What would you think about someone who had a 70s porn film poster up on their wall? A bit tacky, maybe just a bit shallow, perhaps they just don’t think very much about what things mean? But then there’s no denying that the images are great, cool, even alluring, plus when you look at them you realise that modern design is often just a rather weedy imitation of these soft-core classics. So many things are chic only when you ignore what they really are.
When I first came across this site, a well organised and presented collection of “over 350 original American X-rated movie posters”, I did initially think “Ooh, great Christmas present for someone”. But then, of course, I wondered who, exactly? Nobody I know, that’s who. And would I actually put one on the wall, would I shell out £75 for one? Not really. So why do I still really love these designs? There’s something amiss.
Recent Comments
- Jon on Bye, bye Scotland
- welshkaren on Bye, bye Scotland
- Jon on Like a Leica
- James on Like a Leica
- Gombert Yawncher on Kleinzeit by Russell Hoban
Categories
Meta
So, my first thought on looking at that picture was ‘Bloody hell, I certainly wouldn’t entertain ANY kind of relations with a guy with a moustache like that.
I like the vaulting horse though.
It’s the man with the ‘tache PLUS the vaulting horse that I’d get extremely worried about…