Room full of Centipedes and Gravitars...

[nostrebor]

OK. Trivia time. What movie features an entire room full of only minty Gravitars and Centipedes This room also features craploads of Walnut wall covering... and Sean Connery.




(Yes. I am this bored. It was exciting to see all those games.)

[RayB]

Umm, Atari's 1981 End of Quarter Financial Report video?

[nostrebor]

NO!

(I was surprising to see such a blatent marketing tactic in a movie from the early 80's. I always thought that Pepsi thought of this trick first.)

Hint: This is a re-make (sortof) of a movie that Sean Connery also starred in, but about 15-20 years earlier.

[Nyrine@Work]

Never Say Never Again

[JoyMonkey]

Damn! I was just about to post that. How was Never Say Never Again a re-make though?

[Nyrine@Work]

NSNA is a remake of Thunderball.

[nostrebor]

NSNA is a remake of Thunderball.

... Out of a different studio and producer than the "official" Bond series movies.

 It was the first Bond movie I saw in a theater, and at the time it was no big deal to see those games. Last night it played on Starz and I'm just watching along, get to the gratutious private party in a casino scene and BAM! there are about one million minty games! It was cool in a very geeky sort of way I'm used to seeing a game or two in a movie, but it was actually tied to the "plot" in this movie.

One thing is certain. Atari was definitely cashing in.

The real question is did you guys guess because of the game hint, or the twice Sean Connery/remake/20 year hint?

[JoyMonkey]

The Sean Connery hint did it.

I want to build my own war game like Largo has. Has anyone tried adding shock electrodes to Happ Supers yet?

[RayB]

(I was surprised to see such a blatent marketing tactic in a movie from the early 80's. I always thought that Pepsi thought of this trick first.)

That's the thing about youth. We are so innocent amd naive... when we experience or notice things for the first time, we assume that it's a reflection of the times.

The point I'm getting at is that product placement, sponsoring, etc is not a modern-day trend. We think it is, because it annoys us, but even in the days of black n white movies you would see sponsored products. One example that really made me realize this was a movie about a company in Germany around the time of the nazis. The main characters worked for Coca-Cola (if memory serves me correct) or sold it or something. I remember the product name being mentioned many times.

Same with advertising. Since the dawn of television, shows have always been sponsored by products ("Drink Ovaltine!").

[ChadTower]

Hey, I still watch some of those old Texaco shows sometimes.

[nostrebor]

Yeah. Now that I re-read my statement it sounds naive. Stop bursting my bliss bubble!

I guess that surprised was the wrong word. When you come to think about it, Bond movies were some of the slickest at making subtle promotions. I just didn't notice them as much when I was 12.

Luckily there are a few artists that remain true to their craft, and do not fall prey to the lure of big advertisers. Take the Movie "I Robot" for example...

 

[RayB]

Didn't you notice the "intel inside" logo on all the robots?