How do you avoid trailers?

[PeterK]

Short answer: I don't. I love trailers and consider them a high point of the movie-going experience. One of the more amusing aspects of hanging out in the Movies section of this board is recognizing that I'm in the extreme minority in this perspective, but I just consider the good trailers little jewels I keep to myself.

There's a pretty good article on this discussion posted today at The AV Club, the writer articulates my perspective much better than I could.

I like watching trailers also. It might be an artifact of my childhood - my dad would always get us to the theater late, so we'd usually miss them (and sometimes the first few minutes of the movie). Also, the vast majority of trailers are for movies I will never see, so being spoiled isn't a big deal.

[Telefrog]

I saw Prometheus. What twist did I miss?

[charmtrap]

Well, maybe none. I haven't actually seen it yet (though I plan to). I just assumed, since that's what Hollywood does now. Someone you thought was a good guy invariably turns out to be bad or something is revealed near the end that undercuts everything we thought we knew. If Prometheus avoids that, awesome.

[snowcrash22]

Embrace being a laggard. If you don't watch movies until after they have been out for 1-2 years you have completely forgotten the trailer.

Note: This is not a good strategy for people who like to have conversations about current films.

Side note: Who want's to talk about Tree of Life? I just saw it last weekend!

[Christien Murawski]

Every now and then on the podcast, Kelly Wand admits his opinion of the movie has been affected by having seen the trailer. Tom and I dutifully pummel him for this, but does he learn? No.

Ha ha.


-xtien

"Fasten your seatbelts."

[Tom Chick]

That's an admirable attempt, but it's still impossible to make 2001 look anything but as slow and ponderous as it is!

-Tom

[charmtrap]

That was hilarious, and sadly too true.