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What do you think of the new DVD cover?


In a previous year I bought the Prancer DVD. The other day I was in a store and saw the Prancer DVD again, but with a new cover! I bought this one also. I like both covers, here they are:

Old DVD Cover:
http://s24.postimg.org/c5wxgv16r/Prancer_Old_DVD_Cover.jpg

New DVD Cover:
http://s27.postimg.org/me9gf76cj/Prancer_New_DVD_Cover.jpg

In the old version, the setting is a forest in the night with a starry sky. Jessica is holding Prancer and they are both facing the camera. There is a full moon near the top, and in front of it is Santa Claus flying in his sleigh with his reindeer. But there are only seven reindeer not eight, since Prancer is missing.

The new version is fairly similar, but it is a painting not a photo. Jessica and Prancer are wearing slightly different clothing/items. The trees are different and have Christmas decorations on them. There is also a cabin. Santa Claus is flying in the sky with his sleigh and reindeer. But it may not be a moon, it looks like a star. Also, it looks like Santa Claus has eight reindeer, which may be a mistake. The Prancer font has been changed as well. The MGM DVD logo has been removed, along with Leonard Maltin's review quote. The cover is more bright, cheerful, and may be more appealing to children than the previous cover. Also, in the new DVD cover it is slightly more clear that this is a Christmas film.

I like both covers a lot and don't have a clear preference yet. What do you think? :-)

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They're both very nice.

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I like the old cover much better. The new one looks kind of childish and cartoony, while the old one has a certain elegance about it, which I very much enjoy and I think is truer to the tone of the movie. Not to mention the bad photoshop in the new one.

There's also this DVD cover, which I believe is for a recent Canadian DVD release: http://www.bestbuy.ca/multimedia/products/500x500/m22/m2213/m2213962.jpg

I don't like this one as much as the original, but it's still better than the other alternative.

formerly orlandoflorida2002

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The old one is my favorite. I prefer that one.

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My dvd cover is neither of those. lol I think they updated it again in 2014. I prefer the original movie poster style dvd cover. It just has a more vintage feel for 1989.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51NtcR16JTL._AC_UL320_SR224,320_.jpg

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