Yantelope V2 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Aren't James Bond films the ones where EVERYTHING he owns is Sony brand? Yeah, even the security cameras on Casino Royale used Blu-ray for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 I love the Sony movies wherein a random PSP is tossed in. By far the worst product placement I've seen is in the later episodes of Bones, where whole chunks of dialog are devoted to fawning over their new Toyota vehicles (all of them mysteriously replaced their Chevys with Toyotas during a season break). It was so obnoxious: Daisy (looking around interior of car): Why do you drive a minivan? Do you have kids that we don’t know about? Angela: I’m an artist, Daisy, and the Sienna has plenty of room, plus I stink at parallel parking and that back-up camera thing is like the invention of the century. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 I love the Sony movies wherein a random PSP is tossed in. That's just because those things are ubiquitous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 I actually find mentioning product names (not like that Bones thing, that's ridiculous) less jarring than when they talk about the object but don't mention the name. *kid playing PSP* "Oh, is that the new online shooter?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Finally saw The Avengers. A bit too much action but Josh Whedon worked with it well and always included great dialogue. The Acura product placement was the only obvious one to me as there were two different shots with Acura vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) Man I feel weird now. I actually didn't notice the Acura one so much. The one that stood out like a sore thumb for me was the State Farm one. I actually stopped being immersed in the film when I saw a giant sign for State Farm I mean I'm glad Iron Man 3 will be coproduced by China and errthang, which hopefully means less obvious product placement.. but I don't want Iron Man to selflessly go to China and save the chinese citizens, then talk about how much greater this nation is to the US. Edited May 24, 2012 by Waldorf And Statler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 It becomes obnoxious when like in a recent episode of Chuck "I brought BMTs from subway!" "From the fresh fit menu?" "Yep, I'm watching my weight!" Hehe. Well, Subway pretty much saved the show, so I can let those moments slide. Although, it was a shame that Big Mike's role was pretty much reduced to 'Subway salesman'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 I mean I'm glad Iron Man 3 will be coproduced by China and errthang, which hopefully means less obvious product placement.. but I don't want Iron Man to selflessly go to China and save the chinese citizens, then talk about how much greater this nation is to the US. Iron Man is like the embodiment of capitalism and the "America, Fuck Yeah" attitude, in some ways even more than Captain America. I can't imagine that there will be any product placement of ideologies outside of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) I love the Sony movies wherein a random PSP is tossed in. By far the worst product placement I've seen is in the later episodes of Bones, where whole chunks of dialog are devoted to fawning over their new Toyota vehicles (all of them mysteriously replaced their Chevys with Toyotas during a season break). It was so obnoxious: Daisy (looking around interior of car): Why do you drive a minivan? Do you have kids that we don’t know about? Angela: I’m an artist, Daisy, and the Sienna has plenty of room, plus I stink at parallel parking and that back-up camera thing is like the invention of the century. My wife pointed out those scenes in Bones to me because they were so bad. One of them had a whole 30 second scene where they showed how the car parked itself. It was really really terrible. "Wow! It parks itself" "yeah, it's a new feature called active parking assist! (or something like that)" "that's amazing!" Usually stuff like that goes right by my wife but it was so bad even she was annoyed by it. Edited May 24, 2012 by Yantelope V2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Man I feel weird now. I actually didn't notice the Acura one so much. The one that stood out like a sore thumb for me was the State Farm one. I actually stopped being immersed in the film when I saw a giant sign for State Farm I mean I'm glad Iron Man 3 will be coproduced by China and errthang, which hopefully means less obvious product placement.. but I don't want Iron Man to selflessly go to China and save the chinese citizens, then talk about how much greater this nation is to the US. Oh yeah! The State Farm one was obvious as well, especially since it looked like they just threw the signs up onto an abandoned building. I mean I'm glad Iron Man 3 will be coproduced by China and errthang, which hopefully means less obvious product placement.. but I don't want Iron Man to selflessly go to China and save the chinese citizens, then talk about how much greater this nation is to the US. Iron Man is like the embodiment of capitalism and the "America, Fuck Yeah" attitude, in some ways even more than Captain America. I can't imagine that there will be any product placement of ideologies outside of that. Captain America isn't like that at all. That's why those two characters always fight. Iron Man is the extreme version of modern America, whereas Cap is supposed to be the epitome of old America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Right, I left out the middle of that thought, which was "Iron man represents the ideology of America in some ways more than Captain America." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 I always pictured Iron Man simply as the anti-Batman. He's got a lot of the same qualities in terms of self made, no super powers rich playboy but at the same time he's the polar opposite in terms of personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Right, I left out the middle of that thought, which was "Iron man represents the ideology of America in some ways more than Captain America." I'm just pointing out that America does not have one idealogy anymore. We did at one point, but definitely not these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 "People might just need a little 'old-fashioned'." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 ^Bingo. Anyways, it was pretty hilarious that even my lady friend I was with was joking and saying "What is Black Widow even going to do in this situation? All she has are tiny guns." Surprisingly, she did a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Not that I agree entirely, but someone had this to say: "Black Widow outruns Hulk, outfights Hawkeye, and outsmarts Loki before saving the world. Gosh, isn't she just great?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Right, I left out the middle of that thought, which was "Iron man represents the ideology of America in some ways more than Captain America." I'm just pointing out that America does not have one idealogy anymore. We did at one point, but definitely not these days. I know, that's why I said "in some ways." I suppose it would have been more accurate to say "Though ideologically quite different from Captain America, Iron Man also embodies what some perceive to be American values." The reason I connected Captain America to the "America, fuck yeah" attitude is not because that's his attitude but because he is supposed to be all that is great and wonderful about America made flesh, and therefore is a product of that type of attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 You know, it's almost as if Captain America and Iron Man could lead two different sides in a Civil War. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Sorry to interrupt this Avengers thread with the Last Good Movie I Saw, but Jumanji was pretty entertaining. Just a fun watch, nothing more or less. WHAT YEAR IS IT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 You'd not seen Jumanji before?! It is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 You know, it's almost as if Captain America and Iron Man could lead two different sides in a Civil War. I just read up on that and it's interesting to me because, based on their personalities in the movies at least, I would have pegged Captain America and Iron Man as being on the opposite sites to what that story has them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) Yeah, I believe one aspect of it was how it had forced the characters into roles that are the opposite of what you'd expect. I haven't read it in a while but I believe there was that tension over just how fit Tony Stark could be to lead the thing, and how even someone like Captain American would take such a stand. I think the Secret War arc had gone some way towards fracturing the team as well. The whole concept was really quite good but the actual execution was incredibly poor. Resorted to demonising the pro-reg side so hamfistedly. I know Marvel: Ultimate Alliance II used those story arcs to forge a slight variation on the whole thing and it was actually alright. I kinda wish they'd make a new X-Men Legends though. Edited May 24, 2012 by Hot Heart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post P4: Gritty Reboot Posted May 24, 2012 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 I kinda wish they'd make a new X-Men Legends though. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Haha. AND I LOVE THAT FILM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 I love the Sony movies wherein a random PSP is tossed in. By far the worst product placement I've seen is in the later episodes of Bones, where whole chunks of dialog are devoted to fawning over their new Toyota vehicles (all of them mysteriously replaced their Chevys with Toyotas during a season break). It was so obnoxious: Daisy (looking around interior of car): Why do you drive a minivan? Do you have kids that we don’t know about? Angela: I’m an artist, Daisy, and the Sienna has plenty of room, plus I stink at parallel parking and that back-up camera thing is like the invention of the century. Stuff like this makes me glad I don't watch TV, save for the shows people recommend to me that I find on Netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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