Casino Royale Product Placement

[micks_address]

Has there ever been a films with more in your face product placement? Every phone sony ericcson, sony mp3 player, laptops, camera's and i only noticed for the first time the other night, the disc bond puts in to review the security footage had a blue ray disc stamp on it

[ISEEDUMBPEOPLE]

Why do people care so much about this? Its not like youre obliged to purchase these products if you see them in a film, and if it distracts your attention from the film itself, then you have issues.

[micks_address]

oh not bothered.. i just thought it was quite funny.. they even had old sony ericcson phones which havent been on the market for a while.. i guess in sony's ideal world.. they would be the only electronics maker out there..

watched the film a few times the last week, got a new amp that can do lossless sound.. wasnt that impressed with the film initially but it actually gets better with repeated viewings

[The Nightfly]

The most jarring for me was the watch; "is that a rolex?", "no, omega", "oh, how beautiful!"

[Mr_Sukebe]

I found most of the placement quite amusing.
The only part that had me wondering was the crash of the Aston.
I couldn't help but think that the crash suggests that:
1. If you try and avoid something at speed, that you could end up rolling end over end several times
2. That none of the airbags went off
Now I know that both of the above were staged for the crash and that the stunt driver couldn't get the car to roll without explosive charges, but surely it would have made more sense to have just a high speed spin, hit a tree and have the airbags go off?

[Sonic67]

I did wonder why we didn't see Bond playing on a PS3 at some point too. I think the worse thing is the way Richard Branson manages to sneak his way into films though. Casino Royale, Superman Returns etc.

[micks_address]

was that richard branson at the airport? i had a sneaky suspicion.. but didnt think he could make two films in the one year

[micks_address]

yea i wondered about the airbags also.. the crash has a brilliant impact the first time you see it..

Originally Posted by Mr_Sukebe

I found most of the placement quite amusing.
The only part that had me wondering was the crash of the Aston.
I couldn't help but think that the crash suggests that:
1. If you try and avoid something at speed, that you could end up rolling end over end several times
2. That none of the airbags went off
Now I know that both of the above were staged for the crash and that the stunt driver couldn't get the car to roll without explosive charges, but surely it would have made more sense to have just a high speed spin, hit a tree and have the airbags go off?