Trailers are supposed to sell the movies they’re advertising.
But these trailers fell short… On a certain level, that tendency toward misrepresentation makes sense.
The Empty Man (2020)
Directed by David Prior and (very loosely) based on the Boom!
Adventureland (2009)
Its not fair to say thatAdventurelandhas an inaccurate trailer.
But the trailer really sellsAdventurelandas a raunchy comedy like Mottolas previous film,Superbad.
Adventurelandcertainly has its raunchy elements, but the trailer fails to indicate what makes the movie so special.
Theres a rich pathos to the story, especially in Reynolds character.
That space setsDriveapart from other genre films, adding a level of romance to the proceedings.
But thats a minor part of the script, written by Christopher McQuarrie and brothers Jez and John-Henry Butterworth.
Completely missing from the trailer is the actual real focus of the movie.
The movie promised by the trailer fitsa Tarantino knock-off, not the actual Tarantino himself.
Clips that most would consider terrible now were actually great at the time they were released.
Even by that standard, theRear Windowtrailer stinks.
The five minute bit basically consists of Alfred Hitchcock and Jimmy Stewart explaining the plot ofRear Windowto the audience.
Pitch Perfect (2012)
Many of the trailers on this list simply misrepresent the movies theyre advertising.
Thats not the case withPitch Perfect, which has a trailer that does lay out the basic plot.
Along the way are a couple of romances and some raunchy jokes.
Again, thats more or less accurate.
Yet, the trailer gets the spirit ofPitch Perfectall wrong, even if it understands the facts.
Whoever put together the first trailer forStar Warsdidnt get that memo.
The trailer relies heavily on theStar Warslogo sloooooowly making its way toward the camera and voiceover narration.
You wouldnt know it by watching the trailer.
