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Wednesday 25 January 2012

Best Movie Posters of 2011

Quite busy right now, but there's something I want to share with the rest of you art-loving people. Here is a list of the best movie posters of last year, and I'm dumping them here. I am swamped with writing tasks, being the conclusion of the SOCA here, and upcoming productions lined up until kingdom come.

I'm longing for a vacation, but the Vigan trip with L won't be until June, and I still have to save a huge portion, so I'm depriving myself from further purchases because I have to prove myself as frugal. Yay.


Cat Run: The poster is an example of creative graphic work. (I didn't go for the movie) 


The pink font is sexy and perky set against a dark-themed background. It's simple. And the movie has Ryan Gosling in it! 


Nice layers of shadows for the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. If I were teaching a Science class about the umbra and penumbra, I will be bringing this movie poster as a visual aid. 


Apart from good reviews, the blacks in this poster makes Lisbeth Salander's face blend well in the background. Simple font, three themed font colors, dragon doesn't overdo the whole negative space. 

  
An adult version of an Agatha Christie movie, if there was one, this is the Swedish version of the movie which came out a few years ago. Still convincing. 


Daring take for whoever designed this vintage-y poster of Hobo with a Shotgun. Was this how movie posters were designed back then? Collage-like appeal did good to the eyes.


Gosling-Clooney: This is outstanding. Need I say more?


Again, shadows. Effective typography with the font and negative space is well utilized. 


For some movie posters, "posters say it all about the movie". This fits well. Simple yet effective. 


In this case, the lower portion of the grid makes good attention-grabbing. The upper portion of the grid is well utilized with a good logo-ish title. 


The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and Shadows, Again


Pooh and the Gang. Just a date, nothing more. 

So there, the best. I didn't bother putting up the worst. 

Hi ho, hi ho. And off to write I go....


14 comments:

  1. I like the poters! lalo na yung kay POOH. simple lang kase :D

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    1. me too, hehehe. it's fun and even if we didn't have pooh in our childhood it still makes us want to feel like kids again...

      thanks for the comment! =D

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  2. Jane Eyre!!! I watched that film! Ayeee I love Jane Austen classics! I think I watched all the movies of her books. Haha Winnie the Pooh too! Such a feel good movie and yes, I like the simplicity of the poster too. Other favorites: Gosling-Clooney and Cat Run :)

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    1. hey mich! if only i knew who are really the people behind these designs, i could see some more of their works. there are some posters, and then there are The Posters. hehehe. thanks for dropping by! =)

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  3. I love your set of movies! Especially the pooh and the gang <3 By the way, what's the last movie you watch? :)

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    1. sorry i kinda have short term memory, hehehe, last movie i've seen was war horse directed by spielberg. that's last weekend at home. and i can't enumerate the movies from last year because they were quite a handful. hehehe. thanks!

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  4. Jane Eyre poster totally rocked my socks :)

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  5. I love the concepts of the posters. If I were not taking law, I would be studying advertising :) ahahaha

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    1. tama! zambo especially needs a fresh perspective on advertising. thanks for dropping by!

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  6. i like the poster of fast five. nice shot. haha

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