Super Bowl Movie Ad Report Card: Super 8, Captain America and 12 More

I know. As you dragged yourself out of bed this morning and went for the Asprin, one burning question clawed it’s way through the post-superbowl haze: “Did I drink way too many beers or was that Transformers 3 spot actually kind of awesome?” It’s actually a fair question! Now, since all fifteen movie advertisements that aired last night are online, let’s take a sober look at each one and see how they fair on the Movieline Superbowl Ad Report Card.

Transformers: The Dark of the Moon Wow. Just when I thought there was absolutely no way that people would be tricked into shelling out money for another two-and-a-half hour assault on coherence, eardrums and intelligence, this slick promo actually got even me a little pumped. Grade: A


J.J. Abrams loves his Mystery Box, so I can't tell you anything about Super 8 that you can't learn from the clip below (or by scrutinizing the first teaser frame by frame.)

It is produced by Steven Spielberg and seems to be tapping into the Close Encounters or E.T. vibe. (Only with a little lens flare, naturally.)

All I can tell is that something serious is happening in suburbia, probably because something escaped from that derailed train. I'm guessing that kid videotaped a secret (I don't want to get too hopeful and say he actually shot Super 8 film) and now the government is after him. And also after whoever gets yanked by that mysterious force in the supermarket near the Crisco cans.

Oh, heck, let's watch the 30 second clip again. It was, for me, the best thing that came out of the Super Bowl this year.




Super 8 Based on the music and the storyline of this preview, you may have also wondered this morning whether Steven Spielberg commissioned an action-packed remake of E.T. from J.J. Abrams. Upon closer inspection, this is actually a new movie…I think?Grade: C





Cowboys and Aliens Some clever editor found a way to sneak in some footage of Olivia Wilde naked here! Otherwise, this ad for this apparently very serious film about cowboys fighting aliens wasn’t anywhere near as effective as the first trailer.Grade: C





Fast 5 I feel like the music should have been much louder in this trailer. Grade: C+





Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides This one looks like a welcome return to the humor and adventure that first made the series popular. On the other hand, it’s twice as long as most of the other spots, which doesn’t bode well for the whole economy-of-story thing. Grade: B





Rango This spot gives a nice feel for the movie’s tone without using it’s entire running time to flash-cut a billion images together. Nice work. Grade - B+





Rio As far as CGI animal movies that being with the letter “R” go, Rango looks much better. Grade: C-






Battle: Los Angeles Nothing new here, but this alien invasion-flick still looks solid. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. Grade: B





Drive Angry 3-D Just what a 3-D action movie about Nicolas Cage escaping from hell needed: Critical review blurbs!Grade: C+



Limitless It seems like they could have gone a much more creative route here and perhaps made another fake advertisement? Instead the marketing team went with this bland spot that just made me wonder why we still haven’t gotten a White Noise adaptation.Grade: D






Priest A few points for the ironic Depeche Mode song used in what looks like another man-fights-God’s army movie from Legion director Scott Charles Stuart. Not enough sad faces though.Grade: C-





Just Go with It Weird. I could have sworn this was a beer commercial. Apparently it’s an ad for the new Adam Sandler movie? I still find this very strange. Grade: F



The Adjustment Bureau Is this movie actually coming out? Anyway, here’s more of the same footage that we’ve been seeing in previews for what feels like two years.Grade: D

No, it's not an opening scene from CSI, it's a JakPak: the coat that turns into a tent

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A mosquito net folds out, and now time for some shut-eye.After unzipping it he clambers in and then fastens it. Behind the coat's hood is another hood which when supported by metal rods provides protection for the head

Ahh, this looks like a good spot to rest my head. The model unfolds the sleeping bag from the back of the coat.More than just a coat ... The waterproof can be turned into a one-man 'tent'

Die-hard fans of the increasingly popular 'glamping' - staying in luxury tents - should probably look away now.

Billed as the 'world’s first all-in-one waterproof jacket, sleeping bag and tent' the JakPak looks more like a bodybag found in an opening scene of the CSI TV series.

While the jacket that opens out into a tent may win a few awards for ingenuity it is unlikely to be heralded for its style.

Particularly as it comes in two-tone green or black unless you opt for a custom-made colour.

But the £163 jacket, which goes on sale this spring, does have its fans, and on the firm's Twitter page one wrote: 'A clever all-in-one jacket, sleeping bag and tent. Great for those likely to get lost?'

The way it works is that the sleeping bag folds down from the back of the jacket. You then step in and zip it up at the side.

The hood of the sleeping bag is pulled out from a pocket on the back of the jacket and that, in turn, is supported by metal tent rods.

There are 'storm flaps' to keep out water and an insect net. The sleeping bag also has room for extra clothing to keep out the cold.

JakPak's website says: 'JakPak is the only portable personal sleeping system on the market designed for outdoors and sports enthusiasts, as well as emergency preparedness.'

