What does everybody think?
Greg made it sound like there was a fairly negative response for it.
Personally I think it's neat. Simple. Fairly original. It accentuates Sandler's ear, which is important. Kind of interesting lighting (darkened face, maybe symbolic of his character).
At least its not the theatrical poster.
I'm not so sure about this one. It strongly points out the fact that it is the Adam Sandler art-house picture and it does put emphasis on the now classic character, Barry Egan (odd and shady businessman) but otherwise, I'm not too keen. Yes, it's just a cover but like I said in another thread, I'd rather it be the 'walking hand-in-hand' pic.
Its alright
I would have liked a jeremy blake collage or something though =)
Or... a cool shot of a Hawaii sunset or something... something more 'Punch-Drunk'
Quote from: DionySuSI would have liked a jeremy blackman blake collage or something though =)
Unless you did mean our own beloved member.
i don't see how that's gonna be on the front and the heart thing on the back, that's gonna be some weird contrasting. I dunno, this cover is okay but why use it when u have that other cool one? They should just put it on the DVD booklet.
Quote from: DendyWhat does everybody think?
Greg made it sound like there was a fairly negative response for it.
Personally I think it's neat. Simple. Fairly original. It accentuates Sandler's ear, which is important. Kind of interesting lighting (darkened face, maybe symbolic of his character).
At least its not the theatrical poster.
i think the dvd cover sucks.
and anyways...why is his ear important? the whole phone thing?
I like the front but only in conjunction with the back. It would be wonderful if Jeremy Blake's artwork was on the inside.
Or Jeremy Blackman's.
LOVE the cover. Love it. Absolutely perfect.
And I find it kind of odd that everybody feels the need to defend the "no commentary" thing, yet rag on the cover. Having no commentary fucking sucks, regardless of who's choice it was, because it never distracts from the movie, it only adds to it. Aaaarggh. I needed to vent about that.
And the back cover rocks too!!
Hey, isn't this going to be a slipcase release? Maybe the slipcase will have a different cover...or vice versa.
perfect cover. theatrical release cover suggested too much of a pure 1930s musical romance that didn't match up well with the feeling of the film. This cover, the oddness of feeling to looking at adam sandler in such way, provides that feeling of the movie and also, is unassuming of everything there is to discover in the movie. love love the cover.
~rougerum
The back "blossoms and blood" thing is really really cool if you ask me, I was feelin' it.
Then i see what's now the new front cover, instead of the movie poster. I don't know how to describe how stupid they make Sandler, Anderson, and the movie look with this PIECE OF CRAP PICTURE. It looks SO WANNABE. Something a kid at school would do, I wanna barf and laugh at the same time at how stupid this Genius is! Why not do something like this (as someone else suggested): http://www.ptanderson.com/featurefilms/images/love/ads/walk.jpg
I was praying that it was a late April Fool's Joke, cuz man, I'm gonna be ashamed to have that piece of crap looking thing in my DVD collection. You have cool stuff like the Lord of the Rings package, the Boogie Nights cartoon thing, Hard Eight cover, then you have FREAKIN ADAM SANDLER'S RETARDED LOOKING MISSHAPEN HEAD crowding my shelf. NO!
hehehe, I crack myself up. I dunno. As someone else pointed out, I want something more "punch-drunk," not a goofy looking Sandler just staring at nothing. I don't think it captures the feel of the movie at all. I think it captures a LITTLE of the old musical feel, but I don't think that fits the style of the film, or of Blake's artwork, at all, which is what Anderson wanted the DVD experience to be like.
Quote from: DionySuSIts alright
I would have liked a jeremy blackman collage or something though =)
Or... a cool shot of a Hawaii sunset or something... something more 'Punch-Drunk'
That's what I was hoping. I really hate this one...it's waaaay too bland (a fucking white background!). The DVD better be good, this is starting to really suck again...PTA really is a human being! DAMMIT! :cry:
Seriously though, I'd definitely prefer the kissing one. But I do agree that it should be different than the theatrical release poster. I don't see why it couldn't be more colorful and weird and cool.
I think Ghostboy makes an interesting point. You never know what may happen. There could be a really cool slipcase arround it and then it would make more sense. Or it could be the opposite. Remember the Royal Tenenbaums criterion? Awesome cover, shitty slipcase.
