Let the madness continue.
Ok, does anyone else but me and Lacey HATE the movie Beerfest without even having seen it? The ads look absolutely AWFUL! And speaking of ads, if I see one more commercial/preview/trailer for that movie Accepted with the guy from Dodgeball, I'm gonna kill myself. So obviously I've been thinking about trailers and marketing for movies, and how sometimes they can make a huge difference in the success/failure of a movie. They give so much away, it's almost a waste going to see certain movies. But if the marketing and/or trailer is done correctly, it can really boost business, especially right out of the gate. So I'm posting my Top Ten Trailers (and/or marketing campaigns) of all time. Please correct me if there are any omissions, etc.
1.Pearl Harbor
2.For Love of the Game
3.The Sixth Sense
4.Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
5.Alien
6.Star Wars Episode 1
7.Signs
8.The Matrix Reloaded
9.Lord of the Rings Trilogy
10.Spiderman 3 (not even close to out yet but looks off the chain!)
Don't get me started on Beerfest.
Posted by: hollie at August 16, 2006 04:49 PMAfter all these years, I'm still with you on your first two. Alien is a really good pick as well, as is Episode 1. I'm always fond of movies that shoot extra material for the trailer...and I don't mean an inclusion of scenes that didn't make the movie, but rather a completely separately shot bit just for the preview. I'd go:
3. Magnolia
4. Requiem For A Dream (on the merits of the website, not the trailer)
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ("Remember the Alamo. Remember the Sabbath...*and keep it holy*.)
Gibby,
I'm totally with you on most of that, I pretty much threw my last three in there to round out the field. I'd stick close to the vest on Signs (cause I thought the print ads and teasers were brilliant) and the sixth sense (cause the trailer gives me chills to this day). I'd also make the caveat that I need to add Anchorman to the Talladega slot because they are so similar. Plus, those two fit perfectly with your thing about extra material. There were bits from both trailers that were not in the movie, end credit outtakes, or DVD extras (at least in the case of Anchorman). Plus Ferrell's done commercials, MTV spots, all kinds of crazy stuff as Ricky Bobby and Ron Burgundy. Hilarious.
Speaking of movie madness, Snake on a Plane . Need I say more?
Posted by: emily at August 21, 2006 08:54 AM