Now, before you go getting all "Oooh, an Awesome Movie Poster Friday celebrating the beloved
Scream series, coinciding with the release of
Scream 4! How...4tuitous!", let me just say: that is not really what this AMPF is. I wanted to do a Scream series tribute but let's face it: the posters for the
Scream films largely suck. In fact, if you'll remember (or
click this link to learn), my scientific research has shown that
Scream 2 is directly responsible for the sorry
sorry state of the modern horror movie poster- a pit of Photoshopped, fresh-faced blandness that we're only just beginning to crawl out of several years later. At least there's a tiny effort being made with the posters for
Scream 4, but I still hear the sad echoes of "wasted opportunity" when I close my eyes.
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Ah...just imagine what the art could have been if
Scream had been made in 1981. *tear*
The worst offender, I think, is this one sheet of fuckery for
Scream 2. Come on, Germany, what is this?
Who is this? It's like Neve Campbell and Amanda Seyfried had a baby and then they made a Bratz doll out of the baby and then they dipped the Bratz doll baby in bronzer.
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So, no. This AMPF is not dedicated solely to the
Scream films...but it is dedicated to films that scream. Hooray!
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12 comments:
I was hoping to see screamers.
:(
Crap, I left it sitting on my desktop! Hold on.
Hurray!
I haven't watched it in a while, but I do miss the Jennifer Rubin years. *tear*
"A freaked-out horror-thriller that will really shock it to you!"
God, I miss the '60s.
Holy crap! Is that German Scream 2 poster supposed to be Jada Pinkett? That's the only thing that seems reasonable...
As alway, brilliant Friday collection, Ms. Ponder!
(I know I'll see 4 eventually, but man oh man, I wish they'd stopped at 2!)
Yeah, that Scream 2 poster is definitely Jada Pinkett.....lol
Huh. Well then, I guess Jada Pinkett looks like Neve Campbell and Amanda Seyfried had a baby and then they made a Bratz doll out of the baby and then they dipped the Bratz doll baby in bronzer!
Hmmm, SCREAM BABY SCREAM-luv it!
I'm sure it sucks but....
Oh yeah, have you seen THE HOUSE THAT SCREAMED? It's actually pretty good.
I haven't, but it made several readers' 'favorites' lists back in October, so it's been on my "watch this!" list ever since.
Whenever I think of movie posters for Scream I think of the editorial in Rue Morgue that (justly) blamed Scream for the movie posters that are nothing but extreme close-ups of googly-eyed Blythe-doll-looking actors/actresses.
'mit John Moulder Brown' - that's my favourite phrase right there. Ace to see TWO posters for 'The Boarding School'.
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