Super Bowl Ads. What was good, what was not?

Discussion in 'Movies, TV and Music' started by Alberto, Feb 4, 2008.

  1. Alberto

    Alberto Member+

    Feb 28, 2000
    Northern, New Jersey
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    United States
  2. Crimen y Castigo

    May 18, 2004
    OakTown
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    Los Angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Clear winner:

    [youtube]X2cs8gnb42A[/youtube]
     
  3. Crimson Ace

    Crimson Ace Moderator
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    Apr 4, 2003
    McKinney, TX
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    FC Dallas
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    United States
    My wife and I were writing them all down and "keeping score." The two that rated the highest for us was #1 Budweiser: Hank the Horse; and #2 Coke: Charlie Brown.
     
  4. Quango

    Quango BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 25, 2003
    Colorado
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    Colorado Rapids
  5. GiuseppeSignori

    Jun 4, 2007
    Chicago
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A childhood friend of mine came up with that ad. His mom had told me to look for it a couple weeks ago, but she mistakenly thought it was for Tide laundry detergent, so it took a little while for me to recognize that it was the one.

    It was the best commercial that I saw, but since I was attempting to soothe my sister's four week old baby for much of the game I missed most of them.
     
  6. wallacegrommit

    Sep 19, 2005
    That's the whole point of the ad campaign. The other Coke ad showed Democrat and Republican Carville and Frist being good pals. The "Coke side of life" is a super-idealized happy place where even Charlie Brown wins. Notice they try to hint at it by showing a little girl with a football.
     
  7. Crimson Ace

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    Apr 4, 2003
    McKinney, TX
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    FC Dallas
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    United States
    It was that hint of Lucy that really sold the commercial for me. Good stuff.
     
  8. Quango

    Quango BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 25, 2003
    Colorado
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    Colorado Rapids
    Okay, I missed the Lucy reference. I wasn't paying too much attention at that point in the second half, the ads had been so bad. I too thought the stain ad was probably the best.
     
  9. GringoTex

    GringoTex Member

    Aug 22, 2001
    1301 miles de Texas
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    Tottenham Hotspur FC
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    Bolivia
    My favorite:

    [youtube]zwR9pYyQ4ts[/youtube]
     
  10. TheSlipperyOne

    TheSlipperyOne Member+

    Feb 29, 2000
    Denver
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    Arsenal FC
    The commercial was also to show how superior Peanuts is to Family Guy.
     
  11. Via_Chicago

    Via_Chicago Member

    Apr 1, 2004
    Bay Area, California
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    San Jose Earthquakes
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    United States
    My favorite was the Doritos ad that GringoTex posted, and I also quite liked the Tide ad. I've mostly forgotten the rest but I imagine that they'll come to me if they're posted.

    The funniest thing that happened last night, by far, was Chris Meyers' amazingly awkward postgame interview with Bill Belichick. It was an absolute laugh riot.

    Edit: I'd forgotten it, but I quite liked this one:

    [youtube]Ycvf9E2cjRs[/youtube]
     
  12. rabble-rabble

    rabble-rabble Member

    Jul 26, 2004
    West Jordan, UT
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    Real Salt Lake
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    United States
    Wheel Suck!

    Bottle opener suck!
     
  13. Claymore

    Claymore Member

    Jul 9, 2000
    Montgomery Vlg, MD
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    DC United
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    United States
    Of the ones I saw, the FedEx carrier pigeon ad was the best.
     
  14. kcscsupporter

    kcscsupporter Member+

    Apr 17, 2002
    D17
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    Sporting Kansas City
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  15. Alberto

    Alberto Member+

    Feb 28, 2000
    Northern, New Jersey
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    New York Red Bulls
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    United States
    Excellent point, so glad you brought that up. That was extremely awkward. I was so surprised he was walking on eggshells with Bellichik considering how rude and antisocial Bellichek can be. It would have made for great tv to have the report push Bellichek by askinng him pointed questions for example.

    1. Why not try the field goal up 7-3 in the third quarter? 4th and 13 was a reach. The game would have been tied as a result.

    2. You are noted for your adjustments. What happened? Did you ever consider, A) leaving a back in to block, B) replacing one of the injured starting lineman with the back-up given the fact they were coming back from injury since the Giants had pressured Brady so much?

    3. Should you have shown more patience on the last series instead of throwing bombs? The Patriots did have 30 plus seconds.

    4. Was the team overconfident coming into this game?

    5. Why did you walk of the field with 2 seconds remaining?
     
  16. Crimen y Castigo

    May 18, 2004
    OakTown
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'd have preferred something along the lines of:

    "Bill.... Have you tried crying about? That might help. Seriously. Why don't you cry about it."
     
  17. Chicago1871

    Chicago1871 Member

    Apr 21, 2001
    Chicago
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I thought it was a weak crop this year, though seeing Justin Timberlake wracked on a mailbox a half dozen times and bludgeoned by a large television did give me some enjoyment.
     
  18. Claymore

    Claymore Member

    Jul 9, 2000
    Montgomery Vlg, MD
    Club:
    DC United
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    United States
    Bud commercials just have'nt been the same since the farting horse.
     
  19. Alberto

    Alberto Member+

    Feb 28, 2000
    Northern, New Jersey
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    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They should have had Oprah do the interview with Bellichek.
     
  20. General Disarray

    General Disarray Legendary

    Jul 7, 2005
    Columbus
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    Columbus Crew
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    United States
    I think my favorite was the Bud Light with Jackie Moon...."Bud Light...Suck One"

    Jackie Moon
     
  21. Pathogen

    Pathogen Member

    Jul 19, 2004
    Like you care.
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    Columbus Crew
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    United States
    Yes, that was my favorite. The talking baby was cute. The Bud horse and dog was cliche, but nicely done. I like the carrier pigeons. But Jackie Moon steals the show.
     
  22. General Disarray

    General Disarray Legendary

    Jul 7, 2005
    Columbus
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    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I didn't like the talking baby one, only because I think talking babies are creepy....I did like the pigeon one too I forgot about it...
     
  23. Demosthenes

    Demosthenes Member+

    May 12, 2003
    Berkeley, CA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't know. I'm getting tired of Will Ferrel doing the same character over and over again.
     
  24. royalstilton

    royalstilton Member

    Aug 2, 2004
    SoCal
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    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    you're a girl. all Will Farrell stuff is not for girls.

    however...

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  25. Alberto

    Alberto Member+

    Feb 28, 2000
    Northern, New Jersey
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I agree one hundred percent and I am not a girl. His schtick is real old and tired. Talk about beating a dead horse. Not funny at all.
     

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