previews of coming attractions

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Teo

#271006 Fri, 22 Sep 06 08:00 PM

"See a movie" is more common when you are talking about going to a theater - "Do you want to see a movie?" has come to refer to the whole event -- popcorn, previews of coming attractions, etc. "Watch a movie" is more likely if it is on TV, DVD, etc.

What does the phrase previews of coming attractions mean?

Teo

Joined on Tue, Sep 28 2004

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Thank you very much for your reply.

LearningNerd

#271008 Fri, 22 Sep 06 08:28 PM

That's referring to the previews you see before the feature film -- the advertisements for other movies. But I think "previews of coming attractions" is redundant. We usually refer to them as either "previews" or "coming attractions", not both.

LearningNerd

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Clive

#271043 Fri, 22 Sep 06 10:43 PM

Hi,

When I lived in Britain, we called such a preview 'a trailer'. I often liked the trailers better than the movie I had come to see, because in the trailer they only showed you the good bits, so every movie looked great.

Best wishes, Clive

Clive

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