Despite the presence of Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock people haven't really warmed up to the latest 9/11 movie, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. And somehow we suspect the latest bit of news related to the film isn't going to help much. The Post today rips into the Warner Bros. release for putting a graphic video ad for the flick on a subway stops steps away from Ground Zero. Tacky, tacky! Also, "extremely dumb and incredibly insensitive."
The big problem seems to be, as we noted when the longer trailer first came out, that the movie's ads feature lots of imagery of the burning twin towers—imagery which many, especially those who lost family and friends in the attacks, still find highly charged. Naturally, WB has already apologized: "It was never our intention to cause any distress," a rep for the company told one of Murdoch's minions. "As a result, we will make best efforts to pull the material from pertinent locations."
According to the MTA the ads will be down by Sunday, so if you want to get offended one last time, why not make a snow day of it? As of yesterday you could see the ads with the flaming towers "along Church Street at Murray, Vesey and Cortlandt streets and in front of the Millenium Hilton hotel."
Or you can just rewatch the full trailer again from the comfort of your own desk and remember why you still aren't going to see this very depressing-looking flick:
