We fankids get so invested in trailers. They present a lot of different issues for us to…decide on. Are we pants-pissingly excited for this film or are we just…pissed? Does this actor look like a good match for such-and-such comic book role? Does Mulder look too old? Does Nite Owl look fat enough? The judgments start from the very first frame.<\/p>\n
And yet, sometimes trailers aren’t a very accurate gauge. The Phantom Menace<\/em> had a fantastic trailer, and we all know how that turned out. So, you know, just to give a hypothetical, is it really worth our time to get into an IM argument with someone over exactly how kick-ass\/un-kick-ass the Watchmen<\/em> trailer<\/a> is?<\/p>\n Apparently, it is, because that’s what I spent yesterday doing! (For the record: I think it looks cool, Husband Jeff not convinced.)<\/p>\n Things got a little dicey, though, because my opponent tried to present The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen<\/em> as an example of a “good” trailer that made for a shitty movie. I was so offended by this, I went and looked up said trailer, because in my opinion? This is one case where the trailer told you EXACTLY how shitty the movie would be.<\/p>\n