FARK.com: (7019710) 20th Century Fox pulls ads for its new film "Neighborhood Watch" out of fears that a comedy starring Vince Vaughan and Ben Stiller fighting aliens might be just a little too close to current events for comfort

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		20th Century Fox pulls ads for its new film "Neighborhood Watch" out of fears that a comedy starring Vince Vaughan and Ben Stiller fighting aliens might be just a little too close to current events for comfort (suntimes.com)		114
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Cythraul		2012-03-28 02:50:18 PM

Treyvon was an alien in disguise?

AdolfOliverPanties		2012-03-28 02:52:04 PM

Ben Stiller movie?

So I guess this makes Zimmerman is a hero now.

AdolfOliverPanties		2012-03-28 02:53:10 PM

AdolfOliverPanties: Ben Stiller movie?

So I guess this makes Zimmerman is a hero now.

English, motherfarker! Do I speak it?

Aarontology		2012-03-28 02:53:25 PM

Pussies.

vernonFL		2012-03-28 03:03:23 PM

He was wearing a hoodie and had a bag or Reese's Pieces!

Diogenes		2012-03-28 03:04:27 PM

Aarontology: Pussies.

For every one of us who agrees and says "Oh grow up and get over it. It has nothing to do with what occurred" there will be people who say "OMG how can you be so insensitive and make light of this?"

Aarontology		2012-03-28 03:10:24 PM

Diogenes: For every one of us who agrees and says "Oh grow up and get over it. It has nothing to do with what occurred" there will be people who say "OMG how can you be so insensitive and make light of this?"

Yeah, but this isn't remotely related at all aside from the title. Take the Spiderman movies. I got why they took out that scene with the web between the towers. I thought it was stupid, but I got it.

This? This is just stupid. It also draws way more attention than what they're trying to stop. People might have made a Martin is an alien joke or something, then went about their business. But now all people will think about is Martin when they hear the title.

Walker		2012-03-28 03:11:45 PM

Cythraul: Treyvon was an alien in disguise?

I'm not saying he was an alien....but he was an alien.

Eddy Gurge		2012-03-28 03:18:46 PM

Kinda makes me think back on "The Two Towers" and some folks being uppity about the name.

Diogenes		2012-03-28 03:22:22 PM

Aarontology: This? This is just stupid

Oh, I'm not disagreeing at all. It is stupid. But stupid or not, a studio's not going take the risk even if they know people are nuts.

Nabb1		2012-03-28 03:28:57 PM

This has happened before. "Donnie Darko" was slated for release in mid-September of 2001, but got shelved because of the 9/11 attacks because of the airplane crash element. A bit silly, if you ask me, but we live in an age where someone, somewhere, has to be outraged about something at all times.

AdolfOliverPanties		2012-03-28 03:33:58 PM

Nabb1: This has happened before. "Donnie Darko" was slated for release in mid-September of 2001, but got shelved because of the 9/11 attacks because of the airplane crash element. A bit silly, if you ask me, but we live in an age where someone, somewhere, has to be outraged about something at all times.

There was a movie called "Body Parts", I think starring Jeff Fahey, that was delayed because of the Jeffrey Dahmer story. They either delayed it or canceled the ads in the state where Dahmer did his thang. Wisconsin?

MyNameIsMofuga		2012-03-28 03:50:39 PM

vernonFL: [3.bp.blogspot.com image 400x300]

He was wearing a hoodie and had a bag or Reese's Pieces!

Too bad Spielberg wasn't there to turn the gun into a walkie talkie.

r1niceboy		2012-03-28 03:53:21 PM

Where the cultural sensitivity at?

Nabb1		2012-03-28 03:54:09 PM

AdolfOliverPanties: Nabb1: This has happened before. "Donnie Darko" was slated for release in mid-September of 2001, but got shelved because of the 9/11 attacks because of the airplane crash element. A bit silly, if you ask me, but we live in an age where someone, somewhere, has to be outraged about something at all times.

There was a movie called "Body Parts", I think starring Jeff Fahey, that was delayed because of the Jeffrey Dahmer story. They either delayed it or canceled the ads in the state where Dahmer did his thang. Wisconsin?

I think so. I think Dahmer was in Milwaukee.

I_Am_Weasel		2012-03-28 03:55:31 PM

Having Vince Vaughn in the movie wasn't a good enough reason by itself?

impaler		2012-03-28 04:00:00 PM

Page Not Found

Fox pulls story on Fox pulling ads?

SlothB77		2012-03-28 04:03:45 PM

Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller fighting aliens is all they've got? Weaksauce.

