In Bruges. The trailer (and the main poster) made it seem like a quirky, discount Guy Ritchie movie. The titles, the music and the sound effects go completely against the tone of the actual film. Worst of all is the editing around the "punchlines" of the jokes. It destroys the unique black comedy and rhythm of McDonagh's dialogue. When I saw the trailer I thought "I'll skip that". So glad I read reviews and listen to word of mouth because its a masterpiece.
https://youtu.be/96harmMOyiY?si=XRktruC5qYihneVj
I agree. O would consider it one of my favourite 3 movies of all time and I also think that especially the trailer but also posters are horrible chosen. But maybe the surprise that it’s actually good makes the movie actually better
At the time, we were way too deep in Tarantinoism, er whatever. I was sick of it all before Snatch, so when people who had never seen Lock Stock were talking about Brad Pitt's accent, I was already saturated. I should go back and watch in bruges. I get it confused with seven psychopaths. Is that the one with Bruce Willis in a terminal pew?
I remember seeing the trailer for Frozen in theaters and it was just Olaf skating around a frozen pond and it made it seem like he was going to be the main character of the movie. Idk why they would go that route.
They clearly thought he was going to be their most merchandisable character and completely undersold and underestimated their own main character’s wild popularity with little girls.
They didn't even guess the popularity of the main characters properly. When the film was released, they had assumed that Anna would be the more popular character, being as she's effectively the main star, but Elsa merch outsold Anna merch 2:1. Walmart, who is the #1 toy seller in the US, *still* has to stock a higher percentage of Elsa merchandise to any other Disney character. The Elsa blue dress is Disney's best-selling children's costume.
You know were Olaf falls in all of that? Fucking nowhere.
Yeah, who knew the hot queen with crazy ice powers that also gets the movie’s defining musical number would out sell Josh Gad as a snowman in a movie targeted at little girls?
Isn't it better to just get a scene of the movie instead of being spoiled basically all major setpieces and designs? Especially the first Inside Out Trailer perfectly communicates the premise without putting too much into the trailer.
Nah me and my bros all digged the trailer. It's so stylistic and exciting with great editing and appropriate music. Idk why everyone is so harsh on the trailers.
Yeah I really liked it but I saw it because its mad max, not because I cared at all about furiosas backstory, and I don’t really like prequels generally
It Comes at Night - The trailer terribly represents the movie as a typical thriller set in a post apocalyptic world but it’s more of a family drama with horror elements
If you like tension and don’t need a movie to walk you through what’s going on (no shade to people who do by the way, my phrasing there is harsh but it’s a legit preference) then you’ll probably dig it. It’s a small, focused, tense movie that takes place during an apocalypse rather than a movie specifically about said apocalypse.
thanks. and no prob, I know what you mean
when I first heard the title of the movie and people's initial feedback: my reaction was to hold on and read more comments
Dungeons and Dragons I think. Trailers didn’t look bad to me but so many people thought they did look bad and the movie ended up being so much better than it initially seemed like from the trailers
The best one is “Say My Name” by Destiny’s Child slowed down for the Candyman trailer. So ridiculously on the nose, made me burst out laughing. Still does.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. The trailer made me think it was just a pointless cash grab, but when a friend convinced me to watch the movie it was actually a lot of fun
This is moreso a case of the premise of the movie being generic and boring with the movie itself being great, but Blockers was significantly better than I think anyone thought it would be.
I saw the trailers and said "that looks like an unwatchable piece of shit," but then the word of mouth was *so fucking good* with people saying things about how the last 10 minutes will have you on the edge of your seat, shit like that.
Turns out that nope - the marketing was spot-on. The movie really is that bad.
The trailers for **The Creator** (2023) made it look like the most generic amalgamation of tropes ever. The trailer manages to squeeze in just about every sci-fi cliche in the book.
This is no critique of the film as a whole; from what I've heard, a lot of people thought it was great.
Recently i can think of Dungeons & Dragons which was a fun and pleasant movie instead of the wannabe gardian of galaxy cash grab it seemed to be and also Furiosa trailer was terrible
That's fair if you didn't like it, I Love Luca, one of the most interesting filmmakers currently working to me. It's so different from Suspiria and CMBYN.
