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[Qwerty]

An early review of the film: http://www.bww.cinem...s-one-positive/

[Bucky]

Latest Entertainment Weekly, featuring summer releases, is pretty downbeat about the chances of Invasion being good. Main points: filming started before Craig had even been formally cast as Bond...filming ended, they say, nearly thirteen months ago and the film has been in the can ever since...reshoots...and, most important, two other directors were brought in--three, counting the Wachowski Bros as two. Plus, the official director doesn't seem to be with the promotional program.

Still, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, an all-time classic story line...I'll wait till August 17 with high hopes.

EW doesn't mention that Joel Silver successfully pulled off the same stunt before with the Mel Gibson movie Payback; early test screenings were a dud, so they reshot about half the film, the original director Brian Helgeland took a hike, and the end result was a success. I seem to remember Mr. and Mrs. Smith also had extensive reshoots, and that was one of the biggest hits of that year. For some reason there's still a stigma that reshoots = automatic disaster.

An August 17 release date, huh? The studio must have already decided that the movie will bomb. Late July to mid September is regarded as the graveyard shift for summer movies.

I'm not sure the producers of The Simpsons movie, The Bourne Ultimatum, Rush Hour 3, or Stardust would agree with that wisdom.

And I'm sure that the producers of THE ISLAND, MIAMI VICE, SNAKES ON A PLANE, and MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND would.

Well personally I think its pretty obvious that all of those movies failed for reasons other than their release dates. Anyway, TALLADEGA NIGHTS, THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN, WEDDING CRASHERS, and COLLATERAL all did pretty well in that same time frame too.

And we're supposed to assume that INVASION will do pretty well?

We cannot simply assume the movie will be a dud based on the time when it will be released. the fact that there have been extensive reshoots and it has not been relesaed yet is reason for concern but i do not think that their decision of when to release it reflects on their opinions about the film.

also wasnt snakes on a plane supposed to be the next huge thing so i doubt the studio would have released that during the "crap season". and as for the island, that film was simply poorly marketed by the studio as it did not explain the movie at all and tried to make it look more confusing then it was which was the reason for its failure in the states. it was marketed as another large michael bay action film overseas where it was actually successful.

[Qwerty]

Now on the CBn main page...

Trailer For Daniel Craig's 'The Invasion' Online

Due for release on 17 August 2007

[dinovelvet]

Looks pretty good, I'm in.

[tdalton]

I had been interested in seeing this one, but the trailer did absolutely nothing for me. Might see it at some point, but I can't say that this is the "must see" that I was thinking that it might be.

[Qwerty]

It wasn't the perfect trailer to grab your interest, but I will check this out because of Craig and Kidman and it does look somewhat interesting.

[Harmsway]

I think it looks pretty dull. If I check it out, it'll be on DVD (and hopefully the original cut of the film will be released at some point, before the Wachowskis rewrote a bunch of it).

[dodge]

Looks good to me, though Dan's small trailer time seems to bode small screen time.

[Gobi-1]

I didn't care for it either. I think the trailer starts off on the wrong foot by shamelessly exploiting the space shuttle Columbia disaster. Having been woken up from bed by that very disaster the film seems to be rather tasteless and trivializes the real event.

[dinovelvet]

I like the poster, though Kidman looks a bit strange on it. Interesting how they highlight his blue eyes, much like that Japanese CR silhouette poster. This is about the only film I'm vaguely interested in seeing this summer..

[Qwerty]

I like it. Not quite sure what to pinpoint about it, but the design is striking.

[Professor Dent]

Definitely an interesting design. I can't say I'd pick those colors for a poster but they work here rather well.

[Righty007]

[DamnCoffee]

hmmm, very interesting, i like the design - reminds me of the old 1930s posters. I like the colour scheme and the design - very retro

[Orion]

Looks good, definitly want to see this film. on another note i was just on Outpost Gallifrey (a Doctor Who forum for those who dont know) and with the announcement that Tate is a new companion theres a guy whining that the series should be boycotted and of course its turned into a very childish slanging match, well it made me reaise how much more civilised people are on this forum in comparison to others so heres to you guys for making it such a nice place to be

[DLibrasnow]

Ugh...looks like this will be one I'll wait to arrive on DVD.

[Qwerty]

[Mods Note: Topics merged]

[dodge]

I'm there already--it may help me recover from Live Free, Die Hard.

[dodge]

Wasn't really sure where to post this thread, and I'm sure the good moderators will move it if it's in the wrong forum.

Cinematical has a first look at the new poster for INVASION, Kidman and Craig's long-gestating quasi-remake of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS.

http://www.cinematic...ive-first-look/

I have mixed feelings about the poster. I like the color scheme, but I don't think I'd get much of a sense of what the film was about if I didn't already know something about the movie. The tag line isn't very inspiring, but Craig looks good on the front, and it's great to see him getting above-the-title billing with Kidman, as obviously his well-reviewed performance in CR has generated enough name recognition to help promote the film.

Now you've got me curious, Grav. I have mixed feelings about this too, but I'm dinged if I can think how to improve it. As far as colors go, I preferred the white and blue poster, with the handwritten warning from mother. But that one also failed to get at the heart of the story. And the main beats of the story are well-known to all, leaving all of us to wonder what they've done that's different from any of the previous films or even the recent TV show. Sooooo....what would have been the ideal poster for this version?

[LadySylvia]

Has anyone seen the trailer for the new Kidman/Craig movie, "Invasion"? It is due in the theaters in another four weeks, yet I haven't seen any trailer for it. I've constantly seen the trailer for Craig's other 2007 movie, "The Golden Compass", but not for "Invasion". What happened?

[RJJB]

Check out www.imdb.com
They have a link to trailers and you can find it there.

[LadySylvia]

I've seen the trailer on YOU TUBE. But I haven't seen it in the movie theaters. Has anyone seen it there?

[carddoug]

I've seen the trailer on YOU TUBE. But I haven't seen it in the movie theaters. Has anyone seen it there?

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[K1Bond007]

I've seen the trailer on YOU TUBE. But I haven't seen it in the movie theaters. Has anyone seen it there?

Yeah. I saw it, but I can't remember what movie it was attached to. Maybe Die Hard..

[dodge]

I've seen the trailer on YOU TUBE. But I haven't seen it in the movie theaters. Has anyone seen it there?

It sure seems the studio isn't getting behind this one. But is this a sign from heaven or a sign from hell? Dunno. I'll go to see it because of Craig. Some will go because of Kidman. Some will go because they've seen it (with different actors) before and want to see it again. Maybe the studio thinks that's enough to get a good buzz going?

[simone007]

I will be in England when this comes out, maybe I'll check it out then.

[Qwerty]

A few stills have been released online at CanMag: http://commanderbond...n...&item=42057

[Agent 76]

A few stills have been released online at CanMag: http://commanderbond...n...&item=42057

cool. thanks for the link.

[LadySylvia]

Here is another link . . . similar pictures, aside from a few:


"Invasion" Photo Stills - MovieWeb

[Qwerty]

Not bad. Thanks for the link, Lady Sylvia.