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It's safe to say, experiencing movie trailers now is almost as big of an event as the actual film the trailer is for. I remember in October 2015; I was driving back home to Utah from California with my sister-in-law and was nervous we were going to miss Monday Night Football. While I am a big NFL fan, that wasn't what I was nervous about. Lucasfilm had tweeted the day before that during halftime the trailer for Star Wars The Force Awakens would be shown for the first time. To my relief, we arrived at our destination and I was able to catch that trailer and it has easily been not only my most anticipated movie trailer of all time but my favorite as well. Tonight, I watched film pundit and director John Campea newest documentary film Movie Trailers: A Love Story. Typically, when a film pundit creates a film, I typically am let down and disappointed. I am glad to say, this isn't the case with this documentary. Campea provides not only a terrific but an exhilarating experience as well with his film.
The best thing about Movie Trailers: A Love Story is the way the film handles itself. The film isn't just an information dump that you can find in your elementary school science class or an overexaggerated fictional film that is trying to come off as factual but a documentary that provides the history of movie trailers and the love that fans worldwide have for them. The documentary also provides exceptional commentary and insight from such pundits as Robert Meyer Burnett, Scott Mantz and Kristian Harloff, who bring a lot of excitement and delight to the topic of movie trailers. The film's director/writer John Campea does an exceptional job behind the camera not only with the script but also with the complete structure of the documentary. He does a great job at letting those he is interviewing provide insight on trailers themselves, the process of creating them as well as the impact they have on cinema now.
I thoroughly enjoyed Movie Trailers: A Love Story but It isn't without flaws. The editing at times is noticeably choppy and there are a few moments were it is extremely noticeable. I also thought that the narrator was a little dry at times. I believe he mostly did a good job, but I would be lying if I didn't have the thought a couple of times of what a Robert Meyer Burnett or Kristian Harloff could of provided had they been the voice throughout the film.
With all that said however, I thoroughly enjoyed this film and thought it was a fun watch. I definitely will be checking it out again and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in watching a good informational documentary. I won't be surprised if I see John Campea turn away from movie pundit to filmmaker full time. If you are interested in checking out the film, I will post the link to it below.
Grade: A-
Amazon link for United States: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08P1JF4JH/ref=atv_hm_hom_1_c_iEgOEZ_5_1
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