Chris Ware is a god among men, it’s good to see EVERYONE is finally getting this. I was already interested in seeing the Savages thanks to a couple great previews I saw in the theaters that look chock full of amazing performances by powerhouses like Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman. And now I see the poster. Created by cartoonist/genius Chris Ware, this is the best movie poster I have ever seen. Let’s have more of these.
You know what would be really great? If when the DVD came out this was the cover…I am so sick of horrible DVD covers that only slightly resemble the original great movie poster, because of actors and agents and studios (or WHOEVER) deciding that we have to have photoshopped floating heads and huge names printed all over what was a beautiful original work, because apparently we won’t buy or rent or whatever a dvd if it doesn’t have a giant floating Robert Downey Jr. head. Zodiac (see below) is a perfect example of this. Great poster. Horribly destoryed DVD cover. I almost didn’t buy the DVD because of it, but the strong performances made me cave in the end. Curse you Hollywood.
Look at this poster – GORGEOUS.
And here’s the crappy DVD version, complete with giant floaty heads. Just terrible.
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Yeah, the whole “giant floating heads” poster has got to go. I know it never will but we can always wish it away.
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i think we’ve found our “framed piece for the office” yeah?
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i saw DVD copy of savages. doesn’t look anywhere near the poster. but i agree. the poster’s real good.
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