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Post by Cela on Feb 10, 2021 23:09:23 GMT -5
The best product placement is the type you don't notice until you mysteriously buy Pepsi the next day, but some movies don't get this. Which sneaky ads in movies took you out of the moment?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 23:19:24 GMT -5
I usually don't pay any mind to product placement but the Smallville fight in Man of Steel is hilariously awful with it.
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Feb 10, 2021 23:21:48 GMT -5
Leonard Part 6 is awful for many reasons but the Coke placement because Coke owned Columbia Pictures in the 80s was enough to trigger one of Roger Ebert's greatest rants.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 10, 2021 23:22:45 GMT -5
 Not a movie (well the new ones) but the original TV show had a shit ton of Pizza Hut in it |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 23:28:58 GMT -5
Not a movie (well the new ones) but the original TV show had a shit ton of Pizza Hut in it One of my favorite little things in Steins;Gate is how it basically does the same thing with Dr. Pepper except it's not actually even sponsored by Dr. Pepper so instead it's just weirdly enthusiastic about plugging an obvious knockoff of it. |
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Post by Platypus Mod, with a new hat on Feb 10, 2021 23:33:58 GMT -5
this is probably the best  |
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Post by wildojinx on Feb 11, 2021 0:12:10 GMT -5
Not a movie (well the new ones) but the original TV show had a shit ton of Pizza Hut in it Jojo: Diamond is Unbreakable (I think that was the one) had a whole arc where a Pepsi sign was practically part of the plot. |
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Post by Mandarin Dessert Version 0 on Feb 11, 2021 0:22:46 GMT -5
Can we count all the products who actually lent their mascots to Food Fight?
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Feb 11, 2021 1:15:49 GMT -5
Not watched the video yet, but here is a couple of the blatant worst:
The Day The Earth Stood Still (remake) - in the a tribute to Mac & Me this alien invasion film has a pivotal scene is set in a McDonalds with a plug for the McCafe... no dance number though, would have added something to that bland movie
The Thomas Crown Affair (remake) - the movie actually comes to halt while Rene Russo gets a Diet Coke out of a vending machine and proceeds to down the beverage and in one go, followed by a satisfying “ahhhhh!”
World War Z - just like the above.. this time it’s Brad Pitt getting a Pepsi from a vending machine in zombie ridden science lab, takes a gulp before using the drink to distract some zombies
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Post by Shark on Feb 11, 2021 2:30:38 GMT -5
Maybe I'm weird. Product placement in movies don't bother me at all. I mean, products are all around us right now. Right now, I'm looking at a giant Apple logo. It's actually the times that they obviously alter a logo or a product name that distract me and pull me out of a show or movie.
I am amazed the Krispy Kreme stuff from the 2017 Power Rangers movie didn't make the cut though. I know a lot of people hated that.
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Post by Platypus Mod, with a new hat on Feb 11, 2021 2:43:47 GMT -5
Maybe I'm weird. Product placement in movies don't bother me at all. I mean, products are all around us right now. Right now, I'm looking at a giant Apple logo. It's actually the times that they obviously alter a logo or a product name that distract me and pull me out of a show or movie. I am amazed the Krispy Kreme stuff from the 2017 Power Rangers movie didn't make the cut though. I know a lot of people hated that. it depends how it's done. If it's naturally in the shot... whatever... if a character stops what they are doing to specifically go and get the product that has no impact on anything... it's a problem. speaking of... Blade Trinity where they had like a three minute ad for like iTunes ... right after a quick ad for the truck they were getting into. |
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Post by I'm Team Bayley and Indi on Feb 11, 2021 4:45:18 GMT -5
haven't had chance to watch the video
but Mac and Me is basically an advert for McDonalds and Coca Cola
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Post by Zombie Mod on Feb 11, 2021 5:11:50 GMT -5
the transformers films are not very subtle about product placement (I dont mean the vehicles.), but the fourth one is probably the worst for it.
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Post by Bobeddy on Feb 11, 2021 5:28:17 GMT -5
this is probably the best I submit young George Clooney in Return of the Killer Tomatoes |
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Feb 11, 2021 5:38:13 GMT -5
I usually don't pay any mind to product placement but the Smallville fight in Man of Steel is hilariously awful with it. Man of Steel is pretty much Product Placement: The Motion Picture. Literally 90% of the production budget was recouped on product placement alone. |
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Post by dirtyoldman on Feb 11, 2021 8:50:58 GMT -5
Cobra with Stallone looked Just like a Pepsi add.
But product placement is a hard thing to do without making it look blatant. As mentioned we're surrounded by products so its only natural for them to be in movies.
It does seem strange still when in a tv show in bar scenes you only have to ask for a pint and not bother saying fosters, harp guinness etc.
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Post by Bo Rida on Feb 11, 2021 9:07:24 GMT -5
Recent James Bond movies have been a big advert, even get dialogue to sell a watch, beer, etc. Hate it.
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Feb 11, 2021 9:11:42 GMT -5
I usually don't pay any mind to product placement but the Smallville fight in Man of Steel is hilariously awful with it. Sorry, couldn't resist. Agree about Transformers as product placement is partially why they could only use certain vehicles for alt modes. |
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Post by Push R Truth on Feb 11, 2021 9:14:43 GMT -5
I think the best is Zombieland with the Twinkies.
I'd say the worst was Mac and Me but like the entire damn movie was a giant product placement.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Feb 11, 2021 9:24:54 GMT -5
I am amazed the Krispy Kreme stuff from the 2017 Power Rangers movie didn't make the cut though. I know a lot of people hated that. Hated it? I thought it was the best scene in the movie. |
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