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2nd Half Superbowl Commercial Analysis February 3, 2008

Posted by Dave in AMP, American Idol, Anheuser-Busch, Bridgestone, Bud Light, Coca-Cola, Comcast, E-Trade, Etrade, Ford, Gatorade, Hyundai, Icebreakers, Jeep, Jumper, Moment of Truth, NFL, SalesGenie, Sunsilk, Superbowl XLII, Taco Bell, Toyota, Victoria's Secret, Vitamin Water, Wall-E, Zohan, careerbuilder.com, cars.com.
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cars.com - wasn’t it painful enough the first time? This one was even dumber than the first.
SalesGenie - I agree that most of these needed second chances
VitaminWater - Shaq as a jockey might overtake Charles Barkley calling Dwayne Wade every 5 seconds for the funniest commercial. I’m so glad he got the VitaminWater endorsement after he saved the mascot in the ESPN ad. Well done.

Anheuser Busch - I would rather see the Geico cavemen. Plus they ruined a beer. Bad.
IceBreakers - I guess Carmen Electra is still kinda hot but that wasn’t funny.
Bridgestone - First Shaq. Now Richard Simmons. ESPN is a gateway commercial. Much funnier than their first try.
careerbuilder.com - Weren’t these the guys with the commercial where the guy had to work with a bunch of chimps? That was way funnier.

Hyundai - As excited as I am about the Genesis (which is about as excited as I get when I pour my bowl of cereal in the morning) I still think I’ll go elsewhere for a car.
Wall-E teaser - Note to self: Buy PIXAR stock before June 27.

Jumper trailer - this looks pretty cool.
Etrade - Thats often the end result when I buy stocks too.
Bud Light - Flying guy > fire breathing guy. That’s the Bud Light we know and love.

– end 3rd quarter –

NFL Stories - Ephraim Salaam got Chester Pitts into the NFL. That is a cool story.
Ford - That was anti-clamaictic
Comcast - That was weird. If my mom ever sang like that to me I’d be terriffied.
Jeep - Free GPS? Screw the Hyundai Genesis

Sunsilk - that was more of Madonna than I really wanted to see.
Coca-Cola - That was actually entertaining. I’m just glad Stewie didn’t get the bottle of Coke. He was probably distracted by one of the many irrelevant flashbacks that make Family Guy so bad.

Coca-Cola - How did they get James Carville and Bill Frist to be civil?
Toyota Seqouia - I didn’t know soccer moms watched the Superbowl.

You Don’t Mess With The Zohan Trailer - Hahaha. Can’t wait.

E-Trade - Saved it with the “I really underestimated the creepiness” line.
Taco Bell - I didn’t know they could afford a Superbowl commercial after that E-Coli mess. They should have saved their money.
Gatorade - Gatorade from a bowl…..hmm. So that’s what I’ve been doing wrong.

Bud Light - hahaha. Thats the keeper of Bud Light commercials this year. Will Ferrell will turn anything to gold.
Hyundai - I still don’t want a Genesis.
The Moment of Truth - I haven’t commented any of FOX’s programming but…I just wanted to say the Eagles should go after Chad Johnson really really hard.

Victoria’s Secret - that reminds me that I am now taking valentines offers…starting with her.
Amp Energy Drink - If only that dancing guy was the Flyers dancing guy this commercial would have been AWESOME.
American Idol - I can only hope Ben Rothlisberger went on a ride on his motorcycle after that commercial.

1st Half Superbowl Commercial Analysis February 3, 2008

Posted by Dave in Ads, Anheuser-Busch, Anti-drug, Audi, Bridgestone, Bud Light, Carlos Mencia, Charles Barkley, Commercial, DELL, Doritos, Dwayne Wade, FedEx, G2, Garmin, Ironman, Leatherheads, Narnia, Nissan, Pepsi, Pepsi max, Planters, SalesGenie, Sobe, Superbowl, T-Mobile, Tide, Toyota, Under Armor, United Way, Wanted, Yukon, careerbuilder.com, cars.com, godaddy.com.
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Bud Light - The fire breathing guy was a remarkably stupid way to start off. It had potential with the guy blowing the candles but after he ignited 60% of the dining room it jumped the shark.
Audi R8 - Half guy, half wolf, half grillplate? What the hell?

