Who Put THIS Trailer in Front of THIS Movie?

Well, it's not quite like this, but my family and I went to see a sneak preview of "Ratatouille" at an AMC theatre, and somehow somebody had spliced the trailer for "Captivity" in the middle of the previews. We protested LOUDLY to the manager, who passed the buck to Disney. I actually wrote to Drew McWeeny when he was "Moriarty" to see if I could get any insight into who along the chain of command could possibly have done this, and actually got an apology from a vice president at Disney. (I never found out, by the way -- everyone blamed someone else.)

I bring this up because the "Captivity" trailer, even with its obvious WRONGNESS, still was a green band trailer, and thus was approved for ALL audiences. Which clearly was not true, as children are part of ALL audiences as well. So have you noticed the new text on the green band? "This trailer has been approved for APPROPRIATE audiences" -- that is, those who bought their tickets to the movie they're about to see. Now, does this make "Sorority Row" "appropriate" for audiences coming to see "The Hurt Locker"? I guess so... better that than seeing it run before "Ponyo."

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Wow. I saw The Hurt Locker on wednesday and thought the same thing. They showed great trailers for Shutter Island, Pandorum, Precious....and then Sorority Row? It was kinda funny and weird.

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Dear Mr Snider, I take it most of the critics are like you! Having preconceived ideas before you even see a movie! It is obvious you don't care for "Sorority Row", Summit or "New Moon", which is why I for one don't care what critics think! I go to the movies to see what I think is good and not waste my time on opinions of people with their obvious or hidden agendas!

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When I saw HENRY FOOL opening night in Boston, a trailer for HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK played before the film.

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Hell, I rented the 1969 adaptation of Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man recently. Not a great adaptation, but still a pretty thoughtful movie with Rod Steiger and Carole Brown. The one trailer on the disc? The straight-to-DVD "Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning."

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I'm sorry, if you're not used to seeing studio trailers on that studio's movie... then you're hardly going out to movies. A lot of cinemas are obligated to play these trailers and they're usually attached to the first reel of the print and enforced by studio checkers.

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Just saw Hangover again. Still wondering why a trailer for Orphan was in front of it. I go to comedies to laugh, not shit my pants.

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They show trailers at your press screenings? I can't think of any I've attended in NY that did that.

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no offense and even though i get what ur saying. to complain about what trailers are attached to what movie is bordering on seinfeld ridiculousness. now i am a huge fan of seinfeld so if u are not a fan u wont really get the point. the episode that was on today comes to mind where he cant kiss the girl that brushed her teeth with the toothbrush that he didnt have a chance to warn her that fell in the toilet.

and as elaine told him heres the full scene. the episode is called the pothole. anyway complaining about trailers attached to movies is a lil along the lines of seinfeld like complaints.


ELAINE: You still couldn't kiss her?

JERRY: She has a taint. I can't see it, but I know it's there.

ELAINE: Oh, so now you're finding fault on a sub-atomic level.

JERRY: Maybe if I could shrink myself down, like in Fantastic Voyage, and get
inside a microscopic submarine, I could be sure. Although if there was something
there, it might be pretty scary. Course, I would have that laser.

ELAINE: Jer, do you see where this is going?

JERRY: Being really clean and happy?

ELAINE: Jerry, you have tendencies. They're always annoying, but they were just
tendencies. But now, if you can't kiss this girl, I'm afraid we're talking
disorder.

JERRY: Disorder?

ELAINE: And from disorder, you're a quirk or two away from full-on dementia.

JERRY: (thoughtful) Hmm, that could hurt me.

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Erm... moving on from Seinfeld...

I think it's fairly usual these days to see the odd 'out of place' trailer. Also it's a bit presumptuous to assume that there wouldn't be some people who want to see both a 'complex action drama' and a cheesy horror. I would.

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I watched once James Bond Casiono Royal in my local cinema, and they showed the casino royal trailer just befor the film started... I found that pretty odd and superfluss...

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Saw Hurt Locker at Arclight in Hollywood yesterday. I can confirm Sorority Row did indeed pop up before the film and the moment the dead girl calls from beyond the grave the audience erupted into laughter. The audience "boo"ed the title when it was revealed.

The place was completely silent for actual film though which was unbelievable. If you're anywhere near LA area, that's the only place to go see movies.

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Yes, they did the same thing at the Phoenix press screening and we couldn't stop laughing. Loved it when the cell phone rang and a few of us shouted, "that's Megan" so I'm thinking it was the comedic opening act before The Hurt Locker which was definitely unfunny (and actually I think the best film I've seen this year so far).

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Honeslty i have never heard of "The Hurt Locker" but i have known about sorrority row for almost a year and saw the trailer when it first came out. looks amazing, dont care where they show it, how they show it, or who they show it to (except for kids under 13)

so stop complaining because there are never going to be movie trailers that match with the actual movie. you might as well write an article about a show you watch and a random commerical that was played during one of the breaks.

Oh and just to let you know... I Know What You Did Last Summer ripped off a dozen 80s movies, but since i guess it came from a book the author did the ripping off. (just like twilight!)

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