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Absolutely, @Fire_and_Ice_Returns. The filmmakers prepare surprises for us, in terms of story, action, etc., and for marketing purposes, they are revealed in trailers, clips and the like. Understandable to a degree, but it affects the experience of watching the film, so it's something that should be treated with delicacy. Like in Terminator 2. Watch the film and for a while it looks like Arnold is the villain again. But watch the trailer and the twist is ruined.
Also, I've grown nostalgic of the days in which I got to watch films essentially blind.
I remember those days I started watching films at the cinema in the 80's, I remember watching Octopussy and knowing literally nothing about it other than seeing Sir Roger on a magazine cover. There are so many films fighting tooth and nail for the limelight, it will only get worse with giving way too much away in trailers etc.
I also watched Op knowing nothing about it, except that Roger was in it and that it involved a circus. It's the last Moore Bond film I saw, and my favorite to this day.
Shame about the current trailer situation indeed. And now we have trailers for trailers, trailer reviews... this is absolute madness!
Not sure I'm ready for the BOND 25 trailer to lay hipster lyrics over The James Bond Theme.
Studios literally drill a film into the audiences consciousness these days, often when a film fails Skyscraper a recent example, some in the industry say it's because of poor marketing. Some films marketing can almost match its production budget, it's crazy though with the saturation of mass media there is so much competition there is not much option for tent pole films.
Though I do wish more surprises were held back from trailers.
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Absolutely blown away by it! Still trying to get my head around how action packed it was. Incredible movie! You guys are going to love it! :)
If you're referring to the track on the first trailer for Fallout, that's not the MI theme with lyrics dumped on top, that's an Imagine Dragons song from three years ago.
Then how is it that SP had no discernable story (beyond surveillance = bad)?
Rogue Nation had a much better, tighter script than SP had. Even if that wasn't the case, there was still a time when Bond could go toe to toe with any other Action franchise on the planet, in any department. Guess those days are long gone.
Whether they execute it well or not is moot, I’m just saying that’s their aim, hence hiring Danny Boyle this time around.
I think it’s also worth noting that M:I is an exception. It’s star is essentially a stuntman. Back in the day you could pull off elaborate set pieces using doubles, hence the groundbreaking stuff Bond was able to achieve. It’s a much more difficult proposition these days because the doubles are much more identifiable.
Would I like some inventive stunt work? Yes. But I think you have to adjust your expectations based on their current trajectory, because unlike M:I they aren’t trying to sell their movies on Craig’s ability to perform death-defying stunts.
Bond material ?
Tom:
"I discussed this cool idea with the director. I strap myself to a nuke and it's launched at the enemy. Just before it hits the ground I jump off and parachute to safety!"
:P
In order to be able to do this, Tom will do extensive training for 2 years to become a Surgeon until shooting begins.
Sounds messy
Just got back myself, and I agree with this. In order to top MI:Fallout, Tom is going to have to do a space jump. If this film doesn't cause EON to make a severe course correction, nothing will.
Yep. Also, EoN have been getting directors to more or less tell the exact same uninspired story for the past 20 odd years.
Skyscraper just sounded like yet another generic Dwayne Johnson action film and a lot of people likely thought it sounded inferior when it takes parts of two other genre classics with similar plotlines that people like better - Die Hard and The Towering Inferno.
Johnson is really overexposed these days anyway. He seems to be in a new film every other month.
I think some of the most intriguing teaser trailers were what hooked me without revealing any footage from the final film and were specially shot for that purpose. Clint Eastwood's In the Line of Fire jumps to mind. The teaser for QoS with Craig walking with the gun is another. Superman the Movie, Face/Off and a few others made me want to see these without the need of another trailer.
Yep.
Let me guess, it has something to do with Mrs. Hunt...