Double_Oh_7

I wouldn't mind so many trailers before a movie if they weren't all so cookie-cutter. You know when a soundbite is coming, you know when the music change is coming. The pounding sound effects, the flash transitions.They are ALL the same these days.

Solid Snake

...all? That's a bit much.

GoldenJCJ

I wish they would bring back the trivia cards they used to play beforehand (and not the ridiculously easy ones they throw in between the "pre-show entertainment"). I'd rather have fun doing that than watching a "behind the scenes" promo for some show on TNT that I have absolutely no interest in tuning in for.

I get that the element of surprise is somewhat diminished when I've already seen the trailers online before going to the theater but seeing them on a big screen still far outweighs watching them on my computer monitor.

You might want to take your wife to the doctor, that doesn't sound normal.

GoldenJCJ

The big one that's bothering me lately is that extended commercial where they throw the laptop computer out of the airplane to show how fast it boots up. In all the time they show us how they pulled off the stunt they could have just booted the computer right in front of us in real time and let us see for ourselves!

Draven

Agreed. I hate being late for the trailers. But if I can time it so I miss the commercials, that's ideal.

terrycloth

i enjoy trailers. i mainly watch horror at home so its nice at the movies to see what else is coming and just seeing them on he big screen just makes me wanna see stuff more compared to on my laptop

however one place by me takes it to a whole new level. they start by playing a 3 commercial loop then a trailer then the same commercial loop then a trailer and they repeat this between each trailer and end with the loop. so if 3 trailers your sitting thru the same three commercials 4 times.. i dont mind the length as i show up 30 mins before the movie time i just wish they alternated commercials.

Numanoid

Yet another reason I don't go to the theater. I avoid trailers at all costs because they give away way too much...all the best action bits, all the best jokes, even the entire movie many times. My brain is too efficient at assembling all the pieces together, and trailers have ruined too many movie experiences for me.

Draven

I agree that can happen, but for me personally I don't see movies unless I like the trailer. That way I'm rarely disappointed because I know what I'm getting into nearly every time I go to the theater.

Matthew Chmiel

I think the sweet spot for trailers is five. Five trailers before the film starts. No more, no less.

There's also some chains now (Rave and Regal) that are now showing commercials in-between the pre-show (Screenvision and First Look respectively) and the actual trailers. Now that's bullshit. Keep the commercials to the pre-show before the advertised movie time.

edstein

Love the trailers. Hate the tired old THX bullshit between the trailers and the movie.

anomynous

I don't mind the trailers, because I have to watch them so I can get to watch the ending credits of the movie I'm paying to see.

Draven

Except for the one time I saw the Simpsons one...that was awesome.

GoldenJCJ

I haven't seen a THX intro in years.

And playing commercials between the trailers? That's bullshit and probably where I'd draw the line and complain. Luckily, none of the theaters around me have pulled that shit yet.

edstein

Our theater regularly shows the lightning ball / liquid metal one.