The Northman (Robert Eggers, April 8, 2022) Movie • Page 4

Someone called this The Lion King which made me lol.


But I’m so hyped. Can’t wait.

 

Because it's based on a thing that's based on the thing this is based on

 

I’m sold on just about anything Eggers wants to put out already, but that trailer amped my anticipation levels up to 11

 

Obviously.

 

Oh my gosh, this looks so cool.

 

uh huh. yup.

 

Robert Eggers going full Ridley Scott and I'm here for it

 

There is never a benefit to watching the trailer for a movie you plan on seeing. None.

 

Disagree?

 

I had no idea Skarsgard is 45. I thought for sure he was in his 30s or something

 

[see a character in peril while watching the movie]
[remember a different scene from the trailer that hasn't happened yet where they're alive]

etc, etc. I just don't see how a trailer is helpful if you're 100% going to see the movie. Blind is best. To each their own but I effectively never watch trailers and it works great.

 

an insane take

 

I mean I'm just curious what watching the trailer does if you're already hyped on the movie....gets you more hyped? The inherent risk of having a large swath of the movie spoiled or revealed to you doesn't really seem like a very good tradeoff.

This is also my pea-brained weirdo Cinema Studies graduate take.

 

Hell yeah it gets me pumped

 

I generally do not remember specific scenes from trailers if I only watch them a few times, I more use them to get the general vibe of the film. I do agree that the best trailers are the ones that are able to provide that feeling without giving away a ton of plot (the recent Batman trailer does a great job of this) but in the case of something like The Northman, which is an ancient story, knowing general plot details doesn't bother me at all.

 

I get what @Drewski is saying, I think it's just a matter of personal preference. I usually watch trailers, but there have been times I've regretted it, usually because I felt they gave away too much.

 

I forget everything that's in the trailer until I see the movie then my brain is like


but to answer trailers convey mood and vibe which you can't tell from a plot description

 

I don’t actively go out of my way to watch a lot of trailers but don’t avoid them either.

 

I'm somewhat with @Drewski, there are a lot of movies I don't watch trailers for. It's less a specific fear of that kind of spoiler (ie knowing scenes are to come without the person dead), but there are definitely trailers that give a lot away and even if not it can sometimes be nice to go in fully blind. Similarly, I often won't listen to pre release singles for an album I know I'm going to day 1, though admittedly for slightly different reasons.

I did watch this trailer though because I've been hyped as hell to see any glimpse of this movie for however long it's been since we heard about it and I don't regret it at all, looks awesome.

 

I think there have been some examples of trailers in the last few years that actually provide interesting misdirects or really undersell a critical scene, which makes the trailers definitely worth watching. But I also totally get wanting to go in with the least impression possible

edit: for example the Hereditary trailer added an entire twist to the movie that would not have worked as well otherwise

 

Yeah, I guess I should have clarified: I will occasionally watch trailers for movies that I'm on the fence with. The trailer can be helpful in pushing toward a yay or nay on watching. But when it comes to movies I'm definitely seeing, like this one, I'll try and avoid.

 

I do think Drewski’s point applies to franchise films for me though. Normally I don’t remember anything from trailers, but if I’m already familiar with characters/backstory/general atmosphere, then watching a trailer has the potential to do more harm than good imo. That said, I pretty much always watch anyway

 

love trailers

 

trailer freak

 

love trailers x2

often, even with movies i’m planning on seeing, they only make me more excited to see it. i think it’s directly correlated to how much you care about spoilers