I noticed that the other day when I was wathcing the new James Bond movie supposedly taking place in Haiti. To my surprise I saw it was filmed in Isla Cabra, Fort Sherman and Colon City in Panama.I haven't seen the trailer and probably will not see the movie, but keep in mind that many movies that are filmed in the DR do not have the DR in their storyline. More often than not, they film a movie on spot in the DR and then they digitally modify the location to make it seem like another place.
Remember Miami Vice? Much of that movie was filmed in the DR, but you wouldn't know that by simply watching the movie. Even the parts that they filmed in Capotillo, in the movie those areas were used to represent Haiti as the place in the movie from where the drug dealers were taking the drugs to the U.S.
That has been one of the criticisms I have towards this practice, since attracting movie producers to the DR is meant to boost Dominican tourism. However, I don't think it will have the desired effect if the movies don't incorporate the DR in their scripts and if the do that, they must present the DR in a positive light. There is nothing positive about making the DR seem like a drug smuggling place, for example.
They need to include the DR into the storyline and in a positive light; that would be a perfect marketing tool for the Dominican tourism industry.
-NALs
I noticed that the other day when I was wathcing the new James Bond movie supposedly taking place in Haiti. To my surprise I saw it was filmed in Isla Cabra, Fort Sherman and Colon City in Panama.
I haven't seen the trailer and probably will not see the movie, but keep in mind that many movies that are filmed in the DR do not have the DR in their storyline. More often than not, they film a movie on spot in the DR and then they digitally modify the location to make it seem like another place.
Remember Miami Vice? Much of that movie was filmed in the DR, but you wouldn't know that by simply watching the movie. Even the parts that they filmed in Capotillo, in the movie those areas were used to represent Haiti as the place in the movie from where the drug dealers were taking the drugs to the U.S.
That has been one of the criticisms I have towards this practice, since attracting movie producers to the DR is meant to boost Dominican tourism. However, I don't think it will have the desired effect if the movies don't incorporate the DR in their scripts and if the do that, they must present the DR in a positive light. There is nothing positive about making the DR seem like a drug smuggling place, for example.
They need to include the DR into the storyline and in a positive light; that would be a perfect marketing tool for the Dominican tourism industry.
-NALs
http://www.dr1.com/forums/597615-post31.htmland the DR is not new for Vin Diesel,
he's been fishing here out of the PC Marina around 3 years ago.
Mike
and the DR is not new for Vin Diesel,
he's been fishing here out of the PC Marina around 3 years ago.
Mike
Pardon? .....what?.........Why was i not informed immediatly!
He can throw me a line anytime! :cheeky:
As an aside - the wife and i watched that and burst out laughing at the Jamaican accent from the hotel receptionist!
Pardon? .....what?.........Why was i not informed immediatly!
He can throw me a line anytime! :cheeky: