Someone started a thread a year or so ago about movie trailers that were played to death. And, at the end of that thread, the winner was clearly "Vantage Point". Which I agreed. Until now. Anyway, I tried to find that thread to continue this discussion and couldn't find it, so I apologize for this new one. But I think the new champion is "Shutter Island". Jesus Christ! I go to the theater to see a movie at least once a week and I've seen that trailer before each feature for the past two months. At LEAST! And the film doesn't even open until February (now). Thankfully they have a newer trailer. Which I just saw for the first time before "Paranormal Activity". Still, enough already.
What trailers have you seen ad nauseam?
Matthew Chmiel
11-02-09, 12:32 AM
If I have to see the trailer for Shutter Island one more time, I'm going to burn down the theater.
I'm happy A Christmas Carol is opening this week because that's another trailer I've seen every goddamn time I've been to the movies.
RyoHazuki
11-02-09, 12:34 AM
I'm happy A Christmas Carol is opening this week because that's another trailer I've seen every goddamn time I've been to the movies.
Yup.
Also it seems like that Cirque de Freak trailer played before every movie released after July.
Zen Peckinpah
11-02-09, 01:01 AM
And, at the end of that thread, the winner was clearly "Vantage Point".
Fuck that trailer. It still haunts me.
I saw the trailer for The Recruit before every goddamn movie I saw for like 3 or 4 months.
lordwow
11-02-09, 01:03 AM
2012.
Dean Kousoulas
11-02-09, 01:03 AM
Not only did I see the fucking trailer for Vantage Point 100 times in the theater, I managed a Blockbuster when this movie came out, so I also had it on my in-store play for about a month. I had to listen to it for 8+ times a day. I still have it memorized.
Currently, it's The Road. Not because it's a bad or annoying trailer, it's because it's VERY misleading, and doesn't really represent what the book was about.
MinLShaw
11-02-09, 02:35 AM
I'm still getting the Stealth trailer out of my system....
Crocker Jarmen
11-02-09, 03:03 AM
I sat through god-knows how many screenings of the trailer for The Soloist. Again, it was a movie that they started with the trailer months before the movie was opening. It didn't help that the trailer was long... tried to make the movie looking stirring and emotional but I thought it just looked schmaltzy. After awhile I`d just stare down into my lap till the awful thing was over.
Solid Snake PAC
11-02-09, 03:07 AM
Sorority Row was driving me insane every time I went to the theater this was playing...ugh...
Indy Jones Fan
11-02-09, 09:19 AM
I have a feeling Toy Story 3 will become one that gets played ad nauseam. I love Buzz, Woody and the gang but we've got 8 months worth of trailers till that movie opens.
Groucho
11-02-09, 09:21 AM
I am sick of anything vampire related, but especially The Vampire's Assistant. "This place is boring..it's BORING!!!"
MrSmearkase
11-02-09, 09:28 AM
Definitely A Christmas Carol for 2009
Wolf359
11-02-09, 09:33 AM
I'm glad we don't have to see the trailer anymore, but WTF are they thinking opening it so damn early? I can see Thanksgiving weekend, but this will almost be ready for dvd by the time Christmas really hits.
12thmonkey
11-02-09, 09:34 AM
Definitely A Christmas Carol for 2009
^ this
And to make matters worse, it looks like a steaming pile of crap, too.
Old Chuck Dickens must be weeping in his grave...
Indy Jones Fan
11-02-09, 09:37 AM
I'm glad we don't have to see the trailer anymore, but WTF are they thinking opening it so damn early? I can see Thanksgiving weekend, but this will almost be ready for dvd by the time Christmas really hits.
Same thing happened with The Santa Clause 3 and Fred Claus. I agree it is annoying to release a Christmas movie before Thanksgiving weekend.
sauce07
11-02-09, 09:42 AM
I remember seeing the What Lies Beneath trailer 1,000x. I remember the trailer more than the movie.
SkipKassidy
11-02-09, 09:53 AM
2012.
Seconded. Especially the new one with the Adam Lambert song.
Other recent ones come to mind:
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
The Spy Next Door
Planet 51
Translymania
Old Dogs (with the exception of Seth Green)
The Tooth Fairy
Ash Ketchum
11-02-09, 11:21 AM
I haven't been to the movies in two months so I haven't even seen any trailers since then. And I've forgotten the ones I have seen. Most trailers are pretty forgettable anyway. And most of them get me mad before the movie even starts. They're incredibly stupid and annoying and turn me off of whatever movie they're promoting. Besides, they destroy the mood of anticipation I'd gone into the theater with. So the movie I came to see already has points against it when it starts.
When I was a kid, I used to enjoy seeing trailers, because they told me things I didn't know. It was how I learned about directors and stars and famous plays and books the movies were based on. Today's trailers don't teach kids anything.
SonOfAStu
11-02-09, 12:07 PM
Before I even clicked on the link - A Christmas Carol immediately popped into my head.
On another note - is this the most remade story of all time cinematically?
FantasticVSDoom
11-02-09, 01:00 PM
Yeah, one more time for shutter island and I'm going to take a shit in the theatre... I wanted to see the movie but I won't now on principle.
