Line #9 Awesome/HonestTrailers


1	* Any moment where they admit they actually thought a movie was cool, even if they blatantly AccentuateTheNegative. Stand-outs include:
2	** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1L0I5IRe7Y totally earnest]] gushing about ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'':
3	--->'''Narrator:''' Once again, battle your way to the Pokémon Hall of Fame by conquering the Elite Four. And when you do, hold onto your stupid hat...as the entire region from [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue the first game]] is unlocked, with eight new badges to win and a mountaintop duel against your character from the first game! NOW ''THAT'S'' HOW YOU MAKE A SEQUEL!
4	** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kXMaToMQTE totally earnest]] gushing about ''Film/DieHard'' (to the point of practically eschewing the "blatantly Accentuate the Negative" part completely):
5	--->'''Narrator:''' This Holiday season, revisit the greatest Christmas movie ever made! Yeah, you heard me, ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''! Kick off your shoes and join the party, for a movie filled with [[Awesome/DieHard amazing action]], great heroes, fantastic villains, [[Funny/DieHard hilarious comedy]], suspense, romance, excellent stunt work, a rich supporting cast, and awesome one-liners! ''[{{beat}}]'' What, you thought we were going to crap on ''Die Hard''? The guy's tank top is in the Smithsonian, for cryin' out loud! This movie is friggin' perfect!
6	** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA7YR0qnwn0 video for]] ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'', which they say was rightfully praised as one of the best games of the year:
7	--->'''Narrator:''' Experience the game critics tripped over themselves to shower with praise, and was a near-unanimous choice for Game of the Year, but... [[BaitAndSwitch They're actually kind of right.]] The game is amazing. ''[{{beat}}]'' What? I've gotta be honest.
8	** The Honest Trailer for ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' describes it as the second-best animated superhero series ever (behind ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'') and praises it for doing adaptations of classic X-Men comic stories that were better than or on par with [[Film/XMenFilmSeries the live-action movies]].
9	** The closest they come to criticizing in their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pg1obK0Qfo video]] for ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' is that sometimes Han's name is pronounced differently, and Luke being an idiot. Otherwise, the Narrator can't come up with anything.
10	** Their video for ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' is nothing but singing its praises.
11	* Switching series with ''WebVideo/CinemaSins'' to do "Everything Wrong With ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2''" and doing an ''extremely'' good job with it (judging by the like/dislike ratios on the two videos, way better than ''[=CinemaSins=]'' did at doing an ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' Honest Trailer).
12	** And then, a few years later, going for the hat trick and just straight up doing ''their own'' Honest Trailer for the film.
13	* The entire trailer for ''Film/{{Interstellar}}'', including recapping everything that happens in the final act.
14	-->'''Narrator:''' Go ahead. Tell us that didn't happen. It's not that we don't ''understand'' it. It's just ''really'' stupid.
15	* During the trailer for ''Videogame/ClashOfClans'', instead of going to the usual Starring, the narrator refuses to give the cash-guzzling time waster of a game the trailer says it is any more free publicity and instead lists a bunch of other mobile games with better gameplay that cost $5 or less, such as ''Videogame/MonumentValley'', ''Videogame/{{Calculords}}'' and ''Videogame/OrganTrail''. Or just setting an actual $5 bill on fire.
16	* [[https://youtu.be/KUkdEV9_O_s The trailer]] for the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' really lets Mary Jane have it for doing little more than being a DesignatedLoveInterest, two-time her boyfriends and [[DamselScrappy get in trouble]].
17	* The end of the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' trailer comes up, with it being time for the comments...and the narrator hands over to ''Shao Kahn'' to voice the comments. Bonus points for them actually bringing Kahn's voice actor from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' to reprise the role for voicing the comments.
18	* Getting ''Film/{{Thor}}'' co-writer Zack Stentz to watch the Honest Trailer. He even manages to get in a couple jabs at Creator/JossWhedon. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tl0czTWYoc Video here]].
19	* And then they did it again by inviting [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpk1TE2_Gcc Anthony and Joe Russo]] to watch the Honest Trailer for ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', the movie Russo Brothers specifically constructed to be "Honest Trailer proof" because they were fans of the show. They did a pretty good job, as there's plenty of poking fun at the movie conventions on people not dying, and Cap joining people he really shouldn't trust. But at its core they say that they all "Kick a lot of ass, in a really well directed, entertaining movie."
20	* Calling out the inherent DoubleStandard in criticizing the RaceLift of a fictional character in ''Film/FantasticFour2015'' but '''not''' criticizing the Race Lift of the Mexican-American Creator/JessicaAlba--a real person--in ''Film/FantasticFour2005''.
