Previews That Don't Depict What the Movie Actually Is (Use Spoilers Tags) - Blu-ray Forum

iam1bearcat · 04-19-2010, 04:58 PM

I watched American Gangster the other night and while thinking about it, I realized how much the previews didn't match the movie at all. At least to me.

What I saw in the previews were numerous scenes that seemed to depict Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) and Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) having a long, drawn out back-and-forth relationship in which both characters tried to outwit each other. The lasting impression in my mind from the previews was when Lucas walks out of a building and sees Richie resting against a car. I just assumed that they had met before and knew each other from the way it was filmed and how the men looked at eac other. But then once i was done watching the film (which is great by the way) I realized that they never once talked or met before. Richie knew OF Lucas, but Lucas had never heard or seen him before.

So my question to you is: has this ever happened to you with any films? and has it made you think less of said film when it turned out to not be what you thought it was about?

I knew the whole time (obviously) that American Gangster was a crime drama film, but I had the impression the two main characters knew each other and interacted throughout the film. But they did not.

So is this just me thinking too much from a simple preview? Or do you think the studio did this on purpose to maybe get more people to come see it?

42041 · 04-19-2010, 04:59 PM

Inglourious Basterds is an obvious recent example. The trailers made it look like some Dirty Dozen-esque Brad Pitt vehicle, but the titular characters are in the film for maybe a quarter of the running time.

kaypo · 04-19-2010, 05:00 PM

I think you posted this in the wrong forum.

SpaceDog · 04-19-2010, 05:00 PM

Should be in the movies forum, but:

Fight Club. The preview led me to not seeing the film. It was only through strong recommendations on another forum that I watched it when it hit DVD. Glad I did. Honestly, I don't envy the marketing department trying to put together a representative trailer for that film.

iam1bearcat · 04-19-2010, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SpaceDog

Should be in the movies forum

any idea if i can move it to that forum? or must a moderator do such a thing?

Fighter · 04-19-2010, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 42041

Inglourious Basterds is an obvious recent example. The trailers made it look like some Dirty Dozen-esque Brad Pitt vehicle, but the titular characters are in the film for maybe a quarter of the running time.

+1 Great example

Fighter · 04-19-2010, 05:07 PM

M. Knight's The Village

P@t_Mtl · 04-19-2010, 05:09 PM

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The preview made it look like it was going to be a good movie

kaypo · 04-19-2010, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Avatar

The preview made it look like it was going to be a good movie

Oh look, P@t_Mtl is trying to derail yet another thread with a petty Avatar debate.

EricJ · 04-19-2010, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 42041

Inglourious Basterds is an obvious recent example. The trailers made it look like some Dirty Dozen-esque Brad Pitt vehicle, but the titular characters are in the film for maybe a quarter of the running time.

Yeah, was I wrong for expecting him to be in the movie for MORE than ten minutes tops, and that the movie wasn't completely about the theater girl dressing up to the Cat People theme?...

On a lesser note, animation fans are royally p*ssed at Dreamworks right now for trying to sell "How to Train Your Dragon" as a Dreamworks comedy, so that nobody would see it--
Anyone watch those Olympics-commercial shorts and think that the movie really would be about wacky Vikings and their modern-stone-age pals?

P@t_Mtl · 04-19-2010, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kaypo

Oh look, P@t_Mtl is trying to derail yet another thread with a petty Avatar debate.

Man! I can't even have fun anymore

I am only jesting about Avatar. It's not horrible just not as great for me as everyone is making it to be.

I do have one releated to the subject of this thread.

Toys with Robin Williams, preview sure did not make you ready for what you would see. It's strange however as I do not dislike the movie.

Foggy · 04-19-2010, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by EricJ

Yeah, was I wrong for expecting him to be in the movie for MORE than ten minutes tops, and that the movie wasn't completely about the theater girl dressing up to the Cat People theme?...

A bit of an over emphisis there, they we're in it longer than 10 mins!

Beast · 04-19-2010, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Avatar

The preview made it look like it was going to be a good movie

I had that same problem with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight!

JRS03 · 04-19-2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Beast

I had that same problem with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight!

How many times are we going to hear this from you? We get it! You don't like them! And I agree with the above poster, Avatar was a piece of doo doo.

Foggy · 04-19-2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Beast

I had that same problem with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight!

