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From the writer(s) of.....
6.59%
From the producer(s) of....
21.98%
From the executive producer(s) of....
37.36%
From the studio that brought you....
63.74%
Based on the best selling novel by....
7.69%
From the director of....
2.20%
From (insert number) of the writers of (insert movie)..
14.29%
Other (Some other lame selling point)
10.99%
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What do you think is the worst movie selling point?

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Old 02-17-13, 11:52 AM
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Re: What do you think is the worst movie selling point?

Originally Posted by Jay G.
You're thinking of The Man with the Iron Fists probably. The way Tarantino's name was displayed on posters and the like lead some to think it was directed by him:






Pixar did include "from the creators of Finding Nemo, Up, Wall-E" in one of its trailers for Brave:
http://youtu.be/TEHWDA_6e3M?t=47s

I think Pixar normally tends to do that on films with new premises, and not sequels or such where they can depend on people remembering the original film. For example, the Monsters University Trailer doesn't have that sort of credit, while the trailer for Up does.
That Tarantino thing must fool tons of people. Last Christmas, I mentioned to a friend I was going to see the new Tarantino movie, to which he said "oh yeah! The iron fist movie, right?"
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Re: What do you think is the worst movie selling point?

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Re: What do you think is the worst movie selling point?

"From visionary director Paul W.S. Anderson"
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Re: What do you think is the worst movie selling point?

Originally Posted by B5Erik
Studio. In most cases that means very little. They're grasping for straws if they're using that one...
"From Time Warner, the studio that brought you Casablanca a few years ago."
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"From the CREATORS of (any completely derivative movie, like Independence Day)"
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Originally Posted by Rockmjd23
"From visionary director Wes Anderson"
Fixed.
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Re: What do you think is the worst movie selling point?

I voted for all of them, because they're overused beyond reason. Studios should let films stand on their own merit, instead of hyping them up with one name or another.

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