Cool Videos: WTF Happened to Movie Trailers?

By Jesse Giroux

Posted 12 years ago

Remember the "WTF Happened to Movie Posters?" video? GoodBadFlicks has released a great new video called "WTF Happened to Movie Trailers?" Like the movie poster video, it isn't about the quality of the films that are mentioned, but the marketing for them.

One of the biggest problems people have had with movie trailers recently is how much of the film is shown and/or spoiled, but it's really not something new, and GoodBadFlicks has more than a few examples of trailers that reveal way too much. The video also explores the many clichés used in trailers, how some previews mislead audiences, annoying shrinking/growing titles, and the overuse of some sound effects. Yes, I'm looking at you, INCEPTION foghorn.

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Jesse Giroux

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Favorite Movies: American Beauty/Psycho/Splendor/History X, 12 Monkeys, Schindler's List, About Schmidt, Fargo, Blazing read more Saddles, Bringing Out the Dead, Rushmore, Dark City, The Dark Knight, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Funny Games, God Bless America, High Fidelity, Igby Goes Down, L.A. Confidential, Leon, Magnolia, Memento, Shaun of the Dead, Se7en, Reservoir Dogs, Adaptation, There Will be Blood, Happiness, I Heart Huckabees, Grosse Pointe Blank, Frailty, The Vengeance Trilogy, In Bruges, Sunshine, Scanners, Team America, City of God, Four Lions, Requiem for a Dream, The Blues Brothers, The Road, Tae Gook Gi, Children of Men

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