OT: Favorite Super Bowl commercial?
Mine is this one, no contest:
February 6th, 2011 at 11:17 PM ^
Good stuff.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:18 PM ^
One with the NFL imposing team logos on TV characters
February 6th, 2011 at 11:18 PM ^
I'm a sucker for the funny ones, so it's between the Vader one and the doritos raising the guy from the dead one.
But yeah, Em and Chrysler killed it. Woo Detroit!
February 7th, 2011 at 2:24 AM ^
I thought this was ok. I was expecting much more from a Bud Light commercial, they have had really funny ones in the past.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:19 PM ^
is hands down the best one in my book.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:48 PM ^
He had two...the one for Brisk or the car commercial?
February 6th, 2011 at 11:59 PM ^
February 6th, 2011 at 11:19 PM ^
February 6th, 2011 at 11:19 PM ^
hands down, this was the best comercial this year, prolly my favorite SB ad ever
February 6th, 2011 at 11:19 PM ^
I agree with the OP. Detroit kicks ass.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:21 PM ^
agree....Em killed it. Not just that but the lead up to Em with the pictures and what the guy was saying....gave me chills. "The ones by folks who have never been here....don't know what we're capable of...." Love it. Reppin the D well
February 6th, 2011 at 11:21 PM ^
Chrysler was the best by far IMO.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:26 PM ^
funny
February 6th, 2011 at 11:26 PM ^
February 6th, 2011 at 11:26 PM ^
And I'm part of a GM family...
Also, the VW Darth Vader commercial was hilarious. Laughed the hardest at that one for sure.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:27 PM ^
And then the two doritos ones...The one already mentioned and the pug one
February 6th, 2011 at 11:27 PM ^
Imported From Detroit and Vader, the others weren't even close.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:27 PM ^
Em commercial was the best by far! Go Detroit!
February 6th, 2011 at 11:29 PM ^
Vader and Roseanne gettting Crushed...
February 6th, 2011 at 11:29 PM ^
Detroit.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:29 PM ^
Besides the Em/Chrysler one. I think i'm going to have to go with this Pepsi Max one.
February 7th, 2011 at 12:14 AM ^
I was laughing so hard during that one, and commercials rarely make me actually laugh.
February 7th, 2011 at 12:14 AM ^
Love the great pub for the D in Chrysler's ad (or was it a movie - 2 minutes long!), but how f'n hillarious was that Audi ad with the upscale prison, Kenny G, etc. I almost expected Bill Martin to show up in one of the cells...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3snyXTNmFm8&feature=player_embedded
Edit: bad link the first time.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:31 PM ^
Anyone else think this year's batch were kind of weak? I didn't find any of them to be particularly funny or touching.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:33 PM ^
I find myself saying this almost every year. Seems like they get progressively less interesting.
I liked Chrysler's Em one, Motorola Xoom, and the Doritos bringing grandpa back from the dead. Can't remember many others right now.
Chevy must have spent a fucking fortune tonight though, they were everywhere.
February 7th, 2011 at 12:17 AM ^
The hype usually overrides the actual product. But I thought this year was a modest step up. There were at least 2 I thought were great, and a number of other pretty good one's, with the usual array of clunkers.
February 7th, 2011 at 9:07 AM ^
It's not that superbowl commercials are getting worse per se, it's that advertising in general is getting a lot better. Companies used to spend SO much on just their superbowl ad, and not much on anything else, now EVERY commercial on TV is better than every commercial 10 years ago, so the superbowl ads don't seem as sweet since the bar has been raised all around.
I agree, most were "meh." I liked the VW, Chrysler, and Audi ones best myself.
"Hit them with the Kenny G!"
February 7th, 2011 at 10:33 AM ^
It was written by someone in advertising.
February 7th, 2011 at 7:11 AM ^
One of my issues is that the ads are mostly dominated by 3 companies, it's just the same 3 companies (Doritos, Bud Light, Pepsi Max), and I think EDSBS pointed it out on twitter during the game.
