Movie Trailers

Movie Trailers and I have a long history.  I think they are a great way to get people interested in the films that are being released but lately I have decided to give up watching them.  I honestly think I have been sold by trailers before, and I am the kind of person who wants to be at the theater early so I can watch all of the trailers.  I have a very fond memory of watching the trailer for the 2008 horror film The Strangers, and being more terrified from a 30 second movie trailer than any movie I had seen in a long time.  When I finally saw the film I was pretty disappointing but the ending of the trailer still gets to me.  However it seems that a recent trend in film lately is to show pretty much the whole movie in the span of a 1:15.  The best (or should i say worst) example of this was last years horror comedy Dale and Tucker Vs. Evil, the movie its self is an amazing black comedy/ parody of the genre about two rednecks going away for a weekend and getting caught up in the accidental deaths of teens who think that the Dale and Tucker are cliche horror villains.  The movie does these scenes perfectly, the only problem is that every single payoff was in the trailer, honestly every single one.  The movie is great, but we as the audience gets nothing new, it is absolutely disappointing.  Since then I have read a few articles saying the same thing, people are fed up with trailers.  Since watching that movie I have tried my best to avoid trailers, and synopsis of movies, it works out well especially for horror movies, it lets even the smallest twist not be spoiled, and keeps you an objective audience member.  I really am trying to push a blackout of trailers, or at the very least turning off the trailer halfway through, to leave some of the wonder and suspense.