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Avatar

The preview made it look like it was going to be a good movie

Beast · 04-19-2010, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JRS03

How many times are we going to hear this from you? We get it! You don't like them! And I agree with the above poster, Avatar was a piece of doo doo.

I was having fun just like P@t_Mtl. Note the wink, smile, and raspberry.

I didn't get my panties in a bunch cause he didn't care for Avatar.

Beast · 04-19-2010, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Foggy

See, at least Foggy has a sense of humor. Some of you could use a transplant.

ghebert · 04-19-2010, 05:32 PM

I think the previews for Watchmen made it look like another super hero movie to take the kids to....of course people should clue in that it is an R-rated film but I guess some people will just never look beyond what is in front of them and try to look beneath the surface. Many kids were being dragged out by their parents when I saw it in theatres.

Foggy · 04-19-2010, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ghebert

I think the previews for Watchmen made it look like another super hero movie to take the kids to....of course people should clue in that it is an R-rated film but I guess some people will just never look beyond what is in front of them and try to look beneath the surface. Many kids were being dragged out by their parents when I saw it in theatres.

I didn't think they we're, I think R-rated superhero's won't break the mainstream because they are so hard to market!

Wdm81 · 04-19-2010, 05:39 PM

Whiteout

the trailer made the movie look like a alien in the arctic type supernatual conspiracy movie in the vien of The Thing, but the movie had no supernatuiral elements to it at all and was more of a whodunit set in the snow...very dissapointed with that movie

04-19-2010, 04:58 PM	#1
iam1bearcat Blu-ray Knight Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Club Loop Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:54 DVD collection:28 Trading Score:29	Previews That Don't Depict What the Movie Actually Is (Use Spoilers Tags) I watched American Gangster the other night and while thinking about it, I realized how much the previews didn't match the movie at all. At least to me. What I saw in the previews were numerous scenes that seemed to depict Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) and Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) having a long, drawn out back-and-forth relationship in which both characters tried to outwit each other. The lasting impression in my mind from the previews was when Lucas walks out of a building and sees Richie resting against a car. I just assumed that they had met before and knew each other from the way it was filmed and how the men looked at eac other. But then once i was done watching the film (which is great by the way) I realized that they never once talked or met before. Richie knew OF Lucas, but Lucas had never heard or seen him before. So my question to you is: has this ever happened to you with any films? and has it made you think less of said film when it turned out to not be what you thought it was about? I knew the whole time (obviously) that American Gangster was a crime drama film, but I had the impression the two main characters knew each other and interacted throughout the film. But they did not. So is this just me thinking too much from a simple preview? Or do you think the studio did this on purpose to maybe get more people to come see it?

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04-19-2010, 04:59 PM	#2
42041 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2008	Inglourious Basterds is an obvious recent example. The trailers made it look like some Dirty Dozen-esque Brad Pitt vehicle, but the titular characters are in the film for maybe a quarter of the running time.

04-19-2010, 05:00 PM	#3
kaypo Banned Member since:Apr 2010	I think you posted this in the wrong forum.

04-19-2010, 05:00 PM	#4
SpaceDog Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Raleigh, NC Blu-ray collection:116	Should be in the movies forum, but: Fight Club. The preview led me to not seeing the film. It was only through strong recommendations on another forum that I watched it when it hit DVD. Glad I did. Honestly, I don't envy the marketing department trying to put together a representative trailer for that film.

04-19-2010, 05:07 PM	#7
Fighter Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2009 Location:☣☣☣☣☣ Blu-ray collection:14	M. Knight's The Village

04-19-2010, 05:09 PM	#8
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	Avatar The preview made it look like it was going to be a good movie

04-19-2010, 05:32 PM	#18
ghebert Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:299 Blu-ray collection:626 Blu-ray reviews: 2	I think the previews for Watchmen made it look like another super hero movie to take the kids to....of course people should clue in that it is an R-rated film but I guess some people will just never look beyond what is in front of them and try to look beneath the surface. Many kids were being dragged out by their parents when I saw it in theatres.

04-19-2010, 05:39 PM	#20
Wdm81 Special Member Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Canada 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:864 DVD collection:85 Blu-ray reviews: 6	Whiteout the trailer made the movie look like a alien in the arctic type supernatual conspiracy movie in the vien of The Thing, but the movie had no supernatuiral elements to it at all and was more of a whodunit set in the snow...very dissapointed with that movie

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