Saturday, May 21, 2016

9 Movie Trailer Cliches

1) The loud "horn blow"or ear piercing alarm sound effect.

Inception: Starting at :34, and continues throughout.


Prometheus: Starting at 1:58


World War Z: Starting at :47


Star Wars: Rogue One: Starting at :57




2) Taking a well-known song or soundtrack, and slowing it down to change the mood of it.

Avengers: Age of Ultron: Starting at :58 - I've Got No Strings.


Suicide Squad: Starting at 1:02 - I Started A Joke


X-Men: Apocalypse: Starting at 1:03 - Beautiful World


Ghostbusters: Starting at beginning - Old Ghostbusters Soundtrack


Jurassic World: Starting at 1:50 - Old Jurassic Park Soundtrack




3) Horror trailers starting out like a fun and innocent movie.

The Cabin in the Woods: Starting at beginning


Disturbia: Starting at beginning


The Boy: Starting at beginning


World War Z: Starting at beginning




4) Replacing the deep voiced narrator of old with every expositional line in the movie.

Independence Day - Original


Independence Day: Resurgence





5) Popular current music starting slow and quiet in the middle, then getting loud and emotional by the end.

Me Before You: Starting at 1:09, then again at 1:49


The Fault In Our Stars: Starting at :24, then again at 1:41




6) Giving away the whole plot of the movie.

The Choice: Whole thing


Cast Away: Whole thing




7) Having a different, and better tone than the actual movie.

In the Heart of the Sea: Whole thing


Man of Steel: Whole thing




8) Over the top scene of someone getting hurt in a comedy.

Grown Ups: Starting at 1:17


Ghostbusters: Starting at 2:13


Hot Rod: Starting at :39, 1:08, 1:30, 1:37, 1:42



9) The narrator introducing the two main characters in a romantic comedy.

You've Got Mail: Starting at :33


Kate and Leopold: Starting at beginning


While You Were Sleeping: Starting at :15


Overboard: Starting at :13


Two Weeks Notice: Starting at :20


My Best Friend's Wedding: Starting at :13


Notting Hill: Starting at :05