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Super Bowl Spots Two Days Early

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (19)

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For reasons that don’t quite make sense to me, a couple of studios are plunking down $3 million or so for a 30-second TV spots only to release the spots two days early on the Internet. It’s nice, I suppose — it’s not always easy to find a bathroom break during the telecast, unless you don’t care about football, which makes you un-American, of course. As does an inability to crush a beer can on your head, scratch your nuts and chew gum at the same time, and practice your racial profiling skills while watching “NCIS.” Man, I gotta get me some Truck Nutz.

(Go Colts)

Anyway, there have already been two Super Bowl adverts released for movies, and I’m going to post them below so that you can watch them. If you’d rather wait until the Super Bowl to get the authentic experience, please don’t let me stop you. I’m sure that the trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender and Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood will be much more appealing when you’re three tits to the sheet on Schlitz and puking up Pringles in your mouth.

Who’s with me?

Honestly, the spot for The Last Airbender is much better than previous teaser trailer, though it still looks like The Matrix crossed with Dragon Ball, which is to say: Better than anything that Shyamalan has done in years (based on 30 seconds, at least):


As for the Robin Hood spot? I think the studio would’ve been better off spending that $3 million on a Jenny Craig program for Russell Crowe. Oh, and I’m calling it right now: Robin Hood is gonna do a big fat belly flop at the box office.










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Comments

The great thing about Shyamalan directing the Avatar movie is that I can't see anywhere he could fit in one of his retarded twists, though I'm not ruling it out until I see it (Appa is secretly Lord Ozai?). I'm happy to see that the bending actually looks like bending though, that's one of those things that would've bugged me the whole way through if it was done terribly.

Posted by: Chugga at February 4, 2010 11:20 PM

I had exactly zero interest in this "Last Airbender" nonsense. Until I saw that little trailer. That thing looks awesome and that music kicked my ass.

Shyamalan's never done anything chop-socky-fighty or CGI-heavy like this before, has he?

Posted by: Jerce at February 4, 2010 11:43 PM

As one of those pesky diehard Last Airbender fans, I'm still very skeptical of this movie but I'm pleased to see the effects look good.

I'm hoping they won't make it completely action oriented (who am I kidding, it's Hollywood) since so much of what's good about the series comes from the kids themselves and their childish nature. Ah, well. I can hope.

Posted by: penelope at February 5, 2010 12:28 AM

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Posted by: MB at February 5, 2010 4:31 AM

Dude, that trailer for The Last Airbender was SCHWEET!! I know that Shyamalamadingdong is oft maligned in the hallowed halls of Pajiba, but the twist in The Sixth Sense blew my mind when I first saw it, and I think he's a pretty good director when he's not so busy putting himself in the film and trying to recreate the mindblowingness of The Sixth Sense.

As Chugga so eloquently put it, this film looks like there isn't any room for a "retarded twist," so that'll keep him out of his own way. I have hopes for this one.

Oh, and I totally respect Russell Crowe as an actor, but that trailer was as boring as a human centipede with just one section.

Posted by: Jelinas at February 5, 2010 5:32 AM

Expected Shymalamadingdong end twist


SPOILER ALERT!


Aang is really Katara, Sokka is really Zuko and they are ALL really dead.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at February 5, 2010 7:24 AM

Has there ever been a good movie based on a cartoon premise? I can't think of one. But my neck hurts and my brain cant function properly and it's too fucking early to think.

Has there ever been a good Robin Hood movie? I can't think of one. But my neck hurts and my brain can't function properly and it's too fucking early to think.

Posted by: wsapnin at February 5, 2010 7:56 AM

wsapnin,
well, the Errol Flynn version was old-fashioned fun, so that was good in it's way. And the Costner version had Alan Rickman, who clearly rules.
Actually, that one is my favourite, despite Costner. It's absolute bollocks, but it's well-told bollocks.

Posted by: tarn at February 5, 2010 8:05 AM

No matter how disappointed I am in Last Airbender, I'm still going to love it because I loved the show. But I'm seriously going to be pissed if Aang doesn't act like an actual 10 year old the majority of the time. That's a huge point in the show, he's a kid.

Posted by: beezandhoney at February 5, 2010 8:46 AM

I didn't read this stupid post because I got to this:

"(Go Colts)"

and to that I say:

"Fuck YOU, Rowles."

Posted by: jamiepants at February 5, 2010 9:20 AM

Tarn...I am a little tainted by the Costner Robin Hood because mr.wsapnin went with another girl to see that movie when we were engaged and got busted by my brother.

However, when I finally saw it 5 years later you are right.... Rickman was cool, Costner was suck.

Posted by: wsapnin at February 5, 2010 9:56 AM

I thought the teaser for The Last Airbender was kind of stylish and intriguing. This trailer finished the job and hooked me completely. It looks incredibly awesome.

Posted by: Snath at February 5, 2010 10:12 AM

Um, excuse me but the Disney cartoon version of Robin Hood is fantastic.

Posted by: becks at February 5, 2010 10:15 AM

Ooooh, becks, so true. The Disney Robin Hood was totally awesome.

Posted by: Katers at February 5, 2010 11:40 AM

Ooooooooooh Avatar looks pretty awesome. Listen, Shyamalamalanlan or not, all he needs to do is stick to the story and put in some kickass special effects (and they seem to have done that) and it's going to be an awesome movie. I'm hopeful.

Eeesh that Porkbus vehicle looks terrible.

Posted by: figgy at February 5, 2010 12:59 PM

And I'm gonna keep calling it "Avatar" because that's what it is, dammit, and it was there first. So fuck off, James Cameron.

Posted by: figgy at February 5, 2010 1:00 PM

Here here, Figgy. Avatar = Avatar. James Cameron's thingy should be called that movie with the blue alien tits.

I'm not going to lie, I am really excited for Avatar. The show was amazing, I was appalled to see McSucks-a-twist directing, but I am now really excited. Even if he doesn't get the childhood innocence and the emotion right, the actual action parts of avatar were themselves awesome. I'll still be satisfied with a kickass little 10 year old whupping up on the Fire Nation.

I'd also like to sick the Fire nation on those bastard blue people too. That would be entertaining.

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