# Stuff you see in a trailer that makes you know the movie will suck **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 10, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-see-in-a-trailer-that-makes-you-know-the-movie-will-suck/488984 "2009-03-10T18:18:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-see-in-a-trailer-that-makes-you-know-the-movie-will-suck/488984/101 "2009-03-13T01:00:40Z")
> [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > Anything even _hinting_ at (a) hot lesbian scene(s), as a general rule. (Because, invariably, the scene in the trailer is all you get and/or it’s taken completely out of context.) Thankfully there are some exceptions. Two of my favorites: **Wild Things** - yum. **Bound** - slobber. Especially the unrated version. Trailers promise, films deliver. ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-see-in-a-trailer-that-makes-you-know-the-movie-will-suck/488984/102 "2009-03-13T02:23:09Z")
Video game characters Nicolas Cage Haley Joel Osment M. Night Shamyalan’s involvement in any capacity. I would skip a movie on general principles if he had somehow worked craft services for it. Not something in a trailer, but if you first see a movie publicized the week it comes out, it means the studio knows full damn well it’s going to suck ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-see-in-a-trailer-that-makes-you-know-the-movie-will-suck/488984/103 "2009-03-13T02:52:40Z")
> [@Fionn](#): > > M. Night Shamyalan’s involvement in any capacity. I would skip a movie on general principles if he had somehow worked craft services for it. Hey, I liked Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. After that- _not so much._ Valgard, re Wild Things- yessireebob, youbetcha.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-see-in-a-trailer-that-makes-you-know-the-movie-will-suck/488984/104 "2009-03-13T07:19:46Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > And/or babies too! I hear the universe is ending in 2012, at the premiere of this movie. The Wayans Brothers are… **WHITE BABIES**! ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-see-in-a-trailer-that-makes-you-know-the-movie-will-suck/488984/105 "2009-03-13T11:08:40Z")
> [@Valgard](#): > > Thankfully there are some exceptions. Two of my favorites: > > **Wild Things** - yum. > > **Bound** - slobber. Especially the unrated version. > > Trailers promise, films deliver. You’ll note I said “as a general rule”, largely because of these two notable exceptions. 😉 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-see-in-a-trailer-that-makes-you-know-the-movie-will-suck/488984/106 "2009-03-13T15:52:21Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > Whenever a movie trailer doesn’t really give you any idea what the movie’s about, who’s in it, or who directed… but the trailer includes nothing but a bunch of smashing reviews voiced-over the actual trailer scenes… the movie will suck. > > “Roger Ebert gave this fine film 17 thumbs up!” > “Rotten Tomatoes says this flick don’t stink!” > “NYT says this will be the movie of the decade” > > When you hear that, don’t even bother. Along these lines I’ve heard things like “Among the best reviewed films of 2008”. It just hurts my head, particularly if it’s early in the year. > [@cricetus](#): > > Anything that makes it clear much of the movie is trying to get from point A to point B unless it’s the original Vacation or Little Miss Sunshine. I’d like to suggest that _Planes, Trains, and Automobiles_, and _Midnight Run_ also be excepted. Otherwise, I’m with you, especially when talking animals are trying to get from here to there. A friend of mine does sound editing for films. His first job out of college was for a company that works almost exclusively on trailers. He talked about how the trailer company had to call the producers of _Hudson Hawk_ to have scenes shot for the trailer because NOTHING in the entire movie was usable. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-see-in-a-trailer-that-makes-you-know-the-movie-will-suck/488984/107 "2009-03-13T16:01:39Z")
The truly sad thing is when the trailer is better than the goddamn movie! And shorter by two hours. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-see-in-a-trailer-that-makes-you-know-the-movie-will-suck/488984.md?page=5)