First Rambo movie poster online

Here's the new poster for the now-titled Rambo (also known as John Rambo), which continues to show that Sylvester Stallone still has a chance at making a comeback (at least for this one movie). The trailer footage this far has been top notch (bloody, that is) and now the movie poster itself looks pretty slick.

Learn more about the new Rambo movie here.

I'm Not There Movie Poster

Here's the movie poster for I'm Not There, the Bob Dylan biopic that stars several actors as the main character (including Cate Blanchett). Interesting concept...

Alien vs. Predator Requiem Poster

Here's the first movie poster for Alien vs. Predator Requiem. It's really not that good. The tagline, "This Christmas there will be no peace on Earth" just exudes cheesiness, and the graphic of Predator and Alien coming out of the Earth while still wrapped around it just looks stupid. Are they trying to make it look like an ornament?

On top of that, the title A V P R is just pretentious and ridiculous. Do you think your franchise is respected and anticipated enough to warrant an abbreviation? No one is going to know what the "R" is, and no one cares.

Click on the poster to see a larger version...

New Saw IV Poster

Yet another Saw movie is coming to theaters this October, and once again, we're guaranteed a suck-fest. Lionsgate has released a new Saw IV movie poster, and, as one might expect, its rather gruesome. How does Jigsaw, the villain from the first three films, factor in, since he bit the bullet in the last film? Maybe the poster hints away...

New Fred Claus movie posters

Warner Brothers has unleashed four new movie posters for the upcoming comedy Fred Claus, where Vince Vaughn plays the ignored younger brother of Santa Claus (played by Paul Giamatti). The first poster was rather creepy and regarded as such across the Internet (actually, I only base that off of my personal opinion and a comment I saw on one other movie site), as it showed Vaughn staring through a peep hole like some kind of serial killer stalker.

The new movie posters are funnier and eye grabbing, with emphasis on the eye grabbing. Each one features a bunch of little elves doing funny things, and since elves don't actually exist, they catch your attention. The posters almost have a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory feel to them.

The main movie poster just has Vaughn looking bored as a bunch of little elves jump on his head... slightly amusing, and better than the original, but not remarkable and doesn't necessarily exude the humor of the film.

There are also three teaser posters, one of which has two funny little elves looking up into the air and waving their hands in disapproval. The imagery is best, and the tagline is sort of funny in a cheesy kind of way: "Fred showed us how to be awesome." Another has a single elf yelling out at the audience, but the tagline sucks: "Fred rocks the toy shop." Who the hell cares? A final is the worst and says absolutely nothing about the movie, as it features three elves in black spy gear looking like they are trying out for a rap video, and the tagline says: "Fred better bring his 'A' game."

So, the posters range from good to decent to bad - the marketing department still has its work cut out for it. It seems like they are playing around with a bunch of different things and trying to see what sticks. Some experimentation is fine, but they better get into agreement soon and develop a real strategy.

Shoot 'Em Up movie marketing review - Clive Owen got bored waiting for Sin City 2

Sin City 2 is still in the works as far as I know, but every once in a while it gets pushed back just a little farther. Will it come out in 2007? Unlikely. 2008? Hopefully. Does anyone really know? Maybe Robert Rodriguez, but that's about it.

That being said, it appears that Clive Owen decided not to wait, so he joined the cast of Shoot 'Em Up, the poorly titled action movie from writer/director Michael Davis, who hasn't written or directed anything worth noting thus far. The movie does star the very good looking Monica Belluci (though she doesn't look as good here as she has in the past) and almost-no-longer-underrated actor Paul Giamatti, but even the cast doesn't have me squirming to go see this one.

Two pieces of marketing material have come out in recent weeks - three movie posters and a movie trailer. The posters are good enough. The Clive Owen one looks especially like something you would expect from Sin City, only not as creative. The Giamatti one is nothing to scream about, and the Belluci one tries to be sexy but really fails. Her pose isn't anything great, and what's that she's holding?

As for the movie trailer, Shoot 'Em Up looks like it could have potential as a mindless action film, but the trailer just isn't cohesive enough to get me excited. There's plenty of action, but the marketing department didn't a very good job of making the action look exciting or original. There's too much talking in the trailer, actually - since the movie's an action flick, focus on the frikkin' action!

All in all, I'm not holding my breath for Shoot 'Em Up, but with the cast alone it's worth paying attention to. The marketing department will need to up their game, though. You can check out the other Shoot 'Em Up movie posters and trailer here.

The Invasion movie poster - and why no marketing?

The Invasion, starring Nicole Kidman and James Bond... er, Daniel Craig... hits theaters in August, so why the hell has no one heard about it? I saw the movie trailer online and it was pretty good (though I'm still not decided on whether the movie will be effective or not), but I haven't once seen the previews at theaters. I've gone to nearly every movie this summer, and I haven't seen anything marketing this movie whatsoever. Is it lack of confidence from the studio, or did they just forget about The Invasion?

I went and watched Transformers last night, and aside from a preview for the J.J. Abrams-produced Cloverfield, the previews were full of stupid comedies and other movies you wouldn't expect to be previewed at an action film. Why not show The Invasion here? Seems like a perfect time to do so...

Anyway, the studio finally released the movie poster to the Internet (still no signs at theaters, though), and I can say that I'm extremely underwhelmed. Nicole Kidman looks like she's been pulled out of the 1950's version of The Bodysnatchers, and aside from the title, the movie looks like some old school thriller. Is this not about aliens, or zombies, or something of the like?

I think the marketing department is blowing it on this one...

Movie poster review: The Simpsons Movie

There have been plenty of The Simpsons movie posters over the last couple months, but this latest one (the final?) takes the cake. It is simple, to-the-point and still utterly funny, but only if you know Homer (and who the hell doesn't?)

We've seen the donut theme coming up quite a few times, but The Simpsons crew got it perfect on this one. How can you not want to see a movie where you have that big, fat yellow idiot chomping on the "O" in "MOVIE"?

I can't wait for this movie, even though the movie trailers have not been as hilarious as I was expecting them to be (but the pig belly scene in the bedroom is wonderful).

New Bourne Ultimatum Poster

I have to say: I have not been overly impressed with the marketing for The Bourne Ultimatum so far. The follow-up to one of my favorite action movies, The Bourne Supremacy, the first movie poster (showing Matt Damon from the back) wasn't anything too exciting and the movie trailers have not exactly been stellar. I do like the tag line "Jason Bourne comes home", but overall, the results have been disappointing.

Until now.

A couple of new movie posters have shown up on the web, both of which are quite gritty and in black and white. One features a close-up of Damon's dirt-or-blood-covered face and nothing else, while the one pictured her is even better. I've seen these posters referred to as international posters, but I hope the U.S. marketing team decides to take advantage if they haven't already, as these are some amazing and eye-popping movie posters.