SnakeLee		2012-03-28 04:08:14 PM

SlothB77: Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller fighting aliens is all they've got? Weaksauce.

Moss from the IT Crowd is a major charachter

Jake Havechek		2012-03-28 04:12:50 PM

Why not just have Jerry Stiller crack jokes for 90 minutes? Much funnier than his son and Vince Vaughn.

Diogenes		2012-03-28 04:16:17 PM

impaler: Page Not Found

Fox pulls story on Fox pulling ads?

They're meta that way.

vernonFL		2012-03-28 04:17:40 PM

This is worse than Night at the Holocaust Museum.

OtherLittleGuy		2012-03-28 04:21:31 PM

vernonFL: This is worse than Night at the Holocaust Museum.

Yeah, but Amy Adams as Anne Frank had Dat Ass.

_{/cue pedo, I know}

downstairs		2012-03-28 04:21:53 PM

Aarontology: Pussies.

Nah, smart PR. Like it or not, these are the times we live in. The ads would probably hurt them at the box office.

Of course I *wish* people were smarter than that... but if I was handling PR for the movie, I'd have done the same thing.

sammyk		2012-03-28 04:24:15 PM

farkingismybusiness		2012-03-28 04:52:58 PM

Nabb1: This has happened before. "Donnie Darko" was slated for release in mid-September of 2001, but got shelved because of the 9/11 attacks because of the airplane crash element. A bit silly, if you ask me, but we live in an age where someone, somewhere, has to be outraged about something at all times.

These sort of things happen all the time. People were upset about 30 Minutes or Less because of that guy with the bomb around his neck. I haven't seen it yet though. The Frighteners was banned in Australia because of the Port Arthur massacre. (new window)

meyerkev		2012-03-28 05:07:07 PM

So without doing any research whatsoever, is "Neighborhood Watch" "Attack the Block", except with middle-aged white Americans instead of inner-city British gang kids?

don't understand		2012-03-28 05:12:32 PM

I saw the trailer for this in a theater yesterday. I thought the timing was a little odd.

Looked pretty stupid.

ha-ha-guy		2012-03-28 05:12:53 PM

Nabb1: This has happened before. "Donnie Darko" was slated for release in mid-September of 2001, but got shelved because of the 9/11 attacks because of the airplane crash element. A bit silly, if you ask me, but we live in an age where someone, somewhere, has to be outraged about something at all times.

The last time I saw Men in Black on TV, some asshole ordered the WTC air brushed out of the background.

LewDux		2012-03-28 05:13:22 PM

Nabb1: AdolfOliverPanties: Nabb1: This has happened before. "Donnie Darko" was slated for release in mid-September of 2001, but got shelved because of the 9/11 attacks because of the airplane crash element. A bit silly, if you ask me, but we live in an age where someone, somewhere, has to be outraged about something at all times.

There was a movie called "Body Parts", I think starring Jeff Fahey, that was delayed because of the Jeffrey Dahmer story. They either delayed it or canceled the ads in the state where Dahmer did his thang. Wisconsin?

I think so. I think Dahmer was in Milwaukee.

Oh, yeah. He slaughtered under the name of Minneapolis Strangler.

LewDux		2012-03-28 05:16:51 PM

Canceled completely

BalugaJoe		2012-03-28 05:18:47 PM

Attack the Block was very funny.

enry		2012-03-28 05:19:57 PM

SnakeLee: SlothB77: Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller fighting aliens is all they've got? Weaksauce.

Moss from the IT Crowd is a major charachter

Huh.

Maybe I'll netflix it.

T.rex		2012-03-28 05:21:25 PM

announcing they are pulling the ad is probably even more efficient press for the film than running the ads, and its only is the cost of a single press release.

That coward David Lopan		2012-03-28 05:22:32 PM

AdolfOliverPanties: AdolfOliverPanties: Ben Stiller movie?

So I guess this makes Zimmerman ~~is a~~ an hero now.

English, motherfarker! Do I speak it?

FTFY

dang sure		2012-03-28 05:23:00 PM

treyvon

criminally assaulted a man who could defend himself

instead of school bus drivers

it's all going to come out

remember

Duke

James Scameron		2012-03-28 05:24:49 PM

OH YEAH!

Vince Who?

who cares.

That coward David Lopan		2012-03-28 05:25:47 PM

Aarontology: Diogenes: For every one of us who agrees and says "Oh grow up and get over it. It has nothing to do with what occurred" there will be people who say "OMG how can you be so insensitive and make light of this?"

