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Don't trust the trailer

posted 11 years ago by crpl_hicks
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This is typical of alot of movies. The trailer makes it look good, but after watching the film I watched the trailer again to see if I somehow imagined all the action.

Nope. All the film's action sequences, about 3mins?, was put into the 1:20min trailer. I hear Drive was like that, that's why I didn't see it.

So if you want to see this film based on what you saw in the trailer, a fast paced, revenge, action movie, this is NOT the film for you. Extremely SLOW moving, more so since it's running time is 1:45 mins.

We're all in strung out shape, but stay frosty, and alert.

[–] 11 years ago

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[–] crpl_hicks 11 years ago

I do not disagree with what you say, unfortunately the Trailer is misleading.

We're all in strung out shape, but stay frosty, and alert.

[–] waz_fukashima 10 years ago

The film was Thailand's entry for Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards.

Remember when Jackie Chan always wins those?

[–] MoeHartman 10 years ago

I would never watch a movie just because of its trailer. Like you say, trailers frequently misrepresent the movie to make it look as accessible as possible. Most of the time, I don't even bother watching trailers. I'd rather just know the genre and whether it's generally good or not.

This was hardly 'extremely slow moving' for a crime drama, but I can understand why you wouldn't appreciate it if you were expecting an action packed movie.