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[SPEC] My Thoughts On The Commercials
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1-18-08 SLUSHOMAKESUHAPPY
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[SPEC] My Thoughts On The Commercials
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Watch them here(thanks cloverfieldclues):
Commercial #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0Px_U4diqk
Commercial #2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLLnLvVT1Kk
Commercial #1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYKaKbEhTRU


Ok I think the first commercial, was to give us hints on what the thing is. I have no problem with it, and I don't think there will be smaller monsters at all. I think the big monster is has some type of infection. Also with the line "Bite We've Got A Bite!" I think the lady means that Marlena has been infected, not that shes been bitten, and I do think Marlena we'll survive her little "expansion".
The 2nd commercial is good. Its trying to show us that horrible things are happening to good people. One thing I noticed(and I have noticed that not many people have talked about it) Is that Lily is sick...

Im sorry if this has been spoken of before. I think everyones going to be infected besides Rob. One thing that I found interesting, that there seems to be some love between Lily and Rob. Which leads me to another theory...



Aw Robby! I'm sorry, babe, I know how you're feeling. Maybe we should get together and cheer each other up...

Posted by Jamie on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 4:05 PM

I think Jamie will bring Rob to her house, and she'll have it on video and post it on Jamieandteddy.com. Or shell send it to Teddy and hell post it(if hes the one posting the videos).

And finally i think the 3rd commercial was out right gay. What the heck happened to the explosion?

its like they sat in a room and said "hey lets completely change the iconic scene of the explosion in the teaser trailer, and make it suck." I thought the explosion was the REAL thing that made me want to see the movie. Now it looks like its budget is $10, and another thing WHAT THE FUCKING HELL HAPPENED TO THE GOD DAMN ROAR. hear it at 19-21 seconds on the video. OMG. It sounds like Homer Simpson yawning then a huge bad ass monster.

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i can't view youtube at work Sad

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the "new" explosion in trailer # 3 looks really good

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I think Jamie will bring Rob to her house, and she'll have it on video and post it on Jamieandteddy.com. Or shell send it to Teddy and hell post it(if hes the one posting the videos).


Three things:

1) I doubt the PMs are going to make a one-scene porno just so they can post it on the internet for the ARGeeks;
2) Teddy's not posting the videos. If she was sending them to him directly, why would he bother to put them on the internet so he can watch them? He already has them;
3) if she did, indeed, bump uglies with Rob, taped it, and then sent the tape to her ex, why would he put it in the one place no one would see it? I'd be mad at the bitch. We're talking Youtube, Dailymotion, Veoh, Metacafe... I might even make up a myspace just for the video... the whole 9. Not her personal website. Smile

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Roar

I am totally in agreement with you about the roar!!!!

I hope like hell they don't change that in the final cut....in the first teaser I LOVED how they did the roar...from the first one...very very low and ominous, in the distance sounding...the one you are referring to does really sound a bit cheesy. The first roars may still be in the movie, they sounded so unique, sounded underwaterish....if that's a word.
Keep the original ROAR JJ for the love of god!!!!!!!!!!!! Shocked

Anywho....good thoughts.

Peace.

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gypsy songman wrote:

Three things:

1) I doubt the PMs are going to make a one-scene porno just so they can post it on the internet for the ARGeeks


Porno you say? hmmmmmmmmmmmm..... Cool

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The TV Spots are okay, seeing as how they're geared towards all the people that haven't been in the viral game, but the music in the second spot is rediculously horrible.

"WHAT THE FUCKING HELL HAPPENED TO THE GOD DAMN ROAR. hear it at 19-21 seconds on the video. OMG. It sounds like Homer Simpson yawning then a huge bad ass monster."

Well, keep in mind this is only a 30 sec spot. No time for the full roar from a marketing stand-point. And besides, despite how much I hate the Simpsons, maybe a Homer sounding monster might be a good thing for them with the Simpsons movie now on DVD, lol.

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Good thread topic. A way to discuss all three ad's at once without having to look for different topics on the board.

