Now You Face ... Marketing

[zodiac brave]

thats right.

well they did come out way before this flick.

did transformers or any more recent releases. gotg didnt, right?

just trying to get a gauge on whether this movies lack of one is an anomaly or if its just such a late in the year release that it wasn't something that would been done as a standard by the studio.

[Pondslider]

Transformers did too. Gotg didn't, but they started releasing official images in December (Link) and the first teaser came out in mid February. They also had a panel and showed footage at SDCC last summer.

[zodiac brave]

i really do wish this flick woulda gotten the AAA treatment.

but its just not as popular or "important" in the studio's eyes, i guess.

i hope this movie miraculously turns out awesome.

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by zodiac brave

sweet!

ha! that shredder one is so over the top! with the caliber of quality behind this movie, i'd expect no less. from the very first image we received of the shredder, i've thought they were going with a kinda "extreme" mortal kombat style for the character designs and this goes right along with that.

and that raph graffiti style one is def awesome!

as per marketing...ive just now started seeing promotional stuff pop up at stores for how to train your dragon 2 and aside from the posters i still havent really seen anything for xmen literally til yesterday when i went to carls jr and saw they had kid's meal toys (all of which i scooped, heh.)

iirc, i never really saw anything for cap or spidey 2 til about a month or six weeks before they came out. at least in terms of any periphery stuff. they had about the same as tmnt regarding posters n trailers/tv spots. id say we're in pretty standard shape regarding marketing.

Yea i agree 100%. I want that Shredder poster on my wall. This is BY FAR my favorite portrayal of him so far. An evil over lord controlling the entire city, media, TCRI, Police, Politicians, some powerful evil malicious man.. Shredders castle? DAMN
Maybe this first one doesn't get the AAA treatment but if it is successful im sure the second one will. Its their goal to make it as successful as the Transformers series. I hope so. It is def. possible

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by Puddinpop

I hated that Halloween costume lol.. But I wasn't flipping out like a lot of people. Halloween costumes are never an accurate portrayal of actual CGI in the film. Or even what the end result will be. I'm glad that those kick ass Marquettes were leaked directly afterwards along with the pic of Shredder. Plenty of positive feedback after those were released. Unlike when the costume.

Oh dude, I totally flipped out - I've got no problem admitting that. But then we saw the maquettes and although Raph's loincloth was a bit iffy for me, I saw some things that I liked about the designs. But after that the more we saw, the more I just started yo-yoing on the whole thing. As I said, my emotions have been all over the place with this movie.

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by pennydreadful

Oh dude, I totally flipped out - I've got no problem admitting that. But then we saw the maquettes and although Raph's loincloth was a bit iffy for me, I saw some things that I liked about the designs. But after that the more we saw, the more I just started yo-yoing on the whole thing. As I said, my emotions have been all over the place with this movie.

Yea I hear ya.. It's been like that for a lot of folks.. It's why I just want the DAMN thing out already lol. No more speculating.. no more question marks burning into our heads lol...
I just want to see it. It's been sooooooooooo long. Less than two months to go. It will be here before we know it ; )

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by Puddinpop

Yea I hear ya.. It's been like that for a lot of folks.. It's why I just want the DAMN thing out already lol. No more speculating.. no more question marks burning into our heads lol...
I just want to see it. It's been sooooooooooo long. Less than two months to go. It will be here before we know it ; )

Yeah - though I'm starting to think the infighting is not going to improve once the movie's out - if anything, it'll probably get fiercer.

[MastahShredder]

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by pennydreadful

Yeah - though I'm starting to think the infighting is not going to improve once the movie's out - if anything, it'll probably get fiercer.

Um... yea id have to agree with ya lol. But at least all of these questions will be answered once and for all. Then the opinion pushing will be forced into overdrive. After the movie comes out I know Ill probably come here less often.

[Radical Raph]

Those black and white posters are badass!

[zodiac brave]

Originally Posted by Puddinpop

Um... yea id have to agree with ya lol. But at least all of these questions will be answered once and for all. Then the opinion pushing will be forced into overdrive. After the movie comes out I know Ill probably come here less often.

word.

