The Dark Knight Rises

[Relaxing Dragon]

Well, modern poster design is pretty much a crapshoot these days, no matter how much clout or money is behind the property in question. Sometimes good designs leak through, but by and large it's a whole lot of quickly photoshopped nonsense. Sure, you could turn to Mondo, but then you've got to sell your soul just to buy one of their prints.

Still, gotta wait and see I guess. New posters did go up today, and they are marginally better:

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EDIT: For quickie comparison, here are my favorite posters of from The Dark Knight:

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[D.B. Barnes]

Movie Poster Level: Unpaid Intern

[Relaxing Dragon]

It's especially a shame that they just slapped him over the older building style of the posters, since that one on its own was rather nice. Made for a nice tie-in to the previous two films:

[Starman!]

I don't think the poster is bad.

[Kete]

I don't think the poster is bad.

Is there a "hate" button?

I'm just kidding

[Relaxing Dragon]

I don't think the poster is bad.

No, I actually don't think it's atrocious either. Stuff like that one Avengers one-sheet are much worse, in that it's a complete mess of photoshop and cut/paste that's more befitting the cover of an Entertainment Weekly (where graphic design goes to die) than of a piece of advertising for a AAA title.

But the poster also isn't good. It's average and bland at best, and considering both the movie at hand and, as mentioned, the ad campaign of the previous movie, it's just irritating that they're choosing to go with the bare minimum to get by here. It's just the state of affairs of movie posters these days: no one, at least at the studios, seems to care about putting any sort of effort into them anymore. Just a lot of cut out bodies and dull-looking compositions.

Any graphic designers out there? Because now would be the time to weigh in.

[D.B. Barnes]

More CTRL-C CTRL-V.



"Scored me a Crown Vic. Whatddyall think?"

[Johnny Unusual]

"Look what I stole!  WEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

"There has been too much violence. Too much pain. But I have an honorable compromise. Just walk away. Give me your pump, the oil, the gasoline, and the whole compound, and I'll spare your lives. Just walk away and we'll give you a safe passageway in the wastelands. Just walk away and there will be an end to the horror. I await your answer. You have a full day to decide."

[Compound]

In related news...

DC's Animated division is working on a two film adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns, out this fall and next spring. Who's playing Batman? That'd be Peter "Robocop or Dr. Banzai for you nerdier types" Weller.

[Smith Dr John Smith]

I saw the trailer today and now July seems really far away.

[D.B. Barnes]

One last trailer.

I like that melody line. It seems appropriately foreboding and climactic.

[Russell]

Movie Poster Level: Unpaid Intern

Yeah, even I could make something better than that.

I already got my ticket for the midnight... excuse me, 12:02 am showing.

[Tripe]

One last trailer.

I like that melody line. It seems appropriately foreboding and climactic.

Not clicking play on that as the freeze frame is surely going to be some sort of boring old riot/battle and not the delightful full production song and dance number it looks like it is and so I'll be disappointed.

[D.B. Barnes]

One last trailer.

I like that melody line. It seems appropriately foreboding and climactic.

Not clicking play on that as the freeze frame is surely going to be some sort of boring old riot/battle and not the delightful full production song and dance number it looks like it is and so I'll be disappointed.

♫ How do you solve a problem like the Batman? ♫

[Johnny Unusual]

One last trailer.

I like that melody line. It seems appropriately foreboding and climactic.

Not clicking play on that as the freeze frame is surely going to be some sort of boring old riot/battle and not the delightful full production song and dance number it looks like it is and so I'll be disappointed.

It's like West Side Story but from the cops' perspective.