Trailers are one of my favorite things when it comes to movie advertising. Some people don't watch them, fearing they may spoil the movie, but I don't care about any of that. For me it's the trailer that makes me the most excited about films/TV series. The right combination of images, music and pacing can produce works of art that often times are actually better than the movie they are promoting (eg. Love and Other Drugs).Below is the list of some of the trailers I saw countless times and continue to watch them to this day.
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
This is the most epic trailer I've ever seen - the editing is just superb and what gives the trailer such memorable quality is the use of terrific music from Requiem for a Dream.
2. Kingdom of Heaven Trailer 2
Certainly a unique and controversial promo - I myself really love the mix of the images from the film with the rock music. Amazing!
3. Black Swan International Trailer
Though I'm very fond of Black Swan official trailer, the international one is even better - the use of music is terrific and the trailer is extremely dynamic, especially in its ending. While the official one had a chilling image of Nina pulling out the feather out of her shoulder, this one also ends on a mysterious and creepy note with the haunting shot of broken ballerina figurine turning in infinity.
4. The Matrix
Such an epic trailer, that stood the test of time so well, mostly thanks to the great use of "The Eyes of Truth" by Enigma.
5. Game of Thrones3 Extended Trailer
I'm not a big fan of mixing non orchestral music with the images in trailers but this one works so well - the short pauses and then rapid speed in the ending of the promo only add to my anticipation for what will be the best season yet.
6. Frost/Nixon
While the trailer uses a lot of the best moments of the movie it certainly doesn't spoil anything and the choice of music is just splendid especially with Clint Mansell's Death is the Road to Awe from The Fountain soundtrack.
7. The Fountain
I'm very fond of the movie but the trailer for it is just as good - Mansell created separate track just for that promo and somehow only in 2 minutes the trailer carries some of the powerful emotional impact of the film itself.
8.Casino Royale
Very dynamic trailer that got on this list for one simple fact - the use of some of the most romantic words I ever heard in movies - I have no armor left, you stripped it from me. Whatever is left of me...whatever I am - I'm yours.
9. Prometheus International Trailer
Some will argue that this trailer is better than the movie itself - I won't agree with that but somehow that promo is much darker than the actual movie and the shot of Shaw pulling herself together while we hear the panic and horror in crew's voices is absolutely chilling.
10. The Hours
Beautiful trailer for a stunning film - especially the last 30 seconds are very powerful and mix some of the best moments from the picture.