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50. Night of the Iguana (1964)
49. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
48. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
47. Magnolia (1999)
46. Watchmen (2009)
45. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
44. The Big Sleep (1946)
43. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
42. Little Children (2006)
41. Maximum Overdrive (1986)
40. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)
39. Zabriskie Point (1970)
38. Face/Off (1997)
37. The Strangers (2008)
36. Spider-Man (2001)
35. The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
34. The Minus Man (1999)
33. Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
32. The Matrix (1999)
31. Corruption (1968)
30. Femme Fatale (2002)
29. Point Blank (1967)
28. The Bishop's Wife (1947)
27. A Night at the Opera (1935)
26. Speed (1994)
25. Real Life (1979)
24. Schindler's List (1993)
23. Red Eye (2005)
22. Sin City (2005)
21. Strange Days (1995)
20. She's Gotta Have It (1986)
19. Unbreakable (2000)
18. Sleeper (1973)
17. Charade (1963)
16. GoldenEye (1995)
15. Pulp Fiction (1994)
14. Garden State (2005)
13. Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
12. Independence Day (1996)
11. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
10. The Shining (1980)
9. Mission: Impossible (1996)
8. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
7. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
6. Citizen Kane (1941)
5. Comedian (2002)
4. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
3. Cloverfield (2008)
2. Psycho (1960)
1. Alien (1979)
49. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
48. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
47. Magnolia (1999)
46. Watchmen (2009)
45. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
44. The Big Sleep (1946)
43. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
42. Little Children (2006)
41. Maximum Overdrive (1986)
40. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)
39. Zabriskie Point (1970)
38. Face/Off (1997)
37. The Strangers (2008)
36. Spider-Man (2001)
35. The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
34. The Minus Man (1999)
33. Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
32. The Matrix (1999)
31. Corruption (1968)
30. Femme Fatale (2002)
29. Point Blank (1967)
28. The Bishop's Wife (1947)
27. A Night at the Opera (1935)
26. Speed (1994)
25. Real Life (1979)
24. Schindler's List (1993)
23. Red Eye (2005)
22. Sin City (2005)
21. Strange Days (1995)
20. She's Gotta Have It (1986)
19. Unbreakable (2000)
18. Sleeper (1973)
17. Charade (1963)
16. GoldenEye (1995)
15. Pulp Fiction (1994)
14. Garden State (2005)
13. Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
12. Independence Day (1996)
11. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
10. The Shining (1980)
9. Mission: Impossible (1996)
8. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
7. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
6. Citizen Kane (1941)
5. Comedian (2002)
4. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
3. Cloverfield (2008)
2. Psycho (1960)
1. Alien (1979)
http://www.ifc.com/news/2009/06/50-greatest-trailers.php
Full trailers are linked in the article. Obviously, some trailers make and break a film (not to mention, almost every trailer that's come out the past few years has been full of spoilers), some instantly grab your attention, others completely put you off.
I have zero problems with the number 1 spot, even now, 30 years later, it is absolutely fantastic. I think people forgot how to market a movie.
Lately, most trailers are just instant gratification:
- spoil the good jokes
- show the ending / twists & turns
- who dies
- ruin the action sequences
- or just suck
I remember a lot of people complaining about the WATCHMEN teasers because they saw it as an 'action movie' and taking the piss out of the film because it wasn't what they thought. If a particular movie teaser sucked, it's usually safe to say that the final product will be just as bad.
