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burntmonkey · 10-28-2003, 06:28 PM

I know that you guys will probably think that I'm crazy, but I have this sixth sense about movies. Whenever I watch the trailer, I immediately know whether it's going to be good or not. The same thing at the tape store. I just know.

Do any of you have similar experiences or am I just high?

ironchef82 · 10-28-2003, 06:43 PM

Hmm... well, I seem to have the anti-6th sense for some movies. As in, I'll see the trailer or a commercial for the movie, think that it's gonna suck and not do well, and then later wind up watching that movie and loving every minute of it.

Toy Story and The Matrix are two examples that immediately come to mind. I know there are others but my memory eludes me...

hy_ · 10-28-2003, 07:34 PM

it's usualy easy to tell if good or not. :P

burntmonkey · 10-28-2003, 08:08 PM

Hy, are you trying to rain on my parade?

Lasereth · 10-28-2003, 08:49 PM

Trailers don't really give a review of the movie, but it does give an "impression" of what the movie could be like. Most of them usually make the movie look worse or better than it really is.

-Lasereth

Mr.Deflok · 10-28-2003, 08:53 PM

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Originally posted by burntmonkey
Hy, are you trying to rain on my parade?

Nope it's pretty much a given, I watch a trailer and see Adam Sandler in it, I know the film is gonna suck, I see a film saying that the minds behind xXx are behind it, I know it's gonna suck, I see a film where the action looks as fake as it's acting, I KNOW it's gonna suck.

However Trailers can be very misleading due to poor editing.

wondash · 10-29-2003, 05:56 AM

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Originally posted by burntmonkey
I know that you guys will probably think that I'm crazy, but I have this sixth sense about movies. Whenever I watch the trailer, I immediately know whether it's going to be good or not. The same thing at the tape store. I just know.

Do any of you have similar experiences or am I just high?

Can you see dead people?

Batman976 · 10-29-2003, 01:31 PM

Yeah, it usually is pretty easy to determine if a movie is going to be good. Sometimes I'm surprised though. Sometimes I'll see a trailer and think it's going to suck, then I end up seeing the movie and enjoying it.

CSflim · 10-29-2003, 01:56 PM

Trailers tend to give you an idea, not if the movie is good or not, but rather if you're the type of person that this film is aimed at.

E.g. When I see Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant in Two Weeks notice, I know that it is not the movie for me. It simply isn't my thing. In essence, I know it will suck.

If I see a film, which I think does look like it may appeal to me, then I will probably go check it out. It may be good, or it may be bad.

In essence, it's easy to see from trailers that certain films will be shit. It's harder to know if a film is going to be good...

if you get me...

man I really suck at explaining things.

Meh.

yellowgowild · 10-29-2003, 05:27 PM

I don't think there's any universal rule, otherwise Hollywood could produce hit after hit, which it obviously hasn't.

TWISTEDBADGER · 10-30-2003, 12:42 AM

Oddly enough, I seem to have NO sense when it comes to movies. There have been quite a few times that I couldn't tell whether it was good or bad AFTER I watched it. I guess that's something to be said for todays movies, I just don't know what's being said.

10-28-2003, 06:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
burntmonkey Tilted	Movie Sixth Sense I know that you guys will probably think that I'm crazy, but I have this sixth sense about movies. Whenever I watch the trailer, I immediately know whether it's going to be good or not. The same thing at the tape store. I just know. Do any of you have similar experiences or am I just high?

10-28-2003, 08:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Trailers don't really give a review of the movie, but it does give an "impression" of what the movie could be like. Most of them usually make the movie look worse or better than it really is. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

10-29-2003, 01:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
Batman976 is you wicked? Location: I live in a giant bucket.	Yeah, it usually is pretty easy to determine if a movie is going to be good. Sometimes I'm surprised though. Sometimes I'll see a trailer and think it's going to suck, then I end up seeing the movie and enjoying it. __________________ The following statement is true. The preceding statement was false.

10-29-2003, 01:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	Trailers tend to give you an idea, not if the movie is good or not, but rather if you're the type of person that this film is aimed at. E.g. When I see Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant in Two Weeks notice, I know that it is not the movie for me. It simply isn't my thing. In essence, I know it will suck. If I see a film, which I think does look like it may appeal to me, then I will probably go check it out. It may be good, or it may be bad. In essence, it's easy to see from trailers that certain films will be shit. It's harder to know if a film is going to be good... if you get me... man I really suck at explaining things. Meh. __________________

10-28-2003, 06:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
ironchef82 Banned Location: Tucson	Hmm... well, I seem to have the anti-6th sense for some movies. As in, I'll see the trailer or a commercial for the movie, think that it's gonna suck and not do well, and then later wind up watching that movie and loving every minute of it. Toy Story and The Matrix are two examples that immediately come to mind. I know there are others but my memory eludes me...

10-28-2003, 07:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
hy_ Crazy	it's usualy easy to tell if good or not. :P

10-28-2003, 08:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
burntmonkey Tilted	Hy, are you trying to rain on my parade?

10-29-2003, 05:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
yellowgowild Psycho Location: Tampa	I don't think there's any universal rule, otherwise Hollywood could produce hit after hit, which it obviously hasn't.

10-30-2003, 12:42 AM	#11 (permalink)
TWISTEDBADGER Tilted	Oddly enough, I seem to have NO sense when it comes to movies. There have been quite a few times that I couldn't tell whether it was good or bad AFTER I watched it. I guess that's something to be said for todays movies, I just don't know what's being said.