Filed under: Movies | Tags: Funny People, Movies, My Sister's Keeper, State of Play, trailers
I accept or reject movies instantaneously upon viewing the movie trailer. No review, however well-written, can make a difference. Not even a friend’s opinion can change my mind: I have already developed my very uninformed opinion after watching a three-minute move trailer.
The mistake in making a decision based upon the trailer: the quality of the movie can be skewed by a well-edited trailer.
Today, I saw State of Play (a fine movie, and timely in regards to the journalistic struggles of today’s traditional journalists versus new media journalists). While I waited for the movie to start, I saw several movie trailers. I only remember two: My Sister’s Keeper and Funny People. Based on the trailers, I will see Funny People and I will not see My Sister’s Keeper. The basis of my decision? My Sister’s Keeper made me want to cry and Funny People made me laugh out loud a little (I might have been embarassed by my outburst). I happen to like all the actors in My Sister’s Keeper and I am sure that it is a touching, heart-warming movie (although I find Cameron Diaz as a mom totally unbelievable). But it just came across as too sad in the trailer. And, really, who wants to go to the movies and cry? I don’t. I go to the movies to escape to my happy place.
