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[Loomis]

You know, why am I still trying to adjust to how short Craig's hair is in this movie? Why did it need to be that short?

I've been wondering that as well. In some shots he looks more like Tintin than Bond (e.g. the Empire cover of a few months back).

Anyway, I don't mind this new poster but then I long, long, long ago gave up on hoping for superb new Bond poster artwork. The era of great Bond posters ended with THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS.

[AMC Hornet]

"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."
(Oscar Wilde)

The posters are doing their job:

"There's a new James Bond film coming out in November. It's called 'Skyfall'."

Whether you like the poster or not, the message got through.

See you all opening night.

[sharpshooter]

They could have done an amazing poster, featuring dragons and trains and all the rest of it. Instead, they've come up with something that most people on here could have put together in Photoshop in about five minutes.

Sad, really. Especially when you compare it to the Bond posters of old.

This can't really be the final poster, can it?

Agreed. I think the explanation of simple and clean, etc is becoming something of a cop-out for generic laziness. I have the TND UK poster hanging in my room, it's been there pretty much since 1997. Yes, it's not painted, but at least it's visually interesting and retains the concepts of old. Vehicles jumping out, women flanking Bond left and right. The villain sneering overhead. I don't think this Skyfall poster is terrible, it's just very safe and uninspiring. Which is disappointing.

[Vauxhall]

Just weighing in a bit late to confirm that I too am extraordinarily unimpressed, underwhelmed, etc. with that excuse for a poster effort.

[univex]

You know, why am I still trying to adjust to how short Craig's hair is in this movie? Why did it need to be that short?

I've been wondering that as well. In some shots he looks more like Tintin than Bond (e.g. the Empire cover of a few months back).

People aren´t commenting on this as much as one would excpect because we´re afraid of the hair police that´s been around since 2006. Thing is, I don´t mind Craig´s blondness (is that a word?), but that haircut is plain ridiculous. It´s style free that´s what it is. No style at all. And that´s not to say that a short haircut doesn´t suit someone, it just doesn´t suit him. He does look like tintin or a comic character. It really makes him look like a thug in a suit. A bouncer. A military fanatic of some sort. And bottom line, it looks awful. Ridiculous. Statham can start rubbing his hands, next stepp, bald Bond.

Ok now, hair police, take me in.

[The Shark]

"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."
(Oscar Wilde)

Or to quote Elliot Carver/Bruce Fierstein - "There's no news like bad news."

That said, it's a e poster. Where's the colour, exoticism. babes, or action?

All we've got is some gormless skinhead in a Hugh Hefner tux, standing in front of a washed out London skyline and a low res gun barrel. Pathetic.

[univex]

All we've got is some gormless skinhead in a Hugh Hefner tux, standing in front of a washed out London skyline and a low res gun barrel. Pathetic.

Skinhead, that´s it. Forgot about it in my rant about his hair. Absolutely right Shark, gormless skinhead - which I´m sure he won´t be in the film...I hope...

[FredJB007]

With two posters featuring the gun barrel, I guess it's safe to say we'll have one in the movie? LOL

[univex]

With two posters featuring the gun barrel, I guess it's safe to say we'll have one in the movie? LOL

Yes, let´s just hope it won´t be bland nor boring AND NO BULLETS!..please.

[The Shark]

Craig pulled it off better with a similar suit here:

[WhatMeWorry?]

Every poster for Skyfall has just been plain awful

[Leon]

This is one of my fave ideas I've seen online:

[AMC Hornet]

Every poster for Skyfall has just been plain awful

At least we're fairly confident that the film won't be.

[Leon]

You know, why am I still trying to adjust to how short Craig's hair is in this movie? Why did it need to be that short?

Yea, it's been bugging me a bit as well. I actually thought his hair was a bit short in Casino Royale originally! I thought maybe they'd give him a slightly classier haircut by now, but it's actually gone from this:



to this:



to what's left of this:




What's with the hair department? He's already got plenty of tough guy qualities, so why does he need the GI Joe crew cut as well? What's wrong with something more like this:

[x007AceOfSpades]

I can't believe we're seriously griping about Hair.

Edited by x007AceOfSpades, 18 September 2012 - 03:22 AM.

[SecretAgentFan]

By the way, there are plenty of posters still coming up. Including the final one sheet.

[TheSilhouette]

By the way, there are plenty of posters still coming up. Including the final one sheet.

Do we actually know this?

[Jim]

I quite like it. Am I allowed to say this?

[JimmyBond]

I quite like it. Am I allowed to say this?

Only if you say something bad about his hair.

Edited by JimmyBond, 18 September 2012 - 07:34 AM.

