‘Gimme Back My Son!!!’: The Greatest Movie Trailer Lines Of All Time

‘Gimme Back My Son!!!’: The Greatest Movie Trailer Lines Of All Time

Uproxx - News·2021-02-12 21:00

Movies are a lot like rock ‘n’ roll. Yes, they can be the absolute corniest thing in the world, but the corniness is part of what makes them great. The best ones find that common corn in all of us. And what’s more corny than finding common cause with your fellow man?

There is, perhaps, no more perfect illustration of movies’ inherent cheese than the “trailer line.” The film trailer, of course, attempts to reduce a feature-length film down to a 1-2 minute advertisement. Not a summation, but an encapsulation of the feeling the movie is meant to produce — “sell the sizzle, not the steak,” as they say.

……

Read full article on Uproxx - News

Entertainment Movie Movie News International