Bait and Switch

Rating: Null/10 (31 July 2004)

The thing that bothers me about the Village is that the trailers and the hype leading up to the movie point to a tremendous horror film. Therefore it drew out the fan of this genre, people who enjoyed movies like The Shining, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. And then it tried to sell them on a dramatic thriller. This is a prime example of false advertising. If it is a thriller, sell it as a thriller, don't try and make everyone think that you have this spine tingle horror movie and then give them something else.
If this was to happen to you at the grocery store, you would ask for your money back. The package says non-fat, but it is dripping in grease. If this was to happen at a car dealership, you could sue the dealer for "bait and switch." How is it possible for movie directors to be above this standard that we hold everyone else accountable to.
I am a History teacher, if I was to tell my own version of History I would be fired. I wish there was a way to fire this guy...