I also spotted the Colavita bottle, but I don't remember seeing the label. And really, I didn't think the product placement was all that different from most other big shiny productions these days -- there were products I noticed, but not in that awkward "here, let me set my Coke down directly in front of the camera in every single shot" way. The only thing that read as F-150-ish to me was "hey, I can take a photograph with my telephone! And then send it by electronic mail through the local series of tubes!" which wasn't a brand-name, just a matter of over-explaining pervasive technology in a way that made me think the script had been kicking around for a couple of years.
Seems like everyone's got a tale to tell.
Mal ,'Safe'
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amych - Aug 22, 2006 9:53:28 am PDT #3659 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Jessica - Aug 22, 2006 9:56:36 am PDT #3660 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The only thing that read as F-150-ish to me was "hey, I can take a photograph with my telephone! And then send it by electronic mail through the local series of tubes!"
Oh gosh, how could I have forgotten the magical wonderful animal that is the Treo!
Still, I think the PSP landing the plane has it beat.
juliana - Aug 22, 2006 10:49:54 am PDT #3661 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
To wrench the discussion away from SoaP for a moment (which I don't think I'll be able to see, for my squick factor is high), what movie(s) would people nominate for the Gothy Cliché movie of The Aughts?
I had been talking about doing a Gothy Double Feature of Lost Boys and The Crow, and I was wondering how to round it out for the new millennium. Any thoughts?
(Underworld is currently the mental frontrunner, but it has even less of a plot than the other two.)
Frankenbuddha - Aug 22, 2006 10:56:37 am PDT #3662 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I had been talking about doing a Gothy Double Feature of Lost Boys and The Crow, and I was wondering how to round it out for the new millennium. Any thoughts?
SLEEPY HOLLOW?
Atropa - Aug 22, 2006 10:57:23 am PDT #3663 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I had been talking about doing a Gothy Double Feature of Lost Boys and The Crow, and I was wondering how to round it out for the new millennium. Any thoughts?
That I wish I could be there when you do this. So fun!
(Underworld is currently the mental frontrunner, but it has even less of a plot than the other two.)
Underworld would be good. If you want something with a plot, you could always choose Gypsy 83 (roadtrip/coming of age movie about a goth girl and her fabulous gay boyfriend).
Moulin Rouge? The first Blade movie? (I love the opening nightclub scene.) Sleepy Hollow?
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 22, 2006 11:01:34 am PDT #3664 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
The Corpse Bride.
Atropa - Aug 22, 2006 11:13:19 am PDT #3665 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oooh, or Mirrormask!
Kate P. - Aug 22, 2006 11:20:03 am PDT #3666 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
If you want something with a plot, you could always choose Gypsy 83 (roadtrip/coming of age movie about a goth girl and her fabulous gay boyfriend).
How have I never heard of this movie?? Off to Netflix!
Atropa - Aug 22, 2006 11:22:12 am PDT #3667 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
juliana - Aug 22, 2006 11:32:21 am PDT #3668 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Sleepy Hollow was '99, as was The Matrix (which is my personal favorite). Unfortunately, because Sleepy Hollow would be perfect. Blade is '98 (and how did I not know the working title was "Blade, the Vampire Slayer"? LOVE).
Gypsy 83 (roadtrip/coming of age movie about a goth girl and her fabulous gay boyfriend).
Ooooooh! Netflixed!
That I wish I could be there when you do this. So fun!
Perhaps we could have simul-double features!