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Aristus

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Thu Nov 7, 2019, 04:06 PM Nov 2019

Trailers that promise the opposite of what the film delivers. [View all]

Anyone ever see those YouTube videos that create a humorous fake trailer by cherry-picking scenes to create the impression of a film that's the exact opposite of the actual movie?

Someone did 'Mary Poppins' as a horror film, and 'The Shining' as a comedy.

The thing is, people have make trailers for actual films that offer an impression of the film that is wildly different from the film itself.

I remember the trailer for 'Brassed Off'; it made the film out to be a quirky, cute British rom-com, when it turned out to be a relatively dark, bitter film about labor unrest.

The trailer for 'The Road To Wellville' made the film come across as a fun period musical (there were no musical numbers in the film, but the trailer showed one scene of the characters singing in unison, and made it look like a musical number) instead of the black comedy satire it was.

Strange...

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