Things you're tired of seeing in movies

[Richard Baker]

I was just thinking about this a couple of days ago. When "24" was one of the biggest shows in the USA, they worked out a deal with Ford for exclusive use in exchange for (I believe) no commercial interruptions. I had never heard of a deal like that before. I get brand recognition, but I also bet Ford had a huge contract saying that those cars had to be heavily featured as a can-do-no-wrong line of vehicles.

The TV Show 'The Closer' had an episode with zero commercials. Instead of commercials they went two directions- product placement and hidden logos. At the beginning of the show they had a hotel lobby with a Chevrolet Impala parked inside, several of the detectives were wandering around waiting for someone and stood by the car making small talk about it. The show also have the Impala emblem hidden in different scenes and a contest where if you found them you could log into a contest and be in the running for some cool prizes.

 

[guabe]

Recently I saw the Predator animated series Killer of Killers and i just hate changes in FPS. It seems like it's 12fps and I just get dizzy with that stuff. My brain just sees this as if i was blinking really fast.

 

[laellee]

Recently I saw the Predator animated series Killer of Killers and i just hate changes in FPS. It seems like it's 12fps and I just get dizzy with that stuff. My brain just sees this as if i was blinking really fast.

A lot of people have mentioned this.... And it must have been a stylistic choice (at lest I hope not being CHEAP), it's easy to generate filler frames in edit to remove this without a ton more work needed.

 

[guabe]

A lot of people have mentioned this.... And it must have been a stylistic choice (at lest I hope not being CHEAP), it's easy to generate filler frames in edit to remove this without a ton more work needed.

The story is really good but that filter takes me out of enjoying it fully. I do think its a stylistic choice.

 

[laellee]

The story is really good but that filter takes me out of enjoying it fully. I do think its a stylistic choice.

Like about a hundred other things in cinema today, I feel like the majority of these decisions is made by producers and studio bigwigs who use their clout to push through choices that people on the ground would immediately point out as stupid ideas.
I know I am Monday-morning quarter-backing, but I don't see this being rocket science to produce an intriguing storyline that would satisfy the majority of both the cinephiles and comic book fans, and then animate it without getting stylish or whatever.

Oh I did plug this into Google (and AI too), maybe I'm giving also giving the studio too much credit on not being cheap lol:

how much did predator:killer of killers cost to make

The specific production budget for
Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) has not been publicly released or reported.
However, some sources suggest that the animated format allowed for a potentially lower cost compared to live-action Predator films. Reviewers also mention the film's animation style, noting some lower frame rates which could indicate a more moderate budget than high-budget animated movies.

 

[Bloop]

The story is really good but that filter takes me out of enjoying it fully. I do think its a stylistic choice.

Reminds me of seeing Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse for the first time in theaters. Not the fps, but the choice of the kind of double-vision style made me think I was watching a 3D movie without glasses, so much so that I got up and asked the theater manager if this was a 3D showing by mistake. Even he didn't know for sure and gave me a pair of 3D glasses to check. I guess the style was meant to emulate old comics where the 3 color printing process was slightly off, but it didn't look right to me.

 

[Treadwell]

Yeah I didn't like that either. I get the intent, but it was a bad result.

 

[Richard Baker]

I saw The Beatles 'The Yellow Submarine' the first time in 1968 when I was young, then later when I was in college [mid seventies)

I can tell you for a fact that the film was carefully designed to be seen/enjoyed when you were st0ned. Animation techniques, color strobing, everything in that film was crafted for an altered state of perception. A clear mind will see it as a quirky cartoon, but with a party head you see it as intended

 

[batguy]

I was just thinking about this a couple of days ago. When "24" was one of the biggest shows in the USA, they worked out a deal with Ford for exclusive use in exchange for (I believe) no commercial interruptions. I had never heard of a deal like that before. I get brand recognition, but I also bet Ford had a huge contract saying that those cars had to be heavily featured as a can-do-no-wrong line of vehicles.

The 1990s 'Viper' TV show was an ad campaign for Chrysler when it started. Chrysler went beyond donating cars. They directly funded a big chunk of the series.

