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Leaked Wolverine Origin Trailer Makes the Rounds

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the yes-have-some dept.

Uriah noted that the Comic Con wolverine origins trailer has been circulating in high quality camcorder form, very conveniently broken into a first and second part. Despite the terrible camera angle, the movie looks pretty good ... at least, while we wait for the Avengers.

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  1. Leaked trailers by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Gee, I wonder how all these trailers are being "leaked" all of a sudden... are management types finally clued into the power of internet buzz?

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    1. Re:Leaked trailers by gnick · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Actually, I recall watching a "leaked" copy of The Devil's Rejects (it may have been House of 1000 Corpses, but I'm 75% sure it was Rejects). It was obviously a well-placed tripod at a private screening (nice theater, small screen relative to multiplexes) - Crystal clear audio. The interesting thing was that, at the very start, there was some ass-hole with a cowboy hat blocking part of the screen. He stood up during the opening credits and walked out of the theater. I don't know for certain that it was Rob Zombie, but it sure as hell looked like him when you caught his profile.

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  2. I wonder.... by martin_henry · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Does anyone else wonder why they chose Hugh Jackman again? Personally, I thought he was good, but not phenomenal.
    Can /. think of anyone who would be better suited to the role?

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    1. Re:I wonder.... by ContractualObligatio · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Not really, I thought he did extremely well in the role, and the fact it took him from relative obscurity to star overnight around the world suggests a lot of others thought so too.

      Why wonder? Does it have to be any more complicated than you have a different opinion?

  3. Camcorder jammer? by tjstork · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I know it may not sound all that "nice", but, if you could make some kind of a gismo that could detect camcorders and then jam them, and have it in a movie theater, I bet you could get stinking rich.

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    1. Re:Camcorder jammer? by alta · · Score: 4, Interesting

      I don't think the chip would be necessary. I'd bet you could really distort the quality of what it records by putting some light that blasts out a wavelength just outside of what's visible to us, but the camcorder is flooded by it.

      This seems too easy, probably would have been done already.

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    2. Re:Camcorder jammer? by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 4, Interesting

      You could, and the military has a large body of research on this (related to jamming security cameras). Part of the problem is that you need to use a laser, and people might get upset when (not if) your laser hits their eyes. An IR laser might do it, but that will still be detrimental to a person's movie viewing experience (and I don't know what a class IIIa IR laser would do to a retina anyway).

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    3. Re:Camcorder jammer? by Nullav · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Odd. I remember entertaining myself with IR LEDs just a few years ago. I couldn't see them, but they lit up quite nicely in the viewfinder.

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  4. Re:Low by jellomizer · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It is more about respecting others copyrights and property rights. You many not agree with it but you should respect it, having it leaked out before hand may be a positive or negative thing but if they didn't want it out people should respect their rights to do so. By not doing so has created things like DRM etc. and attempts to fix the problems that tend to tread towards getting into our own privacy. If you don't respect others privacy and they will not respect yours. and you shouldn't hold people/and companies at a higher standard if you are not willing to follow it yourself.
    I don't think Civil Disobedience would fall under this case as well IANAL but it doesn't seem to show by trying to keep the information private is against on anyone's rights, and it seems the offender is breaking the rights of the company.

    There is the right to free speech but there is also the right of privacy. If you respect both then they normally don't conflict with each other.

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  5. Re:Redo the do by oahazmatt · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm confused..... What happened to Alpha Flight ? Are they rewiring the storyline again ?

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  6. Why is The Blob and Gambit in this? by Daswolfen · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is what I hate generally hate about comic book movies (and this applies to all movies made from print media sources). I understand that you have to make some changes because you are dealing with years of back story and have squeeze it into 2 hours.

    But that said, would it kill them to at least keep the story straight rather than add characters who had nothing to do with the Weapon X program? Blob and Gambit had NOTHING to do with the weapon x program (not even in any sort of retcon'ed timeline). Where is Maverick, Mastadon and Kestrel? They are not listed on IMDB on the cast list (but Blob, Gambit, Deadpool and gent Zero (the latter two were involved in later incarnations of the Weapon X program, not Wolverine's origin).

    So maybe I am being a picky fan boy, and the movie does look awesome, but would it kill them to get it right for once?

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  7. Leaked, copied, or viral marketing? by phorm · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I've been hearing a fair bit about leaked trailers, etc. I wonder if these are really "leaked" or if they're intentionally let out as a form of viral marketing...

  8. Re:Low by Bent+Mind · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It is like saying I if you don't shoplift then you loose because you need to pay for the product, and if you do shop lift then you get it for free, so it is better to shop lift.

    Not quite like shoplifting. If it was a matter of free vs. paying for a product, I'd agree. However, with DRM, it is a question of being able to use a product you paid for.

    I remember back when the phone company wanted to charge people business rates if they owned a modem. It didn't matter that the modem wasn't being used for business purposes. Very few individuals paid the business rate for phone service. Not just to be able to talk to their friends via modem. Most simply didn't report owning a modem.

    I see DRM the same way. I have no problem paying for media. However, I'm not going to pay for restricted media. Luckily, media companies are starting to offer DRM-free media. Just like the phone company eventually gave up on requiring a business line for personal modem use.

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  9. Re:ahhh by Mercano · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Hmm. Itersting bug in /.. Hit the preview button, type some more into the textbox while the preview loads. The text won't show up in the preview, but it will in the post.dsafsdaf

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  10. Deadpool better talk to me.. by BitwiseX · · Score: 0, Interesting

    I just hope they incorporate Deadpool's "fourth wall" antics in the movie, even in some subtle way. In the comic books it gives his character alot of depth and turns him into a bit of comic relief. As long as they don't take it too far.. but Ryan Renoylds needs to face the camera just once to narrate a bit and i'll be satisfied.