How to do a poster versus how not to...

[dangermousie]

Behold, this is the poster for Arang and the Magistrate:



It's gorgeous, poetic, romantic, intriguing...

Here is the poster (shoot) for Haeundae Lovers:



This looks like a cheesy, bad 1980s movie - I can feel the lameness come off the screen in giant waves. Kim Kang Woo does zip for me and this is unlikely to change my opinion.

Comments

[att123.livejournal.com]

Arang has a beautiful poster. It looks like some kind of Korean fairytale!

Haeundae's poster pales in comparison. It's going to be so weird to watch Kim Kang Woo play the hero. I still think of him as that creepy psycho from Story of a Man. I'm glad that he does have a leading role now though since I was so impressed with him in SOAM.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I think KKW is a wonderful actor but he doesn't make my heart ping so I am bored by him being a leading man unless something else about the drama appeals (I am utterly unfamiliar with the rest of the cast).

So excited for Arang!

[att123.livejournal.com]

The heroine was in I Need Romance and her character was a little too chirpy for my liking. I think she'll be better suited for a mob lady role. I'm not sure how I'll feel about KKW being a hero yet.

There hasn't been a lot of information released about the drama so I'm not sure how to feel about it yet.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I'd write off HL entirely except that the writer did City Hunter.

We'll see but I am prepared to run.

[att123.livejournal.com]

OH that's right! I forgot about that!

lol I'll at least try the first episode and see if there is potential there. If not then I'm outta there!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it just - I just don't feel it.

[jamieguo48.livejournal.com]

Actually, I wasn't that impressed with Arang's poster, and I thought the couple in HL shoot showed a lot of chemistry. They look very easy with each other. I'll probably try each one out.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Living proof of MMV ;)

Leaving aside Arang poster, I just find the HL really off-putting for some reason. They just look somehow sleazy to me. Which, I suppose, not surprising with the mob, but it makes me think of Korean take on Jersey Shore :)