December 09, 2005

• Um. The bigger news story here is that it's a GAY cowboy movie. Man, I am buying every fundie that I know a ticket to this.
• Also, shouldn't it be BAREback Mountain? eh? eh?
• That gets funnier EVERYTIME I hear that....oh wait, no it doesn't.
• awwwwww *sniffles*
• The guy says he's going to emulate the "Titanic" poster. Then he does. Not sure where the story is here.
• The question is whether it's going to pull in the chicks who will apparently subliminally think they're going to see another Titanic, because presumably that's the intention.
• Both those movie posters give me an erection. Wait, did I say that?
• I wonder who got the product placement deal for the pudding in that movie. Because in a movie with gay cowboys, they just have to eat some pudding, right?
• Please tell me it wasn't tapioca pudding.
• That's just gross.
• Dammit, gerund, you beat me too it.
• he question is whether it's going to pull in the chicks who will apparently subliminally think they're going to see another Titanic, because presumably that's the intention. Well, if the action is somewhat graphic, it might not be so subliminal. And btw, I can't understand why some girls actually like to watch gay male porn. That's just wrong. Now, lesbian porn, well...
• The poster for Brokeback Mountain was inspired by the one for Titanic. So?
• It's a pretty clever use of line, isn't it? When I saw the headline, I thought it was going to be two cowboys standing in the prow of a ship. I love the way the shape of the jacket suggests the shape of the ship. (It's a shipshape jacket). I approve. Not that that matters to anyone but me.
• In this case, "traces of our inspiration" means "traces of an exact copy". Um... how exactly is this an exact copy? This isn't "Magneto as King of Spain" kind of copying. There's a suggestion (curve of shoulder, two faces at top) but I wouldn't have seen it unless this article pointed it out. I mean, look at this image with both posters superimposed: two minutes in Photoshop will show you it isn't an "exact copy". Nothing lines up. The fonts and word layouts aren't copied. The main actor credits aren't in the same location. How is this in any way an "exact copy"?
• Theft in Hollywood? I, for one, am shocked.
• Not sure a pointy black shape with heads floating around the top automatically says 'romance'. Only film buffs remember what the posters looked like.
• Not sure a pointy black shape with heads floating around the top automatically says 'romance'. Only film buffs remember what the posters looked like. That was a facetious comment, right? The subconcious is the target of the marketing, not aficionado memory.
• OK, I was checking out the "Design a Poster for Silent Hill" article on the same web site, and found this gem in the guidelines: 10. No mutations/mutilations/cadavers In a poster for SILENT HILL?!?! What are you gonna have, clowns playing golf in Heaven?
• In this case, "traces of our inspiration" means "traces of an exact copy". Frog person: The quote was "traces of..." to play on the silly quote from the producer. I don't think anyone, including the author, is saying it is literally an exact "Let's spend time and superimpose these over each other in Photoshop" copy. Anyway, great link and story, I approve. ;)
• Yes, but jca, the idea of it being an exact copy as compared to inspiration is ridiculous. The arrangement of the forms into something that would remind someone of a sentiment from the past is pretty creative. Instead of working with just the figures, psychology and past history are incorporated into the mix. But that's not the terrible part about all that bullshit I just said. The terror is that it takes a piss poor effort at writing like "In this case, "traces of our inspiration" means "traces of an exact copy"." to make me come close to appreciating market driven "creativity". Now I have to go shower.
• Now I have to go shower. Yes, InsolentChimp, go do that. :)
• Uh, zing...?
• I read it differently, jca. From my take the author was basically accusing them of doing a ripoff job. My impression is that if they were trying to pay homage to the Titanic poster, they did a good job of doing so at a much less obvious level than "traces of an exact copy" would imply. "Traces of an exact copy" to me says "You'll be hearing from my lawyer soon".
• (It's sad the comments in that weblog post devolved into a gay/anti-gay argument so quickly.)
• Does the movie show squirrel balls?
• jca: please show me where this post turned into "a gay/anti-gay argument". Because I don't see it.
• I think that referred to the post on posterwire.com. However, the comments appear to have been removed and/or edited now.
• wooo gays!
• gays suck!
• gays are awesome!
• BOOOO gays!
• Heehee, Jimmy said "suck."
• I give you all the gay!
• This may be the nicest present I've ever had. Thank you Koko!
• Merry Christmas everyone!
• It's the gayest of the seasons!
• Weeee!