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m0r1arty
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Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 337
50 quid.
And a t-shirt.
And a monkey.
And the chance to win a holiday for 2 to Sandals holiday village!!
-m0r
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:52 pm
Lunsford
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Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Posts: 1602 Location: With Rorschach
the payoff is going to see the movie and feel like you have a deeper understanding of the events.... and let's not leave out the monster
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:54 pm
phantomjester
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Joined: 09 Dec 2007 Posts: 190
Re: prob really old... but i thought it was really funny...
JFTeran wrote:
the perfect payoff for me is having ppl make vids like this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSRMJO6yIkc
this is old... i know but just in case any new ppl hadn't seen it... (And I didn't start a new thread!)
idk its just kinda reminder that we like to have fun with these things... i thought these guys were hilarious...
aaaahhhhhh mmmmaaannnnn, that makes me want to be someone's main dude. but on the topic of funny youtube colverfield vids, check this one out it is my fav. a review of the teaser from about a week after it came out.
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:43 am
smash_tv
Boot
Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 23
NeoNK1 wrote:
my payoff is that i have a deeper feeling for the characters. most of the movies i see where the main people die, you really don't have too much sympathy when supporting characters get wacked because most of the story is spent getting to know the main hero(s). however in this film we have so much background it seems to give them more life, almost like they are real people. you get a feeling of down to earthness about the slusho 7, they don't come off as the traditional hollywood made up persona. they are all a tight group of childhood friends that grew up together and kind of remind me of the friends i have now that i grew up with. so seeing this tragedy unfold for them and knowing most will not make it, kind of gives a deeper sympathy factor. i feel that when i finally see the movie the story will have more meaning than the people who haven't been following the game.
I think you summed it up real well here...I honestly think JJ and his crew have set a new bar for innnovation in modern, large format storytelling. Eventually more and more studios will adopt this model as a marketing strategy. I see a lot of potential in this method...unfortunately like everything else in hollywood it will eventually give off an offensive odor due to oversaturation and dumbing down of the concept.
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:27 am
Headman
Entrenched
Joined: 26 Aug 2007 Posts: 839 Location: Michigan
[quote="Pollen Collin"]
casemyo wrote:
The perfect payoff for me would be a pair of blond twins, a jacuzzi, and some baby-making music
OH GOD!
Quote:
my payoff is that i have a deeper feeling for the characters. most of the movies i see where the main people die, you really don't have too much sympathy when supporting characters get wacked because most of the story is spent getting to know the main hero(s). however in this film we have so much background it seems to give them more life, almost like they are real people. you get a feeling of down to earthness about the slusho 7, they don't come off as the traditional hollywood made up persona. they are all a tight group of childhood friends that grew up together and kind of remind me of the friends i have now that i grew up with. so seeing this tragedy unfold for them and knowing most will not make it, kind of gives a deeper sympathy factor. i feel that when i finally see the movie the story will have more meaning than the people who haven't been following the game.
Which do I choose?
Twins! Sorry my friend, I will take the twins any day over a deeper sympathy factor!
EDIT: Oh yeah, I would like to see another glimps of the monster, an eye, hand, something close up but not quite the whole thing.
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:36 am
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StayPuftMarshmallowMan
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Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 199
Re: prob really old... but i thought it was really funny...
JFTeran wrote:
the perfect payoff for me is having ppl make vids like this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSRMJO6yIkc
this is old... i know but just in case any new ppl hadn't seen it... (And I didn't start a new thread!)
idk its just kinda reminder that we like to have fun with these things... i thought these guys were hilarious...
Great post LOL is it alion or is it alive the ultimate payoff for me would have to be getting to see the look on all your faces when it really is a LION
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:37 am
JimiJons
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Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 235
I just want some FRICKIN answers.
That's the payoff. I want to know what the monster is or if we ever even get to see it... I want to know if it even is a monster, not just some psychological gameplay screwing with everyone's heads... I want to know the meaning of the subliminal flashes... I want to know what the hell happened in the trailer. The trailers were just too cryptic for me. They obscured everything, hid all the answers, and showed you what you could already see. The problem is that the characters in the movie are in the same position that we, as the viewers, are. We both have the common goal of finding out just what exactly is happening, and none of us, (in theory) including the characters, find out until we see the movie. My payoff is beating the theory.
The key in the trailers was making everyone want to know, and thus prompting everyone to find out in whatever way possible, thus opening vast marketing opportunities like Slusho merchandise. And it's working. Our payoff is also their payoff, literally.
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:27 pm
tyman
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Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 60
i dont want to see teh monster before i see the movie. id just like to know iff we see it in the movie.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:37 am
I'M HUGE!
Decorated
Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Posts: 215 Location: U.S. 447
I just noticed that I've been spending like half my life researching something that's only gonna be an hour and a half. Wow, I really need to do something with my life.
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Your retarted.
An anagram for JJ Abrams is Cloverfield.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:55 am
xboyonfirex
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Joined: 05 Dec 2007 Posts: 1069
tyman wrote:
i dont want to see teh monster before i see the movie. id just like to know iff we see it in the movie.
well we do... I guess you're done with the A.R.E. now aren't you?
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:58 am
Some Thing
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Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 427 Location: Colorado
Well...all I'm really hoping for is a good movie.
If the movie isn't very good, then it makes me feel like all of this was just a waste of time...even though it's been fun.
While most movies don't seem to live up to the hype...I'm hoping this one does.
When I leave the movie theater I want to say, "Damn! That was really good...I want to see that again!"
That would be the perfect payoff for me.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:22 am
daisho
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Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 110 Location: Aussie Land
xboyonfirex wrote:
tyman wrote:
i dont want to see teh monster before i see the movie. id just like to know iff we see it in the movie.
well we do... I guess you're done with the A.R.E. now aren't you?
Speak for yourself, fancypants I don't want to see the monster until i see the movie, but I want to know where it came from, and its relation to the DSI, hell, just more backstory in general.
That said, Mr Toastys request for a single non ambiguous puzzle would also be great.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:52 am
Nighthawk
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 4751 Location: Miami, Florida, USA, Earth
Quote:
Mr Toastys request for a single non ambiguous puzzle would also be great.
From the same guys that created Lost ? Don't hold your breath...
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:13 pm
daisho
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Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 110 Location: Aussie Land
Nighthawk wrote:
From the same guys that created Lost ? Don't hold your breath...
Haha... that's why I'm not, a blue face does not suit me
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:40 pm
Mikeyj
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Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Posts: 1847 Location: London
Pay - off
Beautifully tagged, exquisitely and informatively titled posts and something to eat popcorn to.
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:51 pm
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