Really Bad Posters For Really Bad Movies: Untraceable
I haven’t seen Untraceable, but I have seen the trailer, and I feel like I’ve seen probably two minutes too much for this film. Yes, I am prejudging this flick, but at least I’m disclosing this fact upfront.
IMPA has two new posters for the Diane Lane/Colin Hanks FBI Hacking Thriller. You got to love it when the theatrical advertising is just as bad as the movie, and this seems to be a prime example. To think that Frequency director Gregory Hoblit has resorted to such a film disappoints me greatly. Thankfully, I’ll be at Sundance when this film comes out (not that Screen Gems will likely screen this “gem” for press). Check out the movie posters.
Official Plot Synopsis:
Within the FBI, there exists a division dedicated to investigating and prosecuting criminals on the internet. Welcome to the front lines of the war on cybercrime, where Special Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) has seen it all……until now. A tech-savvy internet predator is displaying his graphic murders on his own website – and the fate of each of his tormented captives is left in the hands of the public: the more hits his site gets, the faster his victims die. When this game of cat and mouse becomes personal, Marsh and her team must race against the clock to track down this technical mastermind who is virtually untraceable.
Untraceable hits theaters on January 25th 2008.
Posters: Drillbit Taylor and Hancock
Check out the new posters for Hancock and Drillbit Taylor.
IMPA has a look at the teaser poster for Will Smith’s super-anti-hero film Hancock, which hits theaters on July 2nd 2008. I like the concept, but featuring a city in his sun glasses might confuse some consumers as New York City played heavily in the marketing for I Am Legend.
JoBlo has a look at the poster for the upcoming Judd Apatow-produced comedy starring Owen Wilson, Drillbit Taylor. For various reasons, I really hate to criticize this film. But the trailer was incredibly weak, and the theatrical one-sheet doesn’t look any better. I’ll admit, I was wrong about Walk Hard. The horrible marketing had me convinced the film would be a stinker, but it ended up being a solid comedy. But sadly most of America was also turned off by the advertising, and the film fell hard at the box office, which is a shame. It might very well be the same case with Drillbit, but I have yet to see any indication of this.