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32. The Matrix (1999)
By IFC
on 06/25/2009
Never has Keanu Reeves let out a more appropriate “whoa” than the one he emits 14 seconds into the trailer for “The Matrix,” moments after a latex-clad character the world would later know as Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) bounds from the roof of one building to another from an overhead point of view. And that was before Reeves dodges a hail of bullets in slo-mo.
It’s easy to forget now that Reeves himself had dodged a bullet in his career before the Wachowski brothers came along with a film that was on few people’s radars prior to glimpsing Neo’s moves for the first time on the big screen and the small -- the trailer was truncated into a 30-second spot during the 1999 Super Bowl that ended the same one-two punch of bullet time and Lawrence Fishburne intoning, “Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is -- you have to see it for yourself.” By the time it’s over, you’re willing to spend $10 and then some to find out. --Stephen Saito
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!