Super Bowl Commercials: Movie Trailers Ranked By A Comic Book Geek

February 1, 2009 · Posted in Movies · 1 Comment 

One of the great things about the Super Bowl is that movie studios often premiere new trailers for their upcoming blockbuster motion pictures during the Big Game. Given the success of The Dark Knight and Iron Man, many upcoming movies have themes that are rooted either in comic books, sci-fi, action figures, or Saturday morning shows.

During the Super Bowl, I watched and have reviewed all the various Super Bowl commercial movie trailers. I have ranked the Super Bowl commercial movie trailers according to how interested I was in them as a comic book fan. I started the ranking with my least favorite trailer first and proceeded to my favorite trailer last. Read more

Expect Big Movie Previews During Super Bowl XLIII

While you are watching the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, be sure to check out the multitude of movie trailers during the Big Game’s famous commercial breaks.  According to Variety, “nearly every studio will push pics [films] during the big game, airing on Feb. 1.”

Paramount will advertise for high profile titles including Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Star Trek and G.I. Joe.  Universal Studios plans to show ads for the upcoming Land of the Lost live action movie, starring Will Ferrell, and the latest installment in the Fast and The Furious franchise.

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