Guy Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 (edited) I was reasonably happy last night, browsing through the digital storefront of Play.com checking out some upcoming Blu-rays with a wide banana grin-like on my face and maybe a half boner, because that's how I roll. I was starting to think "Hey, this is great. This reasonable happiness may never end." I was wrong. What the FUCK is this? Gremlins is ONCE AGAIN being re-issued for the holidays sporting something I thought was impossible; a worse cover than before. After seeing this, I can no longer accomplish even the most flimsy erection. You Warner Bros Bastards. Now, I ask you all... which of your cherished materials have utterly terrible insert art? Another contender is the Kick-Ass Blu-ray steelbook, which I will not foul your eyes with here. Two horrors in one post is... it's just too much. Edited September 11, 2010 by Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 This always annoyed me: It's just too busy, cluttered with shite. Keep the stunning image of her, make the title more definitive/in a better font, and more prominent. It needs a better design, which it seems to have got with later releases : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goafer Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Not even remotely cherished (or even owned), but this is the worst non seasonal box art I've seen: His right hand looks like it was holding a gun, but the guns been removed for political correctness or whatever. His left arm isn't even possible. Great photoshopping skills there. It sickens me that someone got payed for that. Although kudos to them for managing to crop off Nicolas Cage's receding hairline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 That's a good shout. I have Gremlins on DVD with a cover like this: which looks a lot nicer to me. If its not that, its something similar to it. The one that springs to mind is also my favourite ever boxset. The Alien Quadrilogy. In terms of content, it's brilliant for the fans. But, however, they really fucked up with the actual boxset cover. Does not give you the "vibe" or feel of the series at all. Looks horrible. Compare that with the cover for the original dvd: Look at that font. So much better, so cleaner, it's the font that's actually used in the title screen for the film. And that image itself is clean and just fits in with the actual film a lot better. The boxset also has this wierd...texture to it. Where certain parts of the cover are above the surface, to give a "ribbed/dotted condom feel", which I don't know why they ever intended to do that. The interface for the DVD menus is so beautiful, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Why? Because of Bomberman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 Why? Because of Bomberman. Well, that's an otherwise great game cover now ruined completely. Very nice spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Once it has been seen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 The American Serenity box is pretty poor: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayseven Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Just appaling design. I hate it in every way. Good thing it's a shit movie, then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 (edited) Matrix Revolutions if anyone is wondering (as the image doesn't show). So uninspired and they've near enough pushed the awesome Cobie Smulders off the box! And the dots remind me of those relationship tracking things. So all the guys have slept together, Marshall has slept with Lily and Robin has only slept with Barney and a sandcastle? Edited September 11, 2010 by Ashley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipaul Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 People always get pissy over this one don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chairdriver Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 The boxset also has this wierd...texture to it. Where certain parts of the cover are above the surface, to give a "ribbed/dotted condom feel", which I don't know why they ever intended to do that. I loled. Massively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 What's wrong with the Orange Box? http://criminalcrackdown.blogspot.com/2010/05/in-defense-of-non-arty-box-art.html Interesting take on game box arts that's worth a read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 I loled. Massively. You know what I mean though, right? I can't describe it. I'm sure there's some technical term for it, but every time that I touch the boxset, I think of ribbed condoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 (edited) Why? Because of Bomberman. I think I'm blind because I can't see him! lol. http://www.just-dvds.com/images/products/rabid.jpg - That's my entry! I thought she was a zombie or something. Edited September 11, 2010 by Animal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 What's wrong with the Orange Box?It's just a totally messy, uninspiring blend of three images, none of which were drawn for the cover, and some text. I could've made better myself. That mass of text looks like a bad magazine cover. I've seen some awesome minimalistic fan designs for the game which would've been much better, ie or Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 The second one is definitely better. But if you like minimalistic packaging... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarf Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Resistance 2 It's just unoriginal, there's no focal point, and the content is just sort of uninspired and insignificant. It's a great game, but it just stole a crap idea from the typical black/white, good/evil shit that was knocking around. Like the Fable 2 thing and others I can't remember posting about at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 I think I'm blind because I can't see him! lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 On a siiiiiide-note: I hate when DVD's, CD's, games whatever print the titles on the spine in the wrong direction, so it looks fucked up beside all your other ones. Antichrist is like that, as is Joni Mitchell's last album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergrunch Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 I'm going to go ahead and add book covers to this thread, because I tend to moan about them a lot more. In particular, Discworld books are awful for this. Originally, all the covers were done by Josh Kirby, who has a very particular art style. While I think it fits with the mood of the first few books in the series, I personally dislike the cartoonish frenzied feel, and think it positively grates with later books. Here's a random example: For later books, Paul Kidby has been doing the artwork, which I like much more (especially the way he satirises famous paintings): Even more recently, however, early Discworld books are being republished with Harry Potter-esque "adult" covers, presumably because the publishers agree with me about the Kirby artwork. These are actually pretty cool and minimalist, but there's a major problem with one of them (I can only find the audio version but it's identical to the book): It gives away the fucking weapon in a murder(ish) mystery! What the hell? And while we're on the subject of Harry Potter, the children's cover for the last book is dire: Harry looks like some kind of goat that tried to take up body boarding. And I'll try and think of some bad film/game covers. I agree with the general consensus about Ico, and am personally far more attracted to arty or non-standard covers, but am not sure what's actually commercial. And while the Orange Box has a rubbish cover, the standalone Portal one is great (mine has a little less crap around the edges I think): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konfucius Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 I find the ME2 boxart to be pretty uninspired and boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy-the-Dane Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 I never liked the box arts for any of the Matrix movies. Why is the logo blue on the first film? It makes no sense. Which is why I'm happy I have a box set where the overall theme is the falling, green code. Also, I generally dislike the original British children's covers for Harry Potter. I just don't like the art style. I much prefer the Danish versions: Goblet of Fire Half-Blood Prince Deathly Hallows The covers don't always reflect the content of the books equally well, but I love the art style, and the atmosphere is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 I love how the female at the bottom of the first is all "whatever bitch". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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