A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

In connection with my article about movie titles, another question is…

 

    

Has there ever been a movie poster that has influenced your decision to see a film?

 

    

For example, I knew, the moment I looked at the First Sunday (2008) poster, I wasn’t going to see the film. I won’t bore you with the details about what I “saw” in the poster. Suffice it to say, I just knew I wasn't going to see the pic.

 

    

It probably didn’t help that every single weekday, for about two or three weeks, that poster was in the train station, on the platform that my train arrives on; so I saw it all the time, and whatever I "saw" on this poster was negatively reinforced.

Comments

[Mes Deux Cents]

Hi TBA,

I have seen advertisements in newspapers for films that have intrigued me enough to find out more about a film. Does that count?

I think that I actually see more trailers that turn me off to films than movie posters.

[theblackactor.com]

Hi Mes Deux Cents:

Yes; that absolutely counts!

Yeah; that's probably true for most people. I guess people get their first glimpse from trailers.

[kimi]

It may have, but off the top of my head can't think of one flick that influenced me by the poster. But I can't say absolutely not.

By the way, hubby got the bootleg First Sunday this weekend. Oy vey! LOL! I fell asleep within the first 30 minutes & I'm being generous!

It's really a shame to have some decent named AA stars end up in a trash flick.

[rawdawgbuffalo]

well that how it goes, money over quality, and nothing wrong with laughing, but dont we do too much already

[theblackactor.com]

@ Kimi

I give you credit for getting through the 30 minutes! LOL.

@ Rawdawgbuffalo

{*** shrugging shoulders *** ) :) Yep. You're right. I agree. :)

[Concerned Black Filmmaker]

Just off the strength of movie posters:

The Departed (the original)
Munich
There Will Be Blood
American Beauty
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (the original)
City of God
Minority Reports
The Aviator (the original)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (the original with just Deep standing in a fog with a sword)

The main problem these days with movie posters are studios make way too many versions.

[theblackactor.com]

@ Concerned Black Filmmaker

They do? Hmmmm. I never noticed. :)

[Paco]

Yes, this one reminds me of the poster for the 1975 film, "Let's Do It Again." That one, however, was slightly more creative -- and was actually painted.

[theblackactor.com]

@ Paco

Really? That's interesting. :)