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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?
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.
The Expendables, or The A Team?
When you mentioned you were gonna see The Losers, I was thinking of The Expendables.
print as in subway/bus stop ads mostly.
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.
it looks like The Losers, but with drama.
Right! That trailer has too much drama. The A-Team at least looks fun.
The A-Team at least looks fun.
You cast Rampage Jackson, you have to be aiming for fun, is my theory.
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).
Yeah, I think a major problem with the marketing was the lack of it. I did see a trailer for the Losers... last summer? And it looked fun. But I only knew it was actually in theaters now from B.org.
I've seen some ads on the TV, but I kept thinking Chris Evans was Freddie Prinze Junior. From 10 years ago.