Blue Moon Rising - The Fans (new trailer)

[spiv]

Ted, that is totally City. Has Spiv mentioned his sister is in this yet?

Dazby she wont be in the movie now as she has ended up on the cutting room floor along with all the rest of the lads that Endimol were following out in Abu Dhabi. All the footage of Alison, Scall and the two Colins has been scrapped because the film company decided that the trip to Abu Dhabi wasn't relevant to the film and they decided to concentrate on the other group of lads that are the mainstay of the film now. It's a shame because there was some good footage of the Laurence of Arabia theme with a bunch of City fans riding camels draped in City flags through the desert here
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... ge_size=25

[MaineRoadMemories]

First time I've read that MEN article. I find the whole thing rather uncomfortable. If it was for City fans shown at the ground or on a DVD then fair enough but it seems like they are going the whole 9 yards with it.

Who other than City fans would be potentially interested in our epic climb to fifth place with a bottomless pit of money in 2009/10?

[brite blu sky]

I just don't get this at all. I'm all for bigging up City but I just don't understand a film about winning fuck all, coming 5th & getting dumped out of the league cup by the rags.

I'm with you on this. It's baffling to say the least.

First time I've read that MEN article. I find the whole thing rather uncomfortable. If it was for City fans shown at the ground or on a DVD then fair enough but it seems like they are going the whole 9 yards with it.

Who other than City fans would be potentially interested in our epic climb to fifth place with a bottomless pit of money in 2009/10?

Nah nah nah.. youve got hold of the wrong end of the stick on this. Yes it is marketing but it is done in good faith.. it is portraying the massive changes at the club and the enthusiasm of the fans and taking that to cinema audiences. In a way it is about what is football to its fans and showing other people who dont get involved in that what it is about. If the production values we see in the clips are carried right through it, it could well be an enjoyable film regardless of who you support or even if you dont support anyone. There aren't enough good films about football out there anyway so it isn't as though they are just repeating a format we are all sick of.

I think it would be totally out of faith to have filmed it all and then not released it cos we didn't win anything, that would have been totally crap.. it is about the journey.. the highs and the lows, the excitement and the drama, if it gets that across in a half decent way it will have achieved what it needed to and will entertain people while promoting City as well.

All City fans will buy the dvd, thats not the point, it is for people beyond City fans or not even football fans.

[Dubaimancityfan]

Ted, that is totally City. Has Spiv mentioned his sister is in this yet?

Dazby she wont be in the movie now as she has ended up on the cutting room floor along with all the rest of the lads that Endimol were following out in Abu Dhabi. All the footage of Alison, Scall and the two Colins has been scrapped because the film company decided that the trip to Abu Dhabi wasn't relevant to the film and they decided to concentrate on the other group of lads that are the mainstay of the film now. It's a shame because there was some good footage of the Laurence of Arabia theme with a bunch of City fans riding camels draped in City flags through the desert here
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... ge_size=25

Hi Spiv,

That's a shame mate. I remember the guy coming up to Alison when were having drinks at the Meridien Hotel in AD and talking her into doing the interview. She was hesitant and a bit frightened about what to say. I would have thought that some footage about "Our City V Our Country" match and the whole AD trip would have been appropriate seeing as the new owners are the reason behind the new "Blue Moon Rising" !
Give my best to Alison.

[mcfctm]

First time I've read that MEN article. I find the whole thing rather uncomfortable. If it was for City fans shown at the ground or on a DVD then fair enough but it seems like they are going the whole 9 yards with it.

Who other than City fans would be potentially interested in our epic climb to fifth place with a bottomless pit of money in 2009/10?

I find all the trailers really good but I have to agree with you. This would be a great idea if released on DVD at the club shop like every season usually is but putting it in the cinema is a bit embarrassing. If say we had beat spurs and finished 4th or beat the scum and got to Wembley then yes it would be a good idea but we didn't do any of those so it seems a bit pointless.
I'd love to watch it (what city fan wouldn't?) but might wait for its release on DVD rather than go to the cinema to watch it.

