These two make the red hued THOR poster look great.Months of preparation and hours messing with PAINT bring us two posters soon to be at theaters
Are these real? Please tell me nobody got paid to make these.
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (Casting, Rumors, Pics till release)
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We don't actually see their faces in the posters, so there's no evidence that the silhouettes are actually Stewart's and McKellen's. They might be shots of photo doubles/stand-ins, or they might simply be paintings.
Indeed, the shape of Xavier's head in that new silhouette poster does not appear to match the shape of Patrick Stewart's head. It does somewhat remind me of the comics' Xavier, though.
And people were defending this obvious piece of shit when I wondered if this is gonna be a rush job or not. 
Its looking more and more that way. A summer blockbuster has this mediocre presence on the 'net just two-three months away from its unveiling? Hell, the Hangover two years ago got better push than this.
Its looking more and more that way. A summer blockbuster has this mediocre presence on the 'net just two-three months away from its unveiling? Hell, the Hangover two years ago got better push than this.
^ I like how you're judging a film based on poorly marketed photos and posters. Just because they're doing a shit job of making posters does not mean the film will be a rush job. Posters in general these days are crap. The trailer was generally well received.
The images of Professor Xavier and Magneto are being used for marketing purposes. Nothing more.
The images of Professor Xavier and Magneto are being used for marketing purposes. Nothing more.
Its a combined effort. When people put their hearts and minds to it, everything from the starter shots (Iron Man) to the last moment of the movie (Star Trek) comes out good. Last year the unveiling of Mickey Rourke's Whiplash costume signified the movie was gonna be crap (Iron Man 2) and it was correct. I am not holding out much hope for First Class.
Nothing so far has indicated to me that this is going to be a rush job or a bad movie. If you personally aren't interested in seeing it that is of course your prerogative.
People who decide in advance not to like something will generally find or invent reasons to justify their preconceptions. All you do by thinking that way is make your life less enjoyable. I don't see the point myself.
This.
Just ignore the ads.
If I did that, I would never see ANY movie.
I'm just saying, for me personally, my intent to watch certain films isn't based on the marketing. A couple of poorly done posters or banner ads is not going to dissuade me from watching the movie. Then again, I'll pretty much watch anything X-Men related. But to each their own I guess.
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Well, sure. I don't see why it would. The people who make the ads are not the same people who make the movie, so if the ad people fumble, it shouldn't reflect on the filmmakers.
And the promotional materials we've gotten that actually represent content from the film -- the trailer and the various production stills that have been released over the past month or so -- have been pretty well-received, as I recall. I don't see why a few underwhelming posters should outweigh that.
..but yet it does.
Ads are meant to entice the public to want to come see a film. The more affective an ad, the more the studio hopes to wet the appitite of the mass public audience. If the ad underwhelms, then you stand to loose the interest of a portion of that audience. Thousands of people never would have gone to see a film like Watchmen if the ads hadn't been effective.
Most print advertising for movies these days is awful. I was just reading a book about poster artist Drew Struzan. He recently retired. Partially because how little demand there is for traditional illustration in film advertising now. But even when filmmakers who are fans of his like Frank Darabont and Guillermo del Toro have requested him to do posters for their films, they had no power to make the studios use the art. Its all in the power of the studios advertising divisions.
So I would certainly agree that a bad movie poster should not badly reflect on the quality of the film itself. Yet it certainly can create a bad first impression.
So I would certainly agree that a bad movie poster should not badly reflect on the quality of the film itself. Yet it certainly can create a bad first impression.
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