tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post5455342285968398619..comments2024-03-28T20:46:33.836-04:00Comments on Final Girl: awesome movie poster friday - the WARNER HOME VIDEO edition!Stacie Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-91037433026558143512010-04-26T16:22:15.886-04:002010-04-26T16:22:15.886-04:00i love this post. i need to see deadly eyes!i love this post. i need to see deadly eyes!MrJefferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657422824565425948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-30577892884815193002010-04-24T00:02:06.238-04:002010-04-24T00:02:06.238-04:00Didn't realize Saul Bass did that logo. No won...Didn't realize Saul Bass did that logo. No wonder it freaked me so bad as a kid. In fact I Kinder Trauma'ed it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689502972577891048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-26730196345812173592010-04-19T16:31:11.593-04:002010-04-19T16:31:11.593-04:00Sorry, but every time I see "The Hand," ...Sorry, but every time I see "The Hand," all I can think of is that old SCTV sketch with Dave Thomas doing the wa-aa-aay over-the-top Michael Caine.... "My bloody hand...."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1518196604224791342010-04-19T14:43:10.566-04:002010-04-19T14:43:10.566-04:00Rabids looks well scary. Humanoids from the Deep ...Rabids looks well scary. Humanoids from the Deep looks quite sexy! Don't judge me.Scare Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11909661486216989851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-90541140134317536372010-04-19T13:55:31.148-04:002010-04-19T13:55:31.148-04:00Oooh, this post brought back such nice memories of...Oooh, this post brought back such nice memories of going to my neighborhood rental shop. Why can't DVD cases emulate this design?Janicehttp://dru-plus-spike.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-46114838061562623862010-04-19T02:35:40.131-04:002010-04-19T02:35:40.131-04:00I want the deadly eyes one,haven't seen that i...I want the deadly eyes one,haven't seen that in ages,I have it somewhere but god knows whereErikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371281551693031529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-15146147146394935702010-04-18T15:01:57.657-04:002010-04-18T15:01:57.657-04:00Those cases were awesome.
The copy writer had alo...Those cases were awesome.<br /><br />The copy writer had alot to say about "Frogs".Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212743923364795680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-58252976055071887612010-04-17T22:12:41.650-04:002010-04-17T22:12:41.650-04:00Hey! No foreign-language stuff?! How am I supposed...Hey! No foreign-language stuff?! How am I supposed to make a living? I'm checking the union contract, Ponder.Bill Walshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1086207719993705312010-04-17T19:30:43.476-04:002010-04-17T19:30:43.476-04:00Thanks Stacie!
Here's a few other Warner clam...Thanks Stacie!<br /><br />Here's a few other Warner clams I've picked up recently (including Razorback): <br /><br />http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/9535/img0780.jpgJayson Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883805003597885908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-63806530237268884542010-04-17T13:05:08.441-04:002010-04-17T13:05:08.441-04:00Jayson- I added a link to you! I meant to do that,...Jayson- I added a link to you! I meant to do that, but I spaced out. Excellent collection, there.<br /><br />The Mike- I've got Razorback, too! But the sleeve has been trimmed to fit into a standard plastic case. It's heartbreaking, I tells ya.Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-27102903472869357462010-04-17T06:58:41.742-04:002010-04-17T06:58:41.742-04:00There is something almost cinematic about those bl...There is something almost cinematic about those black stripes that always made me really excited to watch whatever was inside a WHV box. I bet there was a lot of psychological research that went into that design.Roryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519462437793797060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-23561004841701548702010-04-16T21:15:55.336-04:002010-04-16T21:15:55.336-04:00I love that black/color stipey design on these cov...I love that black/color stipey design on these covers. I have that same copy of The Shining somewhere! They should bring back that design for their DVDs. haha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-74986686737170905322010-04-16T21:06:22.415-04:002010-04-16T21:06:22.415-04:00Aw man good times!!!! Those covers are epic!Aw man good times!!!! Those covers are epic!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09613446043524944189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-5394806606063542202010-04-16T19:52:12.163-04:002010-04-16T19:52:12.163-04:00It was interesting to watch the evolution of the W...It was interesting to watch the evolution of the WHV box. Back when they started off as WCI Home Video, they presented a plainer oversize cardboard black box with poster art. That stayed the template until their ill-fated "Rental Only" strategy (an attempt to get a cut of video store profits by discouraging outright tape sales), and that is when they switched to the beloved style with the plastic clamshell cases and all text in the same font and just a large image on the cover, with an occasional "For Rental Only" blurb on the front. Eventually, when they dropped that plan, they also softened up the uniform font concept and returned to putting full poster art on the cover.