Movies where the trailer was way better than the movie itself

[LynneSin]

I really thought I would love the movie 'Nine'. It was based on a hit broadway musical, a cast that had like 6 Oscar winners in it (Day-Lewis, Kidman, Cotillard, Loren, Cruz, Dench). The trailer was just fabulous.

Then I saw the movie and realized the best parts of the movie were in the trailer. The rest of it put you to sleep.

[KamaAina]

1. 99% of all action flicks

The rest of the movie is usually just filler to set up the cool explosions you see in the trailer.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Young Adult

Worst Charlene Theron movie ever. Not her fault. Just one of those pointless movies where the main character is so unlikeable you don't really care what happens to her.

[PassingFair]

7. Good call. I was going to say "Juno"...

I think they were both written by the same person, too.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. I disagree with Juno.

The arc in that character was significant. She learned the lesson she was suppose to learn.

[PassingFair]

9. The script sucked, though.

All the cute one-liners were tossed off in the trailer.

[Baitball Blogger]

10. I'm a sucker for Ellen Page & Allison Janney.

You're probably right about the one-liners, but I hardly noticed it because I'll watch just about anything that these two women perform in.

[NV Whino]

3. I have discovered an infallible correlation…

The longer the trailer, the worse the movie.

[hobbit709]

6. The longer the time span between the trailers and the actual movie release

The more suckage the film has.

[zappaman]

12. These days trailers are not allowed to go over 2:30.

This was instituted about 20 years ago since trailers were taking up too much time before the main feature.
However, the major studios each get one exception per year.
I'm betting THE HOBBIT trailer will be WB's exception...

[alphafemale]

4. Expendibles. Trailer made the Movie look at least kind of fun.

Reality was just a bunch of bloated egos and bodies on parade.

[graywarrior]

5. They should have Trailer Oscars.

[zappaman]

11. They do.

The Key Art Awards has been around for 20 years or so.
The Golden Trailer Awards for at least 10-12 years.
And a few years ago, The Cutter Awards began.
I've won a few here and there over the last 25 years...

[graywarrior]

13. Why have you kept this from me all this time!

[zappaman]

14. Sorry. n/t

[XemaSab]

15. The Wicker Tree

made the film look good. It really wasn't good.

[AsahinaKimi]

16. This one..