[Simon]

Empire online commented about the pose and expression. Quizzical. Hmm, not the sort of confident, commanding line one would have thought they would be promoting.

And to the comments about 'the poster doing its job', the job of the poster is to market what is within. If people went just by the poster (unlikely, I realise) , it is fair to suggest that he does just look like a slouching thug bursting out of his tux. I wonder if Craig himself has any say in how he looks on posters - if I was him, I would have the odd choice word or two to say.

[JCRendle]

I think they're going for the shorter hair look as a nod to his military/naval background.

[sharpshooter]

As has been said, the poster is generic with no individual theme to it. CR had the casino, obviously. QoS had the emptiness of the desert and the big gun reflecting Bond’s mental state. This poster does have the recurring gun barrel logo but that could apply to anything. If you look at it as a Craig Bond character poster I think it’s alright. But it's not and even then it’s too similar to the teaser poster. I would’ve liked a totally different design, with some ‘falling’ design or something related to the title/film. All that’s happened here is Bond has moved closer, and is wearing a tuxedo.

[marktmurphy]

Anyway, I don't mind this new poster but then I long, long, long ago gave up on hoping for superb new Bond poster artwork. The era of great Bond posters ended with THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS.

It came back briefly for Casino Royale: I loved the teaser photo poster and the lovely simple one of several shots of Craig walking from right to left.

[Stainless Steel Teeth INC]

The sad reality is that movie posters are no longer as important as they once were in the promotion of said picture. Primary focus has shifted to modern media as a way of 'postioning' a film in the public's conciousness and the poster is now simply a 'by product' of this process.

What is particularly sad about this though is that the poster is still the one single item that encapsulates everything that is 'the film' and should (when done well) say everything the producers want you to know about their movie. It should still be a thing of pride for them as they attempt to sell their product around the world and in a way it neatly represents all of the technical and creative achievements of their cast & crew.

When you realise how much time and work has gone into bringing a film like Skyfall to the screen it is a mystery why any producer/studio would not want a similar effort applied to their poster campaign. Yes, the latest 1-Sheet does do a job in building public awareness by placing all of the key elements together but does it really convey a sense of passion and the aforementioned 'pride' about what they about to release?

A 'great' poster can be either photographic or illustrated, simplistic or busy but it should always be striking, sometimes daring and most importantly memorable... which is where this latest design (imo) is a disappointment.

[Messervy]

"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."
(Oscar Wilde)

The posters are doing their job:

"There's a new James Bond film coming out in November. It's called 'Skyfall'."

Whether you like the poster or not, the message got through.

See you all opening night.

Shall I take it that you're quite comfortable with average, below-standard posters as long as they "get the job done"?
Isn't this Bond we're talking about here? Shoudn't we aim high, instead of just passively welcoming what's coming along?

[Simon]

Totally agree Stainless.

[Messervy]

The sad reality is that movie posters are no longer as important as they once were in the promotion of said picture. Primary focus has shifted to modern media as a way of 'postioning' a film in the public's conciousness and the poster is now simply a 'by product' of this process. What is particularly sad about this though is that the poster is still the one single item that encapsulates everything that is 'the film' and should (when done well) say everything the producers want you to know about their movie. It should still be a thing of pride for them as they attempt to sell their product around the world and in a way it neatly represents all of the technical and creative achievements of their cast & crew. When you realise how much time and work has gone into bringing a film like Skyfall to the screen it is a mystery why any producer/studio would not want a similar effort applied to their poster campaign. Yes, the latest 1-Sheet does do a job in building public awareness by placing all of the key elements together but does it really convey a sense of passion and the aforementioned 'pride' about what they about to release? A 'great' poster can be either photographic or illustrated, simplistic or busy but it should always be striking, sometimes daring and most importantly memorable... which is where this latest design (imo) is a disappointment.

Absolutely.
This poster is nowhere near something you'll remember. So, artistically, it's pointless.
Besides, it does not convey anything about the overall mood of the movie itself. So, "cinematographyly", it's useless.
All in all, this poster is utterly expendable.

[univex]

I can't believe we're seriously griping about Hair.

We´re not actually griping about hair, we´re griping about how ridiculous Bond looks with that particular hair style, knowing by now that Craig looks better with other styles. If he had a mohawk I would say the same exact thing. It just doesn´t suit him or the character. There are tons of ways to do a military haircut by the way. Tintin style isn´t the best one.

About the poster...preposterous, utter bull.

Still very much looking forward to everything Skyfall related BTW

[byline]

This is one of my fave ideas I've seen online:

There you go. That would have been a fabulous poster!

[SecretAgentFan]

By the way, there are plenty of posters still coming up. Including the final one sheet.

Do we actually know this?

Yes.