Adverts you despise

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

I really hope someone from Opel Ireland by some miracle happens upon this forum.

Has there been an ad so universally scorned of late?

Just saw it for the first time.

My response was that that yung fla would benefit from a brogue driven hard up his hoop.

Me_Grapes wrote: »

The infamous poo at Paul's ad?

I think the opel one takes the biscuit though. Bad enough you have that little arsehole sneering at yer man, then you have daddy cool coming out to give him a smug wave goodbye, accompanied by some ear wrenching soundtrack.

Awful, awful stuff.

It is truly a wretched piece of advertising. But.....it's worked, I guess. Let's face it; we're all talking about it, even in a derogatory way. We're calling it "the Opel ad" so brand awareness has been achieved.

I'm sure this has been mentioned but I hate this ad with a passion, especially the smarmy look he gives at 0.25 or 0.26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wd798EXHTE

That stupid git giving out to his other half and then this old woman tells him to Just Eat her finger.

how did that young chap in the AIB ad get that gig, his teeth are terrible shape and he really badly needs a haircut. what on earth is this idea of young male kids being left with long hair over their ears its terrible looking, give me a short back and sides anyday

on the opposite of this thread , check out the kingsmill bread ad with a "schoolgirl" in very sexy uniform, well worth a look shes stunniing

Dickie10 wrote: »

how did that young chap in the AIB ad get that gig, his teeth are terrible shape and he really badly needs a haircut. what on earth is this idea of young male kids being left with long hair over their ears its terrible looking, give me a short back and sides anyday

How did he get a mortgage though?

now theres a haircut! ah in fairness the forrest gump vietnam haircut is a classic for all young males looks good

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Perfect material for this guy's phone!

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

that Opel ad is genuinely the worst I've ever seen in my lifetime. I'm not exaggerating here by any stretch.

worse than ISIS....

c'mon, we're all thinking it!

Yeah definitely the Opel Ad! "Could you not afford an Opel?". I can only assume the neighbour took the opportunity to drive over the obnoxious kid the next time he caught him on the street with no witnesses! Opel's are grand cars but they've not _that_ expensive. On the other hand if the ad is trying to suggest that assorted features and bits and bobs on the car makes it look really expensive when it's affordable, it still fails. Harks back to the less desirable manufacturers in a segment loading their cars up with added extras to sway indecisive buyers. Fail there as well Opel!

That Vistaprint ad with the aul posh woman..
"I am a bit of a perfectionist" " ! actually thought that looks really smart and propa"
Just feck off

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

It's been mentioned multiple times over the past few pages but that Opel ad is genuinely the worst I've ever seen in my lifetime. I'm not exaggerating here by any stretch.

+1, found this thread searching google about the ad. Its really shocking, WTF were they thinking. Some badly dubbed ones are so bad they are good, like the ferrero rocher "ambassador you're spoiling us", but this is a real puzzler.

In my search I found a more english accented version for vauxhall, and they flipped the video so it looks like a right hand drive car. They also did not use the horrific "can't you afford" line

for the masochists.


They go on about all publicity being good, but if I had an opel I'd be cringing even more. Probably dropping the value of them.

lad on facebook saying exactly what I was thinking
https://www.facebook.com/opel.gm/posts/1531699383787713

Opel.GM
September 24 ·
-Can't you afford an opel?

Colm McMahon -Cant you afford to dub an ad properly?

deadybai wrote: »

''Upc is now Virgin Media''

WE FCUKING GET IT!!!

Probably why my connection has gone to shit, squander all their money on these ads. I used to get really pissed off seeing ads on tv for the likes of ESB, back when there was no other option but them. WTF are you pissing away money on ads, how much of my bill is going towards this shite, its not like someone watched the ESB ad and went "hmm, maybe I should stick on a few more lights upstairs"

Beanntraigheach wrote: »

What in the name of arse are they after doing to the Cornflakes Christmas ad!?
Where's "This is very unorthodox..." etc?

Christmas 2015 is ruined, RUINED I tells ya!

I think they'll start playing the 'real' version in December, possibly even after the 8th.
So
Don't worry, maybe you'll see it next week

Another one; that Coor's ad, where those two gormless gobsh1tes dig their way through the snow to get into the pub, only to find their smug mate already in, having entered through the front door. And what pub has a sign saying "front door"?

DivingDuck wrote: »

The Opel ad is slightly cringey, and I say that as a fan of the brand.

I think they'd be better served by using the Vauxhall UK ads and digitally altering the logo on the car rather than using the Opel DE ads and dubbing the audio. I think the Irish sensibility is a lot closer to the English than the German one, so German humour is unlikely to attract much positive attention in these parts.

Slightly? It's criminally bad.