The makers say their latest design 'creates an instant dry habitat that is ideal for outdoor sports enthusiasts, people living in areas prone to natural disaster, sports fans who will not be held back by a little rain, and anyone else in need of shelter.'

Blind soldier can 'see' with his tongue thanks to ground-breaking device

A soldier blinded by a grenade in Iraq has had his life transformed by ground-breaking technology that enables him to 'see' with his tongue.

Lance Corporal Craig Lundberg, 24, from Walton, Liverpool, lost his sight while serving in Bascra in 2007.

Today he revealed he can identify shapes, walk around unaided and even read thanks to a pioneering device.The Liverpool fan, who plays blind football for England, was faced with the prospect of relying on a guide dog or cane for the rest of his life after he was injured.

But he was chosen by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to be the first person to trial the BrainPort device, which could revolutionise treatment for the blind.

The BrainPort converts visual images into a series of electrical pulses which are sent to the tongue. The different strength of the tingles can be read or interpreted so the user can mentally visualise their surroundings and navigate around objects.

Student cashes in on award-winning plug as flat as a laptop

How the folding plug looks in action. The designer will launch the device this year.Inventor Min-Kyu Choi with his award-winning Folding Plug.Innovative: The plug is designed to fold down to a thickness of just 1cm for storage, left, but can be opened up again quickly when needed

It began as just one of those niggling everyday frustrations.

But a design student's determination to end the 64-year reign of the unwieldy three-pin electrical plug has won him an international design award - and looks set to make him his fortune.

Min-Kyu Choi, 29, had bought the world's thinnest laptop, advertised as being slim enough to fit in an envelope.
However, the marketing neglected to account for the bulky three-pin plug that has been tethered to almost every British electrical item since 1946.
When the nuisance plug scratched his shiny new computer, Mr Choi, who graduated from his MA design course last year, decided that enough was enough, and set about devising a slimline folding alternative.

The 1cm thick result (the standard version is 4.5cm) has now beaten rivals from around the world, including the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen's last collection, to win the Brit Insurance design of the year award.

The student, from Bayswater, West London, said: 'I carried the laptop with me to university but when I took it out I was disappointed to find the plug had scratched the computer.

'I thought it would be a good idea to create a plug that could be folded flat so the pins would not cause any damage and also to make it as thin as the laptop itself.'

Now a student at London's Royal College of Art, Mr Choi's design could 'make a difference to everyone's life', according to the chairman of the judging panel, artist Antony Gormley.

Just as the inventor of 'cat's eyes' for the road, Percy Shaw, became a multi-millionaire on the back of his idea, Mr Choi is also likely to win his own riches.
Deyan Sudjic, director of the Design Museum, which organises the awards, said: 'It works, it looks good and I'm sure it will make him a wealthy man if it is marketed right.'

In 1946, it was decided to standardise the three-pin plug for all sockets and appliances. However, it has proved a bulky inconvenience in the modern world.

Despite TVs going flat, videos being junked for the slimline DVD and record players being replaced by MP3 devices, the plug remained virtually unchanged for more than half a century.

Why dolphins don't like to swim with humans

A holidaymaker goes swimming with a dolphin. Crowds of tourists are traumatising wild dolphins in Zanzibar according to scientists



Many of us would love to swim with dolphins but it seems the aquatic mammals don't return the sentiment.

British experts have found that wild dolphins are suffering at the hands of well-meaning tourists eager to dive in alongside them.

A study of the bottlenose species living off the coast of Zanzibar found the animals were experiencing 'incredible' stress from packed pleasure boats.
Lead researcher Per Berggren, from the University of Newcastle, said: 'The current situation in Zanzibar is unsustainable. The local community is dependent on tourism - and therefore the dolphins - but unless the activity is regulated, the animals will leave.

'Our study found that whenever the tourist boats were present the dolphins were very unsettled and spent less time feeding, socialising or resting.

'This has a negative impact, not only on individual animals, but on the population as a whole and long term it could be devastating.

'The problem is that any change needs to be tourist-driven. Many visitors will pay drivers extra in tips to steer their boats in close, herding the dolphins so they can dive right in amongst them. Our message is, keep your distance and put the dolphins first.'

Around 150 bottlenose dolphins live along the south coast of Zanzibar, where dolphin-watching was introduced in 1992.
Tourism replaced traditional hunting practices which were previously endangering the sea mammals.

'Abolishing the hunts was a major breakthrough and dolphin watching offered a humane, sustainable alternative,' said Dr Berggren.

'Unfortunately, without regulation, dolphin tourism brings with it its own challenges.'

Monster vs Alien 2009..GOod animation , funny corny , nice action ..Go see good movie.

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When a meteorite from outer space hits a young California woman named Susan Murphy and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger, on a desperate order from The President, the motley crew of Monsters is called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction!

