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subieworx
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It's hard to tell. I just looked at the site this morning with the videos and am undecided at this point.
Sometimes the best way to sell something is to act like you aren't selling anything.
Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 9:43 am
shtrdave
Guest
men of metal It was an interesting read and the whole way through, I kept wondering what they are selling. I searched and found some related topics, thats how I wound up here. I can't seem to get the videos to play for some reason.
It will be interesting to see where it goes from here.
Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 1:29 pm
vpisteve
Asshatministrator
Joined: 30 Sep 2002 Posts: 2441 Location: 1987
I just love this video , for some reason.
Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 1:40 pm
vincenzo333
Guest
new info http://www.2walls.com/antipop_culture/men_of_metal2.asp
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 9:59 am
xantos
Guest
too wierd wow i got that excerpt and luckily about a month before i had been to that website of which i have decided is real. so as i;m reading this "book" i'm flipping through the pics and i see the url i'm all too familiar with, my opinion is this isnt fake but hey someone prove me wrong please
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 9:55 pm
Guest
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Interesting, here while reading the insert I thought it really was a chapter from a SF novel. I was pleasantly surprised it didn't leave a cliff hanger so I would have to go out and buy the book. Now it seems to be a realistic ad for a Mini Cooper. Quite imaginative. Two thumbs up to Mini Cooper.
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 10:11 pm
flubber777
Guest
fake, but convincing The video clip that most solidly proves the non-authenticity of this whole thing to me is the "car stopping" test. Notice that the robot's shadow is casting toward the camera, while the car's shadow is cast away from the camera -- a pretty lame mistake, given the commonplace nature of CG imagery that we see today. Of course, I could be wrong. Any comments???
Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 1:11 pm
AnthraX101
Entrenched
Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 797
I don't get it, how can anyone think this is real? The engineering complexities of this are enormous...
Besides the fact that they don't do shadows well in the movies (And note the movie where the robot stops the car. Too much momentum in too little time, the robot would be pushed backwards.)
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Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 1:58 pm
StercusMaximus
Decorated
Joined: 19 Nov 2002 Posts: 204 Location: MA
Anthrax, seriously, it HAS to be real!! I mean, they have movies and web pages!!! How can that all be fake!?!?!? I mean, think about it.....its on the internet, right? Therefore, it's GOT to be real!! I mean, who would use the internet to lie? That'd just be crazy!
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Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 8:45 pm
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konamouse
Official uF Dietitian
Joined: 02 Dec 2002 Posts: 8010 Location: My own alternate reality
vpisteve wrote:
Yep, still have the chess piece.
Didn't they suggest that this may play a part in a promotion in the future? Mine is sitting on the shelf above the computer.
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Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 9:36 pm
dmax
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Joined: 09 Jan 2003 Posts: 1387 Location: Location: Location!
konamouse wrote:
vpisteve wrote:
Yep, still have the chess piece.
Didn't they suggest that this may play a part in a promotion in the future? Mine is sitting on the shelf above the computer.
...transmitting.
Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 11:01 pm
crackpipe joey
Guest
men of metal After a very big bong hit and much meditation, I am convinced that this is real. Forget about the technical hurdles man and just believe brother. If you look closely, you can see Johnny Sako hiding behind one of the minis.
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 5:31 pm
Bone Daddy
Guest
The REAL marketing campaign First of all, I read the booklet which came out of my Motor Trend a few months back... hint hint.
While I am completely in love with the idea, I must admit a few things come up. First of all, the videos look fake (especially the car stopping one).
Also, if a 65-year-old English scientist were to design a huge sentinel of the highways, I'm almost certain he wouldn't have given it the stupid Power Rangers head and face it carries (the booklet has a closeup, it seriously looks like it got ripped out of a Japanese cartoon).
And from another perspective, there's not enough in this booklet or the website to impress someone into buying a Mini. So if they are trying to sell something, they missed their mark entirely.
But am I mistaken, or is there a live action "Transformers" movie set to be made soon? The car stop test reminded me of that.
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 9:26 am
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