It could go either way.
be patient
-THC
that's very interesting. it looks very criterion to me......i think the cover should be a shot of barry looking at the piano in the street. the shot in the film where barry is framed in the opening of the gate with the piano right in front........i think that would symbolize everything......the oddness of the film....and the piano is of course a symbol of Lena or their love
Quote from: bigideasthat's very interesting. it looks very criterion to me......i think the cover should be a shot of barry looking at the piano in the street. the shot in the film where barry is framed in the opening of the gate with the piano right in front........i think that would symbolize everything......the oddness of the film....and the piano is of course a symbol of Lena or their love
That would be very nice. That I would love. Maybe a little Jeremy Blakeness thrown in their too...a la the scene where Barry picks up the phone and asks to be connected to "matress man". Where the color doesn't completely swipe out everything...the image is just made as a rainbow. That would be so much better.
why, exactly, should the dvd cover be different from the movie poster?
Quote from: snaporazwhy, exactly, should the dvd cover be different from the movie poster?
Ideas change between now and the time the theatrical posters were designed. Maybe it was influenced by box-office performance, maybe not, but accept this as PTA's pick for final cut. I don't understand the backlash, we accept every single frame of the movie as being part of his cinematic creation whether it is perfect to us or not. Well this is just one more frame. An important one, but it will help to reach a bigger audience from the video store. Maybe resulting in more $$ for PT's future creations. The DVD menus are sounding tops.
Stick your theatrical poster up on your wall, and have something new and different in your collection.
True dat. I think it's kinda swell, myself. And in response to what ebeaman said, PTA is indeed human, and that's what makes his movies so damn good.
thread summary by sphinx
majority 'wraa i fucking hate the cover what the fuck sandler's head motherfuckers'
mariotti 'it's really not all that bad, chaps'
majority 'oh i guess so but i still hate the motherfucking cover why couldn't they fucking blake it or something fuck'
xixax 'GOATSE!!!'
I think the cover is great and everyone that's throwing a tantrum about it is being a little bitch.
The more I look at this cover, the more I think it totally fits... it's just so akward and amazing, it fully captures the mood of the film and the character. And the white background is the only reason, the picture looks good.
I like the movie poster fine, but it shouldn't be the DVD cover. I knew it wouldn't be the DVD cover and would have been disapointed if it was.
Blake art inside for sure, that's the way it's supposed to be.
The walking hand in hand shot would make a nice back cover, but not proper for the front.
the movieposter is really one of the most brilliant posters i have ever seen. and sure, the cover is great.
the walking hand in hand or the poster image would send the wrong message..........that says normal formulaic romantic comedy through and through..........i like the cover, but i think my suggestion with the harmonium is the best
except for the fact that it accentuates *adam sandler's role in the film i fucking love the cover, Paul Thomas Anderson (won't refer to him as PTA) wanted the DVD set to be a little bit odd, correllating well with the type of movie it is....front cover is odd, bland, shows the point of the picture, the oddity in the character of the film, the back is beautiful deep reds, a symbol of the beauty that lies in the end of the film.
*i love older sandler movies, always did, but it seemed like he brushed off the credit he was getting for doing such a great job in this movie...seemed much more interested in getting back to one of "his" projects with all his buddies, so be it, but i don't get the impression that he cares about being taken seriously as an actor...i guess that's wherein the loveable nature of sandler lies, his aloof anti-celebrity attitude....now i'm confusing myself :?
I don't like the cover, it's very lame and boring. The white background really sucks.
I thought the studio would want to get some people to rent the movie (since not many saw it theaters). I don't think this cover helps. It's a big turn off.
Quote from: bigideas..........i like the cover, but i think my suggestion with the harmonium is the best
I don't.
I have the cover as my background, I love it.
And you don't care.
who cares about the cover. at least i'm getting the fucking movie.
Quote from: bonanzatazwho cares about the cover. at least i'm getting the fucking movie.
Mmhmmm.
I dunno about you guys, but I think if PTA read some of this shit he'd probably either laugh his ass off or cringe at how negative some of you are being. Bottom line: If you like the movie, you should like the cover. If you don't like the cover then think of why he might've chosen that one over all the other ones. Maybe you'll gain a newfound respect for it, who knows. PTA does what he does for his own artistic reasons. Bashing his cover is like bashing his overall vision of the picture. Period.
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The more I look at this cover, the more I think it totally fits... it's just so akward and amazing, it fully captures the mood of the film and the character. And the white background is the only reason, the picture looks good.
I like the movie poster fine, but it shouldn't be the DVD cover. I knew it wouldn't be the DVD cover and would have been disapointed if it was.
Blake art inside for sure, that's the way it's supposed to be.
The walking hand in hand shot would make a nice back cover, but not proper for the front.
what he said.
Quote from: CinephileI dunno about you guys, but I think if PTA read some of this shit he'd probably either laugh his ass off or cringe at how negative some of you are being. Bottom line: If you like the movie, you should like the cover. If you don't like the cover then think of why he might've chosen that one over all the other ones. Maybe you'll gain a newfound respect for it, who knows. PTA does what he does for his own artistic reasons. Bashing his cover is like bashing his overall vision of the picture. Period.
