Discuss: Your Favorite Super Bowl Movie Promos (?)
Filed under: Movie Marketing
You know how all the movie geeks get all giddy and gooey every time the Super Bowl draws near? It's not because those guys like sports, believe me. (Movie nerds are actually SCARED of spectator sports. Yeah, I said it.) The reason is obvious: The Super Bowl always delivers lots of brand-new, mega-pricey, and occasionally effective TV commercials, and movie promos are always part of the mix.This year, for example, we're all a-geeked about "all-new" films like Transformers 2, Star Trek, G.I. Joe, Land of the Lost, and Wild Hogs 2: Domestic Morons. (Just kidding about that last one. Good title though.) And that got me to thinking about the exceedingly transitional nature of this mini nerd-in. For example ... can anyone recall which Super Bowl movie ads they were pumped for in 2002? 1998? 1983? Lord knows I can't -- and I've been a movie-geek sports nut since, well, about 1983.
But a movie blog would be remiss for letting such a marketing day flit by without a discussion post. And so I ask you this: Do you even remember the Super Bowl movie promos from last year? Or any year? And what if a Super Bowl teaser is really amaaaaazing ... but the movie ends up sucking meatloaf? Do you feel impressed ... or duped? Anyway, please leave your favorites in the comments section, and then feel free to share your thoughts on this topic:
Does being a huge movie fan mean you have to be a huge movie marketing fan? (I say no.) Yes, there are some really awesome trailers sometimes, but overall ... meh.
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2-01-2009 @ 7:29PM
Michael Byng said...
Iron Man.....that's all I can remember.
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2-01-2009 @ 7:45PM
Mikeboas said...
I remember 10,000 BC looked pretty cool...
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2-01-2009 @ 8:28PM
NEIL said...
Absolutely! Back in 2003 the first glimpse of Neo flying in Matrix Reloaded was a superbowl tv spot and it kicked major ass!
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2-01-2009 @ 8:43PM
Smiggy said...
Wanted last year really excited me.
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2-01-2009 @ 9:25PM
dkev said...
The one I remember the most is the Independence day trailer, when they showed the white house blowing up. Everyone was stoked over that one.
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2-01-2009 @ 10:13PM
Klaus Kinski said...
The one I remember most was the dual Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions teaser they had back in 2003.
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2-02-2009 @ 12:41AM
Foxdie said...
2003. The Matrix sequels. Hell yes.
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2-02-2009 @ 12:58AM
kevin said...
Fast & Furious
Transformers 2
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2-02-2009 @ 10:27AM
vacelts said...
I really enjoyed some of the previews for upcoming movies too. There were so many to choose from I'm not sure which one I'm most excited about. My kids are very excited about Monster vs. Alien. My daughter kept shouting, I like the blue guy (the glob).
http://redlightnaps.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/2009-super-bowl-commercials/
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2-02-2009 @ 1:54PM
Brian said...
I remember the trailer for "Pitch Black" had everyone, including me, excited.
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2-02-2009 @ 4:17PM
mall cop said...
mall cop might just be the funniest movie so far this year http://freeview.findvideolinks.com/mallcop.php
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2-02-2009 @ 4:12PM
greatone said...
I like the G.I. Joe one but the scene that I like the most in all of the trailers was a scene in the new Fast and Furious trailer. The scene with Michelle Rodriguez and Vin Diesel in the car and the look she had on her face just before Diesel went through the fire under the burning trailer was priceless.
Also, Michelle looked good in the trailer and I miss her on Lost.
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