Top 10 Best Movie Trailers of 2014
There's no doubt that we rely on trailers to make our movie-going decisions - and that they're becoming something of an art of their own. We've already watched Jackie Chan's "Dragon Blade" trailer , below you'll find 10 best movie trailers that debuted over the past twelve months.
10. Blackhat
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUF3MhPKhv4]
Its January opening date isn’t promising, its premise even less so. But who cares - it’s Michael Mann’s first directorial effort in five very long years
9. Neighbors
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmH4IE3Iysg]
Neighbors has an unfair advantage in this category, perhaps, as it had two red-band trailers.
8. Godzilla
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIu85WQTPRc]
As a trailer, Godzilla's worked because it sold us on the film without giving too much away. The tone, the main characters and the setting were laid out in a fashion that made us want to see it.
7. Under the Skin
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoSWbyvdhHw#t=98]
Rather than try to lay out the particulars of Scarlett Johansson 's extraterrestrial walking tour of chilly Scotland, the trailer instead lay out a rapid-fire collection of some of the most provocative images put to screen in 2014.
6. Guardians of the Galaxy
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d96cjJhvlMA]
This first trailer was key in establishing the tone - and it did so masterfully, thanks to generous doses of wry Chris Pratt and particularly inspired use of Blue Suede’s “Hooked on a Feeling.”
5. American Sniper
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MItGoIxoVGk]
Watch enough trailers and the formulas can get utterly maddening: quickie exposition, rapid-cut explosions and gunfire, build build build, climax and cut to black. So the trailer to Clint Eastwood’s forthcoming military drama is refreshingly unique in style and structure.
4. Interstellar
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIZpLFPQLLg]
It took four tries to get it right, but the final trailer for Interstellar finally hit all the right buttons, balancing the script's more yearning, poetic tendencies with the space footage fans had been waiting to see.
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtKfNYpXp3c]
It is firmly placed on our most anticipated films of 2015 and it's mainly down to this trailer. Equal parts insane and beautiful, there's glimpses of Miller's demented genius at work.
2. Birdman
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJfLoE6hanc#t=160]
It might actually turn out that Birdman will win the Academy Award for Best Picture this year, and if so, you can say it started with a trailer that demanded attention from its very first second.
1. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOVFvcNfvE#t=78]
It clocks in at just 88 seconds, but it's been dissected and analysed, critiqued and praised more than any other trailer this year. It looks, sounds and smells like the Star Wars we know and love.
