My Top Five Movie Posters of 2009
With nothing much to write over the past two weeks, i’ve decided to run down my favorite movie related items of 2009, today we will begin with the top five posters of the year, Cheers everyone.
-Los Dangerous
Okay.. no more pontificating, lets get down to business, so without further adieu here they are.
5. Watchmen
While being just an okay movie, Director Zak Snyder adequately translated SOME of the graphic novels iconic scenes into the big screen. And as with the film, this poster is straight out of the book. Rorschach’s stance and the framing of the New York skyline under the bad weather perfectly captures the mood of the film. The only problem? See that line at the bottom that has the word “VISIONARY”? Well.. Snyder is far away from being a that.
4. Taken
One of this year’s surprisingly awesome films has a surprisingly simple poster. I love how the dark and straightforward the design is, much like Liam Neeson’s character in the movie. Again, it takes the theme of the film and translates it well in the poster. Plus, it doesn’t hurt to have the most badass line from the movie right in your face when you look at it.
3. District 9
Taking a risky move with it’s promotion, District 9’s marketing campaign left those who have seen it with a promise of a fresh spin on sci-fi. And it delivered, With my selection for #3, we got a taste of things to come in the film’s premise (Hint: We are assholes). It’s simple, effective and nails the look of those awareness ads we see all the time.
2. The Messenger
Another dark and somber poster. I like how the minimal use of colors and lack of details in the faces of the characters show us that this film is bringing bad news. I also noticed the use of the American flag on the title, it’s not in its usual position which tells us that there is something not kosher with the movie’s theme.
1. Black Dynamite
While I am yet to see this film, the poster for Black Dynamite is just awesome, it kinda takes you back to the days of exploitation cinema (aka Tarantino’s wet dream). And as opposed to some posters that have tried, this one succeeds on the fact that despite being a satire of blaxploitation, the posters gives you no hint of that, no big Hollywood names behind it and no reservations when it comes to the style of those 70’s b-movies. It’s drawn, colored right and given the perfect amount of blaxploitation kitsch it needed.
And thats it, my top five posters of the year, those are my picks and i’m sure you will have your own, but yeah, my blog, my picks, suck on that…
