Christmas-slash-New-Year holidays are always the best time for movies as it is almost one of the cheapest entertainments which occupies hours of your time and creates bunch of excitements for your post-viewing sharing and discussions, let alone the benefits of learning English words.
Image from filmofilia.com |
Wait, was there any product placements in Transformers 3? Well, yeah! And from China too!
Milk from Yili Image from maydaily.com |
Lenovo Desktop Image from Google |
Xie Wei at Meters/bonwe Tee shirt Image from brandchannel.com |
Mercedes SLS AMG Image from brandchannel.com |
The white iPad 2!!!
Canon printers and many many more! Some subtle, some apparently named like the Yili milk! For pride or exposure or both, this has become an extra fun for me!
In Mission Impossible, I saw a lot of Apple, Samsung and LG as well!
And of course, BMW!
Alright! Looks like I have sidetracked quite a bit so let's get back to the movies.
I watched MI4 after I have watched Sherlock Holmes and I think it was the right order to do so. That's because Sherlock Holmes -- A Game of Shadows has fewer product placements and I can focus more on the clues of the story.
Image from Teaser-Trailer.com |
The ending was particularly funny and the Holmes in disguise was definitely not expected! Then again, Moriarty wasn't said to be dead while Holmes had an official funeral which made everybody thought he was dead, as supported by the actual fiction that Holmes had a three-year "death" [1], so in Sherlock Holmes 3, Holmes will be able to continue his fight against Professor Moriarty and more thrilling plots await us.
It was a pity that Irene Adler was killed (?) by a poisonous drink spiked by Moriarty.
All-in-all, a brilliant movie with lots of cunning plans! Must watch indeed!
Image from Counting Down The Hours |
Burj Khalifa Image from burj-khalifa.eu |
Image from Wikipedia |
Let's not forget about the eye candy of the movie!
Smart ladies, what is the product placement here? Image from media.theiapolis.com |
Léa Seydoux the assassin Image from media.theiapolis.com |
So while it is still on cinema, catch the movie ASAP in IMAX!!! Worth every penny of yours!
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Vocabulary:
evolve [I or T] to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
up -- (vb) [T] (-pp-) to increase something such as a price
flaw -- (n) [C] a fault, mistake or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or which causes something not to be perfect
inconsistency -- (n) If a reason, idea, opinion, etc. is inconsistent, different parts of it do not agree, or it does not agree with something else
product placement / embedded marketing (n)[C] -- a form of advertisement, where branded goods or services are placed in a context usually devoid of ads, such as movies, music videos, the story line of television shows, or news programs.
sequel -- (n)[C] a book, film or play which continues the story of a previous book, etc.
twist -- (n) [C] [C] a complicated situation or plan of action
assassination -- (n) [C or U] the murder of someone famous or important
attempt -- (n)[C] when you try to do something, especially something difficult
spike -- (vb) [T] to make a drink stronger by adding alcohol, or to add flavour or interest to something
stunt -- (n)[C] an exciting action, usually in a film, that is dangerous or appears dangerous and usually needs to be done by someone skilled
prequel -- (n) [C usually singular] a film, book or play which develops the story of an earlier film, etc. by telling you what happened before the events in the first film, etc
compromise -- (vb) [T] disapproving to allow your principles to be less strong or your standards or morals to be lower
eye candy -- (n) [U] informal someone or something that is attractive but not very interesting or useful
Resources:
News, Movie & Idiom: Megan VS Rosie X Water Under the Bridge @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.com/2011/07/news-idiom-megan-vs-rosie-x-water-under.html
Movies: Must-watch & Can-Watch Movies 2011/12 @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.com/2011/12/movie-must-watch-can-watch-movies.html
Mission Impossible 4 -- The Ghost Protocol @ IMDb
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1229238/
Chinese Tee: Mainland Brands Test Product Placement in Transformers 3 @ Brandchannel
http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2011/07/20/Transformers-3-Chinese-Brands.aspx
Transformers 3 Movie Clip "The Duchess" Official (HD) @ YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr_N9lnH8pw&feature=player_embedded
Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol - BMW "Mission To Drive" BMW Vision (Promotional Partner Ad) @ YouTube
http://youtu.be/32Bfm2jRv_E
[1] Irene Adler @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Adler
Burj Khalifa @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa
IFC 2 @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFC2
Brad Bird @ IMDb
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0083348/
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/evolve?q=evolve
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/up_32?q=upped#up_32__3
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/flaw_1?q=flaw
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/inconsistent_1?q=inconsistency+
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_placement
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/sequel?q=sequel+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/twist_4
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/assassination?q=assassination+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/attempt_2
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/spike_3
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/stunt_1?q=stunt
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/prequel?q=prequels#prequel__3
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/compromise_3
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/eye-candy?q=eye+candy
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