A lot of Blu-ray discs and DVDs have ugly covers. Seeing them makes me nostalgic for some of the nice artwork of past laserdiscs.

Some of my favorites are:

One of my favorites is X - the Man with Xray Eyes

It took me years to find a copy of this under $50 & I strictly bought it for the amazing cover art

Dont ask me why, but I've always though that this was pretty cool.




This is badass.




These two are great Criterion covers

+1 this is my favorite too.

Guess one of my faves is this one, because it makes me laugh each time I see it.

Sorry for the bad pic, was not taken by myself.

And I've just added a new title to my wish list

Got a few . . .



(though the image is bigger on the Japanese LD--and mirrored for some reason)





Luv me some Boris Vallejo artwork, which is why I want to get this too . . .



Even though it's a Fred Olen Ray movie (if you don't know who he is or what his movies are like you don't know what you're missing--total incoherence throughout!)

Speaking of cover artwork, anyone ever given away framed Laserdiscs away as gifts to friends who don't have an LD player or collect LDs?

I've done it several times and my friends loved them. Like my one friend, her favorite movie is Before Sunrise. So I bought an LD of the movie (which has a nice cover taken from the poster artwork) framed it and gave it to her for her B-day. Ecstatic she was!

Of course the most ecstatic response for a similar gift was when I gave my Princess Bride fangirl of a friend of mine a framed LD of the Nelson Entertainment Release of the film. Of course it helped that I had it autographed by Chris Sarandon and Cary Elwes . . .

Wow! That David Carradine cover is epic

I also love this slightly altered take on the amazing poster art for Chinatown.
Wondering if anyone on here might know who did the original poster art ?

I'm working on an exhibit for the "Moon Day" event (held on the Saturday closest to 20 July) next year at the Frontiers of Flight museum. We're going to have framed LPs & LDs, & the other organizer wants to set up to stream audio clips as well. It promises to be interesting!

My favorite is the front cover of "The End of Evangelion" (part of the Neon Genesis Evangelion Theatrical Box Set [KIBA-9401]). If you've seen the series & movie and remember where the scene pictured is from, you'll understand. That, and I also love the names that Anno gave each episode.

and what about this one ?



its 1000 times better than the international dvd cover, in my opinion.
the creator obviously still had T2 in its mind.
one of the most cherished discs in my collection, bought this one new about 10 years ago, shipped from japan...

the doors cover was very hard for me to scan because multiple passes and stitching along with 3d dont mix very well.

You can never go wrong with a Boris cover.

I think Platoon is my favorite and really might just be the best example of why this is such a desirable format.



For one thing, black and white stills always have such a powerful effect, and that photo really just couldn't be more perfect. The dog tags give the cover a very sentimental feeling and is probably the most personal thing a soldier could have, returning from a war zone. The lettering isn't brash or bold, very simple and understated. I love it.

I haven't seen very many covers as I'm fairly new to it, still. Do you guys have any personal favorites?

My favorite LD cover is Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show.
Soft Cell: Non-Stop Exotic Video Show [G78M0022]

Boris is one of the best.
did the conan painting and many others.

another that is an amazing illustrator is Richard Amsel.
flash gordon, the sting, raiders of the lost ark and many more.

Thanks for posting those titles with the Boris artwork.
That man can paint !
Don't have a picture to post but I will throw my hat in anyway.....
One of my favorite's is Godzilla vs the Sea Monster..
The big guy tossing the crab just strikes a chord in my heart....
Thanks for the thread here !
Great pics guys !!!