ReturnOfTheRAT
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Before we do that, someone tell him to leave the WWE behind. You're a movie star, stop giving Vince a free pop every year or something.
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Wkd Box Office 0529-3115 - The fault (line) in our box office, adiós Aloha
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Before we do that, someone tell him to leave the WWE behind. You're a movie star, stop giving Vince a free pop every year or something.
HEY! We need him! Ratings are at an all-time low, and Brock Lesnar only shows up 4 times a year.
Save us, Rocky!
Oh shit I remember that, Entourage syndicated was a big deal, The first couple of weeks they would air it all the time. Then nothing.
It's a Sony movie, one can only expect the worst.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Disney fucked the marketing on Tomorrowland big time. It's not half as bad as the marketing seppuku they pulled on John Carter, but good god do they need to clean house of their marketing dept.
Oh right. That.
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Ill ever forget that trailer that ended on a mosiac.
...what?
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Maybe the superbowl trailer or another one when they were desperate, as if there were enough scenes in the John Carter movie to build up to a mosaic of his name.
teruterubozu
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Man, those reviews are painful - "pitiable odor," "pu-pu platter," "the new Gigli," "the other disaster movie," "RIP Cameron Crowe."
What a huge letdown.
Discotheque
Banned
The aloha trailer actually looked like a kinda decent romp
Is the marketing misleading or is the film just like that? I heard rumors of an earlier version of the film venturing into the supernatural lmao
Is the marketing misleading or is the film just like that? I heard rumors of an earlier version of the film venturing into the supernatural lmao
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
I'm seeing Aloha with my girlfriend later this week, so yeah, super disappointed to hear the dude is still drowning.
IdreamofHIME
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The Chinese thirst for Doraemon was real.
An ad so bad that it makes the advertising for Tomorrowland look like the advertising for American Sniper.
I like that Sony were so upset with this film and apathetic about it's release that Aloha didn't even have a properly announced title up until a few months ago.
I think people were seriously starting to assume Sony would release the film as "Untitled Cameron Crowe comedy".
And don't believe all that crap about the film costing 'just' $40m or so. They went back and did two or three rounds of reshoots which, in Hawaii, is ludicrously expensive.
I think people were seriously starting to assume Sony would release the film as "Untitled Cameron Crowe comedy".
And don't believe all that crap about the film costing 'just' $40m or so. They went back and did two or three rounds of reshoots which, in Hawaii, is ludicrously expensive.
teruterubozu
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From what I understand there is still a hint of the supernatural -
a spirit wind - mana - that alters the course for the characters
I wasn't too impressed with their AoU marketing either. The licensing on products was oversaturated and they released too many clips and middling trailers. The ad campaign for Avengers was better as far as I can remember.
BronsonLee
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DANZA KUDUUURRRROOOOO
Discotheque
Banned
Avengers ads weren't so great either. Marvels got some bad marketing (outside of the awesome guardians teaser)
But it doesn't matter since they've become a big name brand that gets ppl in theaters at this point anyways
ReturnOfTheRAT
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I could have sworn there was an ad that played the "You're John Carter of Earth?" "Yes." dialog over and over again.
Man Called Aerodynamics
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This is so painful. Why in God's name didn't they at least title it John Carter of Mars to give a hint that it's a sci-fi movie. I had such high hopes too, "A Princess of Mars" is a fantastic story.
Disney had a film called Mars Needs Moms that came out the year before, and it bombed.
Discotheque
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Thought the movie had a lot of charm, which disney tried their best to hide with that shitty title and the God damn led Zeppelin music in the marketing
Maybe I just remember the crossover aspect being much more effective at the time. AoU marketing felt like they went for maximum saturation. I went on a media blackout and then went back to watch some of the clips abs tv spots and was surprised at how much of the movie was spoiled in the marketing.
I actually really liked that one.
Not enough to get me in the theater, though.
Don't disrespect Kashmir.
BronsonLee
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Keep an eye out for my new OT thread; What If John Carter Used Danza Kuduro In Its' Marketing?
Bobby Roberts
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Ultron marketing peaked early.
I really think Marvel's marketing dept (I'm fairly certain Marvel's in charge of how their movies get sold, not Disney, correct? Everyone knows Disney owns them, but I'm fairly certain Marvel, like Lucasfilm and Pixar, have creative control over that kind of stuff) felt they needed to double down on the comedy in the ads, which unfortunately didn't play as well in those ads as Guardians' comedy did.
And then they turned around and sold Ant-Man like it was srs business Thor-type stuff.
It's kinda confusing, considering how well they sold Guardians, that they seem to have more or less fouled off Ultron and Ant-Man in terms of making the product seem more appealing. With Ultron, those first two teaser spots really built anticipation. And then it just flattened out. But the ads never stopped coming.
I really think Marvel's marketing dept (I'm fairly certain Marvel's in charge of how their movies get sold, not Disney, correct? Everyone knows Disney owns them, but I'm fairly certain Marvel, like Lucasfilm and Pixar, have creative control over that kind of stuff) felt they needed to double down on the comedy in the ads, which unfortunately didn't play as well in those ads as Guardians' comedy did.
And then they turned around and sold Ant-Man like it was srs business Thor-type stuff.
It's kinda confusing, considering how well they sold Guardians, that they seem to have more or less fouled off Ultron and Ant-Man in terms of making the product seem more appealing. With Ultron, those first two teaser spots really built anticipation. And then it just flattened out. But the ads never stopped coming.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Michael Pena nooooooooooooooo
$100 million opening weekend
From what I read, the final film really does look like a nasty hodgepodge of reshoots. Focus tested to death, as they say.
Goodbye sequel
Doesn't it need to make like 500M to profit?
i think if pacific rim could get a sequel, mad max can get a fifth film.
Michael Pena has that Dreamworks Smirk on lockdown.
Ninja Scooter
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Just bring the star power for the next one. Rihanna as Auntie. The Rock as Blaster and Master using CG tricks.
BronsonLee
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ARRIBA
Messofanego
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What's wrong with Disney marketing?
Oh yeah
No Michael Pena, don't let them screw you up.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
lol
if they can get a really good director they can probably hit a billion at the box office. i'm thinking peter jackson would be a great choice.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
He jests, but isn't that exactly what happened with Beyond Thunderdome? lol
straight to dvd (or blu-ray)? lol
Michael Bay I think, since Mad Max Fury Road is obviously the same as the movies Bay makes.
good point. it's definitely one of those fun mindless popcorn movies. up there with transformers: dark of the moon.
BronsonLee
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Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
get Roland Emmerich on the phone
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