271286 wrote:I'd choose the artsy poster any day... Also when It comes to older classics... (Not that they all have artistic posters... Most of the older classics only have the character artwork posters...)
I guess even what is more artful is an opinion, just like whether a piece of art is good. Well, I'd say if not all the Disney posters were artsy, they were creative and most of them good-looking.
I see why you picked those covers. In your opinion they are artsier, I'd say they're just more aesthetic and less annoying to adults than the kiddie posters. Also, when collectors buy them, they won't feel bad because the characters won't be smiling or be obvious, shining brightly screaming "this is a carton!" No, the people scanning the DVD will have to squint and look closely to see what the heck those two figures in the dark are.
I'm teasing, I agree that first Beauty and the Beast poster is more artistic and much less of an eyesore than the latter, but after seeing that poster and a whole bunch of equally dark Aladdin ones, I realized that Disney is either using them to pique interest without actually showing what the characters look like, because you can't see them, or they just cover the characters in shadow because people will think it's artsy.
I agree the original poster makes it look like Belle and the Beast are in their own little world, but shouldn't they're love be
the brightness in the dark, not the other way around? And so it doesn't make sense, and the rose poster took much more thought and artsyness. At least you agree
that's artsy.
271286 wrote:The reason why many of the 90's classics had both an artistic and character-artwork poster is IMO becuase they much more than the previous classics appeal to both adults and children, so they produced posters to attract both audiences...
Well, um, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first, was intended for both audiences, and if it wasn't loved by both kids
and adults, it wouldn't have made it so big, the highest grossing movie for a while and what some critics called the best motion picture of all time. And I would think Disney would have continued with that same intention to make his movies for both audiences, and he was often quoted as having that intention. The Oscars finally realizing Disney was good enough for them around Beauty and the Beast only means they were slow, and Walt got 7 Oscars for Snow White, anyway.
Oh, and I edited my post of the rose cover. You're right, it's the 2002 re-release.
I am not sure what the bonus stuff will be like. I was watching some of the bonus stuff on the Snow White Platinum edition that I allready have and I am curious if the old Platinum edition will be a lot like the old one 
