I have not seen any marketing for Kick-Ass or The Losers aside from print ads.
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msbelle - Apr 26, 2010 6:38:12 am PDT #7887 of 30000
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tommyrot - Apr 26, 2010 6:39:14 am PDT #7888 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I also read people saying it was the same movie as The Losers, but I don't remember actual plot from the trailer.
Huh. Until recently, I was confusing the two.
§ ita § - Apr 26, 2010 6:40:54 am PDT #7889 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Print ads as in billboards, msbelle? Or do you mean papers or magazines?
There are a lot of Kick Ass posters around here, different sizes and types. Only one style of Losers poster up. But I've definitely seen a lot of trailers on TV, enough that I've rewound TiVo a few times to soak in the growly goodness.
Until recently, I was confusing the two.
The Expendables, or The A Team?
Polter-Cow - Apr 26, 2010 6:46:58 am PDT #7890 of 30000
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The Expendables which I now guess I'm seeing because the trailer was chock-a-block full of Statham (I really hate Stallone and most of the other old school stars other than Lundgren). I also read people saying it was the same movie as The Losers, but I don't remember actual plot from the trailer. Hrrm.
I hate that trailer. It makes what should be a cool action movie look really bad and boring until the very end, when it kind of redeems itself a little. As far as the plot, I caught that they were mercenaries, and that's about it. They probably get betrayed by someone and seek revenge on him with the help of a mysterious woman.
I've seen Kick-Ass posters, but I haven't really seen many Losers ads except on TV.
tommyrot - Apr 26, 2010 6:47:16 am PDT #7891 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The Expendables, or The A Team?
When you mentioned you were gonna see The Losers, I was thinking of The Expendables.
msbelle - Apr 26, 2010 6:57:16 am PDT #7892 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
print as in subway/bus stop ads mostly.
§ ita § - Apr 26, 2010 6:57:35 am PDT #7893 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Having read the IMDB synopsis for The Expendables, it looks like The Losers, but with drama. I haven't found a synopsis of The A Team that explains Jessica Biel's presence yet, but it probably makes it sound even more like The Losers. But as fun? Only time will tell.
Polter-Cow - Apr 26, 2010 7:01:27 am PDT #7894 of 30000
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it looks like The Losers, but with drama.
Right! That trailer has too much drama. The A-Team at least looks fun.
§ ita § - Apr 26, 2010 7:04:12 am PDT #7895 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The A-Team at least looks fun.
You cast Rampage Jackson, you have to be aiming for fun, is my theory.
megan walker - Apr 26, 2010 7:19:21 am PDT #7896 of 30000
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I read people complaining that the marketing stuff for The Losers sucked. Because I was such a fan of the three male leads, I was totally biased. Objectively, was it bad? I know Idris and JDM have not had to carry a big movie, but Chris Evans doesn't pull? Zoe Saldana?
Given that I basically hadn't heard of it until someone asked me if I wanted to see it? I'd say yes. Also, there's the fact that I don't recognize anyone on the above list except Saldana (and I don't think I've seen her in anything).