Movie Posters A Go-Go: The Threequal
Graphic design skills... you've met your match.
Pans Labyrinth
(Gagging noises). This movie looks totally kick-ass; scary, visually stunning, great story, etc. Then they go and saddle it with a poster that looks like something a Tim Burton-obsessed 9th-grader would think was totally deep. Like, the rocks and trees are screaming, man. Pshaw... whatever. If you like this poster, I'm sure it'll be available at a Hot Topic near you real soon.
Home of the Brave
USA! USA! AMERICA ROCKS!!! WOOOOO!!! What's this movie about? It's about the US of A kicking Sadaam in the nards, man! Is it any good? Uh... what, you don't love America? Also, it fucking bugs the crap out of me when a rapper is in a movie and they use his real name, but then put his "rap" name in parenthesis like he's a kid with nickname. Just call him 50 Cent and be done with it... his real name on the poster isn't going to make your movie any classier.
The Good German
Finally! A poster that's thematically appropriate for the movie it's promoting AND that looks awesome! Love the classic design, the three-color art, the Clooney looking all smooth and handsome... For once, I can find nothing to criticize. God, I hate that.
Shortbus
For those of you who don't know, Shortbus is a romantic comedy set in New York about a diverse group of people trying to find love in this modern age. That, of course, doesn't matter because this movie also is about really, really graphic sex scenes. I think it's nice that they at least somewhat acknowledged that that's all anyone's going to care about by making the poster design the group photo before the orgy begins.
Black Snake Moan
Holy shit! How could you not want to see this movie? The posters just drip with sleaze and there's not enough sleaze in movies these days. Plus... and I say this as a totally modern male who's pro-feminist and is very forward thinking in my thoughts on gender issues... women in chains are hot.
Pans Labyrinth
(Gagging noises). This movie looks totally kick-ass; scary, visually stunning, great story, etc. Then they go and saddle it with a poster that looks like something a Tim Burton-obsessed 9th-grader would think was totally deep. Like, the rocks and trees are screaming, man. Pshaw... whatever. If you like this poster, I'm sure it'll be available at a Hot Topic near you real soon.
Home of the Brave
USA! USA! AMERICA ROCKS!!! WOOOOO!!! What's this movie about? It's about the US of A kicking Sadaam in the nards, man! Is it any good? Uh... what, you don't love America? Also, it fucking bugs the crap out of me when a rapper is in a movie and they use his real name, but then put his "rap" name in parenthesis like he's a kid with nickname. Just call him 50 Cent and be done with it... his real name on the poster isn't going to make your movie any classier.
The Good German
Finally! A poster that's thematically appropriate for the movie it's promoting AND that looks awesome! Love the classic design, the three-color art, the Clooney looking all smooth and handsome... For once, I can find nothing to criticize. God, I hate that.
Shortbus
For those of you who don't know, Shortbus is a romantic comedy set in New York about a diverse group of people trying to find love in this modern age. That, of course, doesn't matter because this movie also is about really, really graphic sex scenes. I think it's nice that they at least somewhat acknowledged that that's all anyone's going to care about by making the poster design the group photo before the orgy begins.
Black Snake Moan
Holy shit! How could you not want to see this movie? The posters just drip with sleaze and there's not enough sleaze in movies these days. Plus... and I say this as a totally modern male who's pro-feminist and is very forward thinking in my thoughts on gender issues... women in chains are hot.
posted by Clinton at 9:27 AM
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