The Bud light ones aren't that funny, I didn't see the Doritos one that riled up so much controversy, and the Pepsi Max ones were alright. But overall, the commercials were slightly amusing, nothing real special or outstanding.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:33 PM ^
that chrysler eminem one was the best.. this one below was second best:
February 6th, 2011 at 11:42 PM ^
This one creeped me out. I got a good laugh out of it though.
February 7th, 2011 at 2:27 AM ^
I would say that Doritos had the funniest commercials, but the best would be the Eminem Chrysler one.
February 7th, 2011 at 10:01 AM ^
lol the doritos commercials were awful
February 6th, 2011 at 11:33 PM ^
February 6th, 2011 at 11:44 PM ^
and this one
February 6th, 2011 at 11:37 PM ^
February 6th, 2011 at 11:40 PM ^
Ya! I got a good laugh out of that one. Embedded above.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:44 PM ^
That one and the Em/Chrysler one were the best.
After that, the Bud Light truck, VW/Vader, and the Snickers one that clobbered Roseanne with a log.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:43 PM ^
Vader was awesome but 'Imported From Detroit' is the absolute best tagline I've seen. Totally inpiring commercial. Anyone who lives in Detroit or works in the auto industry has got to be pumped up after seeing that ad. Hell I'm in neither of those categories and I was pumped. I know everyone likes to say that whatever they just saw was the best but that truly might be the best commercial I've seen.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:44 PM ^
The em commercial was my favorite.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:54 PM ^
I currently live in midtown and I love Detroit, but I cringed throughout this commercial (even though it was a home run technically and extremely memorable, which is what an ad is supposed to be).
People who live here and hang out here know that there are a lot of good things about it that aren't publicized. What has always bothered me is why so many need to shout it out on a national level. Who cares? Just do your thing.
What's especially disingenuous is this sentiment is often cloaked in a "We don't care what you think of us!" attitude. Yeah, ya do. You shouldn't, but you do, which is why we see stuff like this ad. "This isn't New York City," said the voice-over guy. No, it's just a city that is really bothered that NYC doesn't think its cool for some reason.
There is nothing tough about an inferiority complex.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:59 PM ^
"We don't care what you think of us" is precisely the opposite of the attitude espoused by the commercial. "You should think better of us, because we made this frickin' sweet car" is what they're trying to tell you.
And they did it in a way that isn't likely to turn off anyone who wasn't already sworn to buy Toyotas for life, and would definitely appeal to 99.9% of people in one particular city.
February 7th, 2011 at 12:06 AM ^
Thinking you should be thought better of = caring how you are thought of
February 7th, 2011 at 12:14 AM ^
Yeah, obviously. That's what I said. So what, exactly, about the commercial had a "We don't care what you think of us" attitude?
February 7th, 2011 at 1:00 AM ^
...and you'll see all the "wonderful" things the national media has to say about Detroit and the state of Michigan.
People outside the area have really forgotten that the city of Detroit and state of Michigan have done FAR more for America than America has done for them. You think the Allies win WW2 without the "Arsenal of Democracy"? Fat chance.
Nothing wrong with a little reminder now and then.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:59 PM ^
Chrysler/Eminem/Detroit
If you disagree, I'm gonna find you and punch a hole in your wall.
I don't care if it took a commercial to express it -- this entire state needs some god damn pride. Have some pride in your home. This is Michigan, for God's sake.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:57 PM ^
Of course the Chrysler commercial, but the "Prison for Rich people" in the Audi commercial, was f-ing hilarious.
February 6th, 2011 at 11:58 PM ^
But for LAUGHS, I was really struck by the ending of the Pepsi Max commercial, where the wife threw the can at the husband and instead it struck the other woman in the head.
Also loved the takeoff on the classic coke commercial with House throwing his cane at a kid.