The actual film had several actiony scenes, but tone-wise was more in line with the original Rocky and Bullwinkle show. The trailers for The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle downplayed its quirkier elements, making it look like a rather generic family action-adventure film with a few comedic elements.That's actually important since the reason he wanted to meet her in the first place was because one of his students is the son she gave up for adoption in college, which is either glossed over or not mentioned at all in the trailers. Admission's trailer is all about an uptight college admissions officer ( Tina Fey) meeting an easy-going alternative school principal ( Paul Rudd) and falling in love, with an odd moment where she really wants to hold a woman's baby.Although, Terence Stamp stole the show anyway. The primary Adjuster is Richardson, played by John Slattery. The trailers for The Adjustment Bureau suggested that Thompson ( Terence Stamp) is the primary Adjuster, when really he's only in the second half for four or five scenes.His father does eventually die, of lung cancer, but there's nothing he can do to prevent it. In fact, it's his sister, not his father, who's involved in a (non-fatal) car accident, and it happens much later in the movie. Furthermore, the trailer gives the impression that he erases their meeting by going back in time to prevent his father from dying in a car accident.The trailer for About Time suggests that Tim and Mary's entire relationship is eradicated from the timeline, but actually it's only their first meeting.The original teaser did flat-out state, "No self-gratification" and even "no kissing". Not to mention a large part of the plot is that his friends are taking bets on whether he will make it which causes more problems when various people try to win the bet. What the commercials omit is that he was supposed to not have sex for Lent, or do anything remotely sexual, which probably would have made Matt more sympathetic to audiences. The commercials also made it look like it was a light romantic comedy or a chick flick where the guy meets a nice girl. The trailer and TV spots had the main character Matt state "No sex for Lent." Cue everybody who does not have sex at least once every forty days roll their eyes and lose interest.
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