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| Downtown |
Posted - 01/05/2007 : 22:09:30
Slightly intrigued by the ads for this movie "based on a true story" about some serial killer that's "claimed over 300 victims and is still at large," I wanted to learn more about this film because I was curious how it contrasted with another upcoming movie about a serial killer that's still at large: Zodiac.
I looked at the plot blurb on imdb. I won't say what I saw, because I guess that technically it could be considered a spoiler, even though those plot blurbs generally only include the background information that sets up the events of the movie. But suffice it to say that if I hadn't read that website and then went to the theatre with only the expectations I had from the ad campaign, I WOULD DEMAND MY MONEY BACK.
The whole ad campaign surrounding this film is nothing but a complete lie! It's as if the ads are for a completely different movie. It's just not about what it claims to be about. How can such flagrant false advertising be allowed? |
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| GHcool |
Posted - 01/10/2007 : 01:20:25
I just saw a new television teaser trailer for this film. I'll paraphrase the narrator's speech (which was also written on titles in a "scary" looking font):
"Jack the Ripper: 5 victims.
"Jeffrey Dahmer: 17 victims.
"Gustave: 300 victims." |
| RockGolf |
Posted - 01/09/2007 : 15:01:36
It's now up, and added to my FYC list. |
| Downtown |
Posted - 01/08/2007 : 14:13:46
Thanks rock. Let me know if/when yours gets published, it's as least as clever as mine. |
| RockGolf |
Posted - 01/08/2007 : 14:11:52
And inspired my own review which I want on white background so I can invisiotext to remain spoiler free: "Crocodile done deed." |
| RockGolf |
Posted - 01/08/2007 : 14:07:07
Downtown's clever review for the same film deserves more than just my vote. |
| Sean |
Posted - 01/06/2007 : 21:29:39
I won't be seeing it. It looks like crap. But when 10,000 have seen it and scored it and IMDb shows 7+ / 10 then I might change my mind.  |
| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 01/06/2007 : 08:36:59
I think you're all proving the marketing strategy because you're talking about the film. The fact that some of you will go to see it and be disappointed matters not as much as that you've paid. Most films need to make their biggest b.o. dent in the first w/e. Sad. But true.
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| Downtown |
Posted - 01/06/2007 : 07:32:39
The thing is, it's not like it's some sort of surprise twist...who this "serial killer" is seems to be revealed at the very beginning of the movie.
I'm exaggerating how outragous the whole thing is, but why not just market a creature/monster movie as a creature/monster movie? What on Earth is the point of pretending it's some real-life Hannibal the Cannibal or something? |
| GHcool |
Posted - 01/06/2007 : 07:03:44
quote:
Originally posted by Downtown
Slightly intrigued by the ads for this movie "based on a true story" about some serial killer that's "claimed over 300 victims and is still at large," I wanted to learn more about this film because I was curious how it contrasted with another upcoming movie about a serial killer that's still at large: Zodiac.
I looked at the plot blurb on imdb. I won't say what I saw, because I guess that technically it could be considered a spoiler, even though those plot blurbs generally only include the background information that sets up the events of the movie. But suffice it to say that if I hadn't read that website and then went to the theatre with only the expectations I had from the ad campaign, I WOULD DEMAND MY MONEY BACK.
The whole ad campaign surrounding this film is nothing but a complete lie! It's as if the ads are for a completely different movie. It's just not about what it claims to be about. How can such flagrant false advertising be allowed?
I just went to the Apple website and viewed the trailer. I guessed the "spoiler" correctly before reading the IMDb summary. The narrator of the trailer says, "He is real, but he is not human" and all of the POV shots in the trailer are taken from an extremely low angle, often hidden by grass. I wouldn't call this false advertising. I'm guessing that they will show the "killer" in subsequent trailers, similar to the marketing campaign of Godzilla ("His eye is as big as this billboard," etc). |
| Stalean |
Posted - 01/06/2007 : 06:00:22
I haven't been to IMDB to check it out yet, but I have seen the trailer. My thoughts were that it was a come-on. I had the inkling that it might be some sort of crazed lion or venomous snake going about killing humans? The Zodiac killer film sounds interesting, though. I haven't heard about that one. |
| Sean |
Posted - 01/06/2007 : 04:12:33
I haven't seen the trailer, but I checked the movie's IMDb page (yeah, which does contain a 'spoiler', although it's only the kind of information that you'd expect to be given from the trailer).
Yep, this wouldn't be the first movie to market itself as something that it isn't in order to pull in the viewers. Although I'm guessing there would have to be an absolute lie in the trailer in order to justify a prosecution.
I'm guessing this movie will be one to avoid. |
