Eastwood v. Pixar: Get off my virtual lawn

That was good for a laugh. I think these are harder to do than someone might think, if you watch the extra's on the Miyazaki Disney releases the dubbing staff works pretty hard trying to dub those films in English.

This is hilarious...The best part is how well it matches up: not just the dialogue with their mouths, but the images with what they're actually saying.

Haha, very cool video. I hadn't really drawn any connection between the two until now but obviously both explore some very similar themes.

What I really love about this video, besides the fact that it's pretty funny, is that it perfectly illustrates how trailers work. Because the trailer form draws little snippets from a two hour film, it has the flexibility to shape our concept of that film in numerous, often deceitful ways. It can be interesting to watch trailers from the 40's or 50's, for instance, and note that sometimes large sections of a whole scene are allowed to play out; retaining the in-film editing. These trailers often give us a much clearer sense of the mood of the film they are advertising. This video successfully mimics the style of todays trailers and reminds us that the current style can make "Up" look like "Gran Torino" - kind of.

JE: Very nicely put. I'm sure we've all seen trailers that completely (often intentionally) misrepresent the movies they're supposed to be advertising. Some films are promoted with a mix of trailers, each tailored to a particular target audience and each making the movie look quite different, but none of them attempting to capture the overall tone of the picture.

Nathan & Jim: It's also interesting how recut trailers can bring up things that you didn't necessarily think of in the "default" interpretation of the film, like this one for Top Gun (my favorite).

Ageist?

Midnight Rambler: My favorite trailer confusion came in the spring of 2005 when New Line Cinema started showing trailers for "The New World". My first thought after seeing one was, 'How on earth did they convince Terrance Malick to direct an action-adventure/historical biopic?' I managed to see the trailer a few more times throughout the year, and each new viewing made me sick with fear that Malick's new film would be a major disappointment. Needless to say, "The New World" is a action-adventure/historical biopic, and so much, much more. The trailer made the movie look innocuous while the film itself is a work of genius.

This one is still the best:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfout_rgPSA

The only thing I can't decide is which of those two movies I like less.

A great trailer, however it only serves to remind me what a masterpiece Gran Torino is IMO, and what a disappointment Up is. Still, the way it is done is fantastic. Amazing work!