Trailer Talk: The Nominees for Best Trailer

It's full on Oscar fever at the LAMB! Have you caught it? You have? Are you sure it's not a cold? Let's check. Is your nose runny? Coughing? Sneezing? Yes? Okay, that's a cold. You can take something for that. You're also seeing visions of gold plated men and people in fancy clothes? That's Oscar fever then, baby.

All of this talk about these classy movies and superior performances, it tends to set the movie lover's heart all atwitter. The problem though, is that it leaves out a huge part of a movie's success or failure. The trailer! There is no best trailer award!

So, let's rectify that. What are your nominees for best trailer of 2008?

Before you tell me, lets establish some ground rules. First, we're looking just at trailers. Don't nominate a trailer just because you liked the movie. Second, let's stick to movies that were released in 08. I know some trailers for 09 movies were released last year, but I think it keeps us more in the spirit of things if we stick to movies that came out in 2008. Third, let's have fun with it.

Nominations are open until...Monday. After that, we'll put it to a vote.

Personally, I'm going to nominate the trailer for Let The Right One In. No other trailer made me want to go so far out of my way to see a movie as this one did. The trailer itself is haunting, the musical selection for it is spot on and it gives you just enough of an idea as to what the film is about without really giving anything away.




Ok gang, it's your turn now. Who are your nominees for best trailer?