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What's the deal with movie trailers nowadays?

Posted on 12/2/22 at 3:03 pm
Posted by UGATiger26
Jacksonville, FL
Member since Dec 2009
9044 posts
Posted on 12/2/22 at 3:03 pm
Seems like the new strategy for movie previews is to bewilder audiences into watching the movie out of sheer curiosity. Call me old-fashioned, but I remember when trailers actually conveyed what the movie was about, so one could make an educated decision on whether or not the premise intrigued them.

Now, the average movie trailer seems to be an enigmatic cacophony of dramatic blares of musical chords, people screaming, maybe a comedic line or two, more dramatic blares, and a few snippets of action scenes or ambiguous dialogue.

For example, I've seen the trailer for this movie "Nope" like 10 times by now. After all of that, the following is an exhaustive list of literally everything I can tell you about this movie:

-It's a horror movie...I think
-It's about people living in the desert
-It involves aliens in flying saucers...I think

Yes, I'm old and I'm unhappy.
This post was edited on 12/2/22 at 3:05 pm
Posted by bikerack
NH
Member since Sep 2011
2126 posts
Posted on 12/2/22 at 3:04 pm to
quote:

-It's a horror movie...I think
-It's about people living in the desert
-It involves aliens in flying saucers...I think


I had the same questions after watching the actual movie.
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 12/2/22 at 3:05 pm to
Hollywood is terrible, they need asses in seats, this is how they do it now.
Posted by MBclass83
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
9346 posts
Posted on 12/2/22 at 3:06 pm to
You'll be happier Saturday evening.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 12/2/22 at 3:08 pm to
I saw nope twice and still don't know what happened. A giant garbage bag in space eats you if you look at it or something.
Posted by geauxjuice
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Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 12/2/22 at 3:13 pm to
quote:

-It's a horror movie...I think -It's about people living in the desert -It involves aliens in flying saucers...I think


i mean you kinda nailed it.

it is annoying how all trailers use the loudass michael bay noises now. the preview for oppenheimer just about deafened me
This post was edited on 12/2/22 at 3:15 pm
Posted by DarthRebel
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Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 12/2/22 at 3:15 pm to
Posted by ghoast
Member since Jul 2020
887 posts
Posted on 12/2/22 at 3:35 pm to
Don’t forget, it gets beaten and exploded because it ate a parachute. Dumb.
Posted by Geauxboy
NW Arkansas
Member since Oct 2006
4856 posts
Posted on 12/2/22 at 3:35 pm to
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What's the deal with movie trailers nowadays?


I find it annoying that trailers today have a mini trailer of the trailer that precedes the trailer. Here is the preview of the preview we are about to show you.
Posted by STLDawg
The Lou
Member since Apr 2015
3682 posts
Posted on 12/2/22 at 4:06 pm to
It’s a reaction against the trailers that show you every twist and joke.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
53570 posts
Posted on 12/2/22 at 4:09 pm to
What the hell are you talking about?

This one is pretty damn straight forward, just like the movie's name:

Cocaine Bear
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
44874 posts
Posted on 12/2/22 at 4:10 pm to
I’m all about the single piano note to start the trailer
Posted by philly444
stuck in contraflow
Member since Nov 2008
11344 posts
Posted on 12/2/22 at 4:31 pm to
It sounds like you’re asking about the movie Nope. That movie is supposed to be a mystery about what exactly it’s about. Personally, I like not feeling like I’ve watched the whole movie after seeing the trailer
Posted by concrete_tiger
Member since May 2020
5964 posts
Posted on 12/2/22 at 4:49 pm to
I miss that movie trailer guy they used to use all the time. Can't believe no one has stepped in to fill the void.


IN A WORLD...
Voiceover guy

Youtube link the other trailer voice guy
This post was edited on 12/2/22 at 4:56 pm
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
53570 posts
Posted on 12/2/22 at 4:54 pm to
quote:

I miss that movie trailer guy they used to use all the time. Can't believe no one has stepped in to fill the void.


Check out The Blind Surfer on YouTube. I just heard one if his trailers the other day.
Posted by UGATiger26
Jacksonville, FL
Member since Dec 2009
9044 posts
Posted on 12/2/22 at 8:02 pm to
quote:

It sounds like you’re asking about the movie Nope. That movie is supposed to be a mystery about what exactly it’s about. Personally, I like not feeling like I’ve watched the whole movie after seeing the trailer


Nah, that was just the one that spurred me to pick my arse off the couch and yell at the clouds about it.

It's a trend I've noticed over the past couple of years. There's probably been about a dozen movie trailer commercials I've seen over the past year that made me turn to my wife and say "I have no idea what the hell that movie was supposed to be about."

Just off the top of my head, Black Adam is another example. After watching the commercial, the only thing I gathered was that it was a superhero movie starring The Rock. Is that really supposed to be the hook that inspires me to invest several hours my life to watch the whole movie?
Posted by genuineLSUtiger
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
72871 posts
Posted on 12/2/22 at 8:13 pm to
quote:

Now, the average movie trailer seems to be an enigmatic cacophony of dramatic blares of musical chords, people screaming, maybe a comedic line or two, more dramatic blares, and a few snippets of action scenes or ambiguous dialogue.


That’s a pretty good description of the shite movies that Hollywood rolls out these days. Rehashed, recycled woke garbage.
Posted by jimlsu1
Ellicott City, Md
Member since Oct 2008
1416 posts
Posted on 12/2/22 at 8:27 pm to
You want to bet
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