{"id":80419,"date":"2011-05-23T19:40:43","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T01:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lookingcloser\/?p=80419"},"modified":"2012-10-02T15:22:40","modified_gmt":"2012-10-02T21:22:40","slug":"worstbest-fake-out-trailers-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lookingcloser\/2011\/05\/worstbest-fake-out-trailers-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Worst\/Best Fake-Out Trailers of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I submit that this<\/a> was the worst fake-out trailer of all time. When the audience realized the real subject of the movie, and saw the horrible execution of an already idiotic idea, there was almost a riot in the theatre.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\nWow. Every time I see it, I feel physical pain. Not only does it lack a single original idea, but it parrots the genre cliches without even trying, without a single spark of enthusiasm, style, or bravado. What a spectacular waste.<\/p>\nBut fake-out trailers are not always a bad idea.<\/p>\nTake this one for example\u2026 which is delighting people (especially me) across the Internets today\u2026<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6CloKbXtD28<\/p>\nNow that, if you\u2019ll excuse my high-falutin\u2019 film-critic terminology, was awesome<\/strong>.<\/p>\nCan you remember a better or worse fake-out in a movie trailer? Email me at joverstreet@gmail.com. I\u2019ll add it to this post.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I submit that this was the worst fake-out trailer of all time. When the audience realized the real subject of the movie, and saw the horrible execution of an already idiotic idea, there was almost a riot in the theatre. Wow. Every time I see it, I feel physical pain. Not only does it lack […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1051,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[389],"class_list":["post-80419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-trailer"],"yoast_head":"\n<title>Worst\/Best Fake-Out Trailers of All Time<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I submit that this was the worst fake-out trailer of all time. 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