21	--> '''Narrator:''' Make a Mexican woman put on a blonde wig and blue contacts to play Sue Storm, and no one bats an eye. But cast a Black guy as the Human Torch, [[Film/TheDarkKnight and everyone loses their minds]]!
22	* The utterly ''stinging'' way HT makes fun of other 2015 summer blockbusters [[OvershadowedByAwesome in comparison]] to ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''.
23	--> '''Narrator:''' ''[[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Age of Ultron]]''\
24	'''Immortan Joe:''' Mediocre!\
25	'''Narrator:''' ''Film/JurassicWorld''\
26	'''Immortan Joe:''' Mediocre!\
27	'''Narrator:''' ''Film/TerminatorGenisys''\
28	''[[[TakeThat cut to Furiosa screaming in anguish in the desert]]]''
29	* The ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' Honest Trailer calling out how [[http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/the-avengers-merchandise-missing-female-character the toy tie-ins for the film]] [[http://www.heroicgirls.com/how-the-toy-aisle-erased-black-widow-from-her-own-best-scene/ eliminated Black Widow action figures]] by crediting Black Widow as "Good Luck Finding ''Her'' Action Figure."
30	* The trailer for ''Film/{{Superman\|TheMovie}}'' has a moment where the narrator's son steps in and explains why Superman killing Zod in ''Film/ManOfSteel'' works using some surprisingly sound reasoning.
31	--> '''Son:''' Actually, I really appreciated Kal's value for life being something he has to earn by being forced to take one. As a pantheon of American pop culture, Superman should evolve to reflect society for what it is, not what we wish it was.\
32	'''Narrator:''' Would you just get the f*ck out of my booth!?
33	* The return of Gannon Nickell for their trailer of ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', debating the pros and cons of the film with Jon Bailey. And who cameos at the end but [[WebVideo/RedLetterMedia Mr. Plinkett]] himself!
34	--> '''Jon Bailey:''' [[Film/StepBrothers Did we just become best friends?]]\
35	'''Gannon Nickell:''' Yes!
36	* [[Film/VanWilder Van Even Wilder]] a.k.a. Creator/RyanReynolds himself reprising his role as ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} for the ''Film/Deadpool2016'' Honest Trailer!
37	* In the trailer for ''Series/GameOfThrones'', the Narrator threatens to kill someone if Joffrey didn't die in the upcoming Season 4. When that actually happened, he tried it again in the updated trailer made at the start of Season 6 for Ramsey. And it worked again!
38	* Getting nominated for a freakin' Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Short Form Variety Series! And proceeding to [[BitingTheHandHumor mock the nominees in the Best Drama Series and Best Comedy Series...]]
39	* ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'':
40	** They were brave enough to honestly tackle the issue of the film and address the controversy surrounding it. Not quite brave enough to allow comments, but still remarkable.
41	--->'''Narrator:''' ''[after showing a video that showed that UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump also criticized the GenderFlip of the movie]'' Wait, we're making a ''Ghostbusters'' video ''and'' calling out Trump? I am ''so'' getting doxxed.
42	** From the same video, the narrator calling out people for getting so agitated about the movie:
43	--->'''Narrator:''' ♫ If something's lame, / and it ain't that good, / whatcha gonna do? / Don't watch it! ♫ And don't waste your time trolling the cast just because they agreed to be in a bad movie! You hate it? Well, fine, then! Go support something original, why don't you?! Man, how did a ''Ghostbusters'' movie become the most political thing in America '''[[SkewedPriorities DURING AN ELECTION YEAR?!]]''' [[Film/{{Zoolander}} I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING]] '''[[ShoutOut CRAZY PILLS!]]'''
44	** This rant also indirectly comes to the defense of Leslie Jones, who was the victim of a coordinated series of racist attacks on Twitter shortly after the film was released, and left the usually indifferent Jones heartbroken.
45	* Getting Music/MichaelBolton to perform the parody songs for the Honest Trailer for ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory''.
46	* The directors of ''Film/JohnWick'' reacting to the film's trailer. Just like the above mentioned Russo Brothers, they're big fans of the series and did their best to make the film "Honest Trailer proof."
47	* Predicting that a lot of winners at the 2017 Oscars will make speeches about UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, they pre-emptively post the pejorative tweets they think Trump will make about the nominees, with [[https://www.youtube.com/user/McGoiter Brock Baker]] doing a perfect Trump impression. "[[SarcasmMode Thanks for joining us, Mr. President]]."
48	* They got Ryan Reynolds back as Deadpool for the ''Film/{{Logan}}'' trailer! And of course, the reason they called Deadpool was because they could barely find anything in the film to make fun of (particularly when talking about its [[TearJerker emotional moments]]), [[AccentuateTheNegative and were hoping he would have something]]. Deadpool instead refuses to make any jokes about the film because he thought it was that awesome.
