by Linda Holmes



Recut trailers like this one -- the audio is from the trailer for The Dark Knight -- are one of my favorite YouTube genres.

Stephen King, writer of family comedies, after the jump...

Here's one that changes the tone of The Shining...just a little bit -- it's the first one I remember seeing, and still probably my favorite. It's the moment when the Peter Gabriel tune kicks up that seals the deal:



This one is more thought-provoking, in that there's a good argument to be made that Mary Poppins really is kind of terrifying:

A good recut trailer not only amuses, but provides a helpful reminder that a trailer has exactly as much to do with the movie you're actually going to see as the maker of the trailer decides it should.

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