A detailed analysis of how this poster throws away everything we know about what makes a good movie poster.
(On the bright side, Disney isn't posting take-down notices about copies of the poster, vs. copies of the trailer.)
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http://www.dorkly.com/post/63060/the-terrible-new-poster-for-guardians-of-the-galaxy-reviewed
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The Terrible New Poster For ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, Reviewed
Today, Marvel released a brand new poster for their upcoming sci-fi action film, Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s TERRIBLE. But don’t take our …
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Where's the punny tagline? I DEMAND A PUNNY TAGLINE.
"I AM GROOT!" (Well, it's a great pun in GrootSpeak)
Disney was doing takedowns of the trailer? Seems counterproductive.
Disney has apparently signed an exclusivity agreement with Facebook for (certain of?) their trailers. Any copies of this showing up on YouTube received take-down notices.
I'm sure FB either paid a chunk for the privilege, or Disney thinks it's getting something out of it, or something, but it makes it a lot less likely that I will see or forward on trailers such as this. Which seems the wrong thing for Disney to be driving for, but they're an odd company sometimes.
+Dave Hill Ah. Those two conspiring. Figures. Stupid move, on Disney's part, great one on FB's part.
Yeah, that seems really odd, especially since I thought that one of the big things that helped drive Frozen was putting an HD version of "Let it Go" on YouTube in advance of the release.
Could be different divisions calling the shots.