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AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGG!
Dread Central just posted the artwork for the upcoming Monster Squad double DVD special edition, and wow, does it ever suck nards.
“Hey, remember that part in the movie where the kids were in that cave full of human skulls, and then sunlight started blasting out that kid’s asshole?”
“Fuck, yeah! That was awesome! This is waaay radder than the original poster!”
I don’t wanna be one of those guys who harps about lame movie posters (no, wait, I do wanna be one of those guys), but I like Monster Squad better when it isn’t Spy Kids and the Temple of Doom. And why do companies insist on putting copyright watermarks on their online DVD art? It’s free advertising! They should want as many people as possible to post and repost it. Heaven forbid anyone do something unscrupulous with that terrible graphic.
*Note, The watermark has been applied by dvdempire.com. Since it’s on almost all of their DVD covers, it’s probably not at the request of the companies. Boo to them, but thanks to “that dude” for pointing this out.
I was actually about to defend this, I think I was just excited that this confirms that the DVD is actually going to happen for real (this is actually my all-time favourite movie), and apparently will be a two-discer. But sweet bumfucking hell, that really is an ugly bastard piece of artwork. It actually gets worse the more you look at it, like a Magic Eye picture from hell. It even manages to make the Frankenstein make-up look shitty. That make-up’s fantastic!
Seriously, is there any way something can be done about this? Perhaps Gary could be convinced to spruce up the original poster and just, I dunno, give it to them and hope to hell they use it instead?
The copyright watermark comes from DVDEmpire.com who first got the cover art. They put that copyright on all their cover art.
Thanks for pointing that out. I made note of it.
Cheers.
I agree with Kev, at first I was like “Fucking cool!” but the more you look it, the shittier it gets.
If Harry Potter knew how to use Photoshop, it would look like this.
But hey, I’m just glad this sucker is finally getting a release!
Um, that’s Kev.
Zombie Nightmare, anyone?
http://www.mst3ktemple.com/images/Zombie_Nightmare_-_OS.jpg
sorry about that kev!
WOLFMAN….YOU GOONIE! Oh wait, wrong movie.
p.s. Let’s not be apologizing for mistaking someone for Ken. That hurts a little.
That cover is Poo Taco.
Where’s the fucking Squad, even? That’s ONE KID there! Of course whoever designed it probably never watched the moviue and assumed the title referred to the actual monsters.
Plus there’s a worrying element that I can’t quite put my finger on. Something about the light shining from the kid’s ass and another light seeming to emanate from Dracula’s…area. Plus, the kid’s getting an apparent faceful of light and still needs to hold up an old-timey lantern? Been sitting to close to the damn teevee, that’s his problem.
Also, I can’t remember if it was part of the original marketing but “The end of the world starts at midnight” is a shit tagline.
“You know who to call if you have ghosts, but who do you call if you have monsters?”
That’s what you want.
Poo Taco is right.
Seriously, Gary, how about you rustle us up a proper cover that we can print off and replace this abomination with once we buy it? If you find yourself with the time and the inclination, that is. I’m pretty sure there’s no legal reasons why you couldn’t do it.
It’s a fun film, granted, but rather over-rated. I was there, the ’80′s blew. Anyone want an authentic chartreuse skinny leather tie and vintage white ice cream jacket? I think the sleeves are even still rolled up Crockett-style.
Just because no kids get disemboweled in the film, doesn’t make it bad, Gore-met. It ain’t Cannibal Squad Ferox, now.
But with such sharp, fresh observations about the 80′s who can hold it against him? Rolled-up sleeves indeed. You sir, you are a card.