to-video a month ago, so if you're asking if they've moved "onward an dupward" since making a film that didn't see the light of day for nearly a decade, I'd say that's a resounding "yes". In any event, a cover that actually showed all five Broken Lizard members as their "Puddle Cruiser" characters would have captured the feel of the movie itself and evoked "Super Troopers" in a much-less exploitative way.
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post #307 of 495
12/31/05 at 12:18am
Even if Broken Lizard made a groundbreaking film that changed the face of cinematic comedy, they'd still be marketed as the "the guys who brought you Super Troopers."

LOL at the Highway to Heaven covers. I hope someone got eternal damnation for those

Another addition to the Pantheon:

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post #308 of 495
12/31/05 at 1:43am
Check out the Blood & Wine cover at DavisDVD:

http://www.davisdvd.com/images/cover...oodandwine.jpg

The original cover was so "noir"-ish (Jennifer Lopez still looks a bit odd) but this cover looks like it's from a training class for first-time artists.
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post #309 of 495
12/31/05 at 3:36am
Bill: sorry, I didn't realize Puddle Cruiser was made *before* all those others. I think I'll check it out.

Ravi: yup, that cover *really* makes me want to get 13 Going On 30 now. And to think I was going to pass on it just because of its content...
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post #310 of 495
12/31/05 at 3:45am
I can't imagine anyone wanting to buy that edition of "13 Going On 30" just based off on that horrid cover. Looks like something a 8 year old slapped together in Paint in about 2 minutes.

And yeesh at that Gattaca P&S only edition cover. I'll stick to my Superbit edition thank you very much (which is in its intended WS triple thank you).
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post #311 of 495
12/31/05 at 7:39am
keith that link goes to chronicles of narnia.
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post #312 of 495
12/31/05 at 8:20am
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keith that link goes to chronicles of narnia.


Which I hope the keep.. looks pretty good compared to what we have been getting...lol

R~
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post #313 of 495
12/31/05 at 12:53pm
There's a link on that page for Narnia that has the blood & wine cover.
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post #314 of 495
12/31/05 at 12:57pm
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/630...v=glance&n=130

All I can say is, "Thank God I bought this for under $9.00 at Wal Mart last night!"
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post #315 of 495
12/31/05 at 2:30pm
I love that Narnia cover.
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post #316 of 495
12/31/05 at 4:04pm
Sorry, didn't want to hotlink to the cover. I didn't bother to check the direct link to the cover. It has been fixed.
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post #317 of 495
12/31/05 at 7:28pm
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post #318 of 495
12/31/05 at 8:21pm
er... and what's that image supposed to be?
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post #319 of 495
12/31/05 at 8:41pm
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post #320 of 495
12/31/05 at 10:17pm
Poor Mark Ruffalo. Here's another bad one featuring him:

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post #321 of 495
1/1/06 at 1:28am
It's pretty obvious that the people that come up with these covers didn't major in art. Someone has to do something. A petition? If it doesn't stop before we get HD titles then we're doomed.
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post #322 of 495
1/1/06 at 6:02am
All those new Paramount John Wayne covers are laughably terrible.
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post #323 of 495
1/1/06 at 5:45pm
there's always this one
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post #324 of 495
1/1/06 at 8:47pm
I think this one takes the cake:

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post #325 of 495
1/2/06 at 5:45pm
Thread Starter 
"think this one takes the cake:"


Your right there Kristian. LOL
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post #326 of 495
1/4/06 at 10:09am
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Someone has to do something. A petition?

I think the first thing that needs to stop is the trend of 'naming' the special editions (ie. "Fun and Flirty Edition").
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post #327 of 495
1/4/06 at 10:44am
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I think the first thing that needs to stop is the trend of 'naming' the special editions (ie. "Fun and Flirty Edition").


God, I agree. All of those 'names' are bad, but "Fun and Flirty" takes the cake and then some.
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post #328 of 495
1/4/06 at 11:10am
Oh, Ryan, if only we had been left at that level of the barrel, but New Line dropped down one more level to the absolute bottom:

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...violence2.html
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post #329 of 495
1/4/06 at 11:55am
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God, I agree. All of those 'names' are bad, but "Fun and Flirty" takes the cake and then some.

If they really wanted to be clever, why not a The Sequel is Due Next Month! Edition or a We've Added A Five Minute Featurette!!!* Edition. At least I could (somewhat) respect their honesty.

[*Due to this generous addition, we were forced to remove the original theatrical trailers. Fortunately, you may still purchase them on the original dvd.]
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post #330 of 495
1/4/06 at 1:02pm
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God, I agree. All of those 'names' are bad, but "Fun and Flirty" takes the cake and then some.


If I were to walk up to a register with that thing, I would feel compelled to apologize to the clerk ringing it up. Either that or I'd have to go pick it up in a pixie outfit while I dance around the store chanting "fun and flirty".

I'll add my vote to the Serenity cover art. I could not believe it when I saw that. Why not just photoshop Tom Cruise on there while they are at it? Yeah, I know he wasn't in the movie, but neither was almost everything else on there. Plus, Summer Glau looks like she should be on the cover to the next Species movie instead of Serenity.
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