Patrick's Trailer Park Part 2

Patrick continues his Trailer Park countdown today with 5 more of his favourites.

6. Captain America: The First Avenger

Out of all the Phase 1 movies this is my favourite and the trailer points to all that is good about Cap. We see he’s an underdog, given special powers to help defend the world, we see the great threat that he faces in Hydra and we see what a hero Cap really is. The trailer gives us nods to just how iconic Cap really is, his shield, his suit everything. We also get a great look at the supporting cast of Tommy Lee Jones, the sassy Haley Atwell, the kind Stanley Tucci and the menacing Hugo Weaving. Any worries about Chris Evans in the lead are put to bed too. With nodds to the wider Marvel Universe (“Now Mr. Stark…”), great trailer music and a good look at the action, this trailer ticks all the boxes for all the right reasons.

7. The Dark Knight

This trailer gave us the first glimpse of Heath Ledger’s Joker and gave us a sense of the spectacle that we could expect form the Christopher Nolan was going to serve up to us. It also allowed us to see that Nolan stepped Batman up a notch. Even the trailer feels big, powerful. It feels like a real blockbuster. I always feel that music makes a huge contribution to the way we see and feel about a trailer. Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard’s Batman theme pounding out from the trailer gives this its epic feel. It’s hard not to feel chills. HERE WE GO!!!!

8. Superman Returns (Teaser Trailer)

Bryan Singer’s take on Superman is very reverent to its predecessors. This trailer is no different and it works because of it. We see all the things that we love about Superman: his Smallville home, his crash to Earth, him flying over the Earth etc. it’s all played out over the music of John Williams and Marlon Brando’s Jor-El voiceover. This trailer will make you believe man can fly, even if the movie didn’t.

9. Star Trek Into Darkness (Trailer 3)

This trailer continues our epic feel and that’s while I like. It gives us an insight into Chris Pine’s Kirk. He was cocky in JJ Abram’s first Trek, but even in this trailer we can see that Kirk is human after all. That is what sets this trailer apart from the others and it gives us a chance to see a different side to Kirk’s character. We also get flashes of Benedict Cumberbatch’s big bad and of course Spock, Bones, Uhura and Scotty. With all Abram’s movies there is a sense of intrigue and suspense which are some of the reasons for this trailer making my list.

10. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2.

For an animated movie and trailer this is intense. The reason this trailer is here because of the questions it poses. Batman’s a murder? He’s fighting Superman? Batman’s firing a gun?! This is a visceral and confident looking movie that has Frank Miller’s story down. Plus I think Peter Weller is great choice as an older Batman.

For more Trailer fun, the end of Patrick’s Trailer Park Trilogy is coming soon.