In my experience, if you're going to see a movie for the first time, you'll have a better experience if you don't know anything about it up front (if it turns out to be a good movie.) Which is why I hate long trailers. They are very common. They start by telling you how the movie starts. Then they show you a series of funny/dramatic/lively incidents so you know you will be entertained. Then they show the turning point, the big surprise, and sometimes they leave out the ending.
At least that's how they feel.
I like teaser trailers. They're brilliant. They don't give away anything. You can watch a billion teasers of the same movie, and still not have the slightest clue what it's about. Still, they often manage to communicate the mood/style and it's nice to have a feeling about that if you're considering some sort of investment.
Do you often find trailers too long? Do they give too much away? Does anyone agree with me?
The spoilers are everywhere. Why do people want to know the movie before they see it? Where's the sense of adventure?
If I were in charge of it all, it would be the end of long trailers.

I don't find trailers too long at all. I certainly don't think they give too much away, spoilerwise.

When I'm going to dish out money (and time) for a movie ticket or dvd rental, I want to know a reasonable amount of background on the film in advance. I've never seen a trailer that's spoiled the film.

Hasn't anyone of you ever bought or rented a movie only because of the amazing picture on the cover, or the fabulous title, or just a strange, mysterious hunch?

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Let me change the subject then.
I notice that a lot of you talk about renting movies, and I wonder how you can afford it. Where I come from, all great and marvellous and classic movies are on sale. Constantly. Which means that rentals usually cost about half or more of the ones you buy. Unless you for some reason want a really bad movie.
How do these prices compare where you come from? Does it cost more than twice as much to buy a movie than to rent one? (I hope my English isn't fucked up now. If it is, I do apologize.)

Yeah, I guess sometimes trailers can usually be too in-depth. But a lot of the time, I think I know all about the movie because the trailer showed so much, but there's a lot more in the actual movie.

typically its cheaper to rent a movie, its even cheaper to stream it or pirate it...

A preview like Be Kind Rewind just makes you want to see what other movies they parody, no?

When a movie is about a familiar subject, a teaser trailer usually does the job. However, when it's a new subject, or an old subject that hasn't been done in a long time, a more informative trailer is in order. In my opinion, the only too informative trailers are when there isn't much to the movie, which basically means that it's not the trailer's fault - it's the movie's.