"I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" Options

[*chaneun*]

Anyone heard of it? I was doing some googling and this came up. I Amazon'd it and saw many good reviews, and now I'm curious to watch it. XDXD

[Yoshitoki Kunino...]

i have not seen that, no.

[Jeng]

never heard of it.:]

[Simba]

I've heard of it and seen that picture.

Didn't think it was a real movie though...

[Clarisse]

If I saw a poster for that in the movie theatre, I think I'd lose all faith in mankind.

[*Statues/Shadows*]

If I saw a poster for that in the movie theatre, I think I'd lose all faith in mankind.

Indeed.

[push kicks]

If I saw a poster for that in the movie theatre, I think I'd lose all faith in mankind.

why?

[*Statues/Shadows*]

Steven, does it not horrify you that someone would actually make that into a movie?

[push kicks]

no more than 'Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood' which was also directed by the Wayans brothers...

so Nicki, why should a satirical comedy movie bother me?

[*nightmare4taki*]

LOL that movie was funny to me, although Its been so long since I've seen it.

[starlette]

i remember seeing that on the shelves when i worked at blockbuster. BUt i never wasted my free rentals on it. Why when i could watch zoolanger for the millionth time yay!

[Clarisse]

If it's a satire, I suppose it would be an entirely different story. But if someone was actually serious about wasting so much money on a movie that appears to have no depth at all, it proves to me that the human race has reduced its sense of humor to corny one-liners and stupid, brainless dialogue. Of course, this is all judged on the poster. If it's a satire, good for them. I probably still wouldn't go see it in the theatre, though.

[*Statues/Shadows*]

I can't actually say I've heard of that, though.

I don't know. Describing what irritates me about this is a lot more difficult than I'd have expected. While I definitely appreciate irony, I think that there's a particular line that this somehow inexplicably crosses.

Then again, it could just be because I seem to be incapable of agreeing with you, Steven.

[push kicks]

what i find most perplexing is that you are actually judging the movie based solely on the movie poster. you did not bother to see even a plot summary, let alone a movie trailer or the actual movie .. but i guess judging by the movie poster your 'irratations' are somewhat reasonable

[Clarisse]

I understand your point about just judging a movie by its poster, but I don't know. I think it's the actual poster that hooks a person into seeing a movie. If I'm coming back from the movies and I see a poster that actually seems interesting, I'll look it up online, maybe see the trailer. A movie poster is supposed to lure people into wanting to see the movie, not make people shun it.

[*mzkandi*]

Yeah I've saw this before, like years ago. I remember it being quite amusing.

For those who don't know:
Plot Outline: In this parody of blaxploitation movies, a black hero wannabe reunites former black heroes from the 70s to help him get revenge on Mr. Big.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095348/

[*nightmare4taki*]

A movie poster is supposed to lure people into wanting to see the movie, not make people shun it.

And what gives you the impression that every person that views the poster will feel the same as you?

[ANG33ZY]

lol. i would like to get a *glimpse* of the movie.

[push kicks]

I think it's the actual poster that hooks a person into seeing a movie.

i think online trailers. tv commercials, and in theatre previews tell much more. a movie poster can only tell so much. for example, if i had saw the movie poster for "The Ringer", i would have thought Johnny Knoxville was making fun of retarded kids .. but as the movie evidenced, that is not the case

[Clarisse]

And what gives you the impression that every person that views the poster will feel the same as you?

I'm sure I'm not the only person who would be turned off by the poster, though I understand what you're saying. And to push kicks, I'll agree with you to some extent. I actually find the posters more influential in my opinion, though I know the entire society doesn't follow what I think.

[*Statues/Shadows*]

what i find most perplexing is that you are actually judging the movie based solely on the movie poster. you did not bother to see even a plot summary, let alone a movie trailer or the actual movie .. but i guess judging by the movie poster your 'irratations' are somewhat reasonable

It's not a person, Steven. That's what they're for- to attract attention. If it instantaneously deters me, why would I bother to look it up further?

i think online trailers. tv commercials, and in theatre previews tell much more. a movie poster can only tell so much. for example, if i had saw the movie poster for "The Ringer", i would have thought Johnny Knoxville was making fun of retarded kids .. but as the movie evidenced, that is not the case

But why would go out of my way to watch a trailer if the movie hadn't appealed to me in some way in the first place? Sure they tell more, but if they're not being shoved in your face, you have to be introduced another way. Hence, the posters. If the posters are unapplealing, I'm hardly going to waste my time finding out everything about it I can, just to see whether or not I should take it seriously.

