The "Trailer Trash" gets taken out
Some may argue that the best parts of the Tarantino/Rodriguez Grindhouse were the fake trailers from Eli Roth, Edgar Wright and Rob Zombie. They were fun diversions between the somewhat lackluster features. But Eli Roth loved the idea so much that he decided to make Trailer Trash -- a film completely comprised of fake movie trailers. While still in the rumor stage, Box Office Mojo has the film listed for an August 2008 release date under MGM.
Although it sounds like a novel idea, the charm wears off quickly when you watch 90 minutes of trailers. Even watching the 30 minutes of trailers they show before the features is trying. We might have all enjoyed the fake trailers, but making a feature-length film out of them is an idea we've all had at one point, probably in middle school. Without any characters to relate to or a story to get lost in, will people really pay full ticket price to watch previews? While Roth's following will surely support him, this project may prove that the previews are not the best part of the movie-going experience.
I consider myself one of "Roth's following", but this doesn't sound like something I'd pay to see. I skip trailers on DVDs and try to get to the theaters just as the movie is starting, this doesn't sound remotely appealing. I can watch trailers on the Internet all day.
What's next, a TV movie full of commercials?
Pass.
I don't know -- "Kentucky Fried Movie" is a movie with surprising longevity and a significant portion of its running time is devoted to fake trailers.
I agree fully with what Cracker said. Trailers are something you can watch at home over the internet or possibly something on DVD. No way would I pay theater prices to see 90 minutes of fake trailers.
I am no Eli Roth fan, not at all. But I do like how he is trying to do something different for once, but... maybe he should be doing the feature length version of Thanksgiving, instead. Just my 2 cents.
i like the idea of some horror trailers, but im not paying full price. ill wait till dvd then rent it and watch about 30 mins at a time if it gets enough attention from other horror fans/websites.
im not an eli roth fan either, actually thanksgiving is the best thing hes done in my opinion.
I will see it in the theaters. I own 42nd Forever Vol. 1 & 2 and I also own Something Weirds's Extra Special Sampler. I've watched them all countless times and enjoy them emensly. Also when I'm working on my music I like to have a continuous loop of these trailers playing on TV sets all around me to set the atmosphere and capture my mood. I don't know why but I love having messed up video stimulation when I'm creating. Mind you the sound is usually turned off during the creation part though.