A movie is going to be bad

[Jazzy]

What's a sign that a movie is going to be bad?

 

[Jazzy]

An exposition in which one character explains everything that's going on to another character that should already know what is going on.

 

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When I see how cheap it looks

 

[KO896]

For me the sign of a bad movie is a bad trailer. If the trailer looks lame then the movie probably isn't going to be any better. You can get a clue from the trailer what the movie is about and also tend to get a glimpse of acting performance which is also important.

 

[duskpire]

When the acting is terrible or the story is bad causing the characters to look stupid.

 

[Jazzy]

Multiple dramatic release date changes (slight moves are common to avoid competition), major crew changes, embargo on critic screenings.

 

[JennyorAlice]

For me the sign of a bad movie is a bad trailer. If the trailer looks lame then the movie probably isn't going to be any better. You can get a clue from the trailer what the movie is about and also tend to get a glimpse of acting performance which is also important.

This.

When the trailer looks bad, that will throw me off. I won't go see the movie if the trailer looks bad.

 

[ZandraJoi]

Sometimes I see a trailer & it's the opposite. The trailer looked better than the movie! For me, it has to be the acting. If the acting is very bad, no matter how good the plot is, I don't bother anymore. I keep a list of what I've watched too in Microsoft Word. How the storyline goes, if it moves slow is not a deterrent either as long as the acting is great & you are held entranced.

 

[Jazzy]

It's a sequel made without the involvement of the original's main cast.