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xemnasvii · Unfettered Joined: 22 May 2012 Posts: 358

I was hoping the Marble Hornets movie would be a progression like District 9 was from Alive in Joburg. My point being that District 9 was popular. ;-;

**Posted:** Sun Jan 12, 2014 12:46 pm

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I agree. That said, didn't the original Paranormal Activity have like no budget and no marketing and end up being a huge hit anyway? Or am I remembering wrong? Good marketing would be great and all, but word-of-mouth can be a pretty strong force sometimes.

We'll see. I'd like it to release on Alex's birthday because reasons, but I can wait until fall if it'll get more attention that way. Provided it's good. If it's bad I'd rather it go unnoticed and not damage MH's reputation.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 12, 2014 2:30 pm

knifebladepresents · Unfettered Joined: 29 Mar 2013 Posts: 504

They have to have the right marketing campaign...heck, maybe its already being marketed--perhaps there's some kind of secret code in the totheark videos? Maybe that's why they don't make as much sense lately.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 12, 2014 2:36 pm

TheJoker

It's not really marketing if it in no way draws attention to the movie. TTA codes would only catch the attention of people in this fanbase (all of whom already know of the film's existence), and wouldn't do anything to really improve or worsen sales. There clearly hasn't been any explicit marketing yet, and if there's any secret viral marketing going on, the only way it would get any attention to new viewers (who are the ones that marketing is needed for to begin with) would be if it's outside of the existing MH and TTA stuff.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:28 pm

DHawk314 · Entrenched Joined: 17 May 2011 Posts: 1087

**Posted:** Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:53 pm

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Speaking of watching the movie with a crowd full of nerds, anyone up for arranging an Unforum con-type thing to meet up and see the movie when it comes out?

**Posted:** Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:09 pm

Ztakk · Entrenched Joined: 09 Jan 2013 Posts: 868

I highly doubt it'll be a Halloween release. Bigger horror titles typically release around Halloween and Marble Hornets is really a smaller title Even with the Slender Man fanbase around it, it probably wouldn't be able to compete with any bigger titles.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 12, 2014 5:30 pm

Dacad · Veteran Joined: 25 Oct 2013 Posts: 121

I hope it isn't released in summer, where it will be utterly drowned by blockbusters, and Halloween will be playing it risky. That's why I'm assuming it will be sometime late in the Spring.

As for the Marked Ones, has anyone seen that? The trailer looked like it had some scary moments, but the main character's reaction to a bite mark on his hand looked like terrible acting. If that kind of movie beats out Marble Hornets, I will be very disappointed.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 12, 2014 6:35 pm

Dacad · Veteran Joined: 25 Oct 2013 Posts: 121

**Posted:** Sun Jan 12, 2014 6:39 pm

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**Posted:** Sun Jan 12, 2014 7:01 pm

Ztakk · Entrenched Joined: 09 Jan 2013 Posts: 868

**Posted:** Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:06 am

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Well if the makers of Paranormal Activity are making it, then they might need this movie to re-claim their fame after their recent Marked Ones movie which I saw did not do to well.

**Posted:** Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:14 pm

Ztakk · Entrenched Joined: 09 Jan 2013 Posts: 868

**Posted:** Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:22 pm

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https://twitter.com/actordougjones/status/422651359460982784

**Posted:** Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:34 pm

TheJoker

Oh? So springtime is actually the plan afterall? Something tells me that this won't be super-heavily marketed. Which doesn't necessarily doom it, nor is it the end of the world if it ends up being a smaller cult film.

**Posted:** Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:03 pm