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Author Topic: Hancock Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 07-05-2008 02:53 AM                     THe thing in the background was a guy on stilts that walks on sunset blvd. Not a creature. You can see him before the twisters show up in the background.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 07-08-2008 10:18 AM                     I agree the half way story change was out there and damn annoying, but I kind of figured it out once 'said' character was introduced. I also couldn't stand the constant extreme closeup shots of the actor's faces - that got grating real fast. I thought the 5.1 soundmix was pretty un-inventive as well. When compared to say 'Incredible Hulks' soundmix which was bombastic, LOUD and intense, here 'Hancock' is terribly lacking. [ 07-08-2008, 01:10 PM: Message edited by: Jonathan Goeldner ]  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-08-2008 05:50 PM                        Who is the asshole who decided that this would be the main poster for the movie? This is one of the worst posters I have ever seen! He looks like a bug. A bug with fake stubble that is puckering up to kiss me! Oh wow, that sure does make me want to see this movie!  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-08-2008 05:57 PM                        Agreed, that is a bad teaser poster at best. Although if the poster showed him flying through the air drunkenly, the way he does in the trailer, that wouldn't be much of a sell either. (I haven't seen this movie yet.)  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-08-2008 06:54 PM                     That is such a bad poster. He looks like he has a sour lolly in his mouth.  |  IP: Logged James R. Hammonds, Jr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 931 From: Houston, TX, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 07-12-2008 12:04 AM                     I loved it. The editing down they did for the PG-13 rating made it feel too rushed and choppy, and I think that contributes to the WTF turn halfway through. SPOILERS I almost think that this might have been better as two movies. The first where Hancock turns from the depressed, crude, jerk of a hero into what he was really supposed to be and his wife is revealed at the end. The second would be where they battle each other and he learns about his origins and realizes why they have to stay separate. That would probably not be a very good movie on its own though, so it's probably best left as one movie, but with the original footage left in. END SPOILERS I did appreciate that this was not just some slapstick hero Summer comedy people were expecting from the trailers. There were bonuses in the lessons that can be taken away from the movie. Unlike some of the hero movies I've seen, this one actually had a story. Brad was wrong. I'll see this again, but may wait for the original cut on DVD.  |  IP: Logged Louis Belloisy Expert Film Handler Posts: 120 From: morris, ct usa Registered: Jun 2006 posted 07-14-2008 11:09 AM                        The poster is terrible, his mouth looks like the south end of a dog heading north Louis  |  IP: Logged David Alexander B Film Handler Posts: 16 From: Waterloo Belgium Registered: Jul 2008 posted 07-16-2008 04:11 PM                        HANCOCK sound was utterly disappointing in bass and dynamics can anyother confirm?  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-04-2008 03:05 PM                        I thought this was pretty good. Will Smith played against his usual summer persona and, as noted above, Charlize Theron looked ex-cell-ent! I was surprised at the "plot twist" which, for once, was not in the trailers! (At least, not in the ones I've seen.) I liked the way Hancock would tell people to "call me that one more time" before kicking their butt. It reminded me of the old Steve Martin film "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" in which his character would go ballistic at the phrase "cleaning woman." I thought the sound was good, especially the big symphonic buildup near the end. It sounded like a live orchestra in the theatre. I did notice this soundtrack was recorded a bit softer than normal - we usually run most movies at 6.0, but ran this one at 6.4.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 08-04-2008 03:58 PM                     quote: This is one of the worst posters I have ever seen! That Hancock poster typifies posters for modern Hollywood movies. It's designed more for a small DVD case on a crowded video store shelf than something meant for a theater lobby. The M.O.: just stick the main actor's head on the poster and run with that. If it's an ensemble piece then Photoshop the group on there instead (by combining lots of separate photos of actors together for some good Photoshop Disaster potential). Hardly any grand imagery. Don't use any creative type. Stay away from logos and illustration. Eddie Murphy has had the same kind of poster design used on his movies more than once. The teaser poster for Meet Dave and the poster for Boomerang immediately comes to mind.  |  IP: Logged

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