I won’t be watching this new three-minute red band trailer for The Dictator considering I’ll be seeing the film in full this Thursday. To be honest, I’m not sure why anyone would want to watch a three minute restricted trailer for an R-rated comedy considering several punchlines are sure to be ruined and lacking in overall humor due to their out-of-context presentation. That is, unless you’re not yet convinced you’re going to go see the film when it hits theaters on May 16.
For me, after seeing the clip of Sacha Baron Cohen as the title character in a helicopter in which his excitement over fireworks at the Statue of Liberty is misconstrued for terrorist plotting I was convinced. The film made my list of “Top 15 Most Anticipated Summer 2012 Movies” and I’m hoping it delivers where Bruno didn’t.
If you’re not convinced yourself, give the red band trailer below a watch.
