Movie Trailer Trash or Treasure?

Now it is time for a film that is near and dear to a lot of us, Shrek. Released in 2001 and produced by Dreamworks, Shrek brings to us a whole spread of phenomenal talent, including Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow in the English version of the film and Juan Muñoz, AsnoEugénio Dervez, and Nuria Mediavilla in Spanish. Join as as we talk about how the trailer represents the film and some of the memories we have while watching this film over the years.

Link to the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwXOrWvPBPk&ab_channel=MovieclipsClassicTrailers

We are continuing our walk down memory lane my watching a film that is truly one of a kind, Napoleon Dynamite. This film was released on August 27th, 2004 and was directed Jared Hess. Join us as we talk about this film and sprinkle in some conversation about Steve from Blues Clues and pocket tots.

With the new film Candyman (2021) coming out on August 27th, it made sense to take a moment and look back to when the lore first made it to the big screen. The new film directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Nia DaCosta, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, is a continuation of the story that was first shared with audiences on October 16th, 1992 in the original Candyman (1992), which is the film that we explore in this episode of Movie Trailer Trash or Treasure? Candyman (1992) was written by Clive Barker and Bernard Rose and was directed by Bernard Rose. Join us on this episode where we talk about the movie and trailer for Candyman (1992) and reveal some of our thoughts about how it compares to the new film coming out later this week.

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link to trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFjb447gMIM&ab_channel=Fear%3ATheHomeOfHorror

Join as we talk about the movie and trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. This film, with writing attributed to J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson and directed by Peter Jackson, was the first film of The Lord of the Rings trilogy that was released on December 19, 2001 based on the novels written by J.R.R. Tolkien.

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We are excited to share our thoughts about a captivating film that sits strong in our memory, Joker. This movie, released on October 4th, 2019, is a psychological thriller directed and produced by Todd Phillips and stars an actor that we both admire and have discussed on a previous episode of our podcast, Joaquin Phoenix. Listen along as we share what we find interesting about this story, and whether or not the trailer that sparked our initial excitement for the film did it justice.

Is the trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s film Signs trash or is it treasure? Join us as we analyze the trailer that was released for this film and listen as we determine how effective it was in pitching the film to an audience. At the end, we score the trailer by looking at its overall quality, how much it reveals, and how accurate of a representation of the movie it is.

Movie trailers help viewers like us get excited about films months, even years before they are released. But are they giving an accurate representation of the film that is to come? Join us as we compare movie trailers to the movies themselves and as we talk about whether or not the trailers are doing their job.