Tuesday, 21 July 2020

DVD Box Art mistakes

How the following got approved for retail distribution is beyond my comprehension.

Presenting the calm before the storm.

Finding Dory/Finding Nemo, Frozen II/Frozen and Sicario 2: Soldado/Sicario


It Chapter Two/It, Zombieland: Double Tap/Zombieland and Jumanji: The Next Level/Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle


Placing sequel before original makes absolutely no sense.

But wait.

The Boy/Brahms: The Boy II
See.  It can be done right.

Planet of the Apes and Thor trilogies also understood concept.


Miscellany

Okay, now shit really hits the fan.

Zombie Resurrection
Prey
for salvation
Timber Falls
Prey
for the missing...
Apocalypse of the Dead
Prey
for the living
The Heretics
Prey
they don't find you
I pray that something got it right.

Hello, what's this?

The Sacrament
Pray
for salvation
Nice one.

Its and it's are regularly used incorrectly.

Observe.

At first glance, Convergence commits no crimes.
But perversely, goof is by Geek Legion of Doom.

"Doesn't hold back it's punches"
Off World (aka Dark Space)
Humanity's greatest discovery and it's greatest threat...
Labor Pains (back cover)
Pregnancy has it's privileges!!
Contracted: Phase I/Phase II
So numeral is favoured over number.

That's important guys, because back cover is all over the shop.

Blah blah... the originator of the virus and the man who may hold the key to the salvation of mankind... or it's destruction!
Picking up where the first film left off Contracted: Phase 2 etc etc.
(Sigh).

Stephen King wrote Cujo, but despite bizarre inference - didn't star in film adaptation.
Frankensteins Army
How can I include apostrophe when it's not there in the first place?

Direct-to-video horror Shark Zone features Great Whites.

But dorsal fin looks more like a Killer whale.
Idiots.

The awesome reality is triangular.
The Complex
Hideo Nakata
 directed Ring, not The Ring.
Gore Verbinski remade 1998 classic as The Ring in 2002, changing villain's name from Sadako Yamamura to Samara Morgan.

The Snowman
Based on the terrifying bestseller by Jo Nesbo.
Author of Harry Hole series is Norwegian, meaning final letter of surname should be ΓΈ, (or miniscule).

Amusingly, back cover gets symbol spot on.
Bride of Chucky
Donny Yu directed Freddy vs Jason, not Freddie vs Jason.
Paranormal Activity 3 (back cover)
Blah blah 'young sisters Katie and Kristie' etc etc.
Name is actually spelled Kristi.
Expect the unexpected

Savages Crossing
John Jarret was the star of Wolf Creek/Wolf Creek 2.
Really? I thought it was John Jarratt.
Holy... SHIT!

Confined
Trapped, adandoned but not alone
HOW THE FUCK DID THIS HAPPEN?

Proof-reading was clearly abandoned.

Battle of the Damned (2013) stars Swedish legend Dolph Lundgren.
But turning case over.

Doplh Lundgren is Max Gatling, etc etc.
HA HA HA!

More embarrassing is The Haunting of Annie Dyer (aka Nocturnal Activity).

Feature presentation is rated 18.
Back cover disagrees and agrees.

Our friends at the BBFC certified appalling situation 15, but consumer advice states:
'Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over'.
Does another example of identical ilk exist?

Probably not.

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