TF Issue 196: Is It Just Me? Trailers too revealing...

[alanupu]

Not sure if its a fact but trailers seem to be much longer than they were 20 years ago, many give away the entire story and are only missing the end credits

[dannym121]

Not all but rise of the planet of the apes shows the entire film in 2 minutes

[jaykays hat]

Saw the trailer for Bourne Legacy at the cinema on Saturday and they must have showed most of the film, I ended up looking away so that it doesn't ruin it for me.

[mathewlisett]

I have noticed over the last 5 years at least, that trailers seem to show some give away scenes.

for me, trailers left you not knowing what was going to happen, such as the total recall trailers, before you would never have seen him defeat the guards,but now you know thats going to happen. the triple breasted women, i thought that would have been a surprise to us all, but oh no thats now been shown , so instead of the anticipation of when and where, we now know.

other trailers of course seem to show ALL the good bits, and pump you up so high that when you see the film, you are left gutted by how bad it is, and as an example district 9, where i stated the trailer looked and felt better and more entertaining tan the whole film

[Dannyp0401]

I think that trailers are not just to revealing but they fill them with scenes that are not even in the movie.
For example went to see the amazing spiderman the other day, and while I really enjoyed it I kept relating back to the trailer thinking that bits missing and that bit.
Another example the 5 year engagement again really enjoyed it but a few scenes from the trailer missing.
I do think off the action films give key scenes away in the last 3 rd of films example avengers, spiderman and so on.
I think trailers should return to the old ways teasers just enough to get you excited that you can't wait for that film to be released.

[seethisif]

I remember taking note of the first trailer that revealed too much and yes, it was Die Another Day. I was in Aberystwyth when the trailer hit the big screen...the only screen and one of my nights out was to go to the cinema so I had to watch the trailer for a good few months before the actual film was released. Upon release, I had, without my consent, committed to memory all the scenes from the trailer and it wasn't too long before I worked out the entire plot. Initially, and maybe it was because of this, I didn't think much of Die Another Day. I didn't know, at the time, it would be Brosnan's swan song and had I known, I guess I would have come a little later to the film.
Anyway, thus began my knowledge that trailers do reveal too darn much and perhaps what is equally to blame is the amount they are shown in cinemas. True, I practically go to the cinema every week (isn't that orange wednesday just a gem? - no I don't work for orange) but nevertheless the exposure is too much.
I'm not one for complaining and not offering a solution at least. I know how the trailer system works and perhaps instead of cutting together the best bits from the set pieces, to just limit to the first 30 minutes. After all, if the film doesn't convince you to watch it after that time, it is not worth watching (*cough*showgirls*cough*). I don't mind, nor care, if this suggestion is unrealistic or apparently naive, there definitely needs something to be done about the all too revealing trailers.

[gusdesilva]

With the exception of a certain web crawler film with Amazing in the title I disagree.Often I watch a trailer and after it finishes I think what the h"ll was that about? They splice loads of quick flashes of clips that I see lots but learn nothing. Have a look at some 70s and 80s trailers and they will tell the whole story. All I want is a happy medium.

[ERDutra]

and I'm sorry to say that recently movie trailers have been better than the movies themselves...
and it such a pity!
they make you believe that the movie is going to rock when they release the trailer and after you leave the movie theater you feel like the movie did hit the rock bottom.
I might decide to watch only movie trailers instead.
it will avoid disappointment and it's free... even in HD
LOL

[cinerama]

Yes trailers are too revealing. Worst of all is that the poster for the film 'WHAT LIES BENEATH' revealed the secret of what lay beneath so you didn't have to see the film to know the secret that was revealed at the end.That was really dumb (like the film)

[CaptainCrazy]

I was checking out your Top 50 Bond moments (entertaining read by the way - give the writer a raise) and noticed a familiar face in a photo for, I think, number 2.

Do my eyes deceive more or is that John Turturro in the background? Looks like he was channelling his butler from Mr. Deeds (hey, someone had to watch it). Very, very sneaky.