Disney and bad movie trailers

[Bob S.]

Disney has ticked off huge numbers of people for their movie "Bridge to Terabithia". If anyone has seen the trailers, or any of the advertising for the film, they will think the movie is about two kids who discover/create their own imaginary fantasy world where they battle evil beings, become king and queen, and spend a lot of time in their land of "Terabithia".

Even before the movie came out, many people who read the book, myself included were utterly confused with the trailers. There were many complaints about the focus on their imaginary land, which is treated as just as children would treat such a place.

The trailers, however, are giving a huge false impression, or as the phrase has been used, bait and switch. It is not showing what the movie is about. They are trying to sell a fantasy action-adventure movie that kids would love when it is not.

Herein lies the problem. The movie deals with tragedy. It is about death and overcoming grief, something that will come as a shock to kids to whom they are selling the movie to. In fact, not to my surprise, quite a few people have been upset at the sudden death. Not only because it was so sudden, but also because this is not the movie they came to see as advertised.

I am going to be interested in seeing how the box office responds to this movie and how the reviewers compare the trailers to the actual movie.

Bob S.

[Bob S.]

Disney has ticked off huge numbers of people for their movie "Bridge to Terabithia". If anyone has seen the trailers, or any of the advertising for the film, they will think the movie is about two kids who discover/create their own imaginary fantasy world where they battle evil beings, become king and queen, and spend a lot of time in their land of "Terabithia".

Even before the movie came out, many people who read the book, myself included were utterly confused with the trailers. There were many complaints about the focus on their imaginary land, which is treated as just as children would treat such a place.

The trailers, however, are giving a huge false impression, or as the phrase has been used, bait and switch. It is not showing what the movie is about. They are trying to sell a fantasy action-adventure movie that kids would love when it is not.

Herein lies the problem. The movie deals with tragedy. It is about death and overcoming grief, something that will come as a shock to kids to whom they are selling the movie to. In fact, not to my surprise, quite a few people have been upset at the sudden death. Not only because it was so sudden, but also because this is not the movie they came to see as advertised.

I am going to be interested in seeing how the box office responds to this movie and how the reviewers compare the trailers to the actual movie.

Bob S.

[naturush]

My wife was dissapointed about that movie for that very reason. Having talked to some of her on-line friends, she wants to see it more than ever now. Seems they got the movie right just not the trailer. D*nmed capitalism.

[Bob S.]

Having just seen the movie, I would say it did a pretty good job. As for staying with the book, it did stray a bit much in places, but in the important spots, it stayed true.

As for the trailers, that was about the amount of CG effects there were. Sure the scenes lasted longer, but what you saw is what you got in those areas. They even have the last scene in the trailer.

The theatre was packed with children who were a bit too young to see the movie. I wonder how many of them expected to see the trailer version.

Bob S.