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Topic: What Are Your Favorite Trailers?
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Michael Coate
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posted 08-24-2005 04:49 AM
As it asks in the subject line, what is your favorite coming attractions trailer(s), and why?
These can be "favorites" for a variety of reasons; creative, well-produced, includes footage not in the final cut, memorable use of music, memorable audience response, really made you want to see the movie, saw it with someone special, etc. _________________________________
Superman teaser Aerial footage through the sky with the "S" logo appearing at the end along with the slogan, "This Christmas, You'll Believe A Man Can Fly." And I must say that, as a ten-year-old kid at the time, the filmmakers succeeded in making me believe.
The Goonies teaser If I'm remembering the trailer correctly, this was a fairly short teaser featuring the title logos being displayed, one by one, of Steven Spielberg and Richard Donner movies. A single letter would remain on screen as the title faded out. Collectively, the letters spelled "Goonies" which then dissolved into the "Goonies" logo.
I saw this trailer only once, with "Ladyhawke" (70mm presentation, Edwards South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA). I've always wanted to see the trailer again because I liked it a lot, plus I want to confirm I remember it correctly! It's not included on the DVD (unless it's an "Easter Egg" that I cannot locate).
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Jeremy Jorgenson
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posted 08-24-2005 12:33 PM
I'll have to think about favorites in terms of the way they were put together, but two for not specifically artistic reasons are...
Monsters, Inc. - Disney/Pixar released a trailer for this along with the first Harry Potter film (Monster, Inc. opened 2 weeks before Harry Potter). In it Sulley & Mike play charades, Sulley is trying to get Mike to guess "Harry Potter". I don't remember the exact wording but it ended with the voice over of "Now playing at a theatre near you, very near, maybe even the one next to you" or something like that. I like the fact that they created a trailer just to play on one specific movie.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse - I saw the first teaser for this when I saw Underworld at a sold out, opening night show at the Chinese in Hollywood. It was set up like a commercial for some miracle skin cream, and the voice over eventually said "some side effects can occur" and it cut to a quick progression of shots with zombies, ending with Milla Jovovich cocking a shotgun. Certainly not the best trailer ever made, but it was perfect for that audience, a huge roaring cheer went up from the audience when they realized which movie it was for, louder than I'd ever heard in a movie auditorium before - say what you will about that movie &/or trailer, but at that moment, there were a bunch of happy filmgoers, it was an interesting thing to witness.
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Mark Lensenmayer
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posted 08-24-2005 02:52 PM
4 come to mind:
Home Movies (Correction: Should be REAL LIFE) (Albert Brooks) This is the famous 3-D trailer. Part is in anaglyph 3-D, but glasses are not provided!! Has nothing to do with the film, but is hilarious. I think it climaxes with a paddle-ball guy in the room with Albert, and Brooks saying, "It's almost like he's in the room!" (I may not have that last quote correct, but you get the idea.)
CONVOY -- Better than the film. They play the song CONVOY and illustrate it with scenes from the film.
THIS IS SPINAL TAP --- Nothing like a cheese festival to tell about a rock and roll documentary. Very funny.
COMEDIAN -- The greatest trailer of all time, with legendary voiceover artist Hal Douglas having a complete meltdown.
Speaking of voiceovers, has anyone ever seen a short film called 5 Men and a Limo? It has the 5 top voiceover guys in a car going to an award ceremony. Very funny. I just came across this last night. File is fuzzy, but pretty good. Too big to upload here, however (7.81 meg)
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