Venom Trailer

A phenomenon wherein a movie’s promotional material is so fucking golden, that the promotional material itself may end up being better than the movie, often leading to the movie being considered a disappointment.

An example of this phenomenon was seen in Marvel’s 2018 film Venom, starring Tom Hardy - wherein the trailer itself is one of (if not THE) greatest ever conceived, but the movie itself was passable at best, save for a few golden nuggets of cinematic expertise.

Person 1: Hey James
Person 2: Hey Ben, have you seen the Venom Trailer?
Person 1: Yeah, tbh it’s better than the movie.
Person 2: K.