I finally saw the Godfather 3d poster

[mmevile]

I was in the mall today looking for some cheap NBX stuff at FYE......unfortunately, nothing like a sale to clear out everything I need. :rolleyes: Anyways, Spencers had the new Godfather 3d poster.........wow, it looked terrible. I know it's pretty accurate to the source, but this one's a bad, bad choice: it's the 1st poster that had nothing but empty space -- it's like buying a $30 empty black box (Don Corleone is pretty small & so is the title). :( Anyone else seen these in person?

Also, when are we going to hear anything new on these posters...anyone know? We're due some updates soon.

[toomanyfigures]

worse than the sex pistols?

[silversurfur65]

I was looking forward to this poster :(....!!

[mmevile]

worse than the sex pistols?Nah, nothing's worse than that......the poster is just so empty -- you got a small name on the top right & Brando feels like he barely covers half of that rectangle. It just feels like it should only cost $10 or less since they use so little plastic. ;)

[AsterisX18]

I was looking forward to this poster :(....!!

same here :(

[mmevile]

I was looking forward to this poster :(....!!
same here :(
The good news is that they've captured Brando fairly well....just a little too simplistic imo.

[tatoman2525]

I was also looking foward to this 3-D Poster as I am also looking foward to the figure. It's a bit dissapointing hearing this, Melvin. Coming from you, I can almost assure that I would not like it either, since we both have very similar taste in collectables. I must also agree that there was no worse poster than the Sex Pistols:D Man, I saw that thing for sale at FYE for $4.99 the other day and even at that price I didn't care to buy it.

[classic]

i saw it as well, i have to say it is the worst poster they have made. like you said its just a big black rectangle, simply nothing to it. and i wouldnt be surprised if all posters are cancelled and thats why we have received any news. i dont see the robocop, elvis, or godfather posters selling at all around here. there seriously by the hundreds between all the stores.

[Karnis]

Is the promo art a true representation of the final piece in your opinion?
http://www.spawn.com/toys/movies/other/godfatherposter/images/other_godfatherposter_photo_01_dp.jpg
If so, I would consider it. If not, I'll pass as well. I have the movie poster & the design has always been very simple & black. I'll take this over the figure any day, the likeness is much more accurate..

[Peter Hoffman]

Sounds like he's just complaining about what it's always looked like. So if you like the promo pics, you will probably like the final product.

[mmevile]

Sounds like he's just complaining about what it's always looked like. So if you like the promo pics, you will probably like the final product.Compare to the promo pics, yeah -- the actual item looks like that (so if you're a fan of those pics, then you'll prob like the final piece). However, it seems there's something that happens between seeing the promo pics & seeing the actual product. Take for example: even though I've seen those promo pics before, I never realized how "empty" it is until you actually pick up the actual product. ;) It seems that this is just a very lazy (albeit accurate) translation of a movie poster.....besides, it's not even the main poster -- which bothers me also. That Platoon poster better be all sorts of complicated, "forced perspective" goodness. :D

[tatoman2525]

That Platoon poster better be all sorts of complicated, "forced perspective" goodness. :D


Don't hold your breath:p

[MikeK]

Compare to the promo pics, yeah -- the actual item looks like that (so if you're a fan of those pics, then you'll prob like the final piece). However, it seems there's something that happens between seeing the promo pics & seeing the actual product. Take for example: even though I've seen those promo pics before, I never realized how "empty" it is until you actually pick up the actual product. ;) It seems that this is just a very lazy (albeit accurate) translation of a movie poster.....besides, it's not even the main poster -- which bothers me also. That Platoon poster better be all sorts of complicated, "forced perspective" goodness. :D


This is similar to what I thought of the Robocop 3D poster. The pictures of it did look good and I was all set to buy one as soon as I saw the poster. However, when I finally did see the 3D poster, I was disappointed in the way it was painted. It was so damn literal that I just couldn't stand it. Rather than painting it in such a way as to really simulate the lighting in the actual poster, it looks like cheap comic book coloring.

Not only that, had I even liked the 3D poster, there was not one out of the five that I saw that did not have some sort of painting flaw.

[Karnis]

It seems that this is just a very lazy (albeit accurate) translation of a movie poster.....besides, it's not even the main poster -- which bothers me also.

Its a pretty accurate represenation of one of the movie marquees:
http://celebrity8x10s.com/posters/723616.jpg

[D2eux]

Is the promo art a true representation of the final piece in your opinion?
http://www.spawn.com/toys/movies/other/godfatherposter/images/other_godfatherposter_photo_01_dp.jpg
If so, I would consider it. If not, I'll pass as well. I have the movie poster & the design has always been very simple & black. I'll take this over the figure any day, the likeness is much more accurate..

pretty good. better brando likeness than the fig :p

[MikeK]

I agree. It is a better likeness than the action figure.