Before you shout ‘Blasphemy!’, let me remind you that this is a list of memorable movie trailers and *not* movies. As forgettable as the movie was, the trailer of Episode One was spectacular, exciting both old and new fans, providing glimpes of the boy who would become Darth Vader, and the unforgettable Darth Maul. “Every saga must have a beginning…”
This trailer ushered in (the movie that ushured in) the age of super-hero movies. Finally, a fitting, big screen adaptation of the beloved wall-crawler. Also, amazing music (Pompeii – during the latter half) by E.S. Posthumus.
This trailer actually got me excited, made me believe that a man could fly (again). Note the allusions to Christ in the trailer. However, the movie turned out to be quite the disappointment.
A trailer that gave an exciting preview of one of the best movies of the 90s. Stunning, slick and exhilarating, the movie turned out to be every bit as awesome as the trailer portrayed.
Before he became the object of much ridicule, Tom Cruise was an immensely popular star, and *this* is the one that established him as a A-list action hero.
Surprisingly, Stallone managed to make yet another movie in the Rocky franchise, and one that is heart-warming and memorable to boot. “I think there is still some stuff in the basement”.
Unsurprisingly, both this and Rocky rank similar, touching up on similar themes. However, Darren Aronofsky and Mickey Rourke manage to push the equally good trailer of Rocky down to #20.
The trailer of a movie this awesome deserved to be higher up. However, the trailer doesn’t really stay as memorable once the movie is over, despite being an excellently edited one. For this reason, and this reason alone, it has fallen to #18.
Nolan, Nolan, Nolan. You first blew me away with Batman Begins, and as I waited for The Dark Knight with bated breath, The Prestige trailer came out. Beautifully edited, with gripping music, and Christian Bale and Michael Caine,and Hugh Jackman. “Abracadabra”.
Sigh. American Beauty remains one of the most beautiful movies I have seen and this trailer is directly responsible for making me want to watch the movie. Oh, and Baba O’Riley!!
Collecting movie trailers is one of the *very* few hobbies that I have (had in a long time). Memorable movie trailers are those which remain enjoyable even after we have seen the movie. So, I have decided to compile a list of my favourite movie trailers, reverse sorted by preference (though the rankings might not be very accurate for some)
My first John Travolta movie. I was totally blown away (at that time) by the movie’s trailer – the uber-cool villain, the concept of a ‘broken arrow’, the exhilarating stunt sequences. The #25 spot was a tie between this and Face/Off, but Broken Arrow managed to squeeze it out by a very slim margin.
The trailer gave a good glimpse of the return of Sylvester Stallone as an aging John Rambo. Despite his age, Rambo can still kick ass (slit, tear-out and butcher, to be more precise). The abundant blood, gore and brutal violence is what set this trailer apart from other “softer” ones.
Always been a huge fan of Greek mythology. So, when I saw this trailer, with its stunning battle sequence, amazing dialogues (ok, I was a lot more impressionable then!), and a bad-ass Brad Pitt as Achilles, I was truly impressed and looked forward to the movie (though how *that* turned out is a whole other story).
“You haven’t seen war until you have seen it through the eyes of Quentin Tarantino”. Though I am not a big fan of WW2 movies, the music and the premise impressed me, thus earning a spot on this list.
Though the movie seems like yet another sappy love story, the trailer was beautifully edited, with a memorable voice-over.