Movie trailers are made to make us excited, but sometimes the actual movie doesn’t meet the hype. Someone recently asked, “Which movie trailer made the movie seem way better than it actually was?” and here are the top 25 answers.
Battle Los Angeles
“I thought it was a solid action movie. But it could have been more than that.”
“I remember being so obsessed with the clip of the alien spaceship in the trailer. I had never seen a design like that at the time.”
Suicide Squad
“I love that trailer. Real shame about the movie. The pacing was so bad.”
“The first trailer was amazing; I wish we got what we were promised.”
Godzilla (2014)
“It led me to believe Cranston would play a larger role in the movie. He was selling the entire thing in the trailer. Then we find out that he lasts about 20 minutes in total.”
Downsizing
“It was really infuriating. Like two different movies in one. The trailer gave it so much promise, but the movie left me wildly confused.”
“I expected an amazing sci-fi. I was so wrong.”
The Matrix Resurrections
“The trailer was so good. The movie wasn’t terrible, but that trailer was 10/10, and the movie was a 6/10.”
“The trailer made me think it was going to meet the quality of the original.”
Pet Semetary
“It had a really awesome trailer that got me so hyped to see the film. I was extremely disappointed.”
“Yeah… like, what was the point in the stairs/Achilles slash being in the trailer?”
Sucker Punch
“It came out in my teens when I was getting into film. Being one of the first movies I watched, I was like, ‘this is absolutely atrocious.'”
“I think there was a massive lack of commitment in Sucker Punch. It’s a really cool, psychological idea, but the PG-13 rating doesn’t fit it.”
Terminator Salvation
“I still feel emotional watching that trailer… it’s a shame I didn’t enjoy it as much as the other Terminator movies.”
“Considering it’s considered one of the best movie trailers of all time, it’s funny how it’s nowhere near the best movie within the series.”
Wonder Woman 1984
“I wish the entire soundtrack was like how it was in the trailer… the stages that Blue Monday evolved in it still moves me.”
“Hans Zimmer’s entire score for that was way better than that movie deserved.”
Pearl Harbor
“The trailer made it look like a war flick. It turned out to be a romance movie set during the Pearl Harbor attack… what?!”
“Yeah… I felt like they just tried to recreate the magic of titanic but during the war.”
The Green Knight
“The imagery and sound design for that trailer were perfect. However, the movie was weird and didn’t manage to convey the mystery and tone of the trailer.”
“I did enjoy the movie, but I definitely get how people would be put off.”
Avengers: Age Of Ultron
“They really butchered the tone of the movie, as was displayed in the trailer.”
“Oh, my goodness… don’t even get me started. It bordered on false advertising; it was practically a different movie.”
Prometheus
“Yes! I saw that trailer and said, ‘I’m in.’ And then was given the stupidest sci-fi movie ever.”
“The disappointment level was too high. This hit me in my feels.”
Kangaroo Jack
“It was supposed to be a mob-comedy film, but when they finished filming, they realized it sucked, but they had put way too much money into it to turn back.”
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
“Seeing that trailer takes me back to all the hope that I had for that movie. Oh, those few months of anticipation and then the disaster of a movie.”
“I’m not joking when I say we thought this was going to be the greatest movie of all time.”
Lost In Space
“It’s always the first film to come to my mind when I’m asked this. The trailer is better than the entire movie, in my opinion.”
“I love the teaser trailer that uses Judge Dredd music. It’s probably the reason I even liked the trailer so much in the first place.”
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“That trailer was epic. The movie wasn’t awful; it just didn’t click with the general audience like I thought it would from the trailer.”
“I did enjoy the film, but that trailer had a very different tone, and I thought there was going to be much more action.”
Bad Times At The El Royale
“The trailer seemed fun/suspenseful, but I just felt so underwhelmed after I saw it. It was entertaining enough, but I feel like it had the potential to be so much more.”
“Yeah… the movie started off well but went downhill after 30 minutes. Didn’t live up to the trailer.”
Primeval
“The trailer made the film seem like it was going to be a horror movie based on ‘somewhat’ true events. Turns out, it’s the most misleading trailer I’ve ever seen, and instead, the movie focuses on a killer crocodile.”
Man Of Steel
“I wish Man of Steel would have been the movie that the trailer actually implied.”
“Yeah, great trailer. Ended up being a hard, slow-paced watch for me.”
The Village
“There should have been a class action suit over false advertising with this movie.”
“What a disappointment that was! I liked the twist in the movie, but it still didn’t connect with the trailer.”
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
“Good movie. However, I feel like they showed all the funny parts within the trailer. So, when the movie came around, I was waiting for other funny parts that I hadn’t already seen.”
Tenet
“For me, the movie didn’t do it for me. But the trailer was so damn intriguing.”
“I was literally in awe when I first saw that extended IMAX trailer. Really disappointed that it lost its steam.”
It Chapter 2
“The trailer made the movie look like a trippy, psychedelic, cosmic horror, but the actual movie is so boring.”
“I did enjoy the trailer, but I thought the movie was going to be more serious and toned down on the comedy.”
Lightyear
“The trailer was incredible. But the prevailing opinion is that it’s a dull, weird movie.”
“It was honestly ok, but all the complaints are valid – it had gaping plot holes and isn’t even close to what it claims to be.”
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