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Sunday, February 01, 2009

Best-dressed at the Superbowl

A BUNCH OF AWESOME
Doritos -- crystal ball
Unexpected and pulled off to perfect effect. The only problem with this ad is the "bump" at the end. They should not have gone to the "groin injury" place. Always a mistake.


Hulu -- mushy brain
"Because we're aliens. And that's how we roll." Alec Baldwin is fucking SMOOTH. Great commercial all around! Even the CG effects are allright.


Sprint Roadies
The only mark against this ad is that it is for Sprint, a lame company. This ad is hand and shoulders above their previous ads!!! It's unbelievable! Way to pull off a Hail Mary, Sprint.


PASSABLY AMUSING
Pepsi: Bob Dylan and Wyclef Jean
An interesting trip down nostalgia lane, without being exploitative, which is something Coca-Cola always falls into. It hit the right tone--except for maybe equating Wyclef with Bob Dylan, because while Wyclef is cool, he's not on par with Dylan.


Bud Light with Conan O'Brien
Pretty funny, mostly because Conan is always willing to take one for the team.


Diet Pepsi--"Men can take anything."
Kinda a bit much, but it's that little bump at the end that saves it.


Teleflora
It's funny 'cause it's true.


NOT OKAY WITH ME
GoDaddy.com -- WHY is that ok.
http://www.hulu.com/superbowl/55738/super-bowl-xliii-ads-godaddycom-shower

everything 3-D
Lame and gimmicky.

NBC's Monday night commercial with all the characters in the different shows lipsyncing.
STOOPID and contrived.

MacGruber -- Pepsuber
MacGruber wasn't a funny skit even before it became a Pepsi commercial... and becoming a shill for Pepsi did NOT improve its entertainment value, to say the least. http://www.hulu.com/superbowl/55730/super-bowl-xliii-ads-pepsi-pepsuber

Bud Light -- meeting
http://www.hulu.com/superbowl/55736/super-bowl-xliii-ads-bud-light-meeting

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