The Internet Wins Again
Every so often, the originality of the internet just amazes me.
Recently, after I've watched a film on DVD, I have watched the trailers afterwards to see how they put them together. Each time I have been amazed at how many times they throw clips in there - completely out of context - to make the trailer more intense.
It always just seemed a little fake to me and also proves that you can't trust a trailer to guide you on how good or bad the final film will be.
As conclusive proof, I just stumbled across a competition run in 2005 - as the BBC News reports:
In 2005, a film-making body in New York issued a challenge to America's assistant film editors - take an existing movie trailer, and re-edit it in an entirely different genre.
I have just watched three trailers which were entered into the competition and they're all hilarious. See for yourself:
and my personal favourite:
As I said, proof you can't trust the trailer and further proof that the internet is a funny place.
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