Comments on: Movie Trailer Tracking: Indiana Jones 4, The Dark Knight, Star Trek, Horton Hears a Who, Inkheart, and Semi Pro http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/12/03/movie-trailer-tracking-indiana-jones-4-the-dark-knight-star-trek-horton-hears-a-who-inkheart-and-semi-pro/ Blogging the Reel World Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:39:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Freddie http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/12/03/movie-trailer-tracking-indiana-jones-4-the-dark-knight-star-trek-horton-hears-a-who-inkheart-and-semi-pro/#comment-131250 Freddie Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:52:23 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/12/03/movie-trailer-tracking-indiana-jones-4-the-dark-knight-star-trek-horton-hears-a-who-inkheart-and-semi-pro/#comment-131250 I still don't understand the point of showing extended chunks of whatever film prior to their release. I hate spoilers (as I've pointed out on this site) so of course I'm a little biased but what can a 7-minute clip do that an extended trailer can't? The extended trailer for I Am Legend that ran prior to American Gangster was fantastic and was long enough and descriptive enough to peak my interest greatly. If they'd shown 7 minutes of I Am Legend I'd be like.. what the hell? If somehow the 7 minutes drew me in, I'd be pissed as hell that I knew that much more of the film before I went in and saw it. Granted this is all late night rambling, the only real reason for my displeasure is probably because I know I'll have to walk out of the theater and return upon The Dark Knight's footage completing, prior to I Am Legend. I still don’t understand the point of showing extended chunks of whatever film prior to their release. I hate spoilers (as I’ve pointed out on this site) so of course I’m a little biased but what can a 7-minute clip do that an extended trailer can’t? The extended trailer for I Am Legend that ran prior to American Gangster was fantastic and was long enough and descriptive enough to peak my interest greatly. If they’d shown 7 minutes of I Am Legend I’d be like.. what the hell? If somehow the 7 minutes drew me in, I’d be pissed as hell that I knew that much more of the film before I went in and saw it.

Granted this is all late night rambling, the only real reason for my displeasure is probably because I know I’ll have to walk out of the theater and return upon The Dark Knight’s footage completing, prior to I Am Legend.

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