you talking about yourself as well ScriptGiver? used that paused button too much have you? lol.

Yes, my family didn’t see the trailer and loved the movie. For me it’s better than T3 and TSalvation 🙂

Agreed definitely! They did the same thing with Terminator: Salvation and I think it would have been better accepted as well at least somewhat.

It’s all good bud. I used to love previews, and still do when their done right. I rarely watch any trailers here, but I’m guilty as charge because I watched The Greasy Strangler trailer on a loop. (and also forced others to view it as well)

I really didn’t think that one through did i 🙂 ?

That’s a little difficult while sitting in a movie theater.

Or just stop watching trailers huh?

I expect that not everything always makes it in to the final film, but good grief, Paranormal Activity 3 barely felt like the movie that was advertised. I remember back after it hit theaters reading a comment that they should have just looped the trailer for an hour and called it a movie. That was definitely where all the creepy shenanigans were.

Yes, but before you actually SAW the movie, did you know that was the end? Before you had ANY knowledge of the story or movie, did you know they were giving away the final shot? I saw people saying this on social media and I’m like “way to blow it for people don’t actually have that information and know it’s the final shot.” Those people are just as bad, to me.

lOL

agree

LOL seriously

Sorry. Had a point to make. I am soooo bad.

I see what you did there… And I approve.

RYAN, don’t get me wrong, i’m 100% with you on this. when i watched the DON’T BREATH trailer (back when it was first released) and saw the spoiler in question my jaw dropped because i was so fucking angry that they did that! it’s unforgivable and insulting how the trailers keep doing that to us viewers.

thegunshow, i completely agree regarding the clapping scene from CONJURING. i really wish it hadn’t had been used in the trailers/tv spots.

Lirabelle, even though i’m not really a fan of the PA films (the first one of ok), i was PISSED that the admittedly very cool/creepy scenes shown in the trailers/tv spots weren’t even in the fucking film! very irritating all the way. also how is that type of false advertising/bait & switch marketing not illegal?

I thought the article just said a main character died and that’s all. Saying it’s a boyfriend probably narrows it down, but I didn’t watch the trailer. I never watch them these days because of spoilers.

well if you read this article then your beef is with Jonathan. just sayin’.
(i’m not saying you should be angry at Jonathan. it’s the makers of the DON’T BREATH trailer you should be pissed at).

-Alex Aja’s THE 9TH LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX where it pretty overtly spoils who the antagonist is in the film. i just last night watched

-THE SHALLOWS (not a bad film!) while watching the shark attack moments i really wished they (i.e. the shark breaching the water attack) hadn’t shown those shark moments (or at least not the big moments) because the impact would have been immense.

-as mentioned the DON’T BREATH trailer spoils a major character’s death.

-PIRANHA 3D…the fucking tv spots spoil the ending moment when lead male character is attacked/killed by the never seen in the film before ADULT piranha (so those tv spots spoiled 2 things…main character’s death and the fact that there are huge adult piranha).

i forced myself to stop watching CABIN IN THE WOODS’s initial trailer about 20 seconds into it and i’m glad i did. i was able to enjoy the movie and be surprised at the many twists/turns throughout it. if i just know a movie looks good to me i will not watch the trailer for the film. if i’m unsure about a film, i’ll try to just watch the first 20 or 30 seconds of it’s trailer to get a feel for the movie. i’ve been fucked over by spoiler trailers too many times now.

“I have been specifically avoiding the trailers for Lights Out and Don’t Breathe (especially as I’d heard that this one spoils a major character death).” I was doing the same thing, then some guy above said he was totally shocked that they would’ve shown the death of a main character, which he then went on to name specifically…

It feels kind of ironic you would say that then also tell us who died without a spoiler warning. You might want to edit your comment for other people before they read your comment too.

Goddamn doofus’ are ruining our movie going experiences.
“Let’s stage a riot”!

On the one hand, you have the trailers that look like the are just throwing the whole plot at you to get it out of the way (Lights Out looks like this). On the other hand, you have trailers that show you mostly things that you THINK are going to be in the movie but aren’t (looking at you, Paranormal Activity 3). Trailer editors don’t seem to understand the difference between crafting teasers and flat-out deceiving your audience about content.

It’s not a movie but for perfect examples of chopped-into-total-oblivion trailers, check out the ones for Mad Men. They’re just a series of incomprehensible reaction shots, master lessons in how to keep your audience guessing.

Many seem to be about one big moment, so if they can’t show that moment, it may get tough.

Those are my favorite kinds of trailers too, although I wish they had used something other than the clapping scene for “The Conjuring” since that was the most effective scene in the movie in my opinion. Still, in theory, this is a great way to go. It gives you the film’s flavor without revealing the entire plot and every scare. I also like the use of darkness, sound effects, blurbs of dialogue, and words on the screen to sell a movie. I guess Hollywood doesn’t understand that mystery and atmosphere are what really sell these films.

Thankfully the only Conjuring 2 trailer that I’ve seen in the theater really didn’t spoil all that much (I’ve seen the movie now), but I can’t help but feel like Lights Out gave the whole plot away. I seriously hope that doesn’t turn out to be true.