This year's game was something, wasn't it? Sure, it took a little while to get going, but once it did it was a sprint to the finish. Unfortunately, the game did not go my way. Yes, I was rooting for the Cardinals and fortunately I did not have anything vested in the outcome, unlike the Giants win last year!
Now, as is traditional, movie studios begin trotting out teasers for their upcoming summer films. Among movie fans the Super Bowl is more notable for these tastes of things to come than it is for the game itself! This year is no different.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
First up is the Michael Bay-helmed sequel to the 2007 hit film. The brief bits teased in this commercial hint at bigger and darker things to come, not the least of which is Optimus Prime taking a nasty-looking face smash. Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, and Josh Duhamel return.
Race to Witch Mountain
I am not sure if this is a sequel or a remake of the old Disney film Escape to Witch Mountain, but whatever the case may be, it looks like fun. This commercial does not offer much more than the previously released trailer, but I do like the storm trooper bit at the beginning. I like Dwayne Johnson, I just hope he can escape the family film thing. Not that it is a bad thing, but I see bigger things for him.
Monsters Vs. Aliens
I have hopes for this; the trailer makes it look like a lot of fun and the 3D is just icing on the cake. That said, I really wish they didn't do this 3D commercial stuff. It is nothing like what you see in the theater and only does the new technology a disservice if it becomes associated with this anaglyph junk.
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A new Pixar film is always worth getting a little bit excited about. The teaser is very similar to the last preview we got. It opens with a nice animated collage of past Pixar features leading into a little bit of the new one. It gives nothing away, and frankly would seem to be a bit underwhelming. But we know better, right?
Article comments
1 - Aaron
Transformers 2 looks like it's going to give me another giant headache. And a whole lot of Shia chasing and "No, no, no"s going on.