Ironically, the grey 'Defender' super-cars were still powered by cheap Dodge truck V8s rather than real Viper V10s. The truck motors were simpler and they could use an auto tranny. Real Viper drivetrains were only made with manuals.

 

[Richard Baker]

One thing I really hated- both the movie cars from 'The Wraith' and 'Fantastic Four- The Rise of the Silver Surfer' had very noticeable Dodge Pentastars on them. I understand Dodge was donating their prototype Pace Car and was subcontracted to build the modular flying Fantasticar full scale prop, but those logos took me out of the movie head space and reminded me I was watching a film with corporate placement.
The Wraith was particularly annoying since they did not just borrow the Pace Car but made several replicas of it for filming- keeping the logo on each one. If that car was really from some sort of vengeance oriented other worldly realm why does if have any earthly badging on it at all?

 

[laellee]

I remember the first time I saw the movie 'Disturbia'.... The product placement by Microsoft was borderline comical, just over-the-top in a way that they would have mocked in Wayne's World. Like James Bond suddenly drinking HEINEKEN.

 

[Richard Baker]

 

[batguy]

One thing I really hated- both the movie cars from 'The Wraith' and 'Fantastic Four- The Rise of the Silver Surfer' had very noticeable Dodge Pentastars on them. I understand Dodge was donating their prototype Pace Car and was subcontracted to build the modular flying Fantasticar full scale prop, but those logos took me out of the movie head space and reminded me I was watching a film with corporate placement.
The Wraith was particularly annoying since they did not just borrow the Pace Car but made several replicas of it for filming- keeping the logo on each one. If that car was really from some sort of vengeance oriented other worldly realm why does if have any earthly badging on it at all?

Agree. Visible logos on supernatural creations is pretty goofy.

I could only buy it if we were looking at a supernatural version of something that originated in the real world. Like the Titantic arriving in New York in 'Ghostbusters 2'.

 

[Treadwell]

 

[Bloop]

I was just using a ratchet tool and thinking: how many times is someone shown working on a car where they're using a socket wrench, ratcheting away under the hood? I don't know for sure, but I feel like it happens a lot.

 

[batguy]

Many times they end up taking the logos off vehicles for creative or legal reasons.

Herbie, the General Lee, KITT . . . you rarely saw badges on the bodies of any of them.

Volkswagen actually didn't want to be connected to Herbie initially because the car was falling apart by the end of the story. They changed their tone when the movie became a big hit.

 

[Laspector]

How many times has Tony Stark fixed his armor with a dremel?

 

[blewis17]

How many times has Tony Stark fixed his armor with a dremel?

Speaking of Tony Stark, who said he just wanted an American cheeseburger...

 

[Iskelderon]

Many times they end up taking the logos off vehicles for creative or legal reasons.

Herbie, the General Lee, KITT . . . you rarely saw badges on the bodies of any of them.

Volkswagen actually didn't want to be connected to Herbie initially because the car was falling apart by the end of the story. They changed their tone when the movie became a big hit.

Funniest example has always been A-Team, within the same episode you could see vans with a red logo, a black logo and a removed logo all in different shots.
There, the differences between the vehicles in their fleet could even lead to scenes where someone jumps on a van without a sun roof and in the next scene climbs into the van through it...

 

[renaissance_man]

Reminds me of seeing Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse for the first time in theaters. Not the fps, but the choice of the kind of double-vision style made me think I was watching a 3D movie without glasses, so much so that I got up and asked the theater manager if this was a 3D showing by mistake. Even he didn't know for sure and gave me a pair of 3D glasses to check. I guess the style was meant to emulate old comics where the 3 color printing process was slightly off, but it didn't look right to me.

I really don't like the art style of those Spiderman animated films. Everyone raves about them, but I can't get on with the million edits a second and very muddy style where the characters and background blend into each other.
Add in the terrible, generic, trick, trick, trick drum beat that is on almost every scene. I think it is meant to emulate a hip hop style beat but it is just really grating to listen to.