In Laman's Terms: Eight Box Office Duds That Got Super Bowl Commercials

ONE. PERFECT. SHOT.

In Laman's Terms is a weekly editorial column where Douglas Laman rambles on about certain topics or ideas that have been on his mind lately. Sometimes he's got serious subjects to discuss, other times he's just got some silly stuff to shoot the breeze about. Either way, you know he's gonna talk about something In Laman's Terms!

With Super Bowl XXX, Super Bowl advertising changed forever. That's when 20th Century Fox dropped an ad for the then-upcoming action blockbuster Independence Day that sent peoples excitement for the film to new heights. Ever since then, movies have constantly tried to replicate the success of Independence Day by making a Super Bowl TV spot a cornerstone of their marketing campaign. There have been many blockbusters that have gotten a lot of mileage out a Super Bowl commercial but not every film that advertises during the Super Bowl can be a gargantuan blockbuster. In fact, plenty of box office duds have advertised during the Super Bowl and I've decided to look at eight such films here today.

Super Bowl 50 Movie Ads Round-Up!

The snacks are eaten. The Bronco's won it all. And boy howdy were there a bunch of ads for movies. Some were awesome blossoms, while others were more lacking in their blossoming awesomeness. Let's examine them all, shall we?

My Three Favorite Movie Ads From The 2015 Super Bowl

Well, aside from that Left Shark, this year's Super Bowl was kinda dull in the non-Football department. The ads were more somber than memorable (that Nationwide commercial being a poster child for the widely prevalent overly dramatic ads this year), but at least three cool movie ads got to be played during the affair.

Try, Just Try, To Watch The New Avengers: Age Of Ultron Trailer And Not Get Chills

Last night there was a massively important college football game which carried a new trailer for The Avengers: Age Of Ultron. Giving the world the first new footage from the film since it's first trailer back in October, the new trailer has already raked up nearly 3 millions views in under 12 hours. Add to that hefty viewcount by watching the trailer below!

Katy Perry, Sadly Not Weird Al, Is Performing At The Super Bowl Halftime Show!

Oh man, do I love the Super Bowl. It's gotta be one of my favorite television events of any given year. Now, I'm not at all a football fan. In fact, I'm terrible when it comes to sports. I don't know a hockey puck from a badminton birdie! That being said, I love eating all that Super Bowl junk food, I simply adore the movie commercials and the Super Bowl halftime show has had some fun times in the past.