Or should I say . . . burrito? Either way, I'm sifting through the seven layers of frijole dip advertising hell to find the ads that were actually worth a damn this year. Once again, hats off to Hulu for devoting a whole channel to it. Lets hope they're half as good as Christina Aguilera's memorization of The Star Spangled Banner.
KIA - One Epic Fail . . . um, ride.
Um, yeah, lets spend a shit-load of money on aliens, and sea monsters and other villain stereotypes. Seriously, I liked the stuffed-animals-go-to-Vegas commercial for KIA Sorrento from last year way better.
Sketchers: Kim Kardashian: Hello Sketchers
Yeah, I just threw up in my mouth a little. I don't know about any one else, but I've never had a shirtless personal trainer. Plus, sorry to say, but she can't act to save her tush.
GoDaddy: The Contract
Yup, they're at it again. Eww. This disturbs me on so many levels. Plus, I don't get it. I mean, yeah, I get it. Go to GoDaddy and see them nekked. But what does that have to do with buying a domain?
Mercedes-Benz: Welcome
Haha. Sean Combs. I guess Benz figured Crystler had Marshall Mathers, so why not get P. Diddy. I think they should have just stuck to showing the new line of cars, but it's the Super Bowl, so you've got to put some drama into it. And an angry Diddy does make for some kind of amusement.
Volkswagen: Black Beetle
VW really can't go wrong. They don't show their car at all and I still totally want to buy it.
Hyndai: Anachronistic City
Dude, is your car really that special? Props for Pong though, I guess. Whatevs.
Pepsi: First Date
Coca-Cola should learn from Pepsi. Stop taking yourself too seriously. You're not going to save the world one high fructose corn syrup soft drink at a time. But you just might sell some soda. Granted, PepsiMax has a specific target (men) and Coca-Cola isn't necessarily diet, but come on, liven up a little.
Coca-Cola: Border
See above.
Doritos: House Sitting
I love off-the-wall. We need more of that shit in advertising.
Doritos: Killer Pug
Ditto.
E-Trade: Tailor
The baby might be getting a little old as far as . . . well, considering he's probably older than me by now. But still love the cuteness factor.
Groupon: Tibet
Oh, Groupon. Your commercials are so wrong, but might be just right. Still, I feel like there's a disconnect. I almost want to know how saving with Groupon can help save Tibet.
Lipton: Eminem
Oh, Eminem. Looks like they're really lovin' Marshall this year. This gets a big "Eh" from me.
Crystler: Imported from Detroit
I think I got a little emotional watching this commercial. I'm not from Detroit, but I always feel bad about the shit that happens there. Especially since it's not longer really Motown. But once I heard the "8 Mile" music I knew it was only fitting that Eminem should drive a Crystler, right? I'm really liking the slice of Americana that Crystler is serving with its new campaign (see the one where they show people throughout the ages driving their cars.) It makes me feel all proud to be an American for 30 seconds.
Ok, I know there were 65 ads, but seriously that's all I could go through right now. I just have one thing to say though, Bud Light, you rocked last year. This year you sucked so bad I didn't even add you to my blog. Boo for you. Rock my world next year.
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