I was surprised at all the violence in the commercials - an awful lot of slapping. That plus the ‘be a man’ themes made me wonder if they’re trying to promote the FAIR myth about Super Bowl domestic violence.
Apparently I’m one of the only ones who liked the Audi ad, and I usually can’t stand Cheap Trick either. Most of the people I was with enjoyed it too.
The Google one was rather nicely done; one of the few ads that achieved exactly the right effect, instead of having a story that makes no sense or goes nowhere.
The Intel ad would have been good if, you know, Intel had actually made a robot like that.
There already are a couple of variations. Google had one during the Christmas season about guys who put Christmas lights on their car. Another is about Batman.
I really liked the bud light astronomers ad, along with the similar Lost parody. I also noticed the trend of man-stereotypes. So stupid. And a lot of ads were “here’s a funny (or at least we hope it’s funny) little skit. Oh, yeah, and we’re also selling a product that we’ll loosely tie it to”.
The google ad was very good, although I kept wanting to stop and read all the alternate suggestions. One for “assembling a crib” was “assembling a crossbow”.
I liked that one too, and I’m surprised it didn’t get more mention here and elsewhere. Sure, it’s a pretty simple homage, but hey–a LeBron vs. Howard dunk contest is going to be a thumbs-up in my book.
Has anyone else noticed that GoDaddy hasn’t actually changed the script for their ads over the past few years? And that the actresses spouting off the benefits of the site aren’t exactly believable as web site designers, based on their, um, jobs?
I thought the Audi “Green Police” commercial was the best.
Their point was very clear to me:
Some people think Green folk are kind of self-righteous and a bit pushy (the ones I know are). So let’s exaggerate that for fun, because – and maybe here’s where they made a mistake – Green folk also have a sense a humor (the ones I know do).
Main reason I liked this ad is because I now have a Cheap Trick song as an earworm crowding out its terribly annoying predecessor - Judy in Disguise (don’t ask!)
I would have found it funny if the vehicle at the end was a Hummer, but to show the green movement as a fascist state and then show a product that pleases the fascists was lost on me. They demonstrated something to rebel against, not join…I wonder how they could have turned it into a Bud Light commercial?
it’s interesting that sometimes a good ad is isn’t actually a good ad. I liked the ad about the toys in the SUV partying like rock stars. One problem, I have no idea which SUV the ad was for.
