* * * * * Imp's MOVIE TRAILER SHOWCASE - Past, Present, And Coming Soon... * * * * *
Welcome!
Movie trailers, ya gotta love 'em. From blockbusting epics to low-budget hokum, they've given us the first proper glimpse of many a cinematic gem to come. And introduced us to a few 'turkeys' too, of course!
So being a huge movie fan in general, I wanted to take a look back at some of the trailers for the more fantastical and imaginative concepts that have ended up on the big screen over the years...especially if they've involved some sort of 'special effect' or 'man-in-a-monster-suit' along the way...
As well as some old favourites, there may be a few things recalled that you've never seen yet...and looking ahead, I'll be adding future trailers of certain upcoming movies here too, as they become available.
(Note: I'd ideally like to keep a certain consistency to the layout here, but if there's any specific movie that anyone would like to see added (within reason!), please PM me, and I'll try to include it's links and poster at some point)
So feel free to add any thoughts on anything featured, and hopefully there'll be a few things of interest along the way for all you fellow movie fans out there.
And here's a little something to set the mood, as you settle in - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jG3m0YfVmk
Of course, I couldn't kickstart this roundup without starting with the previews that introduced me to my own favourite all-time movie...and my BEST cinematic experience ever! -
STAR WARS (released 1977/directed by George Lucas)
Teaser Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEDFGzqMgpI
Theatrical Trailer 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trFN69F--8g
(This next longer Theatrical Trailer happens to be my personal favourite STAR WARS trailer, but it wasn't included on the DVD boxset! Unfortunately, this was the best quality I could find of it, so if anyone knows of a better version on YouTube, please let me know) -
Theatrical Trailer 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BhZI9GcWdI
Re-release Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRilpXzwnto
The great characters! The triumphant storyline! The amazing effects! The incredibly inventive design work! As a fan of all things fantastical and imaginative, it had everything I wanted in a movie...and was perfectly wrapped up with one of the best movie scores ever! Then, when a sequel was announced, it seemed like movie heaven at the time, and gave me the longest of waits to see if it would be anywhere near as good or not, and find out what would happen next...