The GF and I went to see X-Men Friday night. (We both enjoyed it.)
I should say at the outset that commercials before movies really get my goat. I don’t mind at the dollar theatre, since it’s so cheap anyway, and I wouldn’t mind at the full-price theatres if the prices for the movies hadn’t risen steadily over the same period of time that the ads have become popular. (They just creeped up to the $7 mark here in Lexington.)
The last two movies I’ve seen, though, have been preceded by indescribable evil. The theatre has replaced the usual “no talking, no smoking, no cell phones, try our snack bar” clip with an Old West scene of a typical Old West saloon. We hear the gravely cowboy drawl of Jack Palance telling the patrons such things as, “Awright, partnurs, I don’t wanna hear no talkin’, no cell phones…”, etc., etc.–and of course, this voice is not coming from Jack, but from one of the greatest evils of our times, the Pepsi Girl. (Of course, she then orders a Pepsi at the bar.)
The end of the clip said, “See manager if you have any comments.” My girlfriend (whose irrational hatred for the Pepsi Girl equals or exceeds my own) said aloud, “Yeah, I have a fucking comment.” In fact, I did drop by the Regal Cinemas web site to tell them that until they got rid of the Pepsi Girl commercial before every single movie, I would take my business to a different theatre.
(Of course, I can count the number of full-price movies I see in a year on one hand–the last one was Fantasia 2000, and the last one before that may have been Magnolia. But they don’t know that.)
“My girlfriend (whose irrational hatred for the Pepsi Girl equals or exceeds my own)”
God, so it’s not just me. I was beginning to wonder about that.
I don’t know but there is something repulsive about her. (Well, “repulsive” may be a bit strong.) Yes, yes, she gives all appearance of being a really sweet, cutie-pie with the dimples and all -and I’m sure she is- but I have to admit that I DESPISE her as well.
I take solace in the fact that Pepsi-Girl will one day be washed up, out of money and probably doing her “bah-bah-bah-bah-bah” song on street corners for $5 so she can buy a crack rock one day.
Damn, and I was sitting here thinking I was the only person that detested the pepsi girl. The Oscar Meyer boy fishing on the pier was cute and not overdone as was the “Mikey” Life cereal commercial. This pepsi girl thing is out of control. I hope no permanent damage has been caused to this kids head.
What gets me is the Jimmy Fund ads–they show an ad for it, then the ushers come around and collect money. Now, I’m all for helping kids with cancer, but I literally have no money left after an $8 ticket and $4 popcorn. I’m a poor college student–I bring exactly as much as I need, no more. If they asked me * before * I went into the theatere, I’d pitch some in and buy a smaller popcorn, or no snack at all. But no, they wait till after I’ve expended my money, and then I have to sit there and feel like a bastard.
The thing is, I’ve never even seen this before, so I didn’t expect it at all. So when they come around and say, “would you like to make a small donation to help kids w/ cancer?” I go “wha?”, they repeat it, and then I have to say no because all I have in my pocket is a stick of bubblegum and my drivers liscence.
And the Pepsi girl can go take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut.
Watch out minlokwat and steel yourself - we may be dealing with forces beyond our control. Consider the following evidence:
[ul]- She is pleasing to the eye (but evil works its way into our souls through such deceptive practices).
She causes discord (DoctorJ’s GF’s outburst is but one of hundreds - witness this board).
She raises the dead (Einstein).
She made me post to the pit.
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I pledge to you, my brothers and sisters, that this evil munchkin will NOT persuade me to the dark side of Pepsi. <Praise Coke!> She will not wend her corporatic intentions into my wallet. <Praise Coke!> She will not weave her use of favored icons into my consumer mind! <Praise Coca Cola!>
Yeah, I saw this too when I saw Scary Movie. If I were in the crowd, I would whip out my Colt Peacemaker and level her. But alas, I can’t. They should have brought Jack Palance back from the dead to do it. If the Pepsi Girl can bring back Einstein, why not him? Then maybe I would pay more attention to it.
Aaaargh! I wanted to be the one to mention that Welch’s girl! That little freak of nature scares me. Have you noticed she never blinks? Never! She has got to be the creepiest kid I have ever seen. She is fifty times more disturbing that that little Pepsi moppet.
Nope. This is a recurring theme here in the Pit. However, I’m going to let this thread continue, in hopes that someone in advertising will see it. And because I feel it is GOOD for the TMs to vent their spleen about this.
Thanks Lynn – we need more voices of the “I hate the Pepsi girl”
Oh and Mojo, I was thinking the same thing. That little blonde girl that does the Welches Grape Juice commercial makes me further realize why I don’t prefer to have children.
Please bear in mind, the theater management has no say or control over what goes up on the screen so you’d be wasting your breath to complain at that level (and pissing off the manager, who BELIEVE ME hates her too). Instead ask for the address or phone # of the advertising department of the corporate office. They’ll be more than happy to give it to you, and this way you’ll be lambasting the cause of this evil, not fellow victims.
I hate to say this because I love kids, but I hope the Pepsi Girl’s face appears soon on a milk carton or one of those “Have You Seen Me?” flyers you get with your junk mail coupons.
Child labor in the Third World is morally wrong, but can we just make this one small exception? I’d love to see her cut rubber trees on an Indonesian plantation for 25 cents a day.
<= She made me do this too!