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Mar 23, 2024 · Movie trailers condense stories into essential pieces, showcasing the tone and encouraging audiences to see the film. The emphasis of trailers is to build intrigue without revealing too much, setting up the story in a compelling way.
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- Citizen Kane (1941) With its perennial title as the best movie of all time (at least until recently), Orson Welles’s feature debut also boasts a fantastic trailer created by Welles himself, playing first on his background in radio and stage, then introducing his Mercury Theatre troupe, a few details about the film, and some chorus girls—strictly for “ballyhoo,” he confessed.
- Psycho (1960) Alfred Hitchcock was always a showman with his movies, and many of them had terrific trailers. But the trailer for Psycho—which is long by contemporary standards—ranks among his best, as the filmmaker himself offers viewers a tour of the Bates Motel and the scene of its grisly murders.
- The Exorcist (1973) The Exorcist’s trailer is famous not only for being too intense for audiences, but also for featuring music that composer Lalo Schifrin recorded for the film, and that director William Friedkin eventually discarded completely (Schifrin claimed that he destroyed the tapes, but recordings of his tracks did show up on a 1998 CD release that’s now long out of print).
- Jaws (1975) Before celebrated voice actor Don LaFontaine, there was Percy Rodriguez. For a certain generation, his voice is synonymous with trailers, especially in the horror genre.
- Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. There have been a fair few trailers that have adopted Immigrant Song by Led Zepellin, with Thor being the most noteworthy entry.
- Avengers: Infinity War. Out of all the Marvel projects, Infinity War remains the MCU’s magnum opus. This 2.5 hour epic is only part 1 of this long-awaited story but shows just enough to tantalize the taste buds and leave fans salivating for more.
- Judas and the Black Messiah. Speaking of goosebumps, 2021 saw this absolute gem of a trailer drop to much acclaim. As one of the YouTube comments eloquently writes: “Forget the film winning an Oscar, can we give an Oscar to the person who made the trailer?!”
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Teaser Trailer 2) It’s hard to remember a time when Star Wars fans were united in their excitement for a new movie in the franchise.
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- 'Alien' (1979) The first installment for a legendary sci-fi franchise, Ridley Scott's classic Alien follows the crew of commercial space tug Nostromo, who encounters a deadly lifeform (aggressive extraterrestrial beings known as the Xenomorphs) after investigating an unknown transmission.
- 'Logan' (2017) Set in a future where mutants are nearly extinct, the 2017 film features Hugh Jackman as a now elderly Wolverine who leads a peaceful and quiet life while caring for Professor X (Patrick Stewart) at a remote outpost on the Mexican border.
- 'Mission: Impossible - Fallout' (2018) The sixth installment in the American spy action thriller series starring Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible - Fallout is an action-packed, fast-paced movie by Christopher McQuarrie that follows Ethan Hunt as he joins forces with CIA assassin August Walker (Henry Cavill) in order to prevent a potentially gigantic disaster.
- 'The Social Network' (2010) In The Social Network, Jesse Eisenberg steps into the shoes of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The 2010 biographical drama shines a light on Zuckerberg's Harvard years, depicting the evolution of his unforgettable website until he is sued by the twins (Armie Hammer), who claimed he stole their idea.
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- “Alien” (1979) Also in: Top 10 Amazing Alien Races In Star Wars. Speaking of unforgettable taglines, the “Alien” trailer had us in the palm of its hand with eight words: “in space, no one can hear you scream.”
- “The Social Network” (2010) Also in: Top 100 Greatest Horror Movies of All Time. In a world where trailers are usually full of explosions, gunplay, and superheroes, you wouldn’t expect audiences to gravitate towards a Facebook movie.
- “Inception” (2010) Trailers for Christopher Nolan movies have a way of drawing in the audience without giving away much about the plot. And Nolan always has something special behind the curtain.
- “Watchmen” (2009) Also in: Top 10 Things The Watchmen Movie Did Right. Say what you will about Zack Synder, but the trailers for his movies never fail to impress.
Dec 11, 2020 · When you're truly confident in your movie, you know the plot can sell it better than any footage, and Spielberg's team cut one of the best trailers of all time without using a single...
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Apr 5, 2023 · We discuss the 10 best movie trailers of all time. We provide a breakdown of the best film advertisements that have persuaded us to go to the cinemas. There is something about an intense trailer that shows the right amount of story, just enough to hook the viewer.