I think that's why posters are good, actually. I don't watch much tv, so I don't see many commercials, and I almost never watch online trailers unless I have a reason to, so I'm most likely to see a movie exists through a poster. Anyway, that's good because I also don't want the movie's entire plot ruined for me before I go and see the movie. Unless I've been waiting to see it, I like to have that aspect of uncertainty about the movie. But hey, maybe that's just me.

Oh, and even as a satire, this still doesn't interest me in the remotest. Not my kind of comedy, so I think my feels stay the same, to an extent.

[push kicks]

I don't watch much tv, so I don't see many commercials, and I almost never watch online trailers unless I have a reason to, so I'm most likely to see a movie exists through a poster.

well then, you are a minority and you are only speaking for yourself .. im sure most people gain knowledge of a movie through tv commercials, in movie previews, and online trailers .. and there is no denying that any one of the previously stated mediums provides more INFORMATION than a 1 dimensional movie poster .. anyways.. back on topic

[*Statues/Shadows*]

Oh honestly, this is actually an acceptable branch from the original topic, and you're hardly one to talk about staying on topic, with that crap in anonymous shoutouts right now.

Of course I can only speak for myself. You can only speak for yourself as well. I really don't think the majority of people are going to bother looking up online trailers, to be honest. I likely am in the minority a far as my tv watching goes, but that menas little. You can't disregard a particular demographic just because they're not the majority. Thus, to make the posters an effective form of advertisement, it should at least put forth some information that's actually relevant. Obviously alternative forms of advertisment contain more information, but they're less accessible, and their existance shouldn't make the more traditional posters more obsolete. You're in a minority, only able to speak for yourself as well for being someone who'd actually bother to look up a trailer for every shitty looking movie he can.

[push kicks]

Oh honestly, this is actually an acceptable branch from the original topic, and you're hardly one to talk about staying on topic, with that crap in anonymous shoutouts right now.

my posts were all shoutouts to cb members? pardon me for not being anonymous

Of course I can only speak for myself. You can only speak for yourself as well. I really don't think the majority of people are going to bother looking up online trailers, to be honest.

true

I likely am in the minority a far as my tv watching goes, but that menas little. You can't disregard a particular demographic just because they're not the majority.

the marketing department of any product will not target the minority ... because thats stupid

Thus, to make the posters an effective form of advertisement, it should at least put forth some information that's actually relevant.

yo, suggest a better poster. im being real here, suggest a better poster.

Obviously alternative forms of advertisment contain more information, but they're less accessible, and their existance shouldn't make the more traditional posters more obsolete. You're in a minority, only able to speak for yourself as well for being someone who'd actually bother to look up a trailer for every shitty looking movie he can.

im not an minority watching television commercials, nor a minority watching movie previews ... listen .. HOW OFTEN .. do you actualyl see ... a full color movie poster ..


i dont nee dto say any more...


now lets discuss the movie

[*Statues/Shadows*]

my posts were all shoutouts to cb members? pardon me for not being anonymous
true
the marketing department of any product will not target the minority ... because thats stupid
yo, suggest a better poster. im being real here, suggest a better poster.
im not an minority watching television commercials, nor a minority watching movie previews ... listen .. HOW OFTEN .. do you actualyl see ... a full color movie poster ..
i dont nee dto say any more...
now lets discuss the movie

I wasn't talking about the anonymity. I was talking about the tedium of the arguement.

No kidding. I hardly meant that they should target the minority,k but if the goal is to reach as many people as possible, and there's already enough methods of advertismnet to reach just about everyon, proven forms shouldn't be neglected entirely, as that's only going to hurt their business.

I'm not going to suggest another poster, because I still have not bothered to look up the movie, because I still don't give a damn about it. However, something that expresses the point better would be nice.

I never said most people - or I - don't see movie previews. I'm not that oblivious. The previews before movies are most ofen for movies that won't be coming out for quite a while, though, so I for one tend to forget about it, unless I either watch another movie that happens to show the same preview or see a poster in the theater, because those you see regardless of what movie you're going to watch. But not only in theaters, they're often in malls, or even ads on websites can have similar effects.