Comments on: Editorial: Judging a Movie by its Trailer http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/judging-a-movie-by-its-trailer.php A Website About Movies Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:33:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Maggie Van Ostrand http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/judging-a-movie-by-its-trailer.php/comment-page-1#comment-81929 Maggie Van Ostrand Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:35:18 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/judging-a-movie-by-its-trailer.php#comment-81929 Yes, I have been duped by movie marketing and lived to resent it. My revenge is to ignore all trailers, all hype, and just go based on who's in it, who directed it, and mostly, who wrote it. It's not difficult to find great movies without trailers. Just watch TV and if, after the movie opens, they're still advertising it, it usually sucks. But if, after the movie opens, you see no further TV ads, then chances are it's because they don't need to spend another dime on advertising because the people are showing up in droves. Yes, I have been duped by movie marketing and lived to resent it. My revenge is to ignore all trailers, all hype, and just go based on who’s in it, who directed it, and mostly, who wrote it.

It’s not difficult to find great movies without trailers. Just watch TV and if, after the movie opens, they’re still advertising it, it usually sucks. But if, after the movie opens, you see no further TV ads, then chances are it’s because they don’t need to spend another dime on advertising because the people are showing up in droves.

]]> By: Maggie Van Ostrand http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/judging-a-movie-by-its-trailer.php/comment-page-1#comment-183932 Maggie Van Ostrand Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:35:00 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/judging-a-movie-by-its-trailer.php#comment-183932 Yes, I have been duped by movie marketing and lived to resent it. My revenge is to ignore all trailers, all hype, and just go based on who's in it, who directed it, and mostly, who wrote it. It's not difficult to find great movies without trailers. Just watch TV and if, after the movie opens, they're still advertising it, it usually sucks. But if, after the movie opens, you see no further TV ads, then chances are it's because they don't need to spend another dime on advertising because the people are showing up in droves. Yes, I have been duped by movie marketing and lived to resent it. My revenge is to ignore all trailers, all hype, and just go based on who’s in it, who directed it, and mostly, who wrote it.

It’s not difficult to find great movies without trailers. Just watch TV and if, after the movie opens, they’re still advertising it, it usually sucks. But if, after the movie opens, you see no further TV ads, then chances are it’s because they don’t need to spend another dime on advertising because the people are showing up in droves.

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