Rating Movie Trailers

[suzumebrad]

Jun 6, 2011 0:59:35 GMT Lankylurkr said:

Granted, Tron, due to the sequel, has become a franchise, but the same thing was done with District 9, which I have yet to see a single action figure or cheap ass toy to come out of.

Unsupportive evidence is unsupportive. Oh, District 9 is a pretty good example though. Their viral marketing was really impressive and helped push them to a strong opening weekend of 38 million. And while you're correct that there wasn't the usual merchandising (except for the uniform patches, t-shirts, and signs) the movie was tailored for adults and merchandised as such. The WETA toys are amazing (and pricey): www.amazon.com/District-Christopher-Johnson-Son-Prawns/dp/B004HXRJ0K/ref=sr_1_3?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1307327676&sr=1-3

Of course, you are talking about a film franchise nonetheless. The director, Blomkamp, talked about how a sequel would be done if the first made money (and the script is done; waiting on filming last time I checked). That was the obvious intention from the get-go. Look, I love Rocky. I do. And the fact that it was successful made it spawn sequels in a similar fashion. So are franchises the result of consumer choice (as measured by financial success)?

[suzumebrad]

Haven't posted an actual trailer review in a while so here's one I've been waiting for: 50/50



Joseph Gordon-Levitt has really made a name for himself as an actor and Seth Rogen seems perfect as a comedic foil. Here's my issues with this trailer: the way in which it is put together and the fact that it is based on a true story make it clear what the end of the film will be AND if the trailer struggles to find an identity as either comedy (with drama) or drama (with comedy) I don't expect the film to do any better. Nonetheless, it looks interesting and I like Anna Kendrick (from Scott Pilgrim).

I give this trailer a respectable rating: 3.66/5 on the PastaDog scale.