Mondo Poster News & Rumors

[ChrisV]

"Let's have a huge convention with tons of exclusive prints before we worry about all those open editions that were paid for months ago!" Typical Mondo.

[Codeblue]

[Alphamel1968]

Well, I've bought 2,000+ original movie posters but it's great that LD/Mondo can sometimes match even the best originals:







http://www.moviepostercollectors.guide

[KSUvet]

Well, I've bought 2,000+ original movie posters but it's great that LD/Mondo can sometimes match even the best originals:

Sometimes, but Jaws isn't one of them.

[Kramerica]

LD Jaws isn't anywhere close to the Roger Kastel artwork.

[wonkabars7]

Not much is.

[ccsmd598]

LD Jaws isn't anywhere close to the Roger Kastel artwork.

Yeah not sure why people are crazy about it - without the title + tagline you would have no idea it was for the movie unless i'm missing any subtleties.

[Scottjohnston]

Nobody thought LD Jaws was great when it was first preview either

[BENYOUNG20]

#OpinionsMan

[wonkabars7]

LD Jaws isn't anywhere close to the Roger Kastel artwork.

Yeah not sure why people are crazy about it - without the title + tagline you would have no idea it was for the movie unless i'm missing any subtleties.

Yes you are missing the subtleties and then some.

Of course taking away the text makes it less like a movie poster, but it assumes that most people who see it have actually seen the movie...it's not marketing a film with its initial release and with a legendary film like JAWS, doesn't need to sell tickets and can do something new.

The design invokes the old european 'lets take a holiday at the beach' travel posters of the 20s-40s, a refreshing take on the town and its environs as depicted in the film from the mid-70s.

The innocent and relaxing ambiance of folks enjoying a day at the beach works as an antithesis to the main drive of the original one sheet design which depicts the sheer terror of the shark moments away from killing a woman.

[Kramerica]

I think LD Jaws is a good movie poster, it's just not nearly as good as the Kastel. My biggest regret is not buying more than one on the drop.

[ccsmd598]

LD Jaws isn't anywhere close to the Roger Kastel artwork.

Yeah not sure why people are crazy about it - without the title + tagline you would have no idea it was for the movie unless i'm missing any subtleties.

Yes you are missing the subtleties and then some.

Of course taking away the text makes it less like a movie poster, but it assumes that most people who see it have actually seen the movie...it's not marketing a film with its initial release and with a legendary film like JAWS, doesn't need to sell tickets and can do something new.

The design invokes the old european 'lets take a holiday at the beach' travel posters of the 20s-40s, a refreshing take on the town and its environs as depicted in the film from the mid-70s.

The innocent and relaxing ambiance of folks enjoying a day at the beach works as an antithesis to the main drive of the original one sheet design which depicts the sheer terror of the shark moments away from killing a woman.

Fiiinnneeeeeeeee

[hunterjax]

I love the LD Jaws . . . but more because I prefer all his "travel" posters more than his movie posters (the California Zephyr poster being one of my favorite prints that I own). I'd like it just as much without the fin and if it was for "Nantucket" instead of Jaws.

As a Jaws poster, I definitely don't think it's the best out there - the cleverness of it helps, but it's almost "too cute" for it's own good. The Tannenbaum that BNG just put out is pretty amazing, obviously the Kastel is hard to beat. But I also really like PCC take and Matt Taylor's.

And no, I don't own the LD and I am casually ISO, so #antihype.

[jkw3000]

I miss 2013.

[lilorphanFunkhouser]

That goodfellas print is lame, why bother making it if you can't even get likeness rights? And then make two background characters the main focus of the print