[ant london]

First time I've read that MEN article. I find the whole thing rather uncomfortable. If it was for City fans shown at the ground or on a DVD then fair enough but it seems like they are going the whole 9 yards with it.

Who other than City fans would be potentially interested in our epic climb to fifth place with a bottomless pit of money in 2009/10?

I find all the trailers really good but I have to agree with you. This would be a great idea if released on DVD at the club shop like every season usually is but putting it in the cinema is a bit embarrassing. If say we had beat spurs and finished 4th or beat the scum and got to Wembley then yes it would be a good idea but we didn't do any of those so it seems a bit pointless.
I'd love to watch it (what city fan wouldn't?) but might wait for its release on DVD rather than go to the cinema to watch it.

I think the point you are both completely missing is that, it is pretty clear to me that this film looks to transcend the boundaries of the club that is featured and the fact that it is City related.

To most football fans (...with the exception of the munichs and the rest of the Big 4 fans....of a recent vintage at least) the content should chime and strike a chord. It's about following your team, and the all consumingness of being a proper football fan. It will be largely irrelevant to most proper footie fans that it is about City, indeed it being about City in lots of ways makes it more watchable as some fans would undoubtedly think "what if that was us next"....but the "City story" is pretty unparalleled....even pre Sheikh. It is worth making a film about and I entirely disagree that this would appeal just to blues.

Every clip I have seen just makes me want to watch it more and more. I've shown them to lots of non-blues who fit into the football fan category and they all think it looks bloody brilliant....I'm sure some non-football fans who saw it would find themselves wanting to go to a match afterwards, not a City match, just a football match

[xavi6]

I just don't get this at all. I'm all for bigging up City but I just don't understand a film about winning fuck all, coming 5th & getting dumped out of the league cup by the rags.

Exactly. It's a load of pretentious bollox.

At least wait til we've won something ffs.

[saulman]

I just don't get this at all. I'm all for bigging up City but I just don't understand a film about winning fuck all, coming 5th & getting dumped out of the league cup by the rags.

Exactly. It's a load of pretentious bollox.

At least wait til we've won something ffs.

It's just marketing, gentlemen. City are on one big ol' marketing mission and I'm afraid it'll only get worse as we push on for global domination. You can't dominate the world without a decent marketing campaign.

[ant london]

I just don't get this at all. I'm all for bigging up City but I just don't understand a film about winning fuck all, coming 5th & getting dumped out of the league cup by the rags.

Exactly. It's a load of pretentious bollox.

At least wait til we've won something ffs.

ffs....if we did this kind of thing AFTER we'd won something then that would be pretentious...and cuntish

the fact that it features the trials and tribulations of us winning the square root of fuck all is kind of the appeal/point in it

it would not have been picked up by a film company like Buena Vista if it didn't have merits as a film....not a film about City for City fans...but a production in its own right.

[xavi6]

I just don't get this at all. I'm all for bigging up City but I just don't understand a film about winning fuck all, coming 5th & getting dumped out of the league cup by the rags.

Exactly. It's a load of pretentious bollox.

At least wait til we've won something ffs.

ffs....if we did this kind of thing AFTER we'd won something then that would be pretentious...and cuntish

the fact that it features the trials and tribulations of us winning the square root of fuck all is kind of the appeal/point in it

it would not have been picked up by a film company like Buena Vista if it didn't have merits as a film....not a film about City for City fans...but a production in its own right.

Appeal for who? Apart from City fans everyone else is pissing themselves at the fact that we've made a movie about a season that essentially was a bit of a failure.

[The Man In Blue]

Appeal for who? Apart from City fans everyone else is pissing themselves at the fact that we've made a movie about a season that essentially was a bit of a failure.

not true. my everton supporting housemate is well looking forward to watching it, as are many of the matchgoing fans of various clubs i know. it's about the craic of supporting your team imo, not trying to put city up on some kind of pedestal.

