Change the poster back!
Why was it updated to a version with that pointless purple bar across it?
shareDo you have a screen shot of differences?
Most often there are two reasons for cover art being changed: The first being licensing. The agency who owns the rights to the poster, be it the studio, whomever...most everything is contractual.
It is very common for studios who are marketing movies to a newer generation or want the film to stand out as perhaps "different" (when it's really the same film), will change the cover art to draw attention. Take "Sleeping With The Enemy," for example. The original movie poster was Julia's face with her husband's silhouette. The dvd in the 90's/early 2000's had Julia in the bathtub. It was changed around 2009 or 2010 to be the cover it is now. It's all about money, really, which is no surprise.
It's the same actual poster - Just the new version has that ugly purple bar across the middle.
shareThat is the original poster from 1973.
shareI'm not going to explain myself again for your convenience.
Simply read my comments again if you are confused for some reason.
It's you who seems confused. That purple blob on the poster is meant to be there. If you look you'll see it is the credits box.
Seems that you would prefer the non original 2000 re release poster, in which case you need to get over it.