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Great Trailers...Terrible Films


Were you ever drawn into a film by the special effects in the trailer...only to be disappointed by the film itself?

I've seen a couple films where it looked like half the money spent on the film went into the trailer.

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I can't think of any specific titles off the top of my head right now, but there have been some comedies where the funniest scene is shown in the trailer. The movie itself falls flat.

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Ang Lee's "Hulk"
The newer "Bridge to Terabithia" (the trailers were very misleading)
"A Series of Unfortunate Events" (the 2004 version)

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Suicide Squad. The absolute best trailer for an absolutely terrible movie.

Of the misleading one, Dunkirk. The trailer makes it look like a totally epic war movie. The film is not terrible though.

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The new world (malick)

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The Phantom Menace.

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The meg
Pacific rim uprising
Melancholia

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