‘Joker’ Director Todd Phillips Tells Movie Theaters to ‘Stop Showing Commercials’ Before Films: ‘They Take the Air Out of the Room’
variety.com
"Joker" director Todd Phillips thinks movie theaters need to stop showing so many commercials before film screenings.
  • @[email protected]English
    0•6 months ago

    I’m lucky enough to have a theater nearby where I can pre-purchase a particular seat. Once the seat’s bought, I just show up 25 min after the “start time” and skip the ads.

  • @[email protected]English
    1•6 months ago

    Kill the ads for sure, but go ahead and give me movie trailers before the start, but with some limitations in place:

    1. None of this “THE. TRAILER. STARTS. NOW” before the trailer starts
    2. The trailer must have a maximum length so it doesn’t go on too long
    3. The trailer shouldn’t give the entire plot away
    • @[email protected]English
      1•6 months ago

      The trailer shouldn’t give the entire plot away

      Someone once told me that once you decide to watch a movie you should no longer watch trailers for it. My experience has been that it was a good piece of advice. It’s INSANE how much of the plot some trailers give away. I remember people put together the entire plot of Prometheus before it was released just from all the spoilers in the trailers, and that’s not even the worst offender.

    • @[email protected]OPEnglish
      1•6 months ago

      None of this “THE. TRAILER. STARTS. NOW” before the trailer starts

      Trailers played in movie theaters do not include this. That is only used for online ads, because sometimes the trailer will play as a pre-roll ad and they don’t want people to skip it.

      The trailer shouldn’t give the entire plot away

      There’s a reason studios do this. They run focus groups for trailers, and studies have shown that the more plot they reveal, the more likely audiences will buy a ticket to see the movie.