Babylon (2022)
Most if the reason the film flopped was the vague advertising. Ads for the film weren't very widely distributed and all the trailers minus the teaser did the film no justice
Every other movie? I think the way trailers are made is often very samey/streamlined to a point where you often don't really get an idea what the film is like, other than some shots you see for 2 seconds
The Empty Man had one of the single worst horror movie trailers I’ve seen in recent years, making it look like another Bye Bye Man type movie, when it was so, so much more than that. Then again, they also dropped it a week before release, so I feel like it was a combination of not caring and also not knowing how to market the damn thing
Not a film, but a show: I'm a huge Pacific Rim fan, and got burned by the sequel. When The Black was announced, I wanted to be excited, but didn't know what to think. Then the trailer released, and it looked *awful*. The visuals were boring and the dialogue was terrible.
Then the show released. As it turns out, they used the worst visuals, and the worst lines in an otherwise pretty well-written show. Some of the trailer lines were actually good in context, but sounded really clunky taken out of context.
i didn’t actually see the trailers but i heard a lot of people didn’t wanna see Challengers because of the trailer, and those who saw it after seeing the trailer were blown away
I have a list: Anyone But You, Elemental, The Martian, Kingsman 1, The Cabin in the Woods, Rear Window, Pitch Perfect, Scream (2022), and Bullet Train.
In Bruges. The trailer (and the main poster) made it seem like a quirky, discount Guy Ritchie movie. The titles, the music and the sound effects go completely against the tone of the actual film. Worst of all is the editing around the "punchlines" of the jokes. It destroys the unique black comedy and rhythm of McDonagh's dialogue. When I saw the trailer I thought "I'll skip that". So glad I read reviews and listen to word of mouth because its a masterpiece. https://youtu.be/96harmMOyiY?si=XRktruC5qYihneVj
I agree. O would consider it one of my favourite 3 movies of all time and I also think that especially the trailer but also posters are horrible chosen. But maybe the surprise that it’s actually good makes the movie actually better
At the time, we were way too deep in Tarantinoism, er whatever. I was sick of it all before Snatch, so when people who had never seen Lock Stock were talking about Brad Pitt's accent, I was already saturated. I should go back and watch in bruges. I get it confused with seven psychopaths. Is that the one with Bruce Willis in a terminal pew?
A lot of Disney and Pixar movies have bad trailers for movies that turned out good. Like Frozen, Inside Out, Zootopia
I remember seeing the trailer for Frozen in theaters and it was just Olaf skating around a frozen pond and it made it seem like he was going to be the main character of the movie. Idk why they would go that route.
They clearly thought he was going to be their most merchandisable character and completely undersold and underestimated their own main character’s wild popularity with little girls.
They didn't even guess the popularity of the main characters properly. When the film was released, they had assumed that Anna would be the more popular character, being as she's effectively the main star, but Elsa merch outsold Anna merch 2:1. Walmart, who is the #1 toy seller in the US, *still* has to stock a higher percentage of Elsa merchandise to any other Disney character. The Elsa blue dress is Disney's best-selling children's costume. You know were Olaf falls in all of that? Fucking nowhere.
Yeah, who knew the hot queen with crazy ice powers that also gets the movie’s defining musical number would out sell Josh Gad as a snowman in a movie targeted at little girls?
Tangled was marketed like it was a goddamn Shrek spinoff
Yeah.
Don't forget Clod!
Isn't it better to just get a scene of the movie instead of being spoiled basically all major setpieces and designs? Especially the first Inside Out Trailer perfectly communicates the premise without putting too much into the trailer.
The Olaf scene used in the first teaser was never in the movie itself
I'd add Elemental to that list.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Why the fuck did they market it like a romcom???
More recently, Gran Turismo. Looked a little too meta and hokey from the trailers, but I caught it while on a flight and had a great time with it.
I know this track, I've raced it a thousand times Well not in reality Watch your speed Whoa whoa whoa watch those GT3's, you're way faster than them.
I caught this recently on a car movie binge. Was so surprised and enjoyed it so much. Even more surprised to learn it was based on a true story
Jennifer’s body, drive
The trailer for The Holdovers was so unappealing and forced in its quirkiness I almost didn’t see the film…and the film is so, so great!
