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Wall Feces · May 15, 2006, 08:18 PM

If you ask me, good packaging can oftentimes be what makes a DVD worth owning.

Good example:

I literally bought Versus because it's packaging is so damned BADASS. It is a brilliant package that perfectly sums up the movie and makes you want to look at the back of the box.

Bad example:

Both Kill Bills are on the top of my list of all time faves, but had I not known anything about the movie, what the fuck would make me want to check it out? HOLY CRAP, LETS PUT TARANTINO'S NAME ON IT TWICE!! Miramax has a history of making DVD art truly suck.

Anyway, what are some of DVD packages that stick out for you?

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Wall Feces · May 15, 2006, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by russ

How can you consider a DVD cover featuring Uma Thurman bad?

HOW CAN YOU CONSIDER A DVD COVER FEATURING UMA THURMAN BAD?

This is bad:

I can't really think of any that are exceptionally good though. Oh well.

I actually had this tagged and ready to submit, but the difference is, Kill Bill is a good movie and Revolutions is not.

And Kill Bill's box is bad because it's so lackluster. It's just Uma with a sword againt some colors and Tarantino's name twice. I could have done a better job in my sleep.

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Wall Feces · May 16, 2006, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by Parjay

You gotta admit though, the Versus one is just a guy with a sword - pretty similar ...

True, however, the Versus box looks like something that had atleast some effort put into it. It has some STYLE. It's not a stock photo against 2 colors. Kill Bill Volume 1 is a film that is OOZING with style, and the DVD should reflect that. All Miramax did for the KB boxes were take a picture of Uma and put her up against a bland background with 2 bold colors, and then slapped Tarantino's name on it TWICE. Kill Bill 1 and 2 are my favorite movies of all time, so, it's depressing to see how little effort was put into their packages.

Quote:

I fail to see your point.

My point is, it's not effective packaging for the movie.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Wall Feces · May 16, 2006, 11:51 AM

Anyway, before the thread gets fagged up any further...

I suppose it's not fair to not bring up this package in a DVD packaging thread... How do you feel about this? I'm not all that partial to it because it wouldn't fit anywhere. It's nice, yeah, but I think it's a bit overdone.

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Wall Feces · May 16, 2006, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by SketchTheArtist

That was a TV Series, not a movie, by the way.

One of my favorites is the Special Edition of 'Memento'. The packaging comes in as a medical record, complete with documents inside. Also, the DVD menus which comes in the forms of psychiatric evaluation tests are the most complicated and cumbersome to use. EVER.

Yeah, the DVD is so nice but it's too much of a pain in the ass to navigate the menus. Batman Begins had similar hard-to-navigate menus for the special edition, but luckily it had an index at the end.

Apocalypse Now is getting a pretty stellar special edition package-

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