Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7

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#1651 Post by black&huge » Sat Nov 09, 2019 4:53 am

Chipboard slots with rubber hubs in them for extra security-ness

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#1652 Post by tenia » Sat Nov 09, 2019 10:25 am

Rubber knobs are nothing new but I thought label understood 15 years ago how bad they were and just stopped using them. It's unfortunate Criterion thought it'd a good experiment to do.

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#1653 Post by FrauBlucher » Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:01 pm

We should be getting Chris' take soon with a better look see on the packaging than that twitter pic

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#1654 Post by domino harvey » Sun Nov 10, 2019 3:06 pm

At this point in home video history, I thought labels had gotten this "Let's find something different" approach to packaging out of their system. There is a real "If it ain't broke" factor here, and rubber nubs are in their ways worse than slots, because the glue holding them in place will fail. It always fails for packaging like this. These will be sleeve releases because you'll eventually end up putting the discs in sleeves, like a Mill Creek 50 film box set. Planned obsolescence is not the phrase that comes to mind for Criterion, so it's one they should avoid. Luckily, my cheapo Fox Blu and the long Mank interview already being on MOC's No Way Out means there's no real reason to pick this one up for me and maybe for anyone else on the fence

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#1655 Post by tenia » Sun Nov 10, 2019 3:39 pm

I mostly have the issue with rubber nubs that they can be so soft, it's difficult to place back the discs afterwards.

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#1656 Post by swo17 » Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:34 pm

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#1657 Post by Cremildo » Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:46 pm

The Zeman ones are among the year's best.

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#1658 Post by zedz » Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:51 pm

All-time best, even, for the Zemans.

I can sort of see what they were going for with Teorema, but they didn't just fail to clear the hurdle, it looks like they tripped and fell onto it face first.

Fine image for Paris Is Burning, but sober and drab is not the design aesthetic I'd have gone with for that film!

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#1659 Post by Brian C » Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:14 pm

The TEOREMA cover looks Ike something from the early DVD days that’s since been replaced in the wacky-C era.

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#1660 Post by Luke M » Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:40 pm

The Zelman ones are wonderful but I love the Roma cover. I think it's perfect.

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#1661 Post by Finch » Fri Nov 15, 2019 5:08 pm

LOL at the Teorama cover

The rest are fine.

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#1662 Post by Matt » Fri Nov 15, 2019 5:36 pm

Teorema is the latest variation on "how do you not put Monica Vitti on the cover," but for Terence Stamp. Should have just made this shot the cover:

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#1663 Post by FrauBlucher » Fri Nov 15, 2019 5:42 pm

Once again I’m a fan of all covers this month. This is a bit of a streak and The 3 Fantastic Journeys is one of the all time greats.
It’s fantastic!! (Sorry) :wink:

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#1664 Post by swo17 » Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:05 pm

The Teorema cover is awful until you think of it as the cover to a math textbook

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#1665 Post by Boosmahn » Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:57 pm

^ That's spot-on.

Anyways, I'd like to add my vote onto the pile that the Fantastic Journeys covers are some of Criterion's best. Truly stunning.

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#1666 Post by cdnchris » Sun Nov 17, 2019 2:18 am

Godzilla: The Show-Era Films
Now, Voyager
All About Eve

The rubber holders on All About Eve are pretty ridiculous. One, the discs are incredibly hard to take out and then put back in (I felt like I was going to snap the first disc putting it in). And two, the holders are also sticky, so the booklet was bouncing around inside with the cover being held in place by the holders, but the inside pages bouncing around. If you look at the photos you'll see this caused the cover to rip around the staples, so at some point that cover is coming off.

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#1667 Post by mfunk9786 » Sun Nov 17, 2019 3:50 am

Prediction: Criterion will wind up offering replacement packaging if you cover the $5 shipping and change it for re-pressings

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#1668 Post by black&huge » Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:23 am

chris, thanks for giving specifics on the Eve packaging. Now I understand how inconvenient it is. To bounce off mfunk's comment I wonder just how soon Criterion will offer alternate standard slipcase/litho packaging.

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#1669 Post by FrauBlucher » Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:33 am

That’s what happens when interns make packaging decisions.

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#1670 Post by dwk » Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:10 am

Ryan Gallagher tweeted that the rubber was already flaking off and sticking to the discs. Just an awful packaging decision.

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#1671 Post by FrauBlucher » Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:41 am

Luckily I have an empty dual disc case. I’ll use that until they offer replacements.

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#1672 Post by Joe Zombie » Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:46 am

Really disheartening to see packaging like that. I'd faster wait for it to stream.

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#1673 Post by Lowry_Sam » Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:57 am

The Teorama cover is atrocious. Also not thrilled with the still chosen from Paris Is Burning, surely they could have picked one featuring more of the performers, but this is what was used for the poster for the Janus restoration release.Maybe they were concerned with getting sued again by the performers & so used the likeness of only one of the performers who did not sue.

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#1674 Post by KJones77 » Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:04 pm

I was going to wait to hit up B&N to get All About Eve, but not now. I'll wait until Criterion inevitably offers better packaging.

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#1675 Post by Never Cursed » Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:10 pm

I wish they just used the original poster for Paris Is Burning, which I think is pretty close to what you wanted, Lowry_Sam. There would also be no pushback from the participants, given that literally all of the principal interviewees are dead. I find the film a little hard to rewatch knowing that.

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