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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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8. Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Dammit, Disney still hasn’t learned their lesson with this franchise’s fifth installment: No one gives a good goddamn about the mythos or the supernatural nonsense that’s sunk every one of these films since the second one. Sure, it may look dark and kind of scary and aesthetically interesting, but the swashbuckling fun of The Curse of the Black Pearl is nowhere to be found. And if you’re one of those people who found it hard to cheer for Tom Brady given his support of Trump, try rooting for domestic abuser Johnny Depp this summer.

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