The Super Bowl isn’t just about football—it’s one of the biggest entertainment events of the year, drawing millions of viewers for the commercials, halftime show, and spectacle. In 2025, Super Bowl LIX reached a record 127.7 million viewers, with a peak of 135.7 million, making it one of the most-watched broadcasts in history. With such a massive audience, advertisers paid up to $8 million for a 30-second commercial spot, hoping to capture attention with creative, high-budget ads. The commercials have become just as much a part of the tradition as the game itself, sparking conversations and debates long after the final whistle. The halftime show also adds to the excitement, and this year’s performance by Kendrick Lamar, with a special guest appearance by SZA, had social media buzzing. Whether people watch for the ads, the music, or just the overall experience, the Super Bowl remains a must-watch event for millions.
There was the Ben Affleck Dunkin’ Donuts commercial that had do you wanna go down method acting in coffee. It was very Apocalypse Now.
There was the final trailer to the live action How to Train Your Dragon movie. While I don’t think we needed a live action, I am pretty excited to see it. The original movies are quite magical and feature one of my favorite musicians, Jonsi. they are also finishing a whole park in Universal for the franchise which looks great.
Well, I don’t really know much about this movie, I am excited for the new Marvel movies that are coming out this year like the new Captain America and new installment of the Fantastic Four. I think I read something that Thunderbolts is like Suicide Squad for Marvel. That’s what it looks like, a bunch of bad guys from various movies teaming up. Like I said, I don’t know much about it, but it is Florence Pugh, David Harbour, and Sebastian Stan. That’s enough for me to be on board.
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Eugene Levy’s eyebrows flying off was not on my Bingo card for commercials. I wrote an article about this for satirical news website a few years back: http://www.driftmouse.com/2017/04/09/eugene-levys-eyebrows-finally-morph-into-butterflies/?amp=1
The Ritz commercial starring Aubrey Plaza and Michael Shannon as two people who get mistaken for never smiling was very funny.
Barry Keoghan riding on a horse over the Cliffs of Mohr was weird as hell so, naturally, I enjoyed it. Also, a modern day paper boy throwing laptops on peoples lawns was a cool perspective.
Seal as a seal was terrifying. I’ve already seen Justin Long as a seal and thought was all I would ever see. But hey, it was funny.
The Instacart commercial of all of the different products making their way to a house was really cool. It had been too long since we saw the Kool-Aid man bust through wall and an energizer bunny make its way down the street.
The Gordon Ramsay commercial with the alien technology used in the kitchen was fun. Even more with the surprise, Pete Davidson cameo reconfirmed that he is an alien. It seemed like a deleted scene from a Men in Black movie.
Speaking of batteries, the robotic Tom Brady commercial was pretty entertaining.
I love Glenn Powell. The man has chosen to work on some pretty cool projects. What I really like about him is that he doesn’t take himself too seriously and that he leans into his stereotypes. Especially in this commercial.
Decades later, Billy Crystal and Matt Ryan return to the deli where it all went down.
First, it was Eugene Levy’s eyebrows, and then it was Nick Offerman’s mustache. This commercial featured bird like mustaches traveling to the houses of Pringles customers.
How do I open? The Super Bowl had a lot of commercials that were pretty heartfelt and this is definitely my favorite one.
I had first thought that this was a trailer for a Toy Story horror movie. I’m not sure how to be had as much money as they did to put into the commercials for the Super Bowl, but man was this commercial fun and also terrifying.
This is the year for horror. I just saw Companion. I’m seeing The Monkey soon. we have many sequels coming out this year to horror movies such as Final Destination six.  And, Weil limited, this teaser trailer for the new Meghan 2.0, which features a sung by Chappell Roan, it’s enough to get people on board.
Kiernan Culkin is fresh off of the awards show circuit collecting trophy’s and nominations. So, why not play a Belluga in a commercial?
I love Post and I love Shane Gillis and this was a duo I didn’t know we needed.
Matt Damon and David Beckham as long lost brothers was hilarious. All the way up to the Ben Affleck dig at the end.
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