Comment Previews (Score 1) 343
One of the ways I decide on seeing a movie is the preview. After all, a preview is between 30-120 seconds and is there to convince me this movie is worth seeing. If it fails, then I really should not be spending my money on a movie that can't hold my interest for two minutes...
Now, there are the obviously bad movie previews, and those are warnings that you go to see this stinker are your own risk. But there are those that look pretty decent, but warn you - usually quite loudly - that you should avoid this movie.
I've generally come to the conclusion that any preview that begins by telling who is in the movie or, worse, who directed it, is usually a movie to avoid.
The POTA preview I saw in a movie theater started with titles that said "From the director of Batman and Sleepy Hollow". If that did not scream "this movie cannot stand on its own", I don't know what would. Check out two previews online.
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