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27. A Night at the Opera (1935)
By IFC
on 06/25/2009
From the immediate mockery of the MGM lion -- the beast’s head replaced with the roaring faces of Groucho, Chico and Harpo, and the surrounding seal re-written to say “Marx Gratia Marxes" (an opening shot for but never used in the film) -- to its choice Groucho one-liners, this re-release trailer for "A Night at the Opera" captures the rollicking spirit and warm, witty charm of this superlative Marx Brothers effort. More amusing, however, are the lengths to which MGM extols the comedic classic, presenting imagery of howling-with-hilarity faces (“The world is rocking, swaying, and shaking with laughter”) before describing it as “not only the funniest but the most important comedy ever made.” It’s the type of tongue-in-cheek exaggeration that one would expect out of a Marx Brothers film, though such salesmanship doesn’t seem quite so over-the-top once Groucho’s wise-ass quips begin to fly, highlighted by a snippet of a magnificent dinner sequence in which, in a matter of seconds, he doles out two rapid-fire put-downs as well as a trademark eye-roll. --Nick Schager
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!