If you notice the brief appearance of the deaf interpreter, she too was emoting in sync.
At the very least she wasn't doing this
Posted on 02/02/2014 8:03:50 PM PST by Clint N. Suhks
Jerry Seinfeld won the Super Bowl. But it was seriously close: He almost got beat by a puppy. But choices have to be made, and at deadline, the pup comes in second.
A great Super Bowl for ads? Not great but reasonably good, with only a few ads that were far off the mark, even fewer that assaulted sensibilities and stomachs. That in itself is an accomplishment. This was the year of the tease (Seinfeld) and the year where fewer ads were pre-released in the hopes that viewers would pay closer attention, or at least be surprised.
skip
The best:
1. Seinfeld Reunion/Crackle: That old tease, Jerry Seinfeld, told listeners of WFAN last week that his "Seinfeld" reunion wasn't a Super Bowl commercial, then amended that by saying it was "not not" one either. The dead giveaway there. But as it appeared Sunday night, at Tom's Restaurant, with Jerry and George and Newman supplying the kicker, this was the Super Bowl ad we all live for -- a fun, well-executed, surprise that made us (me) miss "Seinfeld" all over again. Plus, his "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" is worth the plug.
2. Budweiser: Puppy Love: Little to do with beer but everything to do with puppy love, and love of horses, and love of country, and love . . . running out of "loves" here, but this one was smothered in them, and effectively so. Plus, I loved it.
3. Audi's "Dober-hua-hua": Some people on Monday will argue that this was the best ad of the night, and I won't argue with them. (Except: See above.) Funny, silly and absolutely no doberhuahuas were injured in the making of this ad. Best part: When the critter eats up Sarah McLachlan's guitar.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...
2014 Maserati Ghibli MSRP: $65,600 - $75,700
Big headed dogs!!! Yes!
I was amazed when I saw Sarah in it, at first I thought it was another animal rescue thing, then a parody
How it was they got her to agree to it, I’ll never understand!
My apology. The commercial I linked was the Dodge Ram commercial entitled “GOD made a Farmer” by Paul Harvey.
There were too many car ads. I thought almost all of the ads were more stylish than clever this year, and that gets boring. The two clever ones....dog/horse love and the dorito time machine were clever and memorable. JMHO
That was one of the best ever.
Thanks! I loved that commercial, although I no longer consider Chrysler or GM to be ‘American’ car manufacturers.
UN American it was!
My thought when we knew it was Maserati - MASERATI has to ADVERTIZE NOW???
I remember the “like to buy the world a coke” singing commercial. Everyone sang in english.
Language unifies.
This commercial divides.
BFL
I hadn't heard about that; thanks. Will have to check it out.
The most exciting commercials for me yesterday were the sneak previews of the Walking Dead.
yes! with Lawrence Fishburne as Morpheus singing Puccini... i loved it!
If you notice the brief appearance of the deaf interpreter, she too was emoting in sync.
At the very least she wasn't doing this
I lost some respect for ol’ Bob Dylan there. So seldom does ads, and he does this one about an Italian-owned car company whose only two “American” connections are
1. assembles, in the US, largely foreign-made parts into cars; and
2. has label of once American company
Dude.
I liked the Jaguar Brit super villains commercial.
At least it had a bit of wit, intelligence, and dry humor so lacking in American commercials.
I missed that one, had to watch it online after the game, dogs in the yard starting snarling, and every body in the house went running outside to see what was going on.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.