Doug McClure! Giant Octopus! Mod-Haired Aliens! Rubbery Special Effects! Exclamation Points Everywhere! This movie has it all. Okay, the trailer has it all. The movie might be these scenes and then 85 minutes of Doug doing a crossword puzzle.
But we're not here or the trailer. We're here for the posters. And look at these beauties!
Of the four posters, this is the least interesting. While we have some nice action, the fish monster eating someone and a chick being menaced by a tentacle (no, this is not hentai) it also has an awful lot of white space. And the prominent tagline doesn't really do much for me.
Okay, this is better. It's the same art, but the poster is laid out more effectively. The action is the centerpiece. Centering it on the Frazetta-esque here and the damsel in distress sells the action and adventure aspects of the movie more effectively that having it reduced to a sidebar.
While the art is a less polished, this poster pops. The title emerging from the underwater city is cool, as well as the way the elements of the poster frame the title: monsters, heroes, diving equipment...okay, that last one doesn't work so well. One other nice touch; the advertisement for the novelization in the lower left corner. You don't see that on movie posters any longer.
Okay, I have no idea what country this is from. India, maybe? Anyway, I like how colorful it is with the bold yellow and orange giving it a lot of energy and are a nice counter-point to almost black of the water. It's a little less action packed than the first two posters, but you still get a nice sense of how this film is a pulp action throw-back.
Now, i just need to see the movie.
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