product placement in films
08 February 2006, 03:03 PM
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product placement in films
ive just watched the island with that obi-wan chap and the gorgeous scarlett magnus-magnussen and i cant recall a film where there was so much blatant product placememt...!!!
x-box, puma, speedo, cadillac, and im sure that wasnt all...!
anyone else seen it...?!
x-box, puma, speedo, cadillac, and im sure that wasnt all...!
anyone else seen it...?!
08 February 2006, 03:11 PM
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Yeah, struggled to stay awake though until they broke out of the facility and became mildly interesting 
Think I noticed Coca Cola and the National Lottery and that was it
Think I noticed Coca Cola and the National Lottery and that was it
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08 February 2006, 03:26 PM
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Remember the Back To The Future trilogy? That was the first one I remember when it became blatent?
Mind you, what about most (not all) of the Bond films!!!
Mind you, what about most (not all) of the Bond films!!!
08 February 2006, 03:27 PM
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starting to get beyond a joke, imo...
was bad enough with james bond and his rolex and aston...just getting crazy now...
im sure if you look hard enough theres probably microsoft product placement in gladiator...
was bad enough with james bond and his rolex and aston...just getting crazy now...
im sure if you look hard enough theres probably microsoft product placement in gladiator...
08 February 2006, 03:27 PM
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Isnt that the idea though? some of the things were clues to there being an outside world..
Doesnt it make it more realistic that you see real brand names in films?
Doesnt it make it more realistic that you see real brand names in films?
08 February 2006, 03:28 PM
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Product placement can't be escaped these days - When BMW "bought" James Bond for 3 films they literally paid for GoldenEye to be made. (£70m IIRC)
wonder how many Remote Control 7-series they sold after that?
Another that springs to mind is US Robotics in I, Robot - that one was taking it a bit far though.
To digress slightly, anyone else noticed fictional companies that keep cropping up? IE Oceanic Airlines in "Lost" & "Executive Decision" - James Cameron seems to re-use a lot of names too.
wonder how many Remote Control 7-series they sold after that?
Another that springs to mind is US Robotics in I, Robot - that one was taking it a bit far though.
To digress slightly, anyone else noticed fictional companies that keep cropping up? IE Oceanic Airlines in "Lost" & "Executive Decision" - James Cameron seems to re-use a lot of names too.
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Most films and tv series are becoming long running adverts now.
24 for example, the Ford emblem fills the screen for at least ten minutes an hour, motorola etc etc........
American Idol
the judges sit with Coca Cola embossed glasses in front of them the entire show, positioned just off so as not to show the entire logo, but 95% of it!
The new Harrison Ford film Firewall I think has trailers that are used as ads by Chevrolet for the 300c..............
Guess corporate sponsorship goes a long way to paying the budget on action films that the studio has no or little confidence in........ Or they're just greedy *******!!!
24 for example, the Ford emblem fills the screen for at least ten minutes an hour, motorola etc etc........
American Idol
the judges sit with Coca Cola embossed glasses in front of them the entire show, positioned just off so as not to show the entire logo, but 95% of it! The new Harrison Ford film Firewall I think has trailers that are used as ads by Chevrolet for the 300c..............
Guess corporate sponsorship goes a long way to paying the budget on action films that the studio has no or little confidence in........ Or they're just greedy *******!!!
08 February 2006, 03:31 PM
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why does it bother anybody? after it is only a film FFS!
Haven't you got better things to do than compalin about everyday products in a film, doesn't it make the film more realistic instead of the far fetched crap that used to be produced where everything was made by ACME no matter what it was.
Maybe they should use ACME cars aswell and ACME machine guns and ACME drinks cans etc just to add to the realism.
Haven't you got better things to do than compalin about everyday products in a film, doesn't it make the film more realistic instead of the far fetched crap that used to be produced where everything was made by ACME no matter what it was.
Maybe they should use ACME cars aswell and ACME machine guns and ACME drinks cans etc just to add to the realism.
08 February 2006, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by davegtt
Isnt that the idea though? some of the things were clues to there being an outside world..
Doesnt it make it more realistic that you see real brand names in films?
Doesnt it make it more realistic that you see real brand names in films?
for the second point - yeah id agree with that to some extent...
08 February 2006, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Wurzel
why does it bother anybody? after it is only a film FFS!
Haven't you got better things to do than compalin about everyday products in a film, doesn't it make the film more realistic instead of the far fetched crap that used to be produced where everything was made by ACME no matter what it was.
Haven't you got better things to do than compalin about everyday products in a film, doesn't it make the film more realistic instead of the far fetched crap that used to be produced where everything was made by ACME no matter what it was.
no offence but if youre not interested in taking part, you know where the door is...
08 February 2006, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by brihoppy
doesnt 'bother' me...was just a point for discussion...
no offence but if youre not interested in taking part, you know where the door is...
no offence but if youre not interested in taking part, you know where the door is...
Also is a discussion not more than one point of view? or is that not allowed now under the UKs new PC laws?
08 February 2006, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by brihoppy
as for the first point - i dont think so, seems too sloppy, but then again just another massive plot hole...
Quite enjoyed the film when I saw it, keep meaning to get the DVD but haven't been bothered yet - besides I've got the rest of my Airwolf boxset to get through first
08 February 2006, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Wurzel
so in order to take part I have to agree with you all do I? and disagree with having real products in films!
Also is a discussion not more than one point of view? or is that not allowed now under the UKs new PC laws?
Also is a discussion not more than one point of view? or is that not allowed now under the UKs new PC laws?
and the tone of your first post wasnt exactly in tone with everyone elses was it...?
i dont want to fight about it, and maybe at this particular moment in time i have nothing better to do...as you obviously do not...
and this discussion isnt about the products themselves, but the placement of them...
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08 February 2006, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by messiah
Probably as a result of it being a quite successful book before Michael Bay got his hands on it and decided it needed a complete re-write. It's just a remake of George Lucas' old THX whatever-its-name-was anyway.
Quite enjoyed the film when I saw it, keep meaning to get the DVD but haven't been bothered yet - besides I've got the rest of my Airwolf boxset to get through first
Quite enjoyed the film when I saw it, keep meaning to get the DVD but haven't been bothered yet - besides I've got the rest of my Airwolf boxset to get through first
the whole 'have to make them conscious or the organs fail' routine just seems like a massive cop-out though...
08 February 2006, 03:49 PM
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Films is old hat...games is where its at. It's all about immersion, see?
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