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35. The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
By IFC
on 06/25/2009
The unquestionably epic teaser trailer announcing the entirety of Peter Jackson film trilogy sent fans of professor J. R. R. Tolkien’s beloved books into bouts of euphoria not seen in an age: Finally, after decades of failed attempts, their time had come. Even those unfamiliar with Tolkien’s works could rejoice, for what the trailer really heralded was a new era in the fantasy genre after so many years in the wilderness of bare-chested made-for-TV farces. Who but a slack-jawed cave troll could not sit in awe when the titles of the three films accompanied by their release years appeared -- the camera moving slowly in to reveal the fellowship for the first time, as one by one they ascend a precipice in the foothills of Caradhras!
The voice work is the only real flaw, why they did not get Christopher Lee (who plays Saruman) to do it is clearly an oversight. Not only does he have the perfect voice for the ominous opening narration but, a hardcore fan, he claims to reread the books every single year and is also apparently fluent in the black speech of Mordor. --Brandon Kim
I guess you guys haven't seen the trailer for The Hughes Bros.'s Dead Presidents, huh? What about Forest Gump? I think those are the 2 greatest of all time. Gump is better than the movie. And Dead Prez is the best ever.
Oh... what about the SW Ep 1 teaser? Maybe you should call this the best film trailers on YouTube! LOL. Dead Prez is probably too hard for you to locate.
I think The Dark Knight, Iron Man, and 300 should be included!
Clerks? No love for the Clerks trailer? Sigh.
Honorable mention for the Grindhouse fake trailers? "Don't" was brilliant.
Great list, by the way. Thanks for including 'Man Who Wasn't There'
Seriously? We have to click 50 times just to get the damn list? No thanks.
Like clicking 50 times is soooo hard, right? But you guys forgot about There Will Be Blood!!
50 PAGES?!!! Get back to work researching how to post an article. No Digg for you.
50 PAGES?!!! Get back to work researching how to post an article. No Digg for you.
GREAT article and flawless pick for #1. I actually did a lil piece on that trailer at our own movie blog, so I'm elated to see as your top pick. Yay trailers!