What previews made you LUST for a movie?
I'll tell you, it was like a religious experience to watch that Fellowship of the Ring preview, where I first saw Gandalf saying "You shall not pass!" It was exhilirating to see something I held so dear brought to such vibrant life. Even more important was the fact my grandfather was watching the preview. Before the movies, I could only tell my grandfather how great LOTR was, but when he was there sitting beside me, experiencing the preview--ah wow! It was like I was reaching him on a level that my words couldn't. Really emotional stuff, encapsulated in that one short preview.
Greatest previews ever
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Godzilla for the sheer spectacle. LOTR for the reasons you mention.
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The first is always the most significant, isn't it? For me, it was Braveheart. My girlfriend and I went to see Rob Roy (she'd already seen it and thought I'd like it). At the end of the movie I said, "That was pretty good, but that Braveheart movie looks like it's going to be better."
"I don't think so," she said.
One of the few times she ever admitted I was right.
"I don't think so," she said.
One of the few times she ever admitted I was right.
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All the LOTR previews did it for me, and of course I never saw those in the theater. But, with our big screen plasma and theater surround sound I was able to really enjoy the DVD's.
The newest one that has my heart pumping is Narnia. We saw the trailer when we went to see ROTS. It looks spectacular. And I love the way the title moves into the the frame at the end of the trailer...NARNIA all in ice. Fantastic.
The newest one that has my heart pumping is Narnia. We saw the trailer when we went to see ROTS. It looks spectacular. And I love the way the title moves into the the frame at the end of the trailer...NARNIA all in ice. Fantastic.
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altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
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Furls, ITA. I was going to post the same until I scrolled down and saw your post.Furls Fire wrote:The newest one that has my heart pumping is Narnia. We saw the trailer when we went to see ROTS. It looks spectacular. And I love the way the title moves into the the frame at the end of the trailer...NARNIA all in ice. Fantastic.
I really hope Narnia lives up to the trailer.
Me too. I've never been so excited by a trailer as by that for 'The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe'!
Makes me feel like a little kid again.
Makes me feel like a little kid again.
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I don't recall any preview actually making me LUST for a movie. Once I see a movie, I tend to erase the preview from my mind anyway.
I do, however, remember being excited by the teasers for Independence Day. The startling image of the White House destroyed by a beam from an alien ship above was unforgettable. In this post-9/11 era, such a scene perhaps hits too close to home for comfort, but back then what it meant to me was simply that ID4 was going to be a cool, kick-ass disaster movie. And it was.
The teaser for Steven Spielberg's A.I. is another that has stuck in my mind. But this is a kind of cheat, because I was already set on seeing this movie anyway, no matter what. The teaser just heightened my anticipation.
I do, however, remember being excited by the teasers for Independence Day. The startling image of the White House destroyed by a beam from an alien ship above was unforgettable. In this post-9/11 era, such a scene perhaps hits too close to home for comfort, but back then what it meant to me was simply that ID4 was going to be a cool, kick-ass disaster movie. And it was.
The teaser for Steven Spielberg's A.I. is another that has stuck in my mind. But this is a kind of cheat, because I was already set on seeing this movie anyway, no matter what. The teaser just heightened my anticipation.
In that case... I'll just say that the trailer for the movie 'Woodstock' rocked my world.danlo wrote:Guess I'll show my ancient age again by saying that the preview to the original Star Wars was completely mindblowing....
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The Trailer for The Chornicles of Thomas Covenant will be amazing when it comes out. 
That will make me lust for a film.
That will make me lust for a film.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
Gads, no! Well, I know many people think this way, but I will put in my two cents and officially say that Rob Roy was a much better movie than Braveheart, on almost every level. Braveheart was a 'good' movie', Rob Roy was a 'great' movie."That was pretty good, but that Braveheart movie looks like it's going to be better."
"I don't think so," she said.
One of the few times she ever admitted I was right.
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Easy. The preview for "The Empire Strikes Back" - saw it when I went to see "The Black Hole" and the crowd went NUTS. It was the opening night for that movie and the trailer had not been seen by anyone prior. People were cheering so much that the projectionist stopped the movie, came out into the theater, and said that he'd run it again after the movie was over, which he did.
"That must be the King."
"How do you know?"
"He hasn't got sh*t all over him."
"How do you know?"
"He hasn't got sh*t all over him."
Warmark, good one... I don't remember the hype or trailer around Empire, although the display of Han Solo in the theatre (encased in carbonite) still sticks in my memory. I do recall the trailers for Episode one creating a tangible buzz of excitement, not just because it was a return to what many of us liked so much the first time, but the trailers actually made it look really intriguing (dang, how these things can trick us, eh?... 
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