THE BEST MOVIE TRAILER I EVER EXPERIENCED
20+ years ago I was at the Writer's Guild Theater in Los Angeles, waiting for a movie screening to begin.
A trailer for another film preceded the movie we had come to see.No one in the audience — comprised of "industry people" — had ever heard of this not-yet-released new movie. Nor of the star (whose name isn't even mentioned).But when this trailer ended, the entire theater burst into HUGE applause. A spontaneous, unanimous, "Wow that was great!" ovation.Turn up your volume first....
They should give Academy Awards for Best Edited Trailers: John Lithgow's eye movement at 0:58 is magnificently placed, resulting in great foreshadowing that shifts the focus from pure fun to something more sinister.
This movie trailer is like a great record: Just as good now as the first time I experienced it.
posted by Dan O’Day | 12:30 AM
1 Comments:
Hey Dan,
It was fun to read about your initial reaction to this great trailer. I remember hearing about the film, but never got a chance to see it in the theater. And for some reason, I waited another 24 years to finally sit down and watch it. It really does deserve to be called a classic.
Thanks for posting.
-Ross
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