A random thought concerning American cinema and promotional tactics
[ No Comments ] Posted on 01.05.10 in movies, observations, video
I was reading the other day on Wikipedia about the crappy box office reception of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory back in 1971. Curious, I checked out the trailer that was unleashed on an Oompa-Loompaless public in the Nixon era and found this.
Oh, dear. Apart from having the decade-old phenomenon BonziBUDDY read the dry voice over script, I can see no worse way of advertising this movie. It’s like having a combination of Ben Stein and all of my old college professors advertise a film that that they in no way can relate to.
Maybe this is just the way movies were promoted then. Man, if that’s the case I am sure glad to live in the new millennium.
Hindsight is 20/20
[ No Comments ] Posted on 11.18.08 in funny stories, movies, random
Saw this on my newsfeed.
Man, I bet he wishes the Delorean hadn’t been hit by a train at the end of the third movie.
I can mumble and be cute… why won’t Ellen Page do it with me?
[ No Comments ] Posted on 11.01.08 in girls, movies, observations
Tonight, Ian and I went on a man-date to the movies to see Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. And, following an hour of a lifestyle I cannot possibly relate to, I have come to a conclusion. I think it’s funny how Michael Cera plays the exact same character in everything he has ever done.
Arrested Development? Awkwardly charming teenager.
Superbad? Awkwardly charming teenager.
Juno? Awkwardly charming teenager.
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist? Awkwardly charming teenager.
This is by no means a complaint. I find his films to be quite heartwarming. Plus, he is obviously doing something correctly. I mean, if it works for him, dude should rock the weirdness until his penis falls off from boning the legions of tiny girls who adore the feeling of “AWWWWW” that overcomes them every time they see him avoid eye contact and stutter strangely when making a point.
I just wish I could pull it off, too.