With you there. It's a total gimmick and one that could backfire. It's a racist, boring trailer. But...the olds lose all taste and perception after they get to a certain age. They see someone they used to know on a poster and they go see them. It makes them feel like they still have hair, freedom, etc.
Bruce Willis has had a hit recently, but Stallone's last few have underperformed (though Rambo 4 was kind of cool. He was like Jason or Leatherface in that movie) Shag, I think comparing it to Tropic Thunder is like saying Scream 3 had a similar campaign to Scary Movie. The comparison Scott made to Snakes On a Plane is closest. Like, that was a movie everyone thought was going to be an hilarious parody of thriller/stunt movies, and it was a serious one (and sucked). This doesn't look funny, it looks like it's trying to be funny, and it's going to suck. The trailer stinks! And yet....It will CLOBBER Scott Pilgrim! Clobber! Simon -----Original Message----- From: Scott Hamilton <[email protected]> To: theuniquegeek <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Jul 30, 2010 12:43 pm Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: The Expendables Call to Arms Trailer On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 3:09 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: Just a thought, Expendables seems to have somewhat the same promotional vibe as Topic Thunder. Perhaps that might reveal some forecasts for profit. Except the Expendables isn't a comedy, and doesn't star anybody who's had a hit in the last decade. Just to be clear, insane casting aside, The Expendables isn't a parody of crappy action movies. It's a crappy action movie. It's impressive that they got just about every action star of a stature greater than Richard Norton to be in the film, but Stallone is clear he's playing it straight. -- "It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
