Comments on: Didn’t I See That Movie Poster Before…?

By: DawnWarrior

DawnWarrior — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:18:54 +0000

Harrison Ford and Tom Cruise sould get special mention here. See how many Ford movie posters have a close-up of Harrison looking all serious (Clear & Present Danger, Air Force One, K-19). And see how many Cruise movies have a profile shot of Tom running (Minority Report, all three Mission:Impossible movies).

By: Jason Marcewicz

Jason Marcewicz — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:47:22 +0000

Norman: Ask and ye shall receive. Thanks!
Jess: You'll be seeing your pal Benjamin Button next time.

By: normanb

normanb — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:26:33 +0000

You can also add Passed Away to the last set of posters.

By: Elipso

Elipso — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:14:12 +0000

Brilliant!

By: Elipso

Elipso — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:11:19 +0000

Didn’t I See This Movie Blog Before…?”

By: Jess

Jess — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:44:17 +0000

Fun stuff. Another pair I've noticed in the past: Benjamin Button & Star Trek. (nearly colorless close ups of the faces of Brad Pitt & Cate Blanchett / Zachary Quinto & Chris Pine side by side)

By: booger

booger — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:36:31 +0000

Hey Ant - perhaps finishing 3rd grade would help your spelling. It's 'scouring', not 'scowering'. BTW - I agree with Robotfists (not 'robofists', Ant.)

By: Ant

Ant — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:54:24 +0000

Hey Robofists,
Keep scowering the internet, I'm sure there will be something else you can suck the fun out of.

By: chuck

chuck — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:51:57 +0000

Here's some more Movie Poster fun: "Movie Poster Head Fakes"

"Sometimes big stars bail out after a movie franchise has peaked or is on the decline...So they get a star who kind of looks like the original actor..."

http://usedwigs.com/movie-poster-head-fakes/

By: Robotfists

Robotfists — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:19:55 +0000

Honestly, I think that some of these examples are a bit of a stretch. The True Blood and Jennifer's Body examples are right on, no doubt. That's a total rip off. Want a really cool concept? Look at the poster on IMDB for Vamp. Lipstick and fangs created from the type. That one's cool. You should eliminate the "huge numbers" example right off the bat. If the movie title includes numbers, I would think that it's ok to emphasize them. If you look at the examples that you provided, the graphical elements and stylings are different (maybe not to the degree that you're looking for), especially with the Oceans 12 poster. They may not be drastically different, but when you look past the numbers, they do have unique qualities. The "Round and Round" concept is simply a way to get a good amount of key characters into the image in an engaging way, and still be able to have focus on the film title. I don't really consider this lazy either... it's simply a straightforward way to get the characters, the super, the title, and possibly a thematic element of the film into one space. Sorry to be the long winded guy here, but again, it some of these seem a bit of a stretch. There's a lot of dopplegangers out there, but most of these examples rank kind of low. Maybe searching for more glaring examples would be appropriate. The Vampires A Go Go is totally highway robbery. The CD/AD for the Jennifer's Body poster should be fired immediately.