49	* An unlikely entry into the "movie was actually cool" folder - ''Film/PowerRangers2017'', even if it still has its fair share of lampooning.
50	-->'''Narrator:''' So gear up for a movie that's more than a remake of a kids' show, because buried under its many cheesy moments, cheesy looking zords, and cheesy message about how the real Power Ranger was inside you all along, lies a really good high school drama that's really worth exploring in a sequel. Maybe one about rebuilding Angel Grove?... Why are you ''cheering''? [[MoodWhiplash YOUR CITY IS IN RUINS!]]
51	* For the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards nominees, Screen Junkies got Music/MichaelBolton back along with Music/NatashaBedingfield, Brian [=McKnight=] and Music/PaulaCole to sing parody theme songs for ''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''Series/StrangerThings'', ''Series/ThisIsUs'' and ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'', respectively.
52	* For ''Film/KongSkullIsland'' they topped every previous example of film directors reacting to Honest Trailers of their movies and actually brought Jordan Vogt-Roberts to co-write and appear in the trailer itself, even offering legitimate criticism to his own film.
53	* Their take on ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' foregoes Epic Voice Guy in favor of a 30s radio announcer voice, fitting entirely with the game's retro cartoon style.
54	* In their trailer of ''Film/BladeTrilogy'', not only calling out those who mistakingly refer ''Film/{{Black Panther\|2018}}'' as the first superhero movie with a black lead, but also those who mistakingly called ''Film/Deadpool2016'' the first R-rated superhero movie, reminding everybody that Blade had beaten them to the punch by almost two decades. They also point out that Blade was Marvel's first succesful movie franchise, Ryan Reynold's first movie superhero role and the first Marvel movie with a solid origin story.
55	* Their trailer for ''Film/TheGreatestShowman'' features them delivering a vicious WhatTheHellHero to the movie for making up "historical" events that are completely false, and they call it ''hard'' on its romanticization of P.T. Barnum. [[BlackComedy In song.]]
56	** Bonus points for being able to duplicate the singers voices to their new lyrics ''perfectly.''
57	* For the Jurassic Park games, they got Creator/JeffGoldblum to be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1aNG9cgN8s their guest]] and even read the comments himself!
58	* Just the fact that they made ''two'' Honest Trailers for ''Series/DoctorWho'' (one for the Classic Series and one for the Revival) is awesome enough. What really seals the deal is that almost none of the guys at Screen Junkies had watched the revival let alone the classic series. They apparently spent 6 months binging 50 years worth of show, and despite some hiccups, even diehard fans agree they nailed both trailers.
59	* The Honest Trailer for ''Film/MaryPoppins'' calls out Creator/{{Disney}} for the company's awful treatment of PL Travers, the writer of the original ''Mary Poppins'' novels, over the years; first, the company made an adaptation [[CreatorBacklash she hated so much that she had it written into her will that the company wouldn't touch the property again]]. Then, they made [[Film/SavingMrBanks a movie]] that painted out [[AdaptationalHeroism Walt Disney as the hero]] and Travers as an impossible shrew, and then made a deal with the Travers estate after her death so [[Film/MaryPoppinsReturns a sequel]] could be made.
60	-->'''Narrator:''' Chim-chim-chiree, that's mean!
61	* In their trailer for ''Film/HappyDeathDay'', the narrator himself gets stuck in the film's GroundhogDayLoop, and is ultimately forced to confess that he likes the film to get out of it.
62	* In their trailer for ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' the "Starring" segment featured ''all 150 Pokemon'', plus Mew and even [[MemeticMutation Missingno]]! They would continue to do this with the trailers for ''every subsequent pair of games''[[note]]admittedly only naming the new Pokemon rather than repeating the ones that were in multiple games[[/note]], all the way up to ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', even as the list approached 1000 Pokemon, and even included Alola forms!
63	* Their trailer for ''Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet'', they do all of it in GratuitousIambicPentameter.
64	* In their trailer for ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'', the narrator very bluntly shuts down Namaari [[NeverMyFault shifting blame onto Raya]] in the climax.
65	-->'''Namaari:''' But you're as much to blame for Sisu's death as I am!
66	-->'''Narrator:''' Actually, no. No, she is not. I'm sorry, but no. We've been watching the movie. ''You'' shot her. ''[[NoJustNoReaction No]]''.
67	* Their trailer for ''Film/Scream2022'' is awesome for the fact that Ghostface participates (As in Creator/RogerLJackson himself) and then teams up with the narrator in a "third act twist".
68	-->'''Narrator:''' Did we just become best friends?
69	-->'''Ghostface:''' Uh, yep!
70	** Ghostface later reads all the comments, the last one being in honor of Creator/WesCraven, "Thanks for the nightmares."

Context Awesome / HonestTrailers