I agree with you for the most part...although I don't see anything wrong with the explosion, just adding more effects, it will probably look really good on the big screen.

Commercial #1 is definitely about the monster and attack along with the ensuing chaos and tease about the bite and gross aftermath (exploding Marlena?).

Commercial #2 is about the group of 6 and their struggle to survive, not so much about the monster, along with the music, it seems to humanize Rob and his crew and give the viewer something to care about.

Commercial #3 is more like #1, but just a tease of things to come I suppose.

I also think each is going after a slightly different demographic...for example, I like #1, while my wife (who isn't into this movie at all), thinks #1 is scary and won't see the movie, but after I had her watch #2, which she liked much better then #1, she is now thinking she'll go and see the movie with me.

Also, its cool to view them on YouTube, but its really cool when they come on TV and you're not expecting it...I live in the L.A. area and #1 came on 3 times last night between 10p-11:30p on Fox 11 (News from 10-11 and The Simpsons)...the first time, I jumped up off the couch and shouted and woke up my wife who was sleeping on our other couch and scared the shit out of her...man was she pissed at me for the rest of the night! Surprised

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Re: [SPEC] My Thoughts On The Commercials
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1-18-08 SLUSHOMAKESUHAPPY wrote:
W One thing I noticed(and I have noticed that not many people have talked about it) Is that Lily is sick...
http://bp0.blogger.com/_YPCf8JFgUdI/R2kdQaPwkQI/AAAAAAAAB5A/trZPyxBx1Bk/s1600/vlcsnap-1748791.png


Are you sure? I thought she was just crying.

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Re: [SPEC] My Thoughts On The Commercials
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Slusho Addict wrote:
1-18-08 SLUSHOMAKESUHAPPY wrote:
W One thing I noticed(and I have noticed that not many people have talked about it) Is that Lily is sick...
http://bp0.blogger.com/_YPCf8JFgUdI/R2kdQaPwkQI/AAAAAAAAB5A/trZPyxBx1Bk/s1600/vlcsnap-1748791.png


Are you sure? I thought she was just crying.


I thought she was crying too.

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And finally i think the 3rd commercial was out right gay. What the heck happened to the explosion?

its like they sat in a room and said "hey lets completely change the iconic scene of the explosion in the teaser trailer, and make it suck." I thought the explosion was the REAL thing that made me want to see the movie. Now it looks like its budget is $10


Explosion looks more realistic.

If they changed it, it probably wasn't iconic/significant of anything, aesthetically.

The budget probably went up, not down.

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Explosion looks great, and i can almost guarantee you the presence of smaller monsters. There's too much evidence to suggest that they're will be, as opposed to not.

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I agree about the small monsters....so many signs pointing to their existence. "We have a bite" could really only mean a smaller creature. Something tells me if someone got bit by MGP himself, there wouldn't be any wounds left to treat. I suppose it could be getting bit by an infected human, but what would have infected the first human in the first place then?

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Climhazzurd wrote:
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And finally i think the 3rd commercial was out right gay. What the heck happened to the explosion?

its like they sat in a room and said "hey lets completely change the iconic scene of the explosion in the teaser trailer, and make it suck." I thought the explosion was the REAL thing that made me want to see the movie. Now it looks like its budget is $10


Explosion looks more realistic.

If they changed it, it probably wasn't iconic/significant of anything, aesthetically.

The budget probably went up, not down.


I couldnt believe it when i saw a couple people say the explosion looked fake now. It looks so much better than before. A hell of a lot larger too
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TommyBoy84 wrote:
I agree about the small monsters....so many signs pointing to their existence. "We have a bite" could really only mean a smaller creature. Something tells me if someone got bit by MGP himself, there wouldn't be any wounds left to treat. I suppose it could be getting bit by an infected human, but what would have infected the first human in the first place then?


You're assuming that the monster has a massive mouth, which he might indeed have, but he also might have tentacles with smaller mouths on them.

Or it might have tentacles like a jellyfish and 'bite' might actually mean 'sting'.

There is NO way of telling whether there are smaller monsters in this film or not.

I personally hope there aren't smaller monsters.
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