Overlord alien Gaxaller is the evil villain alien who is looking for some stones tat contain some galaxy energy tat give its user superpower..Tat rock and power crash landed on planet earth right on our heroine Susan Murphy turning her to Ginanormous.
Later Gina was captured by the government under Colonel Monger(Kiefer Sutherland,24hours) to a secret hideout , they she befriend fellow inmates including Missing Link aka lizard+fishman(Will Arnett) ,BOB(Seth Rogen),Dr COckroach (hugh larrie,Dr House) and a skyscrapping as big as a building larvae called Insectaurus.

Together they answer to earth call for help when Gallaxar invaded planet earth to look for the stone power which was actually absorbed by Ginanormous. Initially Gallaxar sent an probe robot which is quite cute , which was destroyed by Ginanourmous . Before tat it is funny to see all the earth people and President try to first contact with the probe but later destroyed the welcome party.

This cause the President , under Colonal MOnger advise to use the monsters of planet earth against the alien.

This is very funny animation movie..Very nice..Recommended to see.




Reese Witherspoon voiced this Ginanormous character.Her voice is ok , little funny voice , but ok . Sound like teenager and suit the character i guess.


Here is Ginaourmous going back to visit her hometown with her new frens which are monsters also..Scaring the neighbourhood and destroying some properties like trees and cars.The welcoming was not good and Ginanormous feel upset and depressed.Because , her fiancee also run away.

Dr Cockcroach and BOB , 2 hero also..One is super interlligent , while BOB is undestruable but stupid..BOB is like gelly substance. Dr Cockcroach was once a human , but got transformed into a cockcroach during one of his own experiment trying to combine human with animal strength. BOB is fluk experiment in some food factory.


This is the alien badass, Gallaxar voice by Raiin Wilson , Ego maniac and badass, first sending the huge probe robot which destroyed by GIna and gang , causing him to visit and invade earth by himself..His army is actually a clones of himself.He look like octopus..

Ginanormous is running away from the Probe robot sent by Gallaxar, Gina has not realize yet her true power as a giant ..After awhile she slowly realize her power and destroy the robot. Robot and Gina went thro the city and destroy everything they touch..Nice scenes here.

This is the control room in the Pentagon , where the President of Earth and his advisor disc all the funny solutions , very funny dialoque here and very stupid president.


This cute robot is a tall and big as buildings , initially sent by Gallaxar to planet earth to find the stone powers. The President and its men try to made first contact and offer peace to the robot , which the robot decline and went rampage destroying cities.


This scene is in the top secret monster facility , it is the canteen where the monster gather together to have meals..notice the tables and chairs bOB eat anything , so does cockroach , while missing link the lizard man eat fishes or seafood.Funny scenes here , where monsters introduce themselves to shocking Ginanourmous first time.



Show at church wedding of Gina, marrying his husband to be a reporter , however , during the wedding process , Gina get bigger and bigger , tearing her tiny wedding clothes and growth upto the church roof sending everyone screaming away.


The monster crew arriving at Gina house and hometown , shocking everyone , and GIna got upset and depressing when her family reject her and her husband has married another person.


This Colonel Monger , the person in charge of the monster facility . He is macho straighforward guy...Usually move around in the enormous facility in his floating device as shown.


Image show the whole gang..All the monster.Include the enormous Insectaurus , which are attracted to light and follow it..Weapon include webs of saliva shot from it noise?


HEre the monster went to rescue Ginanousme , notice Gina change in clothers given by Gallaxar..Crew is discussing how to destroy Gallaxar and prevent Earth destruction.



Can compare size of Ginanourmous and the rest of the crew of monster.


Will Arnett plays the voice of Missing Link aka Lizard fish man.Missing Link is macho and always ready to fight anyone and everything.Good with girls.However little clumsy..Funny character.



Colonal Monger and President Earth talking to each other while the Colonal trying to convince the President to use the monster to defend earth and destroy the Probe Robot.
The PResident is sometime stupid.Very funny scenes here..Notice they are 2 button tat look very same..One is to shot nuclear warheads while the other is to refill coffee.



Gina romantic scene with her soon to be husband.Husband is famous reporter and aims to hit it big..Really selfish guy , but Gina full of love ignore tat and want to marry him.



HEre Gina finally realize her power and strength and when to destroy the Probe robot , tearing the robot into pieces..Very nice and funny scenes..Seeing Gina struggling with the huge robot and same time discovering her strength..




Gina loss her power here , because Gallaxy have machine to absorb all the power and then pass it to himself..He is stronger than Gina and start to terroze her.



Gina is still strong and fill with the stone power , hence Gallaxy the badass , inprisoner her in this force field prison..Later will use a machine to extract the power and give back to himself.



Gina after defeating the robot probe walk back to her house and hometown with the other monster..Very nice to see , nice animation.

Recommmend indeed to see.