July 30, 2007
From the desk of Jane Galt:Okay, this is pretty good:
But not, I think, as good as the spoof that spawned it:
Incidentally, is there a name for movie trailers cut to advertise a movie completely different from teh underlying film? There should be, because I love them passionately.
Posted by Jane Galt at July 30, 2007 3:53 PM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound linksI've usually heard them called "mashups."
My favorite (after The Shining one which seems to have launched the whole wave) is "Ten Things I Hate About Commandments":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1kqqMXWEFs
It should be called a "Twailer" -- short for "Twisted Trailer".
I've generally seen them referred to as "remixes".
And 'Ten Things I Hate About Commandments' does indeed stand as one of the best ones ever made.
Point of clarification - it's not trailers re-cut. That would be much more difficult and impressive. It's scenes from the movie taken to make a trailer that's entirely misleading - best when exactly opposite from the original.
Ok, I'm a nerd for pointing that out.
Now, in terms of a name. "Mash-ups" is good, but isn't restricted just to the trailer form, right? Twailer seems a bit week, but a good effort.
How 'bout "coming refractions"? "Betrailers"?
The one turning Sleepless in Seattle into a thriller with Meg Ryan as a psycho stalker in the Fatal Attraction mode is best. SOrry I don't have time to look you up a link right now...
Those are awesome. Although I had expected the Poppins one to have more chimney sweeps.
Cowboy bebop - "one big cliche" is good. it's supposed to be a trailer for sinefeld's "comedian"
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