Directors Top 5 Best Cover/Case Art (1 Viewer)

[Tom Scholfield]

What are the top five best cases out so far? I would say

1. Evil Dead, Book of the Dead

2. Toy Story 1 and 2, The Ultimate Toy Box

3. Brazil, The Criterion Collection

4. Akira, Limited Edition Metal Tin

5. Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, Extended
Edition

That's my list, what does everyone else think?

 

[Dan Shogren]

i agree with you on your choices, but there are a couple others worth mentioning. The Royal Tenenbaum's booklike cover has fooled many people who examine my dvd collection from afar. (I place it on its side so it looks like a book) and the Criterion collection of Fear and loathing in las vegas is pretty nice. But PULP FICTION is one of the classiest covers out there.

 

[Matt Stone]

I agree on Evil Dead: BotD, Toy Story: UTB, and FOTR: EE. I'd also add The Wicker Man.

Dan's choices are really good too. I even fool myself on The Royal Tenenbaums from time to time

 

[Richard Kim]

The 2 disc Fight Club case, with its no frills, "paper wrapped" cover.

 

[Paul_Stachniak]

For me it would be (in no particular order) Fight Club, Se7en, Punch Drunk Love, The Book of the Dead, and I also like the Second Season cover for the Sopranos.

 

[Matt Stone]

Speaking of TV Sets...I really like the Six Feet Under case.

 

[Andy Kim]

Pearl Harbor Vista Series of course! x5

 

[Jefe Noche]

IMO, Band of Brothers is by far the coolest packaging TV or film.

worthy of mentioning:

Boogie Nights SE
Magnolia SE
Tombstone (Vista)
Almost Famous (untitled)
Amelie

I also dig the new Warner SEs (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Right Stuff, ect.)

 

[Adam_WM]

MEMENTO had a great package for its second release.

 

[Patrick Soucy]

 

[TonyDale]

No one has mentioned AKIRA yet.

 

[Patrick Soucy]

No one has mentioned AKIRA yet.

Yes, it's in the first Post by Tom Scholfield!

 

[Matt Stone]

edit: Der, I should refresh the damn page before I reply :b

 

[Christ Reynolds]

eraserhead
repo man tin
godfather trilogy
boogie nights 2 disc
---and my winner for best cover---
fear and loathing: criterion, when you take the outside plastic case off, there are no markings on the case at all except for a signature of the artist, i think it fits the film well.

CJ

 

[Neil Joseph]

- LOTR:FOTR
- Tombstone

 

[Joel C]

Adaptation, I love the clear keepcase.

 

[Tom Scholfield]

I forgot about Memento and Almost Famous: Bootleg Cut, they are awesome too!

 

[AaronMan]

The Evil Dead (truly the most elaborate)

Band of Brothers (metal case!)

The Walt Disney Treasures ( more metal cases!)

Ultimate Toy Box (clear slip case)

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (another clear slip case)

Close Encounters 2 disc set (embossed slip case)

Brotherhood of the Wolf 3 disc set (cooler cover image than US release)

Fight Club 2 disc set

 

[Carol Razavi]

How about that Herzog/ Kinski box set?
or the West Side Story box set either.. that's pure class.
and I think that Criterion's Night and Fog has one of the most beautiful covers i have seen.
While Synapse's Blue Sushine front and back rock!

I'm done.

 

[Matt Stone]

Definitely the West Side Story box. That one is fantastic!