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Post by buynlarge on Aug 23, 2008 20:25:56 GMT -5
  Holy *bleeeeeeeeeep*! This cover is awesome! I hope the description on the back is just as good. I want something like this: In a post-apocalyptic dystopian future, the last living robot on Earth attempts to woo a classy girl, while accidently saving the human race from eternal boredom. That's pretty much the movie in a nutshell. |
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Post by AtomicGreymon on Aug 23, 2008 22:41:04 GMT -5
I'm not sure about it, personally. This was posted a few days ago on the UltimateDisney forums, and I'll say the same thing here. IMO, I feel the cover is too busy; and it doesn't match the overall tone and style that the movie itself had. Something more understated, and "classy" would've been more appropriate. On top of that, why are M-O and Eve on the outside of the ship with Wall-E; why is the Earth not an unhealthy brown. And unless it came from Krypton, that plant should be long dead; not being able to survive either the process of breaking atmosphere, or the vacuum of space. It isn't the fact it's not movie accurate that bothers me; but it looks more like something an over-eager 10 year-old that just learned how to use cut and paste in Photoshop might do. They just seemed to mix a bunch of random elements from various points in the movie and stuck them together in a scene that, while attractive, doesn't really make sense in the context it's being used. I prefer the cover Disney seems to be using for France: www.amazon.fr/Wall-E-Blu-ray-Philippe-Bozo/dp/B001DCKMRA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1218957171&sr=1-3 |
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Post by Bartle on Aug 23, 2008 22:42:13 GMT -5
Wow, that France boxart looks very lovely, I wish we could get something like that.
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Post by AtomicGreymon on Aug 23, 2008 22:44:13 GMT -5
Wow, that France boxart looks very lovely, I wish we could get something like that. You'd be amazed how many attractive covers they've got; Disney releases in particular. While mildly irritating, the French do seem to have an appreciation of aesthetics that most in the North American marketing field utterly lack. |
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Post by trashbag on Aug 23, 2008 22:48:23 GMT -5
Well, you know how us Americans are.... flashy and show-offy is the way to go.
Having said that, although that French cover art is better than our cover art and is more appropriate, I actually kinda like ours. Still, I don't know how M-O is hanging onto that ship.
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Post by Bartle on Aug 23, 2008 22:48:33 GMT -5
You'd be amazed how many attractive covers they've got; Disney releases in particular. While mildly irritating, the French do seem to have an appreciation of aesthetics that most in the North American marketing field utterly lack. Well, I think they are trying to appeal more to the kids and such with the NA boxart, but I can see that as well for France. Maybe I'll print a new slipcover sometime with the French words translated to English. Heh. |
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Post by AtomicGreymon on Aug 23, 2008 22:52:29 GMT -5
Well, I think they are trying to appeal more to the kids and such with the NA boxart, but I can see that as well for France. Maybe I'll print a new slipcover sometime with the French words translated to English. Heh. Fair point... though I wish these people would think of the adults that have to buy these things, lol. I know of no kid that goes out and buys their own DVDs, anyway. Personally, I'd feel a lot better going up to the cashier (especially a cute one, lol) at HMV with the French DVD cover than the one we'll be getting. |
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Post by buynlarge on Aug 23, 2008 23:17:54 GMT -5
The WALL-E cover isn't THAT bad. Now the cover for The Simpsons Movie, THAT is bad. Homer eating a donut? Is this The Homer Movie? The french cover was awesome, though. Anyway, I can see why the marketers made the Earth blue and not brown. Infact, these are the same marketers that made WALL-E toys with unrecyclable materials!
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Post by AtomicGreymon on Aug 23, 2008 23:31:32 GMT -5
The WALL-E cover isn't THAT bad. Now the cover for The Simpsons Movie, THAT is bad. Homer eating a donut? Is this The Homer Movie? The french cover was awesome, though. Anyway, I can see why the marketers made the Earth blue and not brown. Infact, these are the same marketers that made WALL-E toys with unrecyclable materials! No, it's not that bad, heh. It's just that Wall-E is so much better than most movies, it deserves to have truly good, and tasteful cover art. It's part sci-fi, after all... and great sci-fi at that (though also blending the unlikely companion genres of comedy and romance, lol)... as such it needs something that gives off an impression of almost ethereal grandeur. |
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Post by Bubblegum on Aug 23, 2008 23:54:03 GMT -5
I love the French cover. I don't see why they couldn't have just used the "main" poster picture for the American DVD cover.
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Post by MidgardDragon on Aug 24, 2008 5:42:12 GMT -5
I really like the French cover, but can't see the images in the OP. Are they the 2-Disc and Blu-ray I posted earlier this week? If so I agree that the French cover is better. Hopefully the 3-Disc will have a great cover, though, as the Special Edition DVD's generally get the best covers in North America, IMO.
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Post by trashbag on Aug 24, 2008 8:15:07 GMT -5
Actually, you'd be a little disappointed with the 3-Disc...  |
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Post by MidgardDragon on Aug 24, 2008 8:23:36 GMT -5
Hrm, it'll do, as long as the DVD features are as great as they're claiming. It's at least nice to see them not just slapping WALL-E on there and being done with it. Even if it's a bit uninspired.
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Post by Callandor on Aug 24, 2008 12:26:04 GMT -5
I like the 3 disc box art
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Post by MovieMan8877445 on Aug 24, 2008 15:12:24 GMT -5
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Thanks to fastdash9 for the avvy! 