Yeah, but this isn't remotely related at all aside from the title. Take the Spiderman movies. I got why they took out that scene with the web between the towers. I thought it was stupid, but I got it.

This? This is just stupid. It also draws way more attention than what they're trying to stop. People might have made a Martin is an alien joke or something, then went about their business. But now all people will think about is Martin when they hear the title.

Maybe that's the plan:
Step 1) Tell the media that you're NOt going to be advertising for this movie
Step 2) The media goes and prints (and re-posts on websites) that you are NOT advertising for this movie
Step 3) Spend considerably less on advertising than originally planned, and PROFIT!

mongbiohazard		2012-03-28 05:32:41 PM

vernonFL: This is worse than Night at the Holocaust Museum.

It couldn't be worse than the actual museum. I know it's on lots of peoples' must see in DC lists, but I hated the Holocaust museum. When I went a few years ago it was wall after wall of text. Literal "wall o' text". I'm not exactly averse to reading, but it quickly became ridiculous.

germ78		2012-03-28 05:35:15 PM

vernonFL: [3.bp.blogspot.com image 400x300]

He was wearing a hoodie and had a bag or Reese's Pieces!

ET's only risk was government agents pointing ~~guns~~ walkie talkies at him.

9beers		2012-03-28 05:35:57 PM

How
farking
stupid

zato_ichi		2012-03-28 05:36:08 PM

LewDux: Oh, yeah. He slaughtered under the name of Minneapolis Strangler.

Nah, that was Texas Pete, out of Philadelphia. Slaughtered 4 souls in Madison.

fusillade762		2012-03-28 05:38:38 PM

meyerkev: So without doing any research whatsoever, is "Neighborhood Watch" "Attack the Block", except with middle-aged white Americans instead of inner-city British gang kids?

Kinda what I was thinking, too. Though I haven't seen AtB and this is the first I've heard about NW, so I'm clueless as well.

taliesinwi		2012-03-28 05:40:16 PM

Nabb1: AdolfOliverPanties: Nabb1: This has happened before. "Donnie Darko" was slated for release in mid-September of 2001, but got shelved because of the 9/11 attacks because of the airplane crash element. A bit silly, if you ask me, but we live in an age where someone, somewhere, has to be outraged about something at all times.

There was a movie called "Body Parts", I think starring Jeff Fahey, that was delayed because of the Jeffrey Dahmer story. They either delayed it or canceled the ads in the state where Dahmer did his thang. Wisconsin?

I think so. I think Dahmer was in Milwaukee.

Yup. If Ambrosia Chocolate (where he worked) hadn't been publicly planning to expand since the late 80s I would have been _convinced_ they moved from their downtown location to the suburbs because of the ick factor. They tore down the cheapo apartments where he lived a couple years later, to this day it's still a vacant lot.

Fluorescent Testicle		2012-03-28 05:41:27 PM

UCFRoadWarrior		2012-03-28 05:43:56 PM

They had to re-shoot some scenes....like the one where the Black Racist group ups the bounty on Zimmerman to 100 BILLION DOLLARS...and it meets the approval of all the Black Racists, Sharpton/Jackson, and their White Guilt enablers

QifutuWahuta		2012-03-28 05:44:57 PM

OtherLittleGuy: vernonFL: This is worse than Night at the Holocaust Museum.

Yeah, but Amy Adams as ~~Anne Frank~~Helen Keller had Dat Ass.

/cue pedo, I know

FTFY.

Anne Frank was deaf dumb and blind.

LeroyBourne		2012-03-28 05:46:46 PM

When the movie is finally released, by god if you can find a single skittle or a drop of ice tea available for sale.

UCFRoadWarrior		2012-03-28 05:46:49 PM

dang sure: treyvon

criminally assaulted a man who could defend himself

instead of school bus drivers

it's all going to come out

remember

Duke

...And its heading that direction. Seems everyday we learn more about Trayvon and his money hungry family. Surprised they havent trademarked "No Limit N---" yet

meyerkev		2012-03-28 05:48:40 PM

fusillade762: meyerkev: So without doing any research whatsoever, is "Neighborhood Watch" "Attack the Block", except with middle-aged white Americans instead of inner-city British gang kids?

Kinda what I was thinking, too. Though I haven't seen AtB and this is the first I've heard about NW, so I'm clueless as well.

ATB is quite good. Keep in mind that:

1) It's R for a Reason.
2) It's British inner-city gang kids as the "heroes," so it honestly sounds a lot like A Very British Movie (new window), and they're not very sympathetic (One of the early scenes is them mugging their neighbor).
3) It's clearly low-budget (though it uses what it has very, very well).

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