Yeah, that's true.
God knows when I pick it and actually have it in my hands at Best Buy, that cover will grow on me no matter how much I hate it now. I'll be passionately kissing it by the night of the 25th...talking to it by the 26th. It happens with every cover I don't like at first. When it is right there in your hands, it's magic.
I almost forgot...I didn't even notice this before, the dvd is set to come out almost right after school lets out, the fucking BEST time of the year. It's a magical time even without PTA movies being released on dvd.
Quote from: JonQuote from: bigideas..........i like the cover, but i think my suggestion with the harmonium is the best
I don't.
I do.
I have the cover as my background, I love it.
I don't have it as my background, but i do like it.
And you don't care.
only in a very minute amount minutely a little bit i guess
You guys do know that there's a movie inside the cover, right? :-D
I like the cover. It's unassuming and doesn't give any inflated expectations about the film.
Quote from: CinephileBottom line: If you like the movie, you should like the cover.
No, I don't. The cover's NOT the movie. And if somehow you think it is, just because you like a movie doesn't mean you like every part.
QuoteBashing his cover is like bashing his overall vision of the picture. Period.
No, it's not. It's bashing his vision for his cover. Period.
If the walking hand in hand shot sends the "wrong message" then why would Anderson use it as an ad for Award Nominations? Because it DOESN'T send the wrong message. It's called Punch-Drunk Love, and that's what the picture conveys with people holding hands and some weirdo artwork. I think it's great advertising, and something similar to that could be a great cover to go with the Blood and Blossoms thingy (or is it the other way around?). Maybe the cover be what i suggested with artwork in the back, or dark colors, and then you slip out the whole red thing. I think a harmonium picture on one of the inside covers would be cool, like the shot of just the plain old harmonium after it's dropped off.
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you're right they don't look similar at all
Fine, release multiple covers to keep us happy. One with the original poster, on with some artwork, this new one and print up one of Barry's knuckles for me. L-O-V-E
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oh my.
Quote from: sphinxyou're right they don't look similar at all
dvdjournal.com lists a "making of" featurette.....as well as the other stuff we know of.....i wonder where they got that idea?
Quote from: CinephileI dunno about you guys, but I think if PTA read some of this shit he'd probably either laugh his ass off or cringe at how negative some of you are being. Bottom line: If you like the movie, you should like the cover. If you don't like the cover then think of why he might've chosen that one over all the other ones. Maybe you'll gain a newfound respect for it, who knows. PTA does what he does for his own artistic reasons. Bashing his cover is like bashing his overall vision of the picture. Period.
christ. alot of you guys are complete tools. like, if we think the film is brilliant, we have to like anything and everything extended off of it? i too find the dvd cover boring. sure, it sets the tone of the akwardness of the picture, but equally, blake's artwork would graphically present the overwhelming sensations attributed to love.
isn't there something anderson said about this dvd being the definitive, one and only
punch-drunk love dvd to buy? that's how i feel about movie posters. personally, i hate seeing several different movie "logos" [posters, video cover art, even soundtrack cover art]. as with the video content themselves, i think a movie's artwork should be a one and only absolute, final work. that being said, that's not really my reason for not liking the dvd artwork. i just simply don't like it. and to those who think that i must accept it and love it and embrace it just because i feel the same way for the movie...eh, what the fuck do i care? i just think certain people around here need to loosen up on the fan-boy schtick and let others have opposing opinions without claiming shit like "the movie's so great, you have no right to criticize things like the artwork or dvd content", et cetera.
Quote from: snaporazchrist. alot of you guys are complete tools. like, if we think the film is brilliant, we have to like anything and everything extended off of it? i too find the dvd cover boring. sure, it sets the tone of the akwardness of the picture, but equally, blake's artwork would graphically present the overwhelming sensations attributed to love.
isn't there something anderson said about this dvd being the definitive, one and only punch-drunk love dvd to buy? that's how i feel about movie posters. personally, i hate seeing several different movie "logos" [posters, video cover art, even soundtrack cover art]. as with the video content themselves, i think a movie's artwork should be a one and only absolute, final work. that being said, that's not really my reason for not liking the dvd artwork. i just simply don't like it. and to those who think that i must accept it and love it and embrace it just because i feel the same way for the movie...eh, what the fuck do i care? i just think certain people around here need to loosen up on the fan-boy schtick and let others have opposing opinions without claiming shit like "the movie's so great, you have no right to criticize things like the artwork or dvd content", et cetera.
before u waste any more energy, u might want to know that Cinephile, the dude who has fired u up, hasn't posted here in months.
