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But, I'm also not holding it too much against EON because posters in general suck nowadays. So it's eh.
The Spectre one was great because it's such a badass image. Total Bond. As I remember that was pretty well-received by fans, wasn't it?
The Spectre one is poor in my opinion. Exceptionally bland, way too posed, and the airbrushing gives a bizarre thunderbirds type sheen to his face. I actually like the fact he looks his age on this new one - there’s far more character in his face.
Is it the most creative endeavour? Hell, no. But as a piece of marketing I think it works. I recall when I began to see the SP teaser around Cinema foyers and it really didn’t stand out. This new one definitely will. That font is eye catching at scale and the simple but striking colours really work.
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I think if you're not keen on poses you're not going to enjoy most Bond posters! :)
I don't see what's bland about it either.
The typography is stunning and the only thing that saves this, but we know that was in place before this poster.
A teaser poster can still be designed creatively decent though, as opposed to a 6 year old learning how to use Microsoft Paint for the very first time.
Yeah I don't necessarily mind the idea of a bit of reportage-style photography, it's just that this isn't really a great one. That fan one which uses a press shot of him crossing the road in London in his sunglasses, whilst not being perfect, is a more stylish shot. He looks cooler. This is... a bit of a snap. Lobby card.
+1. Fully agree @RC7. It's also telling. 5 years ago forummembers in here, probably around 70%, disliked the SP teaser poster, because Craig looked like a photoshopped android. Now around 70% of forummembers in here dislike the NTTD teaser poster, because the photography of Craig looks too simple and boring (=more realistic?). So people have always something to complain.
I welcome people to look at the GE teaser poster. In a way that's very comparable to the NTTD teaser poster: it's just a realistic picture of Bond, some colors (mostly black) and that's it. Accept it and move on. Teasers are teasers, and we are so impatient that basically want the teaser to be the full spoiled international theatrical poster. Stop it.
I just find the pose in that SP teaser overly static and unnatural. I also always get the impression he’s bending his knees (which are obviously cut off) when I see it, perhaps if you could see his whole figure it might work better, but there’s still something off about it to me. Most tend to be quite naturally casual, or action oriented, this seems a little too robotic.
IMO is miles better that the NTTD one. At least Craig looks dangerous and there's a bloody gun in it.
I'd be happy if the poster was a beautiful bit of photography, but we never seem to get that.
In terms of Craig posters I think this is more stylish than anything we get for Bond!
Yes it seems someone forced him to pose like that. I do enjoy action poses but with natural and subtle style .
Exaggerating much?
You bring up two good examples of the complete opposite end of the scale here, @GertGettler. With the SP one there's an argument they've overdone it with the image editing; Craig does look a tad too airbrushed for my liking, and that bright blue in his eyes seem to pop a bit too much. I also agree with @RC7 that his pose seems a little bit unnatural. It would have been interesting to see the photoshoot for this poster; I wonder if there were photos where Craig looked a bit more…relaxed. In comparison, the poster where you see Craig in the white dinner jacket looks better, and much more natural.
The teaser poster we got this weekend is very much a still/reportage like photo, which in itself is cool (I like these type of photos), but I wouldn't mind seeing a Craig with a more determined (?) look on his face. My biggest complaint about this photo though, is that Craig himself looks a bit flat and grey. If they could just up the contrasts a little bit more while keeping everything looking natural, I think it would have made quite a difference.
There's definitely positives with the teaser poster though; the bold display of the title stands out, and that blue background is definitely important.
I’m not sure why Greg Williams made the poster this time around instead of Empire Design, but I hope the following posters go back to a house that specializes in posters. EON isn’t going to “nail it” every single time, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with not being happy with the product if it appears to be below the usual standard.
Original on the left, edit on the right.
Interesting: I like it. I'm not claiming this to be any better but I'd be tempted to actually crush it a bit more to accentuate the nature of the image:
I'd would have to replace the current photo (or at least his head) with another image to do that, I think!
Something like this could also have worked, for sure! I like that you see more of his left arm in the poster though, to show that he's on the move. I wonder how many drafts they did for the poster, and if any of them were in any way different to the one they went with. I also wonder how this one will tie in with the official posters we've yet to see.
Oh dozens I'm sure! Everything we think of they'll have already tried out and rejected! :)
No doubt about that! It would've been really interesting to see those drafts. Unfortunately we're unlikely to get that chance!
Ah, happy memories of two videos being released every couple of weeks as I rushed to Woolies to buy them.
Teaser posters are cheap and simplistic.
In a way the NTTD teaser poster reminds me of this one:
Also simplistic, perhaps even rather 'cheap'. The big difference however was: Back in 1995 Bond fans were, even after a 6 year hiatus, way more patient. They accepted what they were given and were looking forward for what was being brought on offer to us. Nowadays however society is invested with social media, Ttwitter and all its negative side effects, including the fact we don't accept things more easily as back in 1995. 'We' have become nagging, little dictators in disguise when it comes to what we want from movies.
Maybe I exaggerate a bit. But that's how I feel. Accept the NTTD-teaser, or at least try to 'learn' to like it (which I did with classical music for example). And then move on. The end.
Yes, sir. Sorry, sir. We'll do that, sir.
:-bd
I also came across this poster, which I believe was just an unused concept. Look at the font! :-D
Nice find, @Torgeirtrap
That unused OHMSS one is very cool.
They're all vastly superior to the new one though, to my eyes.
Oh, I definitely agree. A different image (possibly with Craig holding the PPK) would have made people more forgiving I guess. There's also a sense of danger with those other posters, which the NTTD one unfortunately doesn't display.