Am I the only one who feels this way about trailers? I hate them, and I avoid them at all costs. An example: I happen to be a massive fan of Paul Thomas Anderson's "Punch-Drunk Love". I saw this at a local art theater only three months ago, and of course loved it. Last night I went out and blew a bunch of money on about 200 DVD's I'd always meant to buy (many of them were films I'd rented from Netflix and wanted to keep), and bought Punch-Drunk Love with them. Tonight I watched it, and decided to take a look at the trailer. I was somewhat horrified; if I had watched it before I'd seen the movie, it would have ruined it for me. It contained pretty much the entire movie.
What preview atrocities have you witnessed? If you had directed a film and had control over the previews, what techniques would you use, and what would you specifically avoid?
What preview atrocities have you witnessed? If you had directed a film and had control over the previews, what techniques would you use, and what would you specifically avoid?