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After watching this, I can see why people are pissed at the marketing.


It doesn't even hint at being a vampire movie until the big reveal about halfway through.

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Well that's certainly a choice.

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It needed some humor…

Instead of call her a vampire, they could have kept calling her a “god damn Dracula”.

Nic Cage should have been the father at the end.

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Sounds like they were going for a From Dusk Till Dawn type sudden change of direction.

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Did from Dusk til Dawn's marketing give away that mid movie change? I imagine it must have been tempting for the marketing people to mention Salma Hayek as a vampire.

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Interesting question! I actually can't remember.

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LOL. I found a trailer from the time and it absolutely gave away the fact that vampires show up at that bar they visit.

Trailers spoiling a movies plot is not new I guess.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RF0hYk7tc8

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Good ol' marketing!

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I thought the blood dripping down her face on the poster might give it away.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PsP8MFH8p0

Hmm... the trailer kinda gives it away. I don't see any probs with the marketing.

Civil war, on the other hand - that was a definite scam

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