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Pause, Rewind: Ranking the film and television trailers that aired during Super Bowl LI

Holy shit, what a Super Bowl.

The greatest quarterback of all time leads the greatest comeback of all time on the biggest stage of all, and New England comes home with another championship. It’s easy to forget that a ton of new movie trailers dropped during the game, but as we all catch our collective breaths and swim through a cultural sea of hot takes, Vanyaland has you covered with a ranked recap of what millions saw but maybe already forgot.

Now, thank Jesus Christ most of these ads aired in the first three quarters, because if they’d aired in the fourth quarter (or -- gasp! -- in overtime) we probably wouldn’t have paid any attention. It’s also a little bit bullshit that most of these ads are online in their extended forms, but what the hell. Let’s hope that doesn’t become a trend.

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7. Ghost In The Shell

This live-action version of Masamune Shirow’s manga series has a lot working against it. The first anime adaptation of it is widely regarded as some of the best filmmaking in the entire medium of animation, the director nearly ruined Kristen Stewart’s career with his extramarital and artistic follies with Snow White and the Huntsman, and the casting, to say the least, is racially insensitive. But this trailer looks pretty interesting, and showcases some pretty killer action. Plus the wonderfully cyberpunk vibes we get at the end might get us to swallow our bile and pony up the 10 bucks when this hits in March.

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