Transformers: Dark of the Moon gets a dynamite Super Bowl teaser, every bit as good as the 2009 Transformers 2 Super Bowl spot. Fool me once...

I'm not going to do a rundown of every single Super Bowl movie ad, primarily because there were just too many of them. Next up is the fantastic teaser for Transformers: Dark of the Moon. If you recall, I was stunned by the sheer scope and intensity on display in the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen teaser that aired during the 2009 Super Bowl. I exclaimed that it looked so epic and violent and almost frightening. Obviously, the teaser was a lie. Yet I feel the exact same way about this teaser, and the final extended shot of Optimus Prime tearing into his opponents with a long sword is a beauty. I'm sure 90% of what we see is from the third act, and we've been down this road before. So it is with extremely cautious optimism that I say that this looks like a terrific bit of science-fiction fantasy. Maybe the third time will be the charm, and we'll finally get the 'Godzilla, but with robots' carnage fest that I've always wanted. This one comes out on July 1st. We'll see...

Scott Mendelson