Jul 14 2009Oldschool: Movies As Retro Book Covers
In the same vein as the video games as old book covers comes this series of movies as old book covers by Flickr user spacesick. And let me tell you, it took everything I had not to put the Jurassic Park one on the front page. But, since it was a book already, I didn't include it. Of course, some of the others were probably books before movies as well and I'm such a stupid idiot that I included them and left out Jurassic Park. Forgive me, raptors, how can I ever make it up to you?! Maybe a little....no? Damnit, that plan sounded foolproof in my mind.
Hit the jump for some of my favorites, then the link for the whole massive Flickr gallery.
The "I Can Read Movies" Series [flickr]
Thanks to em. monster, who can watch books.
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Reader Comments
1. bdubilly - July 14, 2009 5:59 PM
first
2. Cobian - July 14, 2009 6:01 PM
Blade Runner was a book first...
3. probably - July 14, 2009 6:13 PM
your mom was a book first
4. FDSY - July 14, 2009 6:14 PM
Indeed
Do Robots Dream of ELectric Sheep?
These are kickin'. Do they say kickin' anymore? I do.
5. Birr Crinton - July 14, 2009 6:18 PM
you can totally tell he made these up
6. monketron - July 14, 2009 6:19 PM
5th!!!!!!!!!
7. monketron - July 14, 2009 6:21 PM
F*CK YOU BIRR CRINTON!!!
8. Pew³ - July 14, 2009 6:28 PM
I like how all the book covers are worn. It really helps sell the concept.
"This is good stuff. I got it from a Negro. You're probably high already and you don't even know it."
9. DeeplyTroubled - July 14, 2009 6:32 PM
@ 4 No says "kickin" anymore.
Today the kids would say "bitchin!" As in: "These movie book covers are Bitchin! (some wicked air guitar licks may be added for emphasis)"
The Closes Encounters cover is exceptionally bitchin.
10. Moose Knuckle - July 14, 2009 6:33 PM
God this is so damn feakin' old!
It was on the Drawn blog mebbe a year ago!
And "I hear this place is restricted, Wang, so don't tell 'em you're Jewish, okay? "
11. Pew³ - July 14, 2009 6:42 PM
I'm going to give you a little advice. There's a force in the universe that makes things happen. And all you have to do is get in touch with it, stop thinking, let things happen, and be the ball.
12. Birr Crinton - July 14, 2009 7:54 PM
i totally ruined it for monketron.
and Pew½, are you reading my mind?
13. Yes - July 14, 2009 8:21 PM
GW, you've already posted this. GG
14. Pew³ - July 14, 2009 8:30 PM
@12. I am Pew to third power. Not half a Pew.
There is a Pew½ who is one sixth my size. I refer to him as Mini Me.
Pew Pew Pew!!
15. ALZU - July 14, 2009 8:32 PM
MY FREAKIN CALL OF DUTY 4 ACCOUNT IS VANISHED!! WHY GOD??!!! WHY DO YOU PUNISH ME??!!! :´( SOMEONE KILL ME (not robots)
:( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(SAD FACE :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
16. pez dispenser - July 14, 2009 8:49 PM
ghey..... I didn't read the article because it didn't seem too interesting this time so I'm assuming it's ghey...
17. kittykat3544 - July 14, 2009 9:15 PM
Um, didn't you already post these before?
18. jo - July 14, 2009 9:39 PM
<3 king of kong
19. bbb - July 14, 2009 10:10 PM
but Temple of Doom is a prequel, not a sequel.
20. nadalo "LOST" - July 14, 2009 10:33 PM
I DIG!!!! awesome...althought is true BR was a book first still a good concept... I approve
21. blanca - July 14, 2009 10:52 PM
i hate you! how did you think i would find the jurassic park cover by myself in less than 5 minutes!?! i'm not that awesome!! make us lazy...
lazy is the new action... and it's bitchin'... :)
22. Boost - July 15, 2009 12:18 AM
These are horrible, they're all just a pattern or some random crap.
23. Doc - July 15, 2009 2:08 AM
Yeah hate to say it but these were there when you posted the videogame ones. A little late aye?
@22: You sir have failed to grasp the point.
Cool to see again though, guy has talent.
24. TheTraveller001 - July 15, 2009 2:53 AM
Not bad at all -- :)
25. schmoek - July 15, 2009 2:54 AM
The graphic design on those is awesome.
26. led display - July 15, 2009 6:55 AM
ghost is coming ..!!
27. Ciao - July 15, 2009 7:12 AM
Temple of doom, full of wonderful skulls and an evil potato.
These are pretty well done works here, I wonder if this fella has any other online portfolio gallery thingies
28. wazmeister05 - July 15, 2009 7:19 AM
Huh, I watched temple of doom last night.
29. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - July 15, 2009 7:26 AM
@29
Try reading the post.
"The "I Can Read Movies" Series [flickr]
Thanks to em. monster, who can watch books."
Right there at the end.
30. Jaded Icon - July 15, 2009 7:27 AM
HA HA HA! This is sweet.
@ 9
No one says "bitching" anymore, lol! Nowadays the kids say "ditching"! As in its time to ditch DeeplyTroubled, because he is lame.
31. Daisy - July 15, 2009 7:39 AM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. YOu can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max was driving, and Baja called him on the cell. She saw a report on the news that said some nut was driving the wrong way on the highway. Max said - theres not just one guy driving the wrong way, they all are.
32. Pat - July 15, 2009 8:33 AM
Nice work!!
33. word - July 15, 2009 8:35 AM
I wish some people would hire him to make real movie posters.
PS: apologies for the lack of snarky in this comment
34. Gar - July 15, 2009 9:16 AM
This is awesome !
Ok someone now brings the real GW , the actual one, with zelda pron and bacon pants,.
35. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - July 15, 2009 9:28 AM
Snark snark?
Snark.
Snarkity snark snark.
Snark. Snark.
36. che-che - July 15, 2009 10:38 AM
pretty good, to bad half of them are the same thing. repeated pattern, with the one anomaly. lets see some diversity in concepts.
37. Jerry - July 15, 2009 1:09 PM
Those covers are great.
http://bootelicious.mybrute.com
38. subatomicsushi - July 15, 2009 7:54 PM
@14: I conclude that Pew=sqrt(3).
39. Nick - July 17, 2009 3:07 PM
This being old doesn't bother me. What bothers me is that this was on IWatchStuff several months ago. Out of all three of these sites, you're the one who has absolutely no social life. Surely you should be able to catch these things when they pop up over there.
40. bluehost host - October 25, 2009 9:27 PM
Pretty cool even if there not real.