NiCK Crush
11-02-09, 01:02 PM
Planet 51
A Christmas Carol
droidguy1119
11-02-09, 02:41 PM
I too have gone to the theater only to see the Shutter Island trailer more times than I care to remember.
The only other one that really sticks out in my head theatrically was the xXx trailer back in 2002.
Dr. DVD
11-02-09, 02:45 PM
Currently : A Christmas Carol, Fourth Kind
Recently: Couples Retreat
Projected future annoyances: Did You Hear About the Morgans?, Old Dogs, Avatar
MrSmearkase
11-02-09, 03:00 PM
I've seen the Shutter Island trailer enough to almost be turned off by the movie, but then again you could blame that on Paramount pushing it back 4 months. Had it maintained its October release, I wouldn't be so burned out by it.
RyoHazuki
11-02-09, 03:45 PM
I'm also getting really sick of the Despicable Me trailer. It seems like it goes on forever and it's just a teaser.
naitram
11-02-09, 04:07 PM
I can already tell I'm going to get sick of seeing stuff for Avatar, even though I want to see the movie.
EdTheRipper
11-02-09, 05:35 PM
My wife and I saw 4 movies theatrically last week. We saw the trailer for Daybreakers 4 times. The movie looks terrible and my annoyance with the trailer did it no favors at all.
scott1598
11-02-09, 06:23 PM
The Blind Side
...it just looks like every other black male football player moves in with white family triumph from nothing story.
and they kill the emotional hook when Sandra Bullock asks the rags to riches male character "We would like to know if you want to become a part of this family" or something like that and instead of the feel good moment of joy on male face, he says "I thought I already was" in this slow-witted way.
KillerCannibal
11-03-09, 11:51 AM
I was going to say Shutter Island. I can't stand listening to DiCaprio try to talk with an accent anymore. Soon they're going to have to send me to that goddamn island!
Hokeyboy
11-03-09, 12:04 PM
Good Lord... I haven't seen a single Shutter Island trailer anywhere.
A Christmas Carol... on the other hand... wow. These mocap movies always come across as stiff and creepy; the only one I've liked so far is "Monster House".
The one trailer that takes the cake for me is actually a tie: 2006's F&TF: Tokyo Drift and 1989's Young Einstein.
KillerCannibal
11-03-09, 12:28 PM
Well, if we're going to mention "most annoying of all-time" I'd have to go with Taxi. Oohhh, I get douche-chills just thinking about it.
Daytripper
11-04-09, 08:33 PM
Well, what do you know. Saw "Law Abiding Citizen" last night and what trailer did I see? "Shutter Island".
MrSmearkase
11-16-09, 06:46 PM
I keep meaning to come here and post that I see the trailer for Armored on almost everything lately. The kicker of it is that it looks like a good movie, but seeing the trailer so often has deflated almost any interest in it for me now.
Dr. DVD
11-16-09, 10:25 PM
"The Blind Side" is starting to get a lot of play, as is New Moon, which doesn't really need the PR.
Giles
11-16-09, 11:18 PM
A Serious Man - I hated the trailer from day one.
The Road
Moleman1138
11-17-09, 12:00 AM
2012 with every print of Potter this summer. 12 @!!@$$ times. After 2 months in theaters, you'd think that they'd get a different trailer.
RobLutter
11-17-09, 12:20 AM
I've seen Despicable Me like the last... 5 times I've gone to the theater. The trailer makes it look freakin' retarded, btw.
Another one is Brothers.
lopper
11-17-09, 01:49 PM
"Duplicity" with Clive Owen and Julia Roberts.
Since my wife works late during the week, we catch up on our Thursday night TV shows (Community, The Office, Parks and Rec, and 30 Rock) over the weekends via OnDemand. Instead of showing traditional commerrcials during the breaks, nine times out of ten they'll play the same trailer for this movie.
Hokeyboy
11-17-09, 02:39 PM
2012 with every print of Potter this summer. 12 @!!@$$ times. After 2 months in theaters, you'd think that they'd get a different trailer.
You saw Potter 12 times in theaters? Or do you work in a theater?
I'm a Potter fan but I don't think I could watch that particular one more than once.
When we went to see Toy Story / Toy Story 2 in 3D, we had to sit through what seemed to be 20 minutes of trailers. TWICE -- once before each movie. The SAME TRAILERS.
I want to personally strangle anyone who has anything to do with "Despicable Me". :mad:
SPiRAL
11-17-09, 06:38 PM
Did You Hear About The Morgan's enough's enough already.
Moleman1138
11-17-09, 10:40 PM
You saw Potter 12 times in theaters? Or do you work in a theater?
I'm a Potter fan but I don't think I could watch that particular one more than once.
When we went to see Toy Story / Toy Story 2 in 3D, we had to sit through what seemed to be 20 minutes of trailers. TWICE -- once before each movie. The SAME TRAILERS.
I want to personally strangle anyone who has anything to do with "Despicable Me". :mad:
I don't work at a theater. I actually went twice opening day, again two days later and then nine Wednesdays straights till it closed. They know me because I go twice a week. But during summer I got 'you're seeing this again" and "how many times have you seen it?" Between that and Trek (11x), they probably thought I was nuts.
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