Pepsi Max - Had potential until everyone started acting like bobble head dolls. The image of Joe Buck attempting to dance to the soothing voice of Troy Aikman will haunt me forever. Chris Kattan and the reference to the SNL sketch was funny, but too little too late.
SalesGenie - Stupid cartoon. What a waste of $2.7 mil.

Bud Light - The hidden Bud Light commercial was okay. Clever stuff from a beer commercial. What else is new?
Under Armor - Unless Jeremy Bloom is catching passes while the really jacked guy yells “we must protect this house” I probably won’t be entertained by an Under Armor commercial. The Matrix-esque scene led me to believe that football is HUGE in Zion

– end 1st quarter –

Bridgestone - The wild animals screaming wasn’t that funny. The lady in the passenger seat screaming was just plain ol’ scary.
Doritos - Kina Grannis played a song that will now become huge on the iTunes music store. I’ve never heard of her and I don’t think she’s ever been on American Idol.
Nissan Murano - I thought Superbowl commercials were supposed to be good.

Wanted trailer - That looks like a good movie. Something tells me you’ll hear it on Aaron’s Box Office Pick of the Week when it is released
G2 - Derek Jeter has a baseball field follow him around the city as he drinks a new Gatorade drink. I don’t know if the drink will make the Yankees get back to the World Series but it is funny anytime Peyton Manning puts his two cents in.
Godaddy.com - Does Danica Patrick really expose herself in a video? Screw Tom Petty I just found my own halftime show.
DELL - Is it just me or did that make NO sense whatsoever?

FedEx - The carrier pigeons were kind of funny although it’s nothing like the guy who can’t find China on the map. I’m sure we’ll see that one for months to come.
cars.com - Just because of that commercial I will use autotrader.com when I move out of the city and look to buy a car.
Tide To Go - talking stain
Anheuser-Busch - I hope that was a national commercial. Finally Philly gets some love in the Superbowl
Ironman Trailer - I’ll see it.

Toyota Corolla - Ferocious ferretts
Leatherheads Trailer - I wonder if John Krasinsk’s screen credits will actually read “Jim from The Office”
Garmin - I don’t get how the war re-enactment makes sense. These 30-second ads are getting way too deep.

careerbuilder.com - I quit heart
Sobe Lifewater - Before the lizards started doing Thriller they were bouncing their heads like they just drank Pepsi Max. That confused me. Good product though. What do you think Sobe? ADD’s first endorsement deal?
Anti-Drug - Apparently pharmacists are putting drug dealers out of business.

Yukon Hybrid GMC - I thought I was going to get inspirational financial advice
Bud Light - Carlos Mencia is still not funny. The guy that wanted to be the meat in the girl sandwich was though.

Narnia trailer - Wasn’t one of these enough?
Planters - This was probably the funniest so far unfortunately. A bunch of guys fall down over the girl with the unibrow from Dodgeball.
T-Mobile - Dwayne Wade is finally in Charles Barkley’s five and now he can’t get rid of him. “You like popsicles?” That is my new favorite commercial. If the best commercial was about a woman who smelled like cashews I would have been really worried.
United Way - I already have to look at Tom Brady for the duration of this game. Do I really have to hear his voice too?

Pepsi - Anytime Justin timberlake gets thrown out of a glass window its funny. After seeing it through though I would rather have seen Romo get continuously hit in the groin.
Doritos - Call me old fashioned but the guy in the mouse suit wailing on the proper guy with the slick back hair was funny.

Let’s hope the second half is better. Now I’m heading over to GoDaddy.com.

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