YouTube Treasures continues with a visit to Screen Junkies, which does an excellent series of videos called “Honest Trailers”.
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“Honest Trailers” is a fantastic movie criticism series that regularly blisters movies by creating funny spoof movie trailers that speak truth about the movie and its shortcomings.
Jon Bailey is the voice of Honest Trailers. He is a voice actor and does actual movie trailers as a profession. His talent only lends power to the video. Enjoy!
Honest Trailers is a fun way to spend a few minutes laughing. I’ve watched almost all of them, and some are better than others. I like this one because of its cutting remarks about violence, privilege, and how the movie masks dark currents in a “children’s movie” with catchy music. There are others that are downright critical of the movie’s production value, or the script. But generally the ones they do on Disney land squarely in social commentary on Disney movies and stereotypes they perpetuate..
Okay, that was too funny. At least it picked on a movie I’ve been objecting to since I first saw it. Kids love it, but it’s teaching all the wrong lessons.
But you know, when I was a kid, I hated Disney movies almost without exception. Guess I was weird but most of them terrified me.
Thank you WB. If you watch enough of the Honest Trailers for Disney movies you quickly get a bad taste in your mouth for them.
Ahem…. *deep movie trailer voice*
“In a world where a handful are born to rule and the rest of us are born to be dinner, Simba the Prince must overcome his father’s death, his evil uncle’s scheme, and his own laziness to become … The Lion King.”
And then he’ll invade Iraq and let New Orleans drown.
Includes the beautiful Disney sing-along titled: “Who Could Have Known That Might Happen?”
Divine right of kings…