<br /><br />There was a weird period starting in 1984, about the same time they switched from the Saul Bass logo to the original shield, where new movie releases like GREMLINS and PURPLE RAIN would be in tape-sized cardboard sleeves, but catalog titles would still be in the clamshell cases. Eventually, they started putting all titles in cardboard sleeves, but they were still good about keeping the smart liner notes going for about a couple more years. Then, sadly, the '90's came and their packaging got as dumb as all the other studios.<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me I'm not the only one who misses the WHV template.Marc Edward Heuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563779617157443811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-44634019557328088202010-04-16T18:38:51.326-04:002010-04-16T18:38:51.326-04:00Yeah, I used to go straight for these. I still ha...Yeah, I used to go straight for these. I still have one of Razorback somewhere around here.The Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871017982169159144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-79117021967620725152010-04-16T18:33:16.694-04:002010-04-16T18:33:16.694-04:00I still have my precious BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFR...I still have my precious BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA VHS done in this style.<br /><br />In facrt, occasionally I cradle it to my hefty man-bosom and sing to it.CashBaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593976245341180685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-27570429623666705162010-04-16T18:26:03.550-04:002010-04-16T18:26:03.550-04:00Completely agree. I remember Warner Home Video qu...Completely agree. I remember Warner Home Video quite well. The essays on the back were often quite good.<br /><br />Didn't they also, in the very early days, say "For Sale only" or something like that?<br /><br />There were some released in cardboard packaging. I don't know if that was just a repackaging by the video store, but I remember seeing some that way. <br /><br />I miss the old days of the video store.TALKING MOVIEzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11621046844665110326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-70614199148766273942010-04-16T17:20:18.874-04:002010-04-16T17:20:18.874-04:00Also the Pack, Nesting, and Humanoids are Betamax....Also the Pack, Nesting, and Humanoids are Betamax. ;)<br /><br />Here's a pic of others (most are buried):<br /><br />http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7909/img0764m.jpgJayson Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883805003597885908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-56669061789390735942010-04-16T16:52:14.431-04:002010-04-16T16:52:14.431-04:00The pictures of The Pack, The Nesting, The Mummy, ...The pictures of The Pack, The Nesting, The Mummy, Murder by Phone, It's Alive, and Humanoids from the Deep are ones I took of my personal copies. I can see my gray w/ white lines bedspread, hahaha. <br /><br />I have most the others too and a bunch more not pictured as well. :)Jayson Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883805003597885908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-58862284301822171022010-04-16T16:49:12.691-04:002010-04-16T16:49:12.691-04:00And of course, the quintessential element - the in...And of course, the quintessential element - the inevitable warping of the plastic cover. :)<br /><br />That <i>Rabid</i> cover is always the first to spring to my mind when I think about WHV - which I frequently do!P. K. Nailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286042203186668113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-52980107750098869372010-04-16T16:05:51.716-04:002010-04-16T16:05:51.716-04:00I absolutely agree with your commentary about the ...I absolutely agree with your commentary about the VHS experience, and I suffer from (aka greatly enjoy) identical OCD. Thanks for describing it better than I ever can! You may have encouraged me to start obsessively adding my VHS collection to the archives on the Preserve...thank goodness it's a rainy weekend.Charliehttp://www.parrygamepreserve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-51974113838156409942010-04-16T15:36:28.687-04:002010-04-16T15:36:28.687-04:00Such memories of the neighborhood video store! Tha...Such memories of the neighborhood video store! Thanks for this, Stacie. I was enthralled with these classic clamshell boxes back in the day--and not just because the horror section was on the opposite of the shelf from the adult section.B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-52634689158127530732010-04-16T15:23:37.186-04:002010-04-16T15:23:37.186-04:00That MURDER BY PHONE cover practically guarantees ...That MURDER BY PHONE cover practically guarantees an unforgettable experience.David Robson, Proprietor, House of Sparrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512358627000077081noreply@blogger.com