Things are still plenty busy here. Had a lot of cricket playing in the background too, as it's the one thing that nobody complains about. Bit of a pity about the ODI series though. I don't mind the Poms winning as much as I mind them winning the first three, and thus leaving the last two as dead rubber.
Anyway, loads of cricket also means loads of ads. So I thought I'd do another round-up. I'll start with the shit first, so that we can end on a high note.
Hotel's Combined: Either this ad was rushed out the door, or somebody wanted it to look like it was rushed out the door. First of all, they didn't animate any mouth-movements for the little fuckin' bear thing, which makes it look ridiculous, and a little bit creepy. Also, I'm 98% certain that bloke on the end with the red wig is a woman in drag. Tell me I'm wrong.
Dodo Internet: The idea of "Give big bills the bird" is pretty sound … except for the fact that you probably don't want your ad to contain images of a cartoon bird giving the finger. They probably should have pixellated the dodo's hands; instead, they took a different route, which basically makes it look like he's endorsing the big bills. Talk about mixed messages.
Holden Equinox: I don't like the television version of this ad and I don't like this youtube version any better. However, I love the facial/body acting from one of the girls—specifically the one sitting in the middle of the back seat at the end (you see her a couple of times in the crowd too). It makes me want to see her act for real.
Nissan: There's nothing wrong with this ad. It's competently edited, it's not annoying, and I appreciate that it takes a dig at fuckwits in headphones who step out into traffic without looking … I just find the product a little bit questionable. I'd hate to be behind the wheel of a vehicle if the breaks locked up every time a wallaby hopped across the fuckin' road.
The British Sausage Company: I have a similar criticism of this one. The ad's fine, but the last things Aussies want to buy, is a product with "British" in the name … especially in an Ashes year.
The only thing worse would be having "Kiwi" in the name. And speaking of which …
Lynx: Apparently nobody sprays deodorant under their fuckin' arms anymore?
KFC: This one's kind of dumb, but for some reason, I actually find it heartwarming and sort of uplifting—thinking of these two juggling work and family and still finding the time, energy, and inclination to do some naked wrestling. And I like that the wide shot of the family shows the daughter drawing. It's the little touches that make all the difference.
Canadian Club: I thought this one was great when I first saw it, but 700,000 viewings later, it's worn out its welcome a bit.
Workwear Discounts: I've only seen this one being played out west. It's cheap, but I still find it to be one of the most endearing ads I've seen for the last couple of years.
Tradie Workwear: There's a whole series of these, and the youtube channel has some cracker blooper reels as well. These ads are so good that I know people who've bought "Tradie" branded work-wear because of them. In fact, I'm thinking about getting some myself. It's not like I've got anything to lose; all the established work-wear brands are cheap Chinese shit now anyway. Also thinking I might get myself some of these as well:
We've already established that some of mine are starting to fall apart.
What've youse fellas been up to, anyway?
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