Ok, another guilty pleasure – I was a big fan of Monster Mag back in the 70s. Monster Mag was a UK publication for horror fans, which revelled in showing ‘full gloss gore’ images from the movies – hence the tag-line “open it out if you dare!” (It was designed to fold out into…
Tightrope
Guilty pleasure time: I have a soft spot for this moody 1984 Clint Eastwood noir thriller. I remember the UK reviews at the time were not particularly kind (“Trite rope” was the headline on one I recall). Tightrope is far from perfect, but I think its one of Clint’s better films from the 80s…
Moonraker / A View to a Kill
Here are a couple of original posters for two of the lesser Roger Moore Bonds. Moonraker IMHO is a low point in the franchise – honestly, what the hell is James Bond doing in space? It seemed then and still does a rather pathetic attempt to cash in on the success of contemporary sci-fi…
The Deer Hunter
I’ve posted elsewhere about lousy films that were promoted with great posters. This is the other way around – great film, really awful (IMHO) poster! This is the UK quad original release poster. I’m not a huge fan of photographic posters in any case, but what really bugs me about this poster is that the…