I’ve annoyed friends over the years by dragging them early to the cinema moaning the whole way about not wanting to miss the trailers. For me they are an art form in their own right – a delicious taster of films which could be good or bad, but which often look fabulous in two minute format.
So here’s a challenge for all five people reading this blog – what’s your favourite trailer of all time?
Here are some to vote on, but I’d love other submissions:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Mum still blames me for recommending this film, but I think the trailer at least is a masterpiece. But, sorry mum, you are wrong and the movie is a masterpiece too.
- Another trailer marked out by an outstanding soundtrack. This time it is arguable that the film does not live up to the hype.
- Keeping with graphic novels we have the film which was the predecessor of both Watchmen and 300, Sin City. Brilliant use of colour in both the trailer and film. Pulp Fiction for the noughties.
- This is a teaser, not a trailer, but I remember watching it in the cinema and just longing to see the film. I still think it perfectly captures the spirit of Trainspotting despite telling us nothing about the plot.
- You can imagine the scepticism - Spike Jonze directing a children’s film, was he selling out? In a word, no as this life affirming trailer shows.
- The trailer perfectly tees up this brilliant study of adolescent angst. I watched the film again last year and it has really stood the test of time
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