The trailer for Predators looked amazing. It showed an escalation way above anything we've seen. There are more humans, more guns, they're on a different planet, and the hero gets lit up by a dozen predator laser sights getting ready to blast him into a billion pieces. The only problem is that shot that helped escalate the anticipation, along with the stakes never appears in the movie. Producer Robert Rodriguez told MTV he often films scenes just for the trailer to give the audience a taste, but not to ruin the movie. Is this a good idea, or is kinda like movie false advertising?
I can understand not wanting to ruin the best parts of the movie in the trailer. There is nothing worse than seeing every good moment before stepping foot into the theater. When it comes to trailers, less is more, but it seems like Rodriguez believes different is more in the case of the Predators trailer.
The trailer does infer that there are 13 or 14 predators getting ready to kill star Adrien Brody, when in the movie, we see a total of four predators, and in the scene, 13 lights are replaced by just one, which seems like advertising something great, and instead of replacing it with something equally great, Rodriguez replaces it with something average. Now, I did love Predators, but the famous scene from the trailer is noticeably absent. Next time, I'll take the chance of seeing pieces of the movie before, so I can make a better opinion of the movie.
So, what do you think, is it false advertising, or just another trick in the Hollywood machine? Sound off in the comments section, it's what that section is for!
1 comment:
It may be disappointing, but it definitely got you excited to go see the movie.
The one I was mmost angry about was Down Parascop where they were water skiing behind the sub.
-M
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