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That damn Gillette billboard!

posted 14 years ago by mamboboy
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I don't mind a little subtle advertising, like somebody drinking from a coke or beer bottle, but not when it's thrown in your face like it is in this film. The reason people watch movies is for the escapism it brings - to detract you from day to day life, but when you have a huge Gillette billboard in shot every 20 minutes makes it get really damn annoying!
I don't think even Michael Bay would go as low as to have a bus/truck blast through a giant Coke sign for example...

[–] flyingzebra77 14 years ago

it stood out right away. I at first thought it was supposed to symbolize getting cut or hacked at. Guess i looked into it too far.

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[–] judd_clarke 14 years ago

That's EXACTLY what Michael Bay would do. Which is why we all love him so much.

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[–] suspiria56 14 years ago

A subtle jab methinks, as there was no indication of any credit to Gillette.

Maybe it was to indicate the masculinity with the sign coming crashing down.....or indeed, the male characters having numerous 'close shaves'

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[–] Max06 11 years ago

Gillette: The Best a Man Can Get.

[–] draftdubya-274-182961 11 years ago

It was humor just like the cock and bull shop in the town

[–] super16g 10 years ago

I hate the fake companies movies make up so that they dont have to pay a real company. If the guy climbs up on a billboard I want to see a real ad not some goofy "eat tasty ohs cereal" ad they make up.

[–] THE_Uberto_Bartono 10 years ago

I know right now I want to kill john Lennon

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[–] wan_computers123 9 years ago

The Gillette billboard nearly killing the guy... just a "close shave", no?

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[–] Wolfbrother1983 8 years ago

Michael Bay had a Mountain Dew vending machine turn into a killer robot in Transformers! And an Xbox as well!

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