I have been wanting to do this for awhile. I wanted to post pics of how the cover art for many of our beloved 80's classics has changed over the years...some for the worse. What do you guys think? If you have any good examples, add em!
Here goes:
Posted by JAYLEE (Member # 6345) on :
Do you mean from VHS to DVD, or from original poster to DVD??
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Cindy, this is an awesome topic. I think one of the worst examples ever is "Happy Birthday To Me" if you can find that one. I'm thinking the new cover art fooled several people into thinking it was a new movie.
Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
They say ask and you shall receive Valley.
This one takes the prize!! Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
I went to Goodwill today and saw That Last Amercian Virgin vhs......haha also......I saw an even older Girls Just Wanna Have Fun cover Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
I found it haha Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
Wow, Muffy...that is VINTAGE!!!!!!! Good job!!!
P.S. I want to go to your Goodwill Store. Awesome finds !
Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
Devolution here,
Ah, as long as the movie is the same. It's not a big deal. The funnier thing is when someone in the movie becomes alot bigger than they were. A la, Heigl in Roswell, not even on the original cover according to my wife, but now, because she is a draw, they put her front and center.
WE are DEVO
Posted by NowhereGirl (Member # 465) on :
the last american virgin one is the only one that really bugs me. the original is waayyy better.
i actually like the newer girls just wanna have fun cover better?
sixteen candles can never be wrong as long as they keep jake ryan on the cover! Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
quote:Originally posted by NowhereGirl: i actually like the newer girls just wanna have fun cover better?
I have to agree with you there. The one I posted, not the really old one that Muffy found, is just terrible. I hate that stupid bug hat Helen Hunt is wearing. WTF was up with that?? Posted by NowhereGirl (Member # 465) on :
i hear ya cindy.. the hat and the 2 claw clips she's wearing when she goes to babysit that little kid...
Posted by NowhereGirl (Member # 465) on :
here's a clip with the song 'girls just want to have fun' used in the film.. not the cyndi lauper version:
it has good highlights from the movie.
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Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
aTomiK - You have to make sure the pics you post are not copy-protected or they won't go up...Click on "preview post" before you actually post and you will see exactly what your post will look like.
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
The memories are very important to me, so they sometimes have to be "as is", meaning, when I buy my 80's favorites on DVD, I often scan the original VHS cover and convert it to DVD size....I say "I" but what I really mean is....my wife does this for me....graphic designer. I really love the original images from when I was a kid...that's what brings back the memories for me. I remember ordering "Breakin" from Columbia House and being very disappointed with the cover...totally different than what I had remebered....I think that's the first one I converted.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Thanks Cindy. I actually really like the newer "Night of the Comet" cover.
DMK
but give me old "April Fool's Day" any day of the week.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
80´sRocked, I did preview them and they looked ok. And they were in this topic as well. Now the pictures are gone so i don´t really know what happened...
Posted by Nick (Member # 404) on :
Great thread!
Juts out of interest, I always try and use the correct vintage ones at the main site but some are definitely wrong... If anyone finds any that are wrong, please let me know Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
Hmm... the UK had different covers for 'Last American Virgin'/'Sixteen Candles'/'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' to the ones posted above:
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