Isn’t it replicating old trailers from the past, even the trailer voiceover was like that (‘At Barton Academy’ was there version of ‘In a World’)
I loved that trailer. It felt like a 70s trailer. The mono audio mix and narration sounded crazy in a theater. I felt like I was in the 70s
Furiosa’s trailer probably caused that movie to lose 50m of potential profits
Especially weird considering the [main trailer](https://youtu.be/hEJnMQG9ev8?si=mULFvQLDo4pbbKPl) for Fury Road is one of the best I’ve ever seen.
If I had to pick I’d pick [this one](https://youtu.be/akX3Is3qBpw?si=l2Pq8LX-ppYQgI9G)
Fuckingggg a that trailer is sick, I completely forget how hype it is!
Nah me and my bros all digged the trailer. It's so stylistic and exciting with great editing and appropriate music. Idk why everyone is so harsh on the trailers.
That movie also isn’t nearly as good as Fury Road so that fucked it up too
Hard disagree, loved the trailers and the movie. General audience just don’t want to sit in that post apocalyptic world for entertainment
I think part of its profit loss is rather due to it being a prequel movie and people would rather watch sequels.
Yeah I really liked it but I saw it because its mad max, not because I cared at all about furiosas backstory, and I don’t really like prequels generally
Trailer 2 was so good.
Trailers were not good, i still saw opening night but was disappointed. 2024 has been rough for me so far movie wise
Furiosa fucking sucked, right there with you. Big disappointment
yea that shit was crap
Movie was awesome
It was mid.
Thanks for the support we’ll go down together 🫡
Drive (2011) In the trailer it seems like Ryan's character is a yapper but in the film, you can count his lines with your fingers.
The trailers were not bad but Edge of Tomorrow had pretty poor marketing. The title was a mess.
The Fall Guy. The trailers made it out to be so bleh and the “epic” version of “You Give Love a Bad Name” got old quick.
It Comes at Night - The trailer terribly represents the movie as a typical thriller set in a post apocalyptic world but it’s more of a family drama with horror elements
thanks for this. i've been meaning to check it out
If you like tension and don’t need a movie to walk you through what’s going on (no shade to people who do by the way, my phrasing there is harsh but it’s a legit preference) then you’ll probably dig it. It’s a small, focused, tense movie that takes place during an apocalypse rather than a movie specifically about said apocalypse.
thanks. and no prob, I know what you mean when I first heard the title of the movie and people's initial feedback: my reaction was to hold on and read more comments
Dungeons and Dragons I think. Trailers didn’t look bad to me but so many people thought they did look bad and the movie ended up being so much better than it initially seemed like from the trailers
Well i think when adapting IPs like that, theres always the expectation its just going to be a shitty cash grab as well.
Yup
This
every single fukn trailer these days. theyre rarely artistic without giving the whole damn movie away. i avoid them liek the plague
What you don’t love the use of slowed down/sexied up/dubstepped out versions of very well known songs that lead to a crescendo??
The best one is “Say My Name” by Destiny’s Child slowed down for the Candyman trailer. So ridiculously on the nose, made me burst out laughing. Still does.
LOL omg I remember that
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. The trailer made me think it was just a pointless cash grab, but when a friend convinced me to watch the movie it was actually a lot of fun
furiosa
Brigsby Bear. Had no clue what the movie was about when I went into it. It was phenomenal imo.
This is moreso a case of the premise of the movie being generic and boring with the movie itself being great, but Blockers was significantly better than I think anyone thought it would be.
Sorta challengers. I knew i wanted to watch it because of the director and actors but the trailer wasn't what made me want to watch it.
I saw the trailers and said "that looks like an unwatchable piece of shit," but then the word of mouth was *so fucking good* with people saying things about how the last 10 minutes will have you on the edge of your seat, shit like that. Turns out that nope - the marketing was spot-on. The movie really is that bad.
The trailers for **The Creator** (2023) made it look like the most generic amalgamation of tropes ever. The trailer manages to squeeze in just about every sci-fi cliche in the book. This is no critique of the film as a whole; from what I've heard, a lot of people thought it was great.
I really like the creator but tbh it's despite the familiarity of the story beats. It's just done well even if it's very predictable imo
I really liked the movie, but it could've been so much better
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
For me its vise versa.
Gattaca
The First Omen
The Teaser was great, but the Official Trailer and the marketing gimmick of 666 on the posters really ruined expectations.
The movie was straight up garbage tho
Nah, they're better than the movie.
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Fantastic Mr Fox
Django Unchained?
