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[T-Ray]

Product placement (as long as it's not too over the top) doesn't really bother me. I'd rather see real products in movies than generic replacements.

It doesn't bother me either. It didn't bother me even in movies that are usually hated for "too much product placement" (MoS, I, Robot..).

I don't know how unpopular these are:

- I don't mind reboots, remakes and other kinds of re-dos and I do not believe that they somehow diminish the original films.
Considering that, I enjoy "The Haunting" remake in all of its over-the-top, surreal dated CGI, awesomely designed scary haunted house, random ghost tropes glory. Its very silly movie, its not very good movie (not very bad, either), but I enjoy it, so there... t: Same goes for Universal's "The Mummy" reboot..

- I'd like to see reboots/remakes of some of my favorite old movies (especially Metropolis, Universal Monsters flicks, This Island Earth, Forbidden Planet and such)... They might end up being bad, but they, also, might end up being better than originals, would't be the first time such thing has happened.. t:

- Nostalgia aside, almost all of the live action TMNT movies are of same or similar enough quality, at least story and character-wise. Even the "TMNT III" (which I admit is the weakest, but I think thats mostly because it looks like low budget flick, to me at least).

 

[DA_Champion]

Mad Men does product placement very well, probably the best, and probably because it's a show about advertising

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

You should see the product placement in Bollywood movies

Indian guy: "Do you want something to drink?"

Indian guy 2: "Just give some bournvita, please."

In one of the movies I watched, the main character's girlfriend ate lay's potato chips all of the time. I wonder how she kept fit (dancing?).

 

[DarkKnight]

It doesn't bother me either. It didn't bother me even in movies that are usually hated for "too much product placement" (MoS, I, Robot..).

I don't know how unpopular these are:

- I don't mind reboots, remakes and other kinds of re-dos and I do not believe that they somehow diminish the original films.
Considering that, I enjoy "The Haunting" remake in all of its over-the-top, surreal dated CGI, awesomely designed scary haunted house, random ghost tropes glory. Its very silly movie, its not very good movie (not very bad, either), but I enjoy it, so there... t: Same goes for Universal's "The Mummy" reboot..

- I'd like to see reboots/remakes of some of my favorite old movies (especially Metropolis, Universal Monsters flicks, This Island Earth, Forbidden Planet and such)... They might end up being bad, but they, also, might end up being better than originals, would't be the first time such thing has happened.. t:

- Nostalgia aside, almost all of the live action TMNT movies are of same or similar enough quality, at least story and character-wise. Even the "TMNT III" (which I admit is the weakest, but I think thats mostly because it looks like low budget flick, to me at least).

Agreed. Product placement does not bother me at all. I don't understand why it gets under so many peoples skin.

on the reboots and remakes I agree with you mostly, but I do feel the term reboot and remake means two totally different things and the meanings seemed to have been lost a little. So many movies coming out being called a reboot or remake when technically its a sequel and not a true reboot or remake. but to your original remark about them not bothering you, I agree. There have only been a few of these that I did not care or want to see but usually I'm fine with them.

 

[DA_Champion]

Agreed. Product placement does not bother me at all. I don't understand why it gets under so many peoples skin.

on the reboots and remakes I agree with you mostly, but I do feel the term reboot and remake means two totally different things and the meanings seemed to have been lost a little. So many movies coming out being called a reboot or remake when technically its a sequel and not a true reboot or remake. but to your original remark about them not bothering you, I agree. There have only been a few of these that I did not care or want to see but usually I'm fine with them.

Product placement is bothersome when it feels excessive and unnatural, like in Man of Steel and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. It pulls me out of the movie.

I realise that it also pays for the money, so I accept it.

 

[WBwins]

Some reboots are better than the originals.Dawn of the Planet of apes and Star trek are great examples

 

[SymbioticToxin]

There was excessive product placement in Captain America: The Winter Soldier?

 

[Travesty]

Yeah, I don't remember anything significant from TWS?

 

[Steamteck]

Product placement is bothersome when it feels excessive and unnatural, like in Man of Steel and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. It pulls me out of the movie.

I realise that it also pays for the money, so I accept it.

I remember in MOS, you had IHOP, Nikon and 7eleven and a few things but it just seemed like it was happening in our world.


I don't remember anything in Winter soldier. product placement was invisible to me

 

[Snow Queen]

I believe he's referring to the Apple store scene in particular.

 

[DarkKnight]

Even with the Apple Store, Ihop, 7Eleven, Nikon or whatever I still don't see the big deal and it does not take me out of the movie at all. I think its cool to see real world products in films and not have to use generic made up stuff. I mean its not like the movie stops and literally goes into a Apple Store commercial in the middle of the movie or anything.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Yeah, I don't remember anything significant from TWS?

There wasn't.

The Apple Store seemed wasn't excessive at all. It wasn't like they used blatant or in your face advertising. He just went in and used the drive. It didn't feel unnatural (unlike the times when Microsoft is used in TV shows).

 

[C. Lee]

There was excessive product placement in Captain America: The Winter Soldier?

Yeah...they advertised HYDRA quite excessively in it t:

I believe he's referring to the Apple store scene in particular.

It's a two edged sword....if a scene is written where a character goes to a computer store so that they can use a computer, they can either have them go to an existing computer store or create a fake computer company and have people acting bewildered about where the hell they are.

To me bad/excessive product placement is like in a lot of the old Roger Moore BOND movies where a character does something out of the blue with a product for no apparent reason or like in the Bill Cosby movie LEONARD PART 6 where he has a conversation with his daughter holding a bottle of COKE in the middle of the frame with the logo perfectly framed and never actually drinks from it.

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

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[terry78]

I'm fine with it as long as it's not like lingering on the ****ing logo.

 

[Snow Queen]

Yeah...they advertised HYDRA quite excessively in it t:



It's a two edged sword....if a scene is written where a character goes to a computer store so that they can use a computer, they can either have them go to an existing computer store or create a fake computer company and have people acting bewildered about where the hell they are.

To me bad/excessive product placement is like in a lot of the old Roger Moore BOND movies where a character does something out of the blue with a product for no apparent reason or like in the Bill Cosby movie LEONARD PART 6 where he has a conversation with his daughter holding a bottle of COKE in the middle of the frame with the logo perfectly framed and never actually drinks from it.

Oh yeah, personally I don't mind it at all, but I believe I often hear people point to it so I assume that's what he's referring to

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

Some reboots are better than the originals.Dawn of the Planet of apes and Star trek are great examples

The Thing as well

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Some reboots are better than the originals.Dawn of the Planet of apes and Star trek are great examples

The Thing as well

Ben Hur, Nosferatu, 3:10 to Yuma, and True Grit.

 

[Eddie Dean]

3:10 to Yuma

Nope.

 

[Drizzle]

The Thing as well

Ben Hur, Nosferatu, 3:10 to Yuma, and True Grit.

Those are remakes, not reboots.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Why did I think it said remake the whole time? I even quoted it.

 

[Brother Jack]

The Thing remake/reboot/rewhatever wasn't that great.

The Evil Dead remake on the other hand...

 

[Sawyer]

Evil Dead and The Last House on the Left are the best damn horror remakes of the past decade.