Solid Snake

Same could be said for all of them, comic book movies. Maybe DP isn't right for your asshole?

I'm a fan of the character. And from the comics, seems to be a really well balance of humor and action. Add in an engaging/interesting story. Just depends on how this production works it.

I can see this failing as well. Cuz it's an added variety to the the genre. That can be dangerous. Luckily this one is a cheap film for the genre.

The hype is mostly that they're even doing this film at all. It's vulgar, bloody, and part of the X-Men universe. He's a popular character cuz he's just so damn opposite of the norm for the most part.

In my theater, w/ the Hateful 8 crowd, they loved it.

Big Boy Laroux

The thing that is hooking me the most with the trailers and marketing is the writing and comic timing. All the jokes just work for me. It has nothing to do with breaking the fourth wall, swearing, or violence.

E Unit

Right, and that speaks directly to the demographics Deadpool is aimed at. I was actually surprised that the Star Wars crowd I was at had senior citizens and kids. Deadpool will only have the Hateful 8 crowd, which will yield probably the same amount of $ it makes.

fumanstan

I have a bunch of Deadpool comic collections, and I find them all entertaining to various degrees without getting tired of his shtick. Honestly, you can break down any character to a specific set of attributes and call them one-note, it's all about the stories you put around him and in that regard Deadpool is no different then other hero in my opinion. Yeah, he's highlighted by the attributes mentioned like breaking the fourth wall and his wise ass attitude, but I would hope the rest of the movie can make the character compelling. From the bits in the trailer that show his origin, it seems like it could be.

Now if the humor in general doesn't do it for you, then sure it could get tired and annoying quickly.

brayzie

Well the 90s Blade wasn't an R-Rated comic. Despite the violence it still had the Comics Code Authority label just like all the other Marvel comics at the time, which were aimed at kids.

Plus, I don't remember the first Blade film really stressing the Marvel Comics association like they do now. I think the Marvel logo got prominent with Blade II or Trinity.

The studio wants to have their cake and eat it too. It's an adult film but they're marketing it in a way to take advantage of the PG-13 superhero audience too.

Solid Snake

That ad had nothing to do w/ the PG-13 demographic audience. It was just some BS thing for them to do cuz it'd be funny. I think some of you lot took that one too seriously for its intent.

Why So Blu?

The red band trailer played in front of The Revenant at our showing. The hipsters ate that shit up.

Michael Corvin

M:I Ghost Protocol only had three action pieces. So yeah, it is possible to be giving away too much.

In an era where a paint-by-numbers Rom-Com can earn over $200m and spawn a sequel because of a swearing bear, I don't think the average movie goer is very discerning when it comes to what's clearly a novelty that wears thin after 5 minutes.

Solid Snake

Seriously... who the fuck are the marketing people for this? They're not letting up on this thing.

Apparently this played the premiere of a show called the Bachelor.

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EDIT: Ah... apparently The Bachelor is about one dude being surrounded by a bunch of good looking pussy and he gets to decide who he wants to marry? Hmph. Sounds like an interesting kind of deal for that guy.

rocket1312

Huh, really? They put something like that on tv? Must be new.

Mike86

I don't think anyone is hyping this film up to be anywhere near the level of The Avengers or The Dark Knight. It just looks like a fun film from the way its being marketed but I do think it will have a limited appeal. Like has been mentioned a couple of times I think this will be received similar to the way the Kick-Ass films were in terms of how well it does and how much appeal it will have to audiences. It maybe has a slight advantage because of it being a Marvel character and associated with the X-Men films.

Honestly I kind of agree that Deadpool can be a bit of a one note character and I have mixed feelings on him but the trailers are selling the hell out of this film if you ask me.

fumanstan

Yeah, surprised that Snake apparently never heard of it before.

Actually seems exactly the type of thing that Deadpool would mock.

Solid Snake

I don't watch TV much. And what I do... is kind of rare.

fumanstan

It's just one of those shows that became pretty big in pop culture, so I figure a lot of people would be aware even without watching much TV or the show itself.

jdslater1

Find it funny that some people don't quite understand the Deadpool going to hospitals stuff.
Look at the 80s and all the stuff they had Freddy do with the kids!

Solid Snake

Wow. Never expected to see something like this from the marketing guys.

Eric F

Ahahahah! Brilliant!!!!

TGM

LOL, that IS good.

Big Boy Laroux

whoever is in charge of marketing this movie, i must find them and marry them. Dudes, chicks, doesn't matter. single person, multiple people, doesn't matter.

I would pay Fox to actually put posters of that at theaters.

fumanstan

I love this so much. And fits Deadpool so well.

islandclaws

Seriously, in an age of bland, redundant marketing this is a genius play.

OldBoy

so this is real and not fan boy?

OldBoy

brilliant!!

fumanstan

Yup, it's on their twitter and facebook pages.

Deftones

That is awesome.