Jeff, That was my reaction too. It's not just the choice of images...we all have different feelings about the best images. It's heavy-handed selection of modern, photoshop posters. I'm shocked by that. But than, that's probably the point of the list.DBT Profile
> Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:28:51 -0800> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: > [MOPO] The 100 Greatest Movie Posters of all time, Independent Critics> To: > [email protected]> > in scanning that list, and looking at the > choices, with so many more > current posters being shown with nothing more > than photographic > images, i think one can say that this list is TRULY in > the eye of the > beholder (or compiler) of that list.> > > jeff> > > On Jan > 10, 2008, at 2:56 PM, Kirby McDaniel wrote:> > > I'm sorry, but the Greatest > Movie Poster Of ALLLLLLL Time is> > TWO GUN LADY. Obviously.> >> > Kirby> >> > >> > On Jan 10, 2008, at 4:21 PM, allen day wrote:> >> >> Howdy y'all,> >>> > >> It was good to see American Beauty as the #2 poster in> >> a compilation > of the 100 greatest movie posters by> >> independent critics(?). Naturally, I > can understand> >> how the exalted status of that (real photo) navel> >> > easily surpasses prevoius decades of ho-hum art;> >> thereby vaulting cleanly > over lesser known posters;> >> Gilda, for example, (currently #22).> >>> >> I > kid.> >>> >> Possibly, there is method to this madness.> >>> >> To wit: > Create dialog (read controversy), resulting in> >> increasing hits on the > website, which the vendor(s)> >> utilize(s) as advertising/marketing POS.> > >>> >> An additional element: poster purchases could lead to> >> exponential > voting power. Heck ...I would buy 5> >> American Beauty posters to be able to > vote (my> >> beloved) Gilda into the top 10.> >>> >> You're right, I kid > again.> >>> >> All in all, why not choose the top 5 posters from each> >> > decade 1910s thru 1980s. (Before the 10s, many have> >> not survived ... and > I'm not sure there are many> >> choices after the 80s).> >>> >> allenday> >>> > >>> >>> >> --- Andy Neal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> >>> >>> Hi all,> >>>> > >>> Feel free to discuss this over on the forum.> >>>> >>> The 100 Greatest > Movie Posters of all time> >>>> >> http://www.movieposterforum.com/index.php? > > >> showtopic=4777&st=0#entry521509> >>>> >>> Regards> >>> Andy> >>>> >>> > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at> >>> www.filmfan.com> >>>> >>>> >> > ___________________________________________________________________> >>> How > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo> >>> Mailing List> >>>> >>> Send a message > addressed to:> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> In the BODY of your message type:> > >>> SIGNOFF MOPO-L> >>>> >>> The author of this message is solely > responsible> >>> for its content.> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > >> > _____________________________________________________________________ > >> > _______________> >> Be a better friend, newshound, and> >> know-it-all with > Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http:// > >> > mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ> >>> >> Visit the MoPo > Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com> >> > >> > ___________________________________________________________________> >> How > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List> >>> >> Send a message addressed > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L> > >>> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.> >> > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com> > > ___________________________________________________________________> > How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List> > Send a message addressed > > to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L> > The > author of this message is > > solely responsible for its content.> > Visit > the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com> > ___________________________________________________________________> How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List> > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL > PROTECTED]> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L> > The author of > this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
