I used to do market research surveys for movie trailers back in arround 1994 or so. Basically, the way it would go is we'd show them a few trailers, then ask them about one of them -- basically what they remembered, what they liked about it, what they didn't like, whether it made them want to see the movie, or whatever.
I honestly could have filled out all the surveys myself after doing a few of them:
For guys:
I liked: the explosions and boobs.
I didn't like: the talking
For women:
I wanted to know more of the story.
So if you wanted to know why the trailers always gave away the whole movie and had all explosions and boobs, that was why. posted by empath at 3:41 PM on June 2 [71 favorites has favorites]
I've been seeing this on del.icio.us/tag/awesome for weeks now, can't believe it took this long to get posted to mefi. posted by mullingitover at 3:42 PM on June 2
I saw this a few days ago too, I love it. It's a simple and funny site that does what it says it does. posted by Science! at 4:09 PM on June 2 [1 favorite has favorites]
It's like, we live in an intense information age. The internet oozes excitement and there are hundreds of thousands of interesting web pages...and then there is this...it's so boring. The best of the web, this is not. posted by agregoli at 4:23 PM on June 2 [1 favorite has favorites]
P.o.B., didn't you see the URL? It has the word "boobs" in it. posted by cjorgensen at 4:28 PM on June 2
Hmmm, boobs, explosions...exploding boobs! I hope Al Qaeda doesn't read my comment. Suddenly I'm beginning to wonder what's under every woman's bra. Oh wait, nothing's changed, carry on. posted by jamstigator at 4:28 PM on June 2
No, I'm not aware of that website--Female First, you say? But I am aware that that article and that headline is like, totally a metaphor for a kicky celebrity blog called "Female First." Can someone explain what that even means?
(For those of you who didn't click -- to sum up, classy British blog with sympathetic story with understated headline on 'pussycat'...ruptured 'surgical enhancement'...slightly bizarre catsuit..."my breast exploded and that's kinda fierce!" expression) posted by theefixedstars at 4:29 PM on June 2
"You can have my gun and my bikini when you pry them from my cold hands." (No nudity, but NSFW unless your place of business makes "bikini-clad women shooting guns" movies). posted by zippy at 4:35 PM on June 2
When I found this earlier (via Twitter, I love Twitter!) I was disappointed how quickly they started to repeat themselves, only took a few dozen clicks... posted by fearfulsymmetry at 4:38 PM on June 2 [1 favorite has favorites]
I can't decide what's more offensive the misogyny or how lame it is. Probably the former, but the latter is rather significant. posted by oddman at 4:41 PM on June 2
Misogyny? What about the misandry implicit in the idea that all men want is explosions and breasts? posted by dunkadunc at 4:44 PM on June 2 [1 favorite has favorites]
Go, Diego, Go! is possibly worse than Dora. posted by boo_radley at 4:44 PM on June 2
1) I assumed these things would be combined.
2) It would help if they were moving.
3) Some monsters would be nice. Or maybe just some tigers or big fucking snakes. posted by louche mustachio at 5:39 PM on June 2 [1 favorite has favorites]
What does it mean that I found this site boring and would be unlikely to ask for more explosions OR boobs (or information about the story) from trailers? And if you are tempted to either label me gay or intelligent, what does it mean that these labels are interchangeable? posted by DU at 5:40 PM on June 2 [1 favorite has favorites]
I have a friend who often gets shit for being "gay." As near as anyone can tell, it's because he enunciates. posted by brundlefly at 5:45 PM on June 2 [3 favorites has favorites]
But they have to be good stories. Stories with plots in which there are good guys and bad guys, and then some explosions happen to them! posted by UbuRoivas at 5:54 PM on June 2 [3 favorites has favorites]
Speaking of friends, I often send my gay bff links from this site and I pretend I'm giving him a "contrast and compare" school writing assignment. I thought I was soooo cool playing this game by sending him two sites that already did our work for us by asking him to "contrast and compare" explosionsandboobs and cocktailsandcocks.
His response? Are you sure the second one isn’t an oral assignment?
Fucker. I get lazy one time and lob a meatball over the plate and he smacks it right out of the fuckin' park. posted by WolfDaddy at 5:55 PM on June 2 [2 favorites has favorites]
It's got everything you need for a heavy metal video except the music. posted by ardgedee at 5:55 PM on June 2
Remember, when George W. Bush was elected, and he said that thing about how, by 2008, we’d have “movies that would explode in our balls like a shotgun filled with handjobs”?
Well, that promise came true two days ago when I saw GRINDHOUSE in Hollywood. Except not only was it a shotgun full of handjobs exploding in my balls, but also my balls suddenly knew how to make fire using karate. All from seeing GRINDHOUSE, a movie that’s made of screaming car crash zombie boobs.
Seriously? Pancakes and now explosions? Why? Why is this worth the potential of making women feel not so welcome here? posted by anthropoid at 6:07 PM on June 2
What if my work is in the boobs and/or explosion industry?
I'm not really crazy about this post. posted by Mister_A at 6:53 PM on June 2
Well, it took ten long years, but finally -- FINALLY -- we have found THE best of the web! Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you! posted by mds35 at 6:53 PM on June 2
Huh. I noticed the boob repeats far sooner than I noticed the explosion repeats. There's a lesson here somewhere, but I suppose I'd have to stop looking at boobs to figure out what it is. posted by elizardbits at 7:09 PM on June 2 [1 favorite has favorites]
I'm oddly pleased with how simple this website it. It's almost....mesmerizing. posted by elder18 at 7:15 PM on June 2
Just a note, sorting the file list by size does not do what you wish it did. (Statement applies to both sets). posted by borkencode at 7:40 PM on June 2
Joe Beese - I think that was a typo, not snootiness. posted by EatTheWeak at 7:46 PM on June 2
elder18, here is a site you will enjoy. posted by Mister_A at 8:18 PM on June 2
@neuron: explosionsandbobs is epic posted by GatorDavid at 8:23 PM on June 2
Eh, photos are no substitute for reality. *takes off shirt, builds fire, places propane tank in fire, runs to safe distance, shoots propane tank with rifle, jumps up and down gleefully* posted by little e at 10:05 PM on June 2
"You wouldn't be wasting time on mefi, for one."
You'd think so yet klangklangston is here all the time. posted by Mitheral at 10:19 PM on June 2
Misogyny? What about the misandry implicit in the idea that all men want is explosions and breasts?
Yeah! I'm all offended and stuff!
I'm also gonna look up them fancy highfalutin M-words of yours, just as soon as I get done looking at these here 'splosions and titties and such. posted by rokusan at 5:15 AM on June 3
I was just relieved not to see exploding boobs. posted by HuronBob at 5:41 AM on June 3
Misogyny? What about the misandry implicit in the idea that all men want is explosions and breasts?
Somebody needs to make this work with Google images so that I can put in my own search terms on the left and right. Because I don't think anybody is going to make a website for me called "Phonemes and Cheese." posted by iamkimiam at 12:25 AM on June 4
mmm. phonemes and cheese posted by aubilenon at 1:24 AM on June 4
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