Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site solar.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!houxm!houxz!vax135!ariel!hou5f!orion!odin!solar!cb From: cb@solar.UUCP (C.BROWN) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Movie Previews Message-ID: <308@solar.UUCP> Date: Thu, 14-Jun-84 12:42:04 EDT Article-I.D.: solar.308 Posted: Thu Jun 14 12:42:04 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 15-Jun-84 01:30:40 EDT Organization: American Bell, Holmdel NJ Lines: 20 Movie previews. This is the topic for my flame of the day. Why do the producers (or whoever it is) use scenes from their films that give away plot lines, or punch lines to jokes? Sure, they have to show you something good to make you want to see the film, but why ruin good scenes by showing them out of context? Two recent examples. The previews for Indiana Jones show the scene where Indy runs up against these two machete-swinging guys, reaches for his gun, and finds it isn't there. The effect of this flashback to one of the funniest scenes in Raiders, is now lost in the film, because most of us have seen it before we've seen the film. Another example is in Star Trek III. In this one we actually see the Enterprise getting blown up. It's no wonder some people come out disappointed after seeing some films. They've already seen all the good parts in the commercials. Charlie Brown AT&T Information Systems Laboratories Holmdel, N.J. ...!solar!cb