EMPIRE mag's '50 Greatest Movie Trailers of All Time'!

[keef27]

Weeks ago, I promised to post this (someone had asked about it in another thread) but I couldn't find the issue it was in! Finally tracked it down - 18 months old (from August 2003), but still interesting. I think I've seen about 40 of the ones they choose...

EMPIRE's 50 Greatest Movie Trailers of All Time
50. Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
49. Star Wars Episode II (2002)
48. Phantom of the Opera (1925)
47. Frenzy (1972)
46. The Ghost Breakers (1940)
45. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
44. Men in Black (1997)
43. Pal Joey (1957)
42. Amelie (2001)
41. Pearl Harbor (2001)
40. South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut (1999)
39. Le Mepris (1963)
38. George Washington Slept Here (1942)
37. The Naked Gun (1988)
36. Mission: Impossible (1996)
35. Bean (1997)
34. Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
33. Rebecca (1940)
32. The Tingler (1959)
31. Desperado (1995)
30. Scooby-Doo (the 'Batman' teaser, 2002)
29. The Searchers (1956)
28. Con Air (1997)
27. Taxi Driver (1976)
26. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels teaser (1988)
25. Schindler's List (1993)
24. Spider-Man - World Trade Centre teaser (2002)
23. Deep Blue Sea (1999)
22. Fight Club - Public Service Announcement teasers (1999)
21. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
20. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
19. The Exorcist (1973)
18. Day of the Dead (1985)
17. Dr Black, Hr Hyde (1976)
16. La Dolce Vita (1960)
15. Written on the Wind (1956)
14. Trainspotting teaser (1996)
13. Starship Troopers teaser (1997)
12. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
11. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
10. Kill Bill, vol. 1 (2003)
9. Jaws (1975)
8. Psycho (1960)
7. The Matrix (1999)
6. Godzilla teaser (1998)
5. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - 'Star Wars' teaser (1999)
4. Monsters Inc. 'Harry Potter' trailer (2001)
3. Comedian (2002)
2. Independence Day teaser (1996)
1. Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace teaser (1999)

I can't believe there's no more Hitchcock in there, or Dr Strangelove, or (given they like their parodies), the Chicken Run teaser... but there you have it. Let the argument (sorry, discussion) commence...

[bendermac]

sounds pretty nice. how's the quality of these trailers and are you willing to share of them from this disc?

[Movieman]

Cool list. Was this UK or Australian Empire?

It's just if it was Aussie, I will have to track it down out of storage.

[the_underscore]

Cool list. Was this UK or Australian Empire?

It's just if it was Aussie, I will have to track it down out of storage.

Its the UK one I'm afraid. I know because I am a subscriber of it.

I disagree with TPM being number one though I do admit the trailer was very exciting when it came out.

[editman]

The Phantom Menace teaser is the best of all time!!? Bloody fanboy.

Where is Forrest Gump? The Godfather? This Is Spinal Tap?? Eyes Wide Shut???

[Maurice2029]

12. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Very surprising to find the trailer on this list, while the teaser for this movie was even better.

[Shrubz]

45. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
42. Amelie (2001)
35. Bean (1997)
31. Desperado (1995)
30. Scooby-Doo (the 'Batman' teaser, 2002)
21. Lilo & Stitch (2002)

WHAT?! I think someone who knows movie trailers should've made this list... you know... like the people at Movie-List?

[renegade]

1. Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace teaser (1999)

I agree.. I agree that the teaser was better than the movie.

[spooky80]

i think TPM is one of the best trailers/teasers i have seen

[xmitter]

Have to go with Pearl Harbor. The music/score is really haunting. There's one good extended trailer and the rest are just OK.

[jnb987]

I absolutely adore the Comedian trailer. It's in it's own category.

[Immortal25]

WHAT?! I think someone who knows movie trailers should've made this list... you know... like the people at Movie-List?

lol Good one

[oNEMOg]

Where's the Hulk International trailer in this list? That is the coolest trailer ever made. It made that movie look like endless awesome action and was perfectly cut to the great trailer score.

[antimu]

Hm... where is Dr. Strangelove?

[Uri]

I can't remember this one:
4. Monsters Inc. 'Harry Potter' trailer (2001)