[ant london]

I just don't get this at all. I'm all for bigging up City but I just don't understand a film about winning fuck all, coming 5th & getting dumped out of the league cup by the rags.

Exactly. It's a load of pretentious bollox.

At least wait til we've won something ffs.

ffs....if we did this kind of thing AFTER we'd won something then that would be pretentious...and cuntish

the fact that it features the trials and tribulations of us winning the square root of fuck all is kind of the appeal/point in it

it would not have been picked up by a film company like Buena Vista if it didn't have merits as a film....not a film about City for City fans...but a production in its own right.

Appeal for who? Apart from City fans everyone else is pissing themselves at the fact that we've made a movie about a season that essentially was a bit of a failure.

Appeal to the vast majority of football fans out there who have time and again seen their own teams be the "nearly men"....whose hopes have been crushed....basically anyone who loves football and hasn't enjoyed the extended success of following a Big 4 team could watch this film and "get it"

I have several mates who are not City fans and who are really looking forward to seeing this.

Not a single person other than a few dickhead munich mates has remotely found it "laughable"

[Manx Blue]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYLs7_PkbYo

blue moon rising

[dazby]

The trailers look AMAZING!!!

For those saying that we've won nothing, that's not the focus. It's about being proud of your club, win lose or draw.

[edgeley blue]

The fact that we won fuck all for me makes it better, as some have said other fans can relate to it more. Had we won the carling cup, no-one but blues would have been interested as the sky 4 would take the piss (carling cup hohoho) and other fans would be saying well so they fucking should have done with the money spent etc...

Also, when we have won a couple of pots there is the chance of good old sequel. " World domination for the blue moon" or "Blue moon risen"

Any other decent titles for the sequel?

[Nickyboy]

The fact that we won fuck all for me makes it better, as some have said other fans can relate to it more. Had we won the carling cup, no-one but blues would have been interested as the sky 4 would take the piss (carling cup hohoho) and other fans would be saying well so they fucking should have done with the money spent etc...

Also, when we have won a couple of pots there is the chance of good old sequel. " World domination for the blue moon" or "Blue moon risen"

Any other decent titles for the sequel?

"Over The Blue Moon"

[ashton287]

I didnt know they were bringing this out in cinemas. I thought it was just another city dvd for the store.

Is it premiering tomorrow and be out on saturday. If it is i might go see it before the match.

[edgeley blue]

I believe its premiere is tonight (thursday) and its out officially out on the 17th, could be wrong mind as I garnered the info off bluemoon

[Mase]

The premiere of a documentary about Manchester City was bound to appeal to some cinema goers more than others.

So the appearance of Coronation Street actress Michelle Keegan on the red carpet in Manchester last night injected some much-needed glamour into what was essentially a boys' night out.

Keegan, 23, looked chic in an asymmetric jumpsuit - even if it was navy rather than Manchester City's club colour of sky blue.



It is not known if Keegan is a City fan.

The film depicts life during the first full season of Sheikh Mansour's ownership of the club through the eyes of seven of the team's fans.

The film follows the fans around the country and also includes interviews with manager Roberto Mancini and players including Carlos Tevez, Emmanuel Adebayor, Garry Cook and Craig Bellamy.



Other stars who attended the premiere included former Oasis singer Noel Gallagher, Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini, City players Patrick Vieira and Micah Richards, Hollyoaks star Jorgie Porter and ex-England footballer David Platt.
Gallagher spent time before the premiere chatting to the City fans that star in the documentary.

'Blue Moon Rising reinforces Manchester City's standing as the most fascinating story in the world of football,' said commercial director David Pullan.

'It will be a lasting testimony to one of the most exciting years in Manchester City's history.'

[Colin the King]

Fucking Platt wrecking the moment...Michelle Keegan then him, it's just not right.
Also, why does Mike Pickering follow Noel Gallagher everywhere now?