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A Poster For The Tom Hanks Produced CITY OF EMBER Is Now Online!!

First by KarmicRelief	May 13th, 2008 10:46:12 AM
Couldn't help myself.
Pitch Black Unknown Regions? by KarmicRelief	May 13th, 2008 10:47:21 AM
Harry has some of those, right?
Sounds interetsing by slone13	May 13th, 2008 10:51:57 AM
Thompson, Hanks, Murray, Robbins, Landau... certainly some quality people involved.
DerLanghaarige by KarmicRelief	May 13th, 2008 10:52:51 AM
Live action. Only seen a couple of production stills, but they were definitely live action.
So it's a metaphor for the U.S.? by PotSmokinAlien	May 13th, 2008 10:53:42 AM
I'm interested, but is it a kids' movie or what? The poster makes it look like the Incredibles or something. Too bad Shyamalan has been banished from Hollywood, otherwise I bet this would have been right up his alley.
So it's like Water World? by James Westfall	May 13th, 2008 10:53:52 AM
Pass.
Sounds interesting by krish-0	May 13th, 2008 10:59:55 AM
but the poster give me a completely different vibe than the breakdown. Guess I'll wait for a trailer.
looking forwrd to this...enjoyed the book....but... by FlickaPoo	May 13th, 2008 11:00:26 AM
that plot summary pretty much spills all of the beans......I hate bean spilling...
WHATCHA GONNA DO??? by Nico Toscani	May 13th, 2008 11:03:40 AM
Will Hulk Hogan be motion-captured for this?
sounds a little like dark city by palewook	May 13th, 2008 11:08:06 AM

Should have used the graphic from the book cover.... by FlickaPoo	May 13th, 2008 11:09:35 AM
...it was really simple and perfect...the title was spelled out by the curling filament in a light bulb...made me wish I had thought of it....
What a lame poster.... by Herb West	May 13th, 2008 11:11:40 AM
is that the best they could come up with?
This Looks Good Actually by That 70s Venom	May 13th, 2008 11:12:30 AM
Depending on how the trailers look, I could definitely be excited for this flick.
A creepy city run by a generator. by Herb West	May 13th, 2008 11:19:17 AM
I've already seen this movie. It was called Dark City, Matrix Reloaded and The Time Machine. I've also seen the poster too. It was called Eragon.
Poster blows by filmcoyote	May 13th, 2008 11:22:19 AM
I am really looking forward to this film. I like the cast, i like the sound of the story, i like the look from the stills i've seen so far - but this poster is simply crap.
Another dystopian novel... by AdrianVeidt	May 13th, 2008 11:23:49 AM

yawn by AdrianVeidt	May 13th, 2008 11:24:12 AM

Worst Poster Ever? by Crow3711	May 13th, 2008 11:25:26 AM
Awesome sounding flick, very intriguing premise, but man that poster is a disaster. It looks like it should be the follow-up to ZOOM. Some kind of kiddie superhero flick. It should have more a The Fountain vibe, beautiful and haunting.
It also reminds me of.... by Herb West	May 13th, 2008 11:25:56 AM
"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas".
WTF... by doodah	May 13th, 2008 11:29:41 AM
why is anyone reading this ish...shouldnt we all just be looking at the megan fox pics?!?!?!
Warning by Toonol	May 13th, 2008 12:58:19 PM
The summary sounds interesting, and I'm tentatively looking forward to it... but this scares me a little: "...will have teens clamoring for a sequel." Anything that's so blatantly intended to be a franchise starter is almost always a failure. That's what killed Golden Compass.
From that Poster... by BoggyCreekBeast	May 13th, 2008 01:02:10 PM
I thought this one was one of those really lame Eddie Murphy movies he's been making lately.
doodah by Scout_	May 13th, 2008 01:05:27 PM
Maybe it is because some of us have seen a naked girl before.
I would have loved to see the set... by TroutMaskReplicant	May 13th, 2008 01:46:11 PM
It was filmed inside a giant building that was used to paint huge ships. It must have been awesome to look at. I hope this turns out well for them. Bad poster though, although obviously just a teaser. Were they going for an OZ vibe? Not the HBO prison show, needless to say...
Also... by TroutMaskReplicant	May 13th, 2008 01:47:20 PM
"Anything that's so blatantly intended to be a franchise starter is almost always a failure. That's what killed Golden Compass" Well I'd say the dodgy script or inexperienced director might have been what killed the poor old Golden Compass.
Golden Compass by PotSmokinAlien	May 13th, 2008 02:21:39 PM
The lover of epic metaphysical cinema in me weeps for what might've been with His Dark Materials. Those books are what I want a civilization 4000 years in our future to find in the ruins of our own, and assume is our Bible. ::bonghit::
internet explorer? by alice 13	May 13th, 2008 03:12:57 PM
srsly. for over 10 years the residents of marketing department have been living on the interwebs. there was always plenty of htmls to download. one day the interwebs went blank...
does sound interesting, poster looks bollocks though by Mr_X	May 13th, 2008 03:36:56 PM

No, KarmicRelief! by Frietag	May 13th, 2008 04:04:59 PM
Get your mind off Harry and visit the Megan Fox story. In the first photo: her pitch black Unknown Regions. ba-dum ksshh
Incidentally, this poster is bad by Frietag	May 13th, 2008 04:14:39 PM
It's not the worst poster ever (that honor still falls to Tarsem's THE FALL, narrowly edging out GOOD LUCK CHUCK's Lennon/Yoko ripoff). But the Talkbackers are right: compared to this, the original book cover was a classic image. (It really does look like an Internet Explorer poster too -- good one ricarleite.)
If you're looking for a movie metaphor for by CreasyBear	May 13th, 2008 05:20:05 PM
environmentalism and the importance of recycling, this is the movie you've been waiting for. From the book, the Mayor represents us greedy Americans and our insatiable desire for, uh, street lights and such. The book also works on a simpler, Twilight Zoney, what-if level.
The Village 2: City of Ember by Underoos Hero	May 13th, 2008 05:25:44 PM

Sounds cool...but... by William Ashbless	May 13th, 2008 05:37:00 PM
The poster should be less flashy. Get rid of the logo and stupid "Get out" deal and you're one the right track. But it sounds neat. I'll keep an eye on this one.
E = Corporate Logo by Cobbio	May 13th, 2008 06:55:39 PM
Alice13 is right. That E-lightning circle looks like a Microsoft logo. I was thinking of something else when I first saw the poster, but now I can't get that Microsoft image out of my head. Fuck. I really want to like this film, but they'll need to do a lot better (less obvious corporate dicksucking) to get me in the theater. A more evocative, classic logo would go a long way toward this.
Saw this film: Dark City by AntoniusBloc	May 14th, 2008 01:19:15 AM
How do you get to Shell Beach? don't think Ember can top it, especially if it's some liberal political message
intriguing concept, awful last tagline & poster by pipergates	May 14th, 2008 10:58:39 AM
But it seems to be in very capable hands...Isn't Robin Williams in this? Must be terrible being an earnest author and having a bleeding tagline like that stuck on your efforts.

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