Film trailers (or previews) are usually interesting. Generally you can tell if you want to see a film or not based on a 30/60 sec tease. Sometimes it pays off, sometimes you get burned. What got me thinking about trailers was a visceral experience a had watching the preview for "Where the Wild things Are." Somehow the music, the editing and the visuals hit me on an emotional level I wasn't prepared for and made me long to be ten-year-old again. It was powerful enough that I was still thinking about it long after the feature (Harry Potter 6). Directed by Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich & Adaptation) the film promises to be interesting to saw the least. The question seems to be whether a short children's book can be made into a feature-length film.
see the trailer here
This also had me trying to remember the best trailers I'd ever seen, ones that really grabbed my attention and said to me, "You cannot miss this film for any reason. You have to make sure you don't die in the next three months so your life's journey will be complete upon seeing this movie."
My favorite has to be the trailer I saw before "Footloose" in the early spring of 1984. It starred actors who were in some of my favorite movies and from Saturday Night Live. The trailer promised cool effects, a catchy tune and some hilarious lines. Best of all it was about a bunch of guys fighting ghosts. I'm sure I wore out my friend's ears talking about what I saw repeatedly on the playground for the rest of the school year. Of course that summer it all paid off when "Ghostbusters" came out.
See the original trailer for "Ghostbusters" here.
Can you recall the trailers that grabbed your attention and made you want to see the film at any cost?
Sunday, August 9, 2009
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