Arrow Video - Mario Bava's Bay of Blood - Archive Conversation

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Almar@Cult Labs

Maybe true but Inferno sales have been very strong and that's not been the most beloved sleeve to date...

Yes, but even though people disliked the Inferno cover (the sleazy arse, rubbish font etc.) when you get down to it, the cover does in fact depict a scene (one of the most famous) from the film.

The BoB cover on the other hand, paints a picture of an entirely different movie. Seriously, if you removed the title and posted it randomly on the net and asked people to guess which film this picture represented, I'm betting you wouldn't get many answers that said Bay of Blood.

It's a great piece of art, but the link to BoB is so tenuous that it's completely invisible.

[springjack]

Originally Posted by Almar@Cult Labs

Something tells me it's time to move onto artwork panel 2 of A Bay of Blood which I think will get sighs of appreciation...

My cover of choice...

[brain dead]

Originally Posted by Inspector Tanzi

I can see it now: "We won't be releasing any more Mario Bava films on blu ray because of the poor sales of Bsy of Blood"

Originally Posted by Almar@Cult Labs

Maybe true but Inferno sales have been very strong and that's not been the most beloved sleeve to date...

Originally Posted by loops

Yes, but people are going to look at this in store and think it's some crappy Z-grade monster movie. I know Arrow are loyal but can't they, just for once, use original art on the cover?

I would imagine that a very high percentage of Inferno sales are people who knew the movie/director/AV and only a few were totally blind buys based on the cover.

Like Argento, Bava has a strong enough name recognition that there's likely to be just as many sales based on those things alone. Sure, the odd one or two people might pick it up, read the box (cause you know the back isn't gonna say "Octopus goes on killing rampage, uncut for the first time") and wonder where an octopus is gonna fit in a giallo/slasher, but I'd hazard a guess that people familiar enough with the AV releases will not be disappointed.


Edit: Love the second cover. Kinda wish Mr Savage had done a play on that one, but I do like what he's done.

[Zombie Dude]

Originally Posted by Almar@Cult Labs

Something tells me it's time to move onto artwork panel 2 of A Bay of Blood which I think will get sighs of appreciation...

Wow, yet another piece of great art.

[Mbarr]

Sorry Rick...the artwork is great BUT not for this movie....this is IL MAESTRO we are talking about here & to be blunt the panel is shit to represent the film...it looks like a cheap DTV title by a crap DTV company...panel 2 is gorgeous

[skyofcrack]

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[antmumford]

Originally Posted by skyofcrack

This post deleted for vulgarity and for attacking another member.

Ouch, bit harsh

[Argentofan]

Originally Posted by Almar@Cult Labs

Something tells me it's time to move onto artwork panel 2 of A Bay of Blood which I think will get sighs of appreciation...

THAT is brilliant.

I've never seen this film, but I will pick it up. Is it a slasher type movie?

[antmumford]

I haven't seen it yet either but I hear it's what inspired and started the likes of Friday the 13th etc.

[Pete]

Two of the murders were copied in Friday the 13th pt 2.