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Send a Compliment at 10:40 PDT, 7 July, 2008
jimmy12 Send a Compliment at 10:40 PDT, 7 July, 2008So I have been stewing on the idea of movie trailers possibly spoiling a movie. What really bothers me are the ones that some dumb ass at the studios allow to reach us. The ones with to much information or to long of a cut on something that should of been left for the big screen. Is viral marketing getting out of hand?
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That's a really good question. It's a delicate balance between getting me excited and telling me too much. I've stopped watching trailers for The Dark Knight, but I'm still watching Hellboy II trailers.
I think you have a point. Although I get to see Hellboy tomorrow so I am excited for that one big time!
Are you getting a pre-screening? I'm jealous!
He IS getting a pre-screening.
Scum.
I restate my previous comment. I'm jealous!
jimmy12, you're my hero.
I try :-)
i love trailers but i totally get your point, sometimes they play a funny scene so much that once you get the chance to watch the movie that particular scene is not so funny anymore...
The Dark Knight...I agree that it has a lot of viral marketing, but even as an exaggeration, the number 30 indicates you have a slight misconception...there's only 3 actual trailers, one teaser trailer, and a bunch of clips. Not as if my analysis proves anything except that I'm hopelessly stuck in a world of technicalities and semantics, but w.e. ;)
I do kinda think I've been overly inundated with Dark Knight clips. It doesn't really change my excitement level though. I still can't wait to see it, especially on IMAX.
Another thing I have found is that the trailer plays the only 2 passably funny or interesting scenes from a movie, and with careful editing making what turns out to be an atrocious film appear somewhat decent; then I go and see the the actual movie and am supremely disappointed.
The problem there is your vast optimism. :-)
Gosh sinistersimian...you are just all over these email notifications for new comments! What a cool feature ;-).
For serious.
Wait, are you mocking me?
the dark knight trailers are out of hand, but in general i don't think its too bad...although there's always the option of not watching the trailer if its a movie you were gonna watch anyway
Hellboy 2 was a very solid flick, in second place behind Iron Man for me. Great movie and a great vision by Del Toro. Full review will be posted on Friday Morning early!!
really...lol i thought the trailer to hellboy 2 was crap
I don't disagree, but the movie itself was awesome!
i think that trailers are ruining it for me
i saw the trailers to get smart and i laughed at it all and decided to go see it, when i did i found that i was all laughed out because the trailer just played all of the funny scenes... it was a spoiler for me but it didnt give me the whole plot line.
With the dark knight, i dont think that i have got the whole plot line
what cloverfield did was interesting... it was intriguing, though some could tell what it was about
trailers dont do us muck good and are almost like a unspecific spoiler, if you know what i mean by that
Check out the Trailer for "The curious case of Benjamin Button". This is a perfect example of what you are talking about. However, it does make me want to see the movie even more - it just looks awesome.