a new low for advertisers

[Dracula]

on a t.v. spot for The Haunted Mantion on DVD the anouncer started out by saying "from the studio that brought you Pirates of the Caribean" What a load of bull, next we'll have "From the studio that brought you The Godfather comes Tomb Raider"

[Inferno]

haha, i know, they do this sort of trickery all the time these days. Sometimes those voice over guys get REALLY stuck for anything good to say about a movie.

[Oj]

Yeah. That's just like when they advertise Ben Affleck as "Academy Award winner" to make him sound like a better actor.

[Inferno]

or when they say aout a movie "nominated for 3 academy awards" but don't say which ones.

[WDTSF]

Originally posted by Oj
Yeah. That's just like when they advertise Ben Affleck as "Academy Award winner" to make him sound like a better actor.
Well I know what you mean- they use his writing award to make him sound like a better actor, even though the two are apples and oranges. But then I think, what would they do otherwise? Would they just not say "Academy Award winner Ben Affleck", and instead just say "Ben Affleck"? I mean, I think they might as well say the first one. For one thing, he did earn it and deserves the credit. Second, it's not like there's some idiot anywhere in America who would be like "Gigli? That looks like crap! Wait- it has an Academy Award winner in it? I am so there!"

[slinger]

If Ben wrote the script for a new movie, but not star in some crap movie. It's like an oxymoron if they imply its for acting.

[sphericthor]

Originally posted by Inferno
or when they say aout a movie "nominated for 3 academy awards" but don't say which ones.

Exactly, this has been going on for a while but it doesn't mean anything if it was nominated because it obviously didn't win anything

[cg124]

you know whats funny sometimes is when a movie gets no good reviews for a movie, they put these little quotes from one of the DVD and make it look like they liked the movie

[Jspitalieri]

Its all about marketing

[droidguy1119]

From the Movie Industry that Brought You Star Wars, The Godfather and Back to the Future Comes...

Son of the Mask!

[Movie mogul]

I think the worst is when they say "Academy Award Nominee". Its so ridiculous!

[André]

Originally posted by droidguy1119
From the Movie Industry that Brought You Star Wars, The Godfather and Back to the Future Comes...

Son of the Mask!

:funny: :funny:

"oh, i liked SW and Godfather....i must like this one!" ;)

[Pointy Shrub]

on the cover of the Equilibrium DVD.

"Forget "The Matrix"! This movie will blow you away!"

[Dracula]

on the ads for Little Nicky:
"Adam Sandlers best"-Roger Ebert

in Roger Eberts review of Little Nicky:
**1/2 "Considering what I've written about his movies, he could also be described as forgiving and tactful. What I cannot understand is why he has devoted his career to finding new kinds of obnoxious voices and the characters to go along with them."