Any reason to show Elisha Cuthbert pushed up against glass is a good reason to post. But sadly the littered images of Elisha in various states of torture are actually being taken down.
In the wake of a public outcry against Los Angeles billboards and New York taxicab tops advertising the upcoming movie “Captivity” with images of the abduction, torture and death of a young woman, the film’s producer said it will take down the offending ads Tuesday.
After Dark Films, its theatrical distribution partner Lionsgate Films and the Motion Picture Assn. of America (MPAA) received a barrage of phone calls objecting to the gratuitous depiction of the film’s star Elisha Cuthbert being tortured and killed.
So let me get this right. These ads for a Horror movie are being taken down for showing images of … Horror?
I get it. As a parent, I don’t think I would want my kids exposed to these public ads on buses, taxis and bus shelter either, but there is a hint of irony that horror films cannot advertise with horror. But hey, they advertise cars with sexy women, beer with sports, so why not find something unrelated to promote Horror movies with?
Oh yeah, look at the poster of Elisha’s breasts pushed against the glass.
Just wait another decade when our kids are all desensitized to all this stuff. They couldnt show half the stuff they show in ads now even 10-20 years ago.
