Movie Ad warnings..

zuroph

Does everyone agree these warnings on the TV ads are getting beyond ridiculous? I mean, I can understand "Contains strong sexual scenes" "Contains extreme Violence" "Contains scenes of torture" etc...

but Seven pounds..
"Contains scenes of intense emotion"

WTF?!?!

"Dont go to this if you want to see actors displaying emotion" ?????????

AlmightyCushion

It's a pity they didn't warn you about how shít the film is.

zuroph

zuroph wrote: »

Does everyone agree these warnings on the TV ads are getting beyond ridiculous? I mean, I can understand "Contains strong sexual scenes" "Contains extreme Violence" "Contains scenes of torture" etc...

but Seven pounds..
"Contains scenes of intense emotion"

WTF?!?!

"Dont go to this if you want to see actors displaying emotion" ?????????

Hey given some of the wooden acting out there it might be a shock to the system :eek:

Nodin

zuroph wrote: »

Does everyone agree these warnings on the TV ads are getting beyond ridiculous? I mean, I can understand "Contains strong sexual scenes" "Contains extreme Violence" "Contains scenes of torture" etc...

but Seven pounds..
"Contains scenes of intense emotion"

WTF?!?!

"Dont go to this if you want to see actors displaying emotion" ?????????

Maybe its sort of code for "Contains vast amounts of cheesey American ****e".

CuLT

I'm still cheesed off about having to sit through five minutes of FBI warnings, logos and bullshit preachy "you wouldn't steal a car" crap after I buy a DVD. Never have this hassle when I just download a rip.

zuroph

how far can this go though?!?

"contains a scene where the head is in the box"
"contains a scene where verbal kint is revealed to be..."

AlmightyCushion

CuLT wrote: »

I'm still cheesed off about having to sit through five minutes of FBI warnings, logos and bullshit preachy "you wouldn't steal a car" crap after I buy a DVD. Never have this hassle when I just download a rip.

True but.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wRxfz_6E7o

OMG I noticed this last night aswell, WTF?? having to warn people they might feel a bit teary? some american idiot probably sued cos her mascara ran during a sad film.

BaconZombie

The worst I've seen is "Warning: May contain mild slapstick"

WFT is mild slapstick?!?!?!?!!?


Edit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWPfcEOr2Yg

Berty

Nothing to see here

Ignore me!

javaboy

zuroph wrote: »

"Contains scenes of intense emotion"

WTF?!?!

"Dont go to this if you want to see actors displaying emotion" ?????????

Deleted User wrote: »

OMG I noticed this last night aswell, WTF?? having to warn people they might feel a bit teary? some american idiot probably sued cos her mascara ran during a sad film.

I don't know what people are complaining about tbh. That's a very useful warning so blokes can leave in advance. It's the equivalent of the old "if you have children in the room, you might want to take them out now" warning but for grown men.


I wish they'd had this kind of a warning before Brokeback Mountain. I thought the old spaghetti western genre was making a comeback. Boy was I wrong!

Senna

on good films they'll start warning "may require brain activity"

it would be a flop in America with a warning like that.

TheIrishGrover

for Team America trailer: "For graphic crude and sexual behavior, violent images and strong language - all involving puppets."


Awesome

00112984

"May contain scenes of peril" is my favourite.

I ,too, hate the "you wouldn't steal a car; you wouldn't steal a handbag" ****e.

Presumptuous bastards.

Sam Vimes

CuLT wrote: »

I'm still cheesed off about having to sit through five minutes of FBI warnings, logos and bullshit preachy "you wouldn't steal a car" crap after I buy a DVD. Never have this hassle when I just download a rip.

Ironically the only way to avoid all the piracy warnings is to pirate it

zuroph

Senna wrote: »

on good films they'll start warning "may require brain activity"

it would be a flop in America with a warning like that.

in america they do regularily get "Warning- some subtitles"

The Saint

Can be useful too though. When they say at the start they say that "this film contains scenes of an explicit sexual nature" it lets you know that there's going to be good spanking material when otherwise you might just skip passed it.

TheIrishGrover

00112984 wrote: »

"May contain scenes of peril" is my favourite.

I ,too, hate the "you wouldn't steal a car; you wouldn't steal a handbag" ****e.

Presumptuous bastards.

Too bloody right...... I think they're calling you ghey man. Sort 'em

shenanigans1982

Yeah they are getting ridiculous...the ad for some movie recently had "may contain scenes of choreographed violence"...think it was Transporter 3.

zuroph

but when they say it in the ads, ur missus says, "oh yeah, THATS why you want to go to it" and u get in trouble before the film even begins.

00112984

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

Too bloody right...... I think they're calling you ghey man. Sort 'em

Woah, missus. I'm a "she".

Sam Vimes

zuroph wrote: »

in america they do regularily get "Warning- some subtitles"

Actually i'm currently in sweden where films are in english with swedish sub titles. Warnings about sub titles would be handy because i won't understand those bits

robinph

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

Yeah they are getting ridiculous...the ad for some movie recently had "may contain scenes of choreographed violence"...think it was Transporter 3.

Why do they not seem to know though, it either does or it doesn't, why the uncertainty in the warning?

zuroph

may contains scene of robots fighting...

tony1kenobi

javaboy wrote: »

II wish they'd had this kind of a warning before Brokeback Mountain. I thought the old spaghetti western genre was making a comeback. Boy was I wrong!

It kinda was.....Ledgers ring was like a fcuking hoop by the end.........

CuLT

zuroph wrote: »

may contains scene of robots fighting...

I would love to see these sort of warnings as graphical labels.

ejmaztec

"May contain 93 minutes of repetitious boredom"

zuroph

Brokeback mountain

"May contain nuts"

javaboy

You're thinking of One Flew Over tCN.

BaconZombie

Whats next, Sky/Fox News showing the following:

"Warning: May contain one scene of truth"

javaboy

BOFH_139 wrote: »

Whats next, Sky/Fox News showing the following:

"Warning: May contain one scene of truth"

Sky (News & Sport) should contain an epilepsy warning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEAKFGBFykE

Sharpshooter

So , would you find " May contain scenes of people wearing clothes " on a Porn film ?

ShooterSF

Rumour is they have a new one waiting in the wings for years but have never got to use it:

"Warning: May contain scenes of Keanu Reeves acting."

Back to the Future

"Contains Reckless Driving"

shenanigans1982

ShooterSF wrote: »

Rumour is they have a new one waiting in the wings for years but have never got to use it:

"Warning: May contain scenes of Keanu Reeves acting."

Whooaaah!

ShooterSF

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

Whooaaah!

Now is that an awe whoooaah or a hold your horses one?
If it's the latter they didnt have the disclaimer back when Bill and Ted was made.

Sharpshooter

The Dark Knight.

Warning: Contain's scenes of a dead man walking.

BaconZombie

It's probably on the HD-DVD release....

ShooterSF wrote: »

Now is that an awe whoooaah or a hold your horses one?
If it's the latter they didnt have the disclaimer back when Bill and Ted was made.

rubadub

javaboy wrote: »

I don't know what people are complaining about tbh. That's a very useful warning so blokes can leave in advance. It's the equivalent of the old "if you have children in the room, you might want to take them out now" warning but for grown men

Exactly, danger chick flick alert. I hate the amount of comedies that just turn into chick flicks half way through with no fecking warning. I thought the trailer for 7 pounds looked interesting, won't bother with it now.

EamonnKeane

"May contain excessive jingoism and slow-motion shots of flags waving"