Quote from: P™before u waste any more energy, u might want to know that Cinephile, the dude who has fired u up, hasn't posted here in months.
you think i'm just saying this because i want to debate with that asshat? i just think his comments speak for several others around here: the whole "don't whine if you like the movie" crap.
I prefer the DVD cover to the poster art. Repeating the poster art would've been more boring than what they went with, and I personally prefer a stark, minimalist sort of graphic design approach for these things. Usually. In this case, at least.
I'm not sure what type of case it will be but why don't you make your own cover?
It's easy and you get exactly what you want.
Chris
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before u waste any more energy, u might want to know that Cinephile, the dude who has fired u up, hasn't posted here in months.
Was he banned? Or did he just get fed up with all the crap we gave him for posting so damn much.
Quote from: snaporazQuote from: CinephileI dunno about you guys, but I think if PTA read some of this shit he'd probably either laugh his ass off or cringe at how negative some of you are being. Bottom line: If you like the movie, you should like the cover. If you don't like the cover then think of why he might've chosen that one over all the other ones. Maybe you'll gain a newfound respect for it, who knows. PTA does what he does for his own artistic reasons. Bashing his cover is like bashing his overall vision of the picture. Period.
christ. alot of you guys are complete tools. like, if we think the film is brilliant, we have to like anything and everything extended off of it? i too find the dvd cover boring. sure, it sets the tone of the akwardness of the picture, but equally, blake's artwork would graphically present the overwhelming sensations attributed to love.
isn't there something anderson said about this dvd being the definitive, one and only punch-drunk love dvd to buy? that's how i feel about movie posters. personally, i hate seeing several different movie "logos" [posters, video cover art, even soundtrack cover art]. as with the video content themselves, i think a movie's artwork should be a one and only absolute, final work. that being said, that's not really my reason for not liking the dvd artwork. i just simply don't like it. and to those who think that i must accept it and love it and embrace it just because i feel the same way for the movie...eh, what the fuck do i care? i just think certain people around here need to loosen up on the fan-boy schtick and let others have opposing opinions without claiming shit like "the movie's so great, you have no right to criticize things like the artwork or dvd content", et cetera.
Damn, well said. I too think the cover is boring, and Blake's artwork should be used on the cover instead. The movie is fucking fantastic, and let's not forget what the movie is truly about: Love.......
Quote from: snaporazthat's how i feel about movie posters. personally, i hate seeing several different movie "logos" [posters, video cover art, even soundtrack cover art]. as with the video content themselves, i think a movie's artwork should be a one and only absolute, final work.
i agree with you (though once in a while a good alternate cover could be interesting, but theyre usually worse than the poster). kubrick had the right idea.
generally i only like different cover art when there is a reason for it. ie, natural born killers: different cover for the director's cut and the regular censored crap. and even the diff cover of the soundtrack is cool cause it isnt an "ordinary" soundtrack, it was produced (and manipulated) by trent reznor.
from tip to ass...such unenlightened peops, disappointing.
Quote from: moonshinerexcept for the fact that it accentuates *adam sandler's role in the film i fucking love the cover, Paul Thomas Anderson (won't refer to him as PTA) wanted the DVD set to be a little bit odd, correllating well with the type of movie it is....front cover is odd, bland, shows the point of the picture, the oddity in the character of the film, the back is beautiful deep reds, a symbol of the beauty that lies in the end of the film.
*i love older sandler movies, always did, but it seemed like he brushed off the credit he was getting for doing such a great job in this movie...seemed much more interested in getting back to one of "his" projects with all his buddies, so be it, but i don't get the impression that he cares about being taken seriously as an actor...i guess that's wherein the loveable nature of sandler lies, his aloof anti-celebrity attitude....now i'm confusing myself :?
Quote from: CinephileI dunno about you guys, but I think if PTA read some of this shit he'd probably either laugh his ass off or cringe at how negative some of you are being. Bottom line: If you like the movie, you should like the cover. If you don't like the cover then think of why he might've chosen that one over all the other ones. Maybe you'll gain a newfound respect for it, who knows. PTA does what he does for his own artistic reasons. Bashing his cover is like bashing his overall vision of the picture. Period.
........................................................i think a concurrence is in order. *concurs*
Screenshots of the DVD...menu and packaging
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Looks pretty nicely laid out and put together, while somehow still managing to have a little something for everyone.
I like the idea of the stark, simple cover giving way to the bursts of color inside... really fits with the visual scheme of the film, to my mind.
I really dig everything A LOT (except of course the cover)
Korean subtitles on disk two?
Somethin' up with that...
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Genius.
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Review of PDL dvd. The reviewer doesn't seem to be much of a fan of the movie, but he still respects it.