The twentieth Spoilt in Sixty Seconds sees a possible end to the series (I am as of yet undecided as to its fate; with a possible return for Unscene Heroes next week). Whilst exposing those nasty people who decide to include every interesting aspect of a film within its trailer is fun and, for some at least, rather interesting, it has also been infuriating to uncover the carelessness in the… Read More »
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Spoilt in Sixty Seconds: #19 – Straw Dogs
Sometimes the trailers we are given not only ruin a film and snatch the surprise and enjoyment away from us, but they can also mis-sell a movie to a potential audience. It’s interesting to look at how certain trailers promote something not entirely representative of the tone of the film, too. This may be a smaller film that appeals to a niche crowd, so manipulate the editing of the footage… Read More »
Spoilt in Sixty Seconds: #18 – The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
As you’ll probably be aware by now, no film is off limits when it comes to misjudged trailers that cheaply give its content away. It’s perhaps even the classics that suffer from this spoiler syndrome the most, out of a forced, concerned overexposure to please fans and say, ‘see, it is good, honest’. This is no truer than when famous and/or beloved novel adaptations are released. Sure, there’s a preexisting audience of… Read More »
Spoilt in Sixty Seconds: #17 – Carrie
Something that’s noticeable in older film trailers is the informative and novel-like narration they receive. In 2012, where, in advertising terms less is more, such trailers stand out like a sore thumb. Trailers from the 70s and, to an extent, 80s tend to be the main culprits at large, especially where some classics are concerned. Delving straight in: this is another classic film ruined. Well, it certainly is unless you’ve… Read More »
Spoilt in Sixty Seconds: #15 – Speed
Who doesn’t enjoy a 90s action thriller starring Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper? My thoughts exactly. Speed really put the former on the map as a fresh, sexy actor destined for Hollywood stardom, but enough of that. What’s great about this particular trailer — aside from it being extremely detailed in pretty much the entirety of the film’s plot — is the awesomely deep, retro voiceover that kindly takes us through, offering… Read More »
Are some Cineworlds treating their customers like criminals?
Yesterday, as I was partaking in my daily Twitter procrastination, I stumbled across a tweet that referenced Cineworld – the UK’s biggest cinema chain – and how one manager treated their customers like ‘criminals’. It linked to a blog written by a perfectly honest cinema goer, having visited the Cineworld in the centre of Glasgow on the Saturday just gone. To save us all a bit of time and any… Read More »
Spoilt in Sixty Seconds: #14 – The Machinist
An interesting one for me personally this week, as this particular example of a film’s trailer affected the way I watched The Machinist, even though it wasn’t my first viewing. Initially, I saw the film at the cinema way back in 2005 when it was in theatres without having seen said trailer. Fast forward 7 years, and — having never seen the film since — I stumbled upon it during… Read More »
Review: Brave
With Pixar recently announcing sequels to Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo and Toy Story, there were fears that originality was running dry, but their thirteenth and latest feature, Brave, shows that flare hasn’t dried up just yet. A story involving princesses, kings, castles, witches, spells and bears is anything but the norm for the animation giants, and turns out to be a refreshing change, especially with its woven references to many a fairytale: it shares a sensibility with Shrek for this very reason…. Read More »
Spoilt in Sixty Seconds: #13 – Jaws
Speaking from personal experience, I’ve noticed older trailers tend to be rubbish. I’m talking from two, three or even four decades ago. Obviously there are still some exceptions — Kubrick’s chillingly simplistic trailer for The Shining, for example, is brilliant. Nowadays it seems trailers are edited into fast paced, enthralling snippets that try to entice and generate excitement based on tension, action and drama, and rightly so, because the film… Read More »
Spoilt in Sixty Seconds: #12 – Prometheus
Finally, the dust has now (hopefully) settled after the mixed feelings of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. It left a lot of fans lost for words for very different reasons. What’s more, enough time has now passed to peruse over the film’s trailer and (having seen the movie twice myself) really pick up on some of the footage that the few minutes of trailer reveals. As previously touched upon, it is sometimes… Read More »
