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Possibly the most asinine movie tie-in ever

Started by Tripe, October 14, 2008, 12:20:56 PM

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Tripe

Although I'm open to challengers.

So roller coasters, they're scary right? Sort of, in a way.

The Saw movies, they're scary right? Sort of, or stupid, one of those.

So why not combine them?

Well possibly because, even if one does find the Saw movies scary, it's difficult to see how the experience of the movie would really translate to a fairground attraction like this.

So with that as an example, are there any other stupid movie tie-ins that you think are worth highlighting? And by stupid I mean something that really bears little or no relation to the Movie save for having the name of it attached to the tie-in


Relaxing Dragon

As a Saw fanboy who happily pays to see them in theaters, buys the super-fancy box set DVDs, has several posters covering my wall (including one jumbo-sized poster from a subway station), and who clawed his way through a throng of people during Comic-Con to get my picture with Jigsaw (got it too :D Dude's got some beefy security, though)... I think that this is too much.

Tripe

See they're not my thing, but, you know, people like them, I just don't see how it would translate.


Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck

So it's an amusment park ride that gets you to kill yourself?

Otherwise, isn't this kind of like Final Destination 3 (I think it was 3)?

Relaxing Dragon

Yeah, three was the one with the roller coaster.

As far as freaky movie coasters go, they should try and make the one from the House on Haunted Hill remake. Sure, it'll probably be costly (that's a lot of coaster cars that fly off the track every day), but that would be incredibly awesome (and genuinely scary).

Courtney

You know what would be a good tie-in?  The Happening Botanical Gardens.



SmilinJackRoss

I've never really understood why they put movie promotion stuff on food items.  It's one thing to actually come out with a unique flavor that ties into your promotion, like:



At least you're trying to do something more than just sell your packaging space like a billboard....like, say:



It's always junk food too.  I didn't see any Iron Man promotions on the packaging of the tofu I bought.
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Tripe

Quote from: SmilinJackRoss on October 14, 2008, 12:51:14 PM
I didn't see any Iron Man promotions on the packaging of the tofu I bought.

Well the obvious tie-in there would be good hard liquor  ;)

Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck

Quote from: TripeHoundRedux on October 14, 2008, 12:52:59 PM
Quote from: SmilinJackRoss on October 14, 2008, 12:51:14 PM
I didn't see any Iron Man promotions on the packaging of the tofu I bought.

Well the obvious tie-in there would be good hard liquor  ;)
Or maybe *ahem* sexual aids ("This is not the worse thing you've caught me doing.")?

gojikranz

what on earth did kryptonite doritos taste like?  i missed those wish i had gotten some i try to try every flavor of doritos ever.

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Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck

Quote from: gojikranz on October 14, 2008, 01:57:40 PM
what on earth did kryptonite doritos taste like?  i missed those wish i had gotten some i try to try every flavor of doritos ever.
They were Guacamole if I remember right.   I think I still have some.

Tripe

But, you were born beneath the light of the single yellow sun, surely they would have no taste to one such as you ;)

Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck

Quote from: TripeHoundRedux on October 14, 2008, 02:03:33 PM
But, you were born beneath the light of the single yellow sun, surely they would have no taste to one such as you ;)
I was?

Oh....yeah.  That's right.  I was.   :)

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I read they were gonna go for the most feet lopped off record held by the Superman ride.
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