One of the small treasures of the video age that I have been digging into recently is the 42nd Street Forever series, 4 collections of exploitation trailers from the 70's and 80's. There's a lot to enjoy:
In order to unwind from the heady films of Mizoguchi, this is a great and quick way to recalibrate my brain..
Everyone knows that trailers are better than the movies 98% of the time anyway and I have to admit I enjoy these quick fixes also for their more formal aspects as well:
I love how both of the above show nothing from the movies themselves, but trump the actual films by promising what they don't show. The films themselves do not have that luxury.
I also like how, especially in the first clip, the film becomes about the viewing experience, the spectatorship. He is interrogating the audience in the same way the audience is interrogating the preview.
And, for bonus points, there is the goofy acting that contrasts with all the people standing behind them who look alternately vaguely intrigued and embarrassed. They're critiquing them right along with you. They are the audience!
I also dare you now not to see the film about the "world's dirtiest phone call."
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