trailers

Post by **Ben** » August 13th, 2006, 4:18 pm

Meg...the book.

Post by **ShyViolet** » December 1st, 2006, 6:42 pm

I don't meant to drag the subject of trailers again but I still think the older ones are better (although there are a few great ones nowadays--I love the trailers for The Hours, Peter Pan 2003, and the Ralph Fiennes movie Spider) Anyway, this is the trailer for The Fly, 1986.

*SPOILER*

Warning: It's a bit scary if you've never seen the film.

Also, they have the line: "Be afraid, be very afraid." It was first spoken in this film, so it's not as corny as it sounds.

Also here's the 1958 one, which is a bit silly nowadays but is kind of scary in its own way....

Post by **Dacey** » December 2nd, 2006, 10:51 am

Uh-huh. Sure. Older trailers a better. Yep.

That's why the NEW trailer for "Spider-Man 3" is SO FREAKING GREAT!!!

Post by **Rio** » December 7th, 2006, 5:08 pm

I think trailer are at the peak of their game these days. Trailers are not an art form all their own and a lot of the time trailers are better than the movies.

Post by **ShyViolet** » December 8th, 2006, 4:29 am

That's why the NEW trailer for "Spider-Man 3" is SO FREAKING GREAT!!!

Yeah, and it's why most other trailers s**k.

Trailers are meant to excite you and get you interested, not show you a mini-Spiderman 2 or a mini-Casino Royal. They're also supposed to give you an idea of the theme of the movie, what it's about but not WHAT HAPPENS IN IT. Those are two different things.

I think the problem is you guys are (no offense) confused between the movie and the actual trailer. You get so excited seeing scenes from the movie that you don't judge the trailers objectively.

How's about getting out your Spider-Man or Spidey 2, or Superman Returns DVDs and viewing the trailers now that you've seen the films already, most likely multiple times? (This works for any films)
Ask yourself: If I knew nothing about this film or I wasn't a superhero fan, would this commercial make me want to see the film?

Trailers are not an art form all their own and a lot of the time trailers are better than the movies.

Wait, you mean they ARE an art form all their own right? I agree. But today's trailers (most of them)--blah.

Like I said, try to separte the MOVIE from the TRAILER. Why not get a DVD of a movie you don't particularly love or hate, then watch the theatrical trailer/teaser. And then tell me what you think.

Post by **Dacey** » December 8th, 2006, 9:41 am

I think the problem is you guys are (no offense) confused between the movie and the actual trailer. You get so excited seeing scenes from the movie that you don't judge the trailers objectively.

No offense, but I take offense, and I'm so deeply offended that I won't risk offending you by posting my own offensive post.

But, in response to what you've said, I've seen the SM2 trailer MANY, MANY times since I've seen the film, and it still strikes me as being very good.

Ditto to a lot of other current trailers.

Okay, I'm done. But I will add that I'm not "Confused".

Post by **Daniel** » December 8th, 2006, 2:30 pm

ShyViolet wrote:Trailers are meant to excite you and get you interested, not show you a mini-Spiderman 2 or a mini-Casino Royal. They're also supposed to give you an idea of the theme of the movie, what it's about but not WHAT HAPPENS IN IT. Those are two different things.

That is truth though. I remember when Spiderman 2 was being advertised, the commercials left very little to the imagination. That's why I wasn't even sad when I wasn't able to go see it, because the trailer gave all the spoiler stuff away. I hate it when trailers do that

Like Vi said, there suppose to give you the theme and leave you wanting more. That is not the case with Spiderman 2 and many others.

ShyViolet wrote: I think the problem is you guys are (no offense) confused between the movie and the actual trailer. You get so excited seeing scenes from the movie that you don't judge the trailers objectively.

I know I don't do that

Post by **Meg** » December 8th, 2006, 2:40 pm

I think the problem is you guys are (no offense) confused between the movie and the actual trailer. You get so excited seeing scenes from the movie that you don't judge the trailers objectively.

That can be true sometimes with the films that have a fanbase...Take, for example, this new Eragon trailer...

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/eragon/traileri/

(Here's my long-winded rant about it...It's from my DevArt journal so it's a bit more cynical than what I usually post here... -)

Okay - I'm going to be nice, and withhold my opinions about the Eragon novel, as well as what I think the movie will be like. HOWEVER, there are a few points that I would like to make about the above preview.

