> In article <%%Ui2l.358$P5.354@nwrddc02.gnilink.net>,
> Derek Janssen nospam.verizon.net> wrote:
>

>> (In a sense, "the marketing campaign" *could* have tangibly contributed
>> to the poor box office, in that it SHOWED US WHAT THE FILM LOOKED
>> LIKE...) >_<

>
> Nope. Showing what the film looked like would only scare away viewers.

> http://www.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/9/hd/
>
> I just saw this trailer and was blown away. WOW. This looks serious
> and well-done; i'm kinda psyched about this one. It's like the best
> parts of a video game cut-scene and the best parts of an animated
> storytelling film.
>
> and THIS is the Shane Acker short that the film is based on.
>
> http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1jl41_9-nine-shane-acker-short-animation_creat...
>
> -goro-
>
>

>For the most part, an actor dying shortly after a film was made is usually a
>sign of it being a bad film. The recent Batman film was one of the
>exceptions.