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Confession: I totally missed most of Super Bowl XLVIII. Part of it was because I was bummed about the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman and part of it was because jet lag was totally kicking my ass. The thorough thrashing of the Denver Broncos performed by the Seattle Seahawks didn’t help keep me awake. That said, I did manage to catch the three Super Bowl XLVIII nerd movie trailers: The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Transformers: Age of Extinction. The trailers are embedded below for your viewing pleasure, followed by some commentary and a poll. I’d love to hear your thoughts on these Super Bowl XLVIII nerd movie trailers. Kindly comment and vote when you have a moment.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: This lengthy spot was full of fun bits and full of elements that have me worried. The CGI effects for Spider-Man and Electro were sweet. Andrew Garfield seems to be doing better with the role (liked him as Spider-Man, but thought he was too cool as Peter Parker). Having too many villains (Electro, Rhino, Green Goblin) worries me. Will the movie be too unfocused?
Then there’s the “spurned lover” aspect of Electro, seen in such movies as Batman Forever (Riddler), The Incredibles (Syndrome), and most recent Iron Man 3 (Aldrich Killian). That’s been done do death. Lastly, as a comic-book fanboy, I don’t really like Harry Osborn as the Green Goblin. That role will always be Norman Osborn to me.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier: This was easily my favorite Super Bowl XLVIII nerd movie trailer. I’ve been high on this movie for months and this extended trailer just cements my fandom. The Winter Soldier is a great character and the trailer makes him look like a total bad ass. It was cool seeing more of 8-Mile’s Papa Doc as Falcon and seeing Scarlett Johansson is always an excellent thing.
While Chris Evans is a way better Captain America than I ever expected him to be, this movie is all about the villain. And really, aren’t the best superhero movies defined by their awesome villains? The trailer is full of acrobatic action, collateral damage (loved seeing the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier crash into that building), and tense moments. I’m totally psyched for this movie.
Transformers: Age of Extinction: Ah, another Michael Bay disasterpiece. On the plus side, it has Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch Mark Wahlberg. Unfortunately, it has Optimus Prime riding around on Grimlock as if he were a trusted steed rather than a fierce Dinobot. Yeah…no.
Your Turn: Now it’s your turn to vote. Kindly pick your favorite Super Bowl XLVIII nerd movie trailer in the poll below and explain your choice in the comments section.
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Transformers. Dinobots and what looks like a dragon.
PSH – good actor but a stupid person seemingly. Got clean and had lots of money to help himself. If he had any family I feel sorry for them.
PSH left behind three kids, all pretty young.
PSH was one of those guys that you could tell he was on something even if you’ve never met him before.
-M
I wasn’t paying attention to many commercials (since the ones I saw weren’t all that great- just like the game), but the ones that stand out to me was the Chobani commercials with the “Full House” people and then the one with the bear. I also liked the Budweiser commercial with the dog and the horse. The Bob Dylan one went on for WAY too long.
I will admit that the Spiderman 2 and Transformers trailer put a stupid grin on my face, but I know better than to support those people by giving them my money. I’ll wait until the movies come out and read the reviews.
-M
Actually, the Riddler was in Batman Forever not Batman & Robin.
Absolutely my mistake. I shall fix that.
Captain America gets my vote. The transformers trailer was too short but I did enjoy seeing Megatron transform into the gun.
That isn’t Megatron. That is clearly Galvatron, hence the transformation into the cannon.
Hopefully, after Michael Bay has finished destroying this franchise, some intrepid director can actually reboot it, and take it back to it’s roots. :/
Look everybody!!! Thundercracker is still alive!!!!!
This kind of article gets me out of my hole.
Join our Google hangout group so I can school you in Transformers. Also, we could use more racists.
-M
You absolutely could never school me in transformers. You could school in me in why you think I am a racist though.
As far as going to a chat room and video chatting with a bunch of dudes…Im sorry, Im a private person. I have no desire to do the google hangout thing. I work 80 hour weeks. Ray, best of luck to you in whatever you do in the future. When I am called a racist, I think it’s time for me to move on.
TC, it’s text chat, not video chat.
You’d be surprised at what I know about Transformers (although I haven’t been keeping up with the newer stuff lately– and I’m really turned off by the Michael Bay movies).
The “racist” thing is an inside joke. Everybody who joins the chat room is a racist, apparently.
-M