I saw the trailer for “American society of magical Negroes” and it looked kinda funny in the first 20 seconds, then the trailer went on to show what I’m pretty sure was literally everything in the movie.

Are there any other trailers that made you lose all interest in seeing it because it showed literally everything?

    • ours@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 months ago

      I’ve stopped watching them altogether. I want to be surprised by the production design of the movie, the plot, the key moments marketing loves to spoil and so on.

      I will read up on what people comment on the trailer but that’s it. It’s so much better to jump in fresh

  • Nakedmole@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    The short episode summaries on Netflix that show before you watch an episode often spoiler the main plot or even the plot twist. I will never understand why they do that.

  • moon@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    I mute trailers and just watch the first 20 seconds to see if the film’s atmosphere matches my current mood. Haven’t had a trailer spoil the film in years this way

  • Meowing Thing@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Basically all mainstream ones since the 2000s. Nowadays I skip trailers entirely to not spoil the movies for me.

  • pr06lefs@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    I saw Get Out without knowing anything about it. Very effective movie if you were expecting a romantic comedy like Meet the Parents, lol. If I’d seen a trailer I wouldn’t have been nearly as blindsided by the horror turn of events.

    • ⚛️ Ｃｏｌｏｒ 🎨@lemm.ee
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      5 months ago

      Oh yeah, it’s definitely a movie you should watch completely blind! I went in not knowing what to expect at all and felt delightfully unsettled throughout. I’m not sure how I somehow managed to avoid all the trailers 😂

  • Today@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    The worst is when you go see a comedy and the only funny parts were in the trailer.

  • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
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    5 months ago

    I basically don’t watch trailers anymore. I’ll read a synopsis and look at some aggregate scores.

    Ideally though I’ll just ask someone I know for what they’ve seen that’s good.

    The only time I watch trailers anymore is when I trust the people involved to leave me with nothing but confusion and questions. Like the Death Stranding trailers that Kojima puts together.

  • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    The trailer for Green Lantern gave away the best parts of the show, but it wasn’t actually good. I saw the trailer in the theater, turned to my girlfriend and said, “I think we may have seen everything good about that movie.” Turned out I was right.

  • callouscomic@lemm.eeEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Also, that couple second teaser before the trailer starts. Why do they do that shit now?

    • TastyWheat@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      explosion TRAILER random shocked face BEGINS dog taking a piss outside next to stuntmen NOW

      Yes guys that’s why I fucking clicked it, I know how the play button works you idiots!

  • Trollivier@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    As ridiculous as this movie was, I always thought that the trailer for Star Wars Episode I : The Phantom Menace shouldn’t have shown Darth Maul’s double bladed lightsaber.

    • hitmyspot@aussie.zone
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      5 months ago

      Yes, but that cool factor was more valuable as a marketing tool than a reveal in the film. It wasn’t a plot point so, I don’t blame them too much but it did reduce the impact in the cinema.

    • Nath@aussie.zone
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      5 months ago

      After that happened in the movie, I was angry that a big moment had been denied me. I basically stopped watching trailers of any film I intended to see that day.

      People who are into movies say that the trailer is a part of the experience. But I’d prefer to go in completely unspoiled.

      • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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        5 months ago

        I’m the same. If I know I’m going to watch some thing I don’t what the trailer. People get pissed off when I ask them not to talk about the trailer in front of me too.

      • beastlykings@sh.itjust.works
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        5 months ago

        This happened for me with the scene in one of the new star trek movies where they play beastie boys while busting out of a cloud or something. Idk, it was a really cool scene, but I was mad that I’d already seen it in the trailer. It’s ludicrous. I still complain about it to my wife to this day.

  • Bookmeat@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    The trailer for Ricky Stanicky is interesting. While it does spoil most of the major beats, it doesn’t exactly spoil the ending. However, I wouldn’t say that it needs to. It’s a little bit obvious where that movie is going if one puts two and two together given the premise and trailer. Having said that, I still enjoyed watching it.

    The trailer for Late Night with the Devil was similar. But it really hooked me so I stopped watching the trailer as soon as I got hooked to avoid spoilers.