It is - by far - one of the worst trailers I have ever seen.

Again, never mind about what I think the movie will be like - it's just a bad trailer. Period. You think you're gonna 'wow' your audience by throwing a trailer at them that shows NOTHING but a bunch of fancy SFX shots and a few scenes with our lovesick heroes gazing wistfully at each other, think again. This preview tells us NOTHING about the story. Nothing at all. Except for that it has a really cool dragon, really cool battle scenes, really cool LotR knock-off shots of horses running over hilltops, and frankly I don't think that will cut it for the movie-goers who have never read Eragon. Maybe if all the random action shots hurled together were in some kind of order, starting out slow, introducing us to the characters, then picking up the pace as we learn about the plot, it would be better, but they're not. They're just there to be action shots. Or maybe if there was any dialogue that could give us a hint as to what the movie is about...The fact that NO ONE talks throughout the entire course of the trailer leads me to believe that the script is horrendously cheesy, which judging from the teaser (which actually told us about the plot!), it is. And the music doesn't help either...

Ah gawd...

The MUSIC!

I swear, I swear, they did it on a keyboard. Not even kidding. A friggin' plastic keyboard they bought at Best Buy or something. What? They couldn't hire a real chorus to sing the notes? They couldn't use score from the movie, or at *least* from some other movie? And - Oh LORD - I think I hear an electric guitar in the background. A friggin' electric giutar. Lord.

Again, this isn't about the movie, just the trailer. Hell, I'll probably see the movie for the heck of it if it gets good reviews (or aweful reviews, so I can make fun of it). But, seriously...If anyone ever meets the people responsible for this, please, do me a favor...Punch them in the face.

Post by **Daniel** » December 8th, 2006, 3:18 pm

.... I'm speechless..... J/k

At first I had no idea what movie you were talking about, than after watching the trailer I now remember. All I have to say is, true-er words have never spoken Meg!

Though one has wonder, what were they thinking?

Lets hope for better trailers

Post by **Josh** » December 9th, 2006, 8:22 am

Wow! That is a great review, Meg.

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So what are some other classic examples of fantastic trailers? Earlier, Vi mentioned the ads for The Fly. With that in mind, two of my favorite horror movie trailers are these:

Warning: These advertisements are probably going to be creepy for some people.

The Shining

The Exorcist

As creepy as those trailers may be, I don't either of them as unsettling as this.

Another favorite trailer of mine is "Charades" for Monsters, Inc. Without spoiling anything for those who haven't seen the ad, I'll just say that I strongly feel Disney should have done something similar last year for Chicken Little, since it also went up against an entry in a certain larger-than-life franchise. I mean, Chicken Little even bears a caricature-like resemblance to that franchise's title character. I think they could have had fun with that.

Post by **Meg** » December 9th, 2006, 8:28 am

Wow! That is a great review, Meg.

Thanks!

Post by **Dacey** » December 9th, 2006, 9:30 am

No offense, Meg, but I'm not gonna punch anyone in the face for you.

I wonder, have I seen that preview? If I haven't, I'd better stay away from it. Sounds like it gives a away a lot of FX shots from your review.

Post by **YCougar** » December 9th, 2006, 12:12 pm

Ah... that's EXACTLY it! I wondering why the Eragon trailer was bothering me so much... best my brain could come up with was "it's too...shiny." Which is close. All these blue swishes of magical shine and whatnot. They might have been able to sort of clean up the story, but now I doubt it.

The book... eh. Writing isn't that great, plot isn't very inspired, but it's a tolerable read if you really don't want to think about anything else. Certainly not a literary achievement by any stretch of the imagination, whether a 17-year-old did it or not.

Post by **Meg** » December 9th, 2006, 12:28 pm

The book... eh. Writing isn't that great, plot isn't very inspired, but it's a tolerable read if you really don't want to think about anything else. Certainly not a literary achievement by any stretch of the imagination, whether a 17-year-old did it or not.

The only reason it ws published in the first place was because the kids parents OWNED the publishing company!

Lets hope for better trailers

Well, it's too late in Eragons' case - the movie comes out next week, doesn't it?

Post by **Ben** » December 9th, 2006, 1:10 pm

The Shining is a great, great film, but The Exorcist just makes me laugh. Don't ask me why...I just find the film hilarious. I know quite a few other people do too.