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Movies with fire trailers but ended up being meh

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Some movies have trailers that absolutely slap - perfect music, epic visuals, pure hype. But then the actual film? Just meh.
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Suicide Squad (2016)

That trailer with Bohemian Rhapsody was pure ART. It made the movie look fun, edgy, and chaotic in the best way. Then the actual movie felt like a rushed TikTok edit with 47 different needle drops and a villain who looked like she was in a bad music video.

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Prometheus (2012)

That trailer? Chilling. Mysterious. Alien horror vibes. The movie? Scientists making brain-dead decisions like “Oh look, a creepy alien snake thing! Let me poke it!” Bruh.

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Tell me, do you bleed?” CHILLS. That trailer made it look like the showdown of the century. Then we actually watched it, and it was two and a half hours of brooding, weird pacing, and Martha discourse.

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Themusic, the visuals, the scale. The movie? Amazing monster fights, sure, but the human drama was so bad I was rooting for Godzilla to just step on them all and end the suffering.

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Civil War (2024)

The trailer was intense—gritty, chaotic, and dripping with tension. The music, the action, the dystopian vibes? Pure adrenaline. The movie? A visually stunning ride, but the story felt like it wanted to say something deep without actually saying much. By the end, I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to be thrilled or just existentially confused.