SKIN TRADE (Ekachai Uekrongtham, 2014)

[Jox]

This is pretty cool: a shot by shot trailer audio commentary / interview with Dolph himself
http://www.ign.com/videos/2015/03/13/re ... -trailer-1

[Jox]

I can't tell where this comes from and if it's official (lacks the logos), provisional, rejected or fan-made...




EDIT: It's just been posted as "official" but I have a feeling there will be more (or that this will not be for the U.S., possibly Thailand)... Seems it's been on Celina Jade's page first.

[Jox]

Now this seems to be the final official poster released by Magnet/Magnolia (the others were rejected ones and only posted by Tony Jaa's team)
http://uproxx.com/movies/2015/03/dolph- ... de-poster/

[DRC2013]

I prefer the first one.

This latest official poster is better in that it shows the ensemble cast, but it's badly photoshopped, looks fanmade.

[Jox]

They posted it in low resolution so it doesn't help.

Personally none really convince me, still loves the advance one the best. (and it had a bigger impact when seen in A1 size poster hanged on a wall at the 2013 Cannes market):

[Jox]

Here's a better version of the newly released one-sheet:


(click to enlarge)

[Jox]

Australian release by eOne June 10th on Blu-ray/DVD/VOD :



U.S. banners

[bomaz]

That's cool if others release date start to unleash
And I agree with Jox on the posters (even the last one with the cast is not that awful).

[Jox]

I think the weakest part of that new poster is actually Dolph's shot they took, his expression (looking young but lacking edge) and generic pose with a gun make the film/poster look like any bland action cheappie.

The rest is decent but again it lacks a mood that differentiates it from any U.S. based cop show (which might be what they aimed, by lack of commercial faith and confidence in selling something different, which you can tell by how deluted and almost invisible the caged girl is)...

[DRC2013]

The higher resolution poster looks much better than the earlier low res one, but it still looks too "busy" for my tastes. Ron Perlman in the upper corner looks almost like an after thought like they forgot to put him in there and had to add him in the last minute.

The way Celina Jade and Peter Weller are cut off at the waist also looks very amateurish.

At least they didn't put an exploding helicopter in the background or sparks and/or explosions in the foreground, like most action/DTV posters these days.

[bomaz]

Watching the two trailers numerous time in a row (in good ratio thanks to Jox's channel) and so far for me the main selling point is the fight between MJW and Tony Jaa (besides seeing Dolph leading again ).

[Jox]

Apparently opening in Singapore cinemas on April 16th
(will have a significant release in most Asian markets I think)

[Jox]

Germany Blu-ray/DVD rental June 15 and retail July 7
http://www.ascot-elite.de/movies/index.php?movie_id=818

Opens in Thailand on April 23rd, premiere on the 22nd. The Thai release should be quite big (200 theatres).

[Jox]

Celina Jade as one of Maxim's 9 Most Beautiful Martial Artists
http://www.maxim.com/entertainment/movi ... al-artists

[Jox]

Germany Blu-ray/DVD rental June 15 and retail July 7
http://www.ascot-elite.de/movies/index.php?movie_id=818

Amazon pre-order:
http://www.amazon.de/Skin-Trade-Blu-ray ... h+lundgren