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Friday
25Jul2008

Comic Con Posters: 'Max Payne,' 'Day the Earth Stood Still,' and Another 'Red Sonja'

DateFriday, July 25, 2008 at 12:43PM
It's day two of Comic Con in San Diego, and now all the big appearances and press events are starting to attract the crowds. We still have some posters to share with you, though, from Max Payne, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and yes, from Red Sonja (again).

I'll start with Max Payne, simply because this first one is among the coolest movie posters I've seen in a while. I really dig the perspective; it's not a straight-on shot, even the title has the three dimensional quality. You'll notice the three most powerful colors in advertising: Black, white, and red. And the detail is very precise and the image evocative and ethereal. This is excellent.

Of course, because that poster's so unique, it kind of makes this one seem commonplace. Though it's kind of a poster of a poster, we've seen similar work with Rambo and Righteous Kill this year. I don't love this one, although I suspect it's the one we'll see more of in theaters.

The Day the Earth Stood Still also has one great new poster and one that kind of earns a shoulder shrug. We'll start with the great one, a tip of the cap to the original film, but in an incredibly ominous way. You don't see much, but if you were faced with that situation in real life, what you see you sure as hell wouldn't like.

And then we have the mass panic poster. Never my favorite whenever they cart it out. A variant was used for The Happening most recently.

Finally, here's the second Red Sonja poster. I like this one, as well, and much like the first poster that we debuted yesterday, it really smacks of a comic book. It makes you wonder if the film will have that same visual style or if it will be more traditional. Why not go for broke? It is Red Sonja, after all. It's not like people have been waiting for the remake for 20 years. Give 'em something new and different.

So there you have it, another Comic Con poster recap. For the record, IMP Awards has all of these posters and gazillions more.

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