10 Trailers That Were Better Than The Film
2. Clash Of The Titans
As if the stellar cast wasn't impressive enough in the first place, the trailer, backed by a kick-ass rock and roll score as Sam Worthington's Perseus fights a giant scorpion was the stuff of hype dreams.
Granted, nobody was expecting it to be a Citizen Kane, but the trailer, edited by someone who definitely did the best they could do with the material at hand, looked like it was going to be a hell of a fun action film. The only thing it needed to be more epic was Liam Neeson as Zeus shouting a lot. Right on cue, Mr. Neeson, ordering the release of the biggest beastie yet.
How could a trailer so awesome advertise a film that is so tedious, po-faced and dull? Since when did the people in charge of the trailers become better filmmakers than the actual makers of the film? Ray Harryhausen's creations in the 1981 original had far more heart, craftsmanship, and entertainment to offer. But even when I watch the trailer now on YouTube I get excited and manage to trick myself that it's going to be a good film. Fool me once, shame on you...