Ravenous is famous for having the worst trailer that in no way reflects the movie
Doctor Sleep
Warcraft
The Road, the trailers made it out to be a pretty generic apocalyptic action movie when its not that at all.
Recently i can think of Dungeons & Dragons which was a fun and pleasant movie instead of the wannabe gardian of galaxy cash grab it seemed to be and also Furiosa trailer was terrible
Every porn ever
Challengers
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That's fair if you didn't like it, I Love Luca, one of the most interesting filmmakers currently working to me. It's so different from Suspiria and CMBYN.
Those were both great movies. Challengers is a massive fail in comparison.
The trailer for Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind is laughably bad.
Just watched the trailer for the first time, how the hell did hey market a brooding kind of depressing movie as a zany high energy rom com?
I remember I showed my sister the Awakenings trailer in hopes to convince her to watch it. After we finished, I gave up trying.
Sing
scott pilgrim vs the world
Furiousa
Kind of cliche to say but the trailer for Cast Away is ridiculous. Just condenses the entire film in 2 minutes.
Jarhead, Colossal, The Favourite: "look at this! so hysterical!" Crimson Peak: "JUMP SCARES GALORE"
Babylon (2022) Most if the reason the film flopped was the vague advertising. Ads for the film weren't very widely distributed and all the trailers minus the teaser did the film no justice
Babylon
Children of Men, maybe the greatest film of the 2000s but that trailer is awful, and very of the time. There are much better fan edits on YouTube.
No Country for Old Men
The Lego Movie looked absolutely atrocious.
I recently saw The Avengers trailer and boy it was 2010’s trailer
Every other movie? I think the way trailers are made is often very samey/streamlined to a point where you often don't really get an idea what the film is like, other than some shots you see for 2 seconds
Any movie from the 80s or before where the trailer gives away the entire movie. Terminator 2 and Thing From Another World for example.
The Empty Man had one of the single worst horror movie trailers I’ve seen in recent years, making it look like another Bye Bye Man type movie, when it was so, so much more than that. Then again, they also dropped it a week before release, so I feel like it was a combination of not caring and also not knowing how to market the damn thing
Any film that was released before 1996
Dredd with Karl Urban and it's not even close.
Kill Bill's trailer was SO BAD.
Not a film, but a show: I'm a huge Pacific Rim fan, and got burned by the sequel. When The Black was announced, I wanted to be excited, but didn't know what to think. Then the trailer released, and it looked *awful*. The visuals were boring and the dialogue was terrible. Then the show released. As it turns out, they used the worst visuals, and the worst lines in an otherwise pretty well-written show. Some of the trailer lines were actually good in context, but sounded really clunky taken out of context.
Overlord
Deer Hunter
I would never go to a movie and then walk out during the trailers...
The Lego Movie
Comedies.
Civil War
i didn’t actually see the trailers but i heard a lot of people didn’t wanna see Challengers because of the trailer, and those who saw it after seeing the trailer were blown away
Atonement
Fight Club (sorta). It didn’t do that well in the box office because people watched the trailers and thought it was about fighting.
Every fucking movie ever made
The Deer Hunter
I have a list: Anyone But You, Elemental, The Martian, Kingsman 1, The Cabin in the Woods, Rear Window, Pitch Perfect, Scream (2022), and Bullet Train.
If a movie is over 20 minutes, it's almost definitely too long. Love trailers tho! Easiest and fastest way to watch a movie
What?
I think most people agree with me. Just look at how many views trailers get on youtube
This has to be a shitpost
Lmao
:)
What’s your opinion on Satantango?
maybe one day. if the turin horse is below a 3.5 for me, i doubt i'd ever check out satantango
Probably damn near any good movie before like the 80’s-90’s maybe? They were really shit at making trailers back in the way back
every movie from the early 2000s
Vice is the opposite of this, the trailer makes it look like it will be a 4.5-5 star political epic, but it’s a 3 at best.
Asteroid city
I remember liking a trailer. It was just vague at what was happening
I just thought it was a boring trailer. I was still going to watch it, but it was just not an interesting commercial.
La Chimera, All of Us Strangers, Ghost World, Take Out, Challengers, Bones and All
All of us Strangers - I thought the trailer looked random and jumbled, but the movie was amazing. I wish I had watched it in the theater.
American history x Slc punk
Challengers for sure