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by zodiac brave

word.

I like coming for news and stuff.. Everything that you said the other day was right on. I just have had it with the trolling snarky snobbery supremacists garbage that just gets worse and worse.. misery loves company.. ill definitely frequent the site.. just probably not as much.

[massakre]

I know theyve been hitting the NBA Finals with TV spots pretty hard.. and you're tapping into a demographic there that may not pick up comic books or tune into the Nick cartoon. I think the marketing is doing well at this point. I've seen several of my friends on FB (that are avid sports nuts tuning into the Finals) go and take a sec and update their status saying something like "whaat?! a new ninja turtles?! im there opening day" .. another status on FB said "transformers? TMNT? Man its gonna be a good summer for movies" one more status said "cant wait to take my sons to see TMNT".

Like I said, the marketing isnt as bad off as what I initially thought it'd be.. i agree that because of the internets, im probably just being impatient.. checking this site and others daily probably doesnt help lol

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by massakre

I know theyve been hitting the NBA Finals with TV spots pretty hard.. and you're tapping into a demographic there that may not pick up comic books or tune into the Nick cartoon. I think the marketing is doing well at this point. I've seen several of my friends on FB (that are avid sports nuts tuning into the Finals) go and take a sec and update their status saying something like "whaat?! a new ninja turtles?! im there opening day" .. another status on FB said "transformers? TMNT? Man its gonna be a good summer for movies" one more status said "cant wait to take my sons to see TMNT".

Like I said, the marketing isnt as bad off as what I initially thought it'd be.. i agree that because of the internets, im probably just being impatient.. checking this site and others daily probably doesnt help lol

I agree.. it seemed a little slow at first.. but we were so Hungry for info lol. I hope i see the trailer on TV Tuesday.. I think that is when the next game is on. The marketing blitz is only going to get better from here on out

[Pondslider]

Originally Posted by Puddinpop

I agree.. it seemed a little slow at first.. but we were so Hungary for info lol. I hope i see the trailer on TV Tuesday.. I think that is when the next game is on. The marketing blitz is only going to get better from here on out

Ukraine bet people will Czech it out even if does turn out to be a Turkey.

[MastahShredder]

Saw this on Twitter..

Advertising for the new #TMNT is pretty cool. These are plastered all over the city. #WashingtonDC

[1984TMNT]

Originally Posted by MastahShredder

Saw this on Twitter..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BptCPo0IQAAzb4L.jpg:large

Interesting he isn't wearing the glasses in that artwork. I'm realllllllly hoping they only make a brief appearance in the movie before Donnie ditches them - though I'm not holding my breath since there has been plenty of other media/promo shots with him indeed wearing them.

[MastahShredder]

From this..his bo definitely looks sort of retractable.

[RedRocBoy]

Originally Posted by FellowChucker

Looks like June, 3 months out is when they decided to kick it in gear. We're going to see new trailers. We're getting individual character posters now. Toys are about to hit retailers. Crush Soda is running flavor specific runs for each turtle. Raph = Strawberry, Mikey = Orange, Donnie = Grape, and Leo = Berry. Pizza Hut marketing will soon be coming. More stuff coming to light.

THIS Shredder, totally over the top, just like the character was meant to be. But he looks totally bad ass.

http://i.imgur.com/bpdtf6J.jpg

Nice black and white theme as a nod to the possible original Mirage source material? I dig it.

http://i.imgur.com/pPZwH2M.jpg

Love Mikey's face here:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...84694905_n.jpg

Damn!!!! Shredder looks so freakin' bad ass.

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by FellowChucker

HIS Shredder, totally over the top, just like the character was meant to be. But he looks totally bad ass.

Considering that in the initial design process for the character they tried a different look but the mutual agreement of everyone that it worked best as a more simple realistic look then I'd sat that "over the top" is certainly NOT how the character was meant to be.

Also this Shredder looks ridiculous. When he draws his extra blades it looks like his hands are peacocking.