Because it's finals week for me, here's my version of phoning it in with a best-of list. Although, movie posters happen to be a little bit on an obsession of mine, considering I think it's one of the most crucial and potentially most memorable aspect of any marketing campaign.
The posters in no way represent the quality of the film they depict; this is merely a list of posters that are excellent in themselves. The general criteria are effectiveness, originality, professionalism, and aesthetic appeal.
Here are my picks for the top 22, in no particular order.
[Special note: EVERY poster in the series' for The Man with the Iron Fists and Killing Them Softly was excellent. I just chose to include one because to leave them out completely for space reasons would be tantamount to a sin.]
The posters in no way represent the quality of the film they depict; this is merely a list of posters that are excellent in themselves. The general criteria are effectiveness, originality, professionalism, and aesthetic appeal.
Here are my picks for the top 22, in no particular order.
[Special note: EVERY poster in the series' for The Man with the Iron Fists and Killing Them Softly was excellent. I just chose to include one because to leave them out completely for space reasons would be tantamount to a sin.]
Even better in high-res on a large monitor.
Unofficial version by Mondo.
The Paperboy -- I'm a sucker for this vintage look (a trend which actually made a resurgence towards the end of this year).
I liked all versions with this artistic motif, but the addition of the text communicates the tone of the film better than the picture alone.
Simple and very effective, this one came out so long ago I almost forgot about it. But the second I saw it hanging from an IMAX theater ceiling I was excited.
This is a tie between the studio version and the Mondo version below.
The Man with the Iron Fists
This was the ONLY poster created for the film. Apparently, it was the only one they needed.
All of the character one-sheets in this series were great, but I liked this one because of the headlight and his shoes, which gives greater context than some of the others without props.
Evocative of Saul Bass.
I'm a sucker for interesting, typographically-based posters, but I especially like this one for including the M (for "Mars," omitted from the stupidly reduced and vastly superior title, "John Carter of Mars").
If you don't believe that this style is a trend, look up "It's a Disaster" and "Dust Up." This was the best of the three though.
The OTHER film this year that examined large scale upper-class corruption, with more vivid consequences.
The Spanish-language poster for Tony Kaye's 'Detachment' starring Adrien Brody.
Special midnight IMAX edition; better than the theatrical versions, in my opinion.
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