TV ads you just don't 'get'

Omackeral

Are there any advertisements on TV that leave you in wonderment, slightly confused or that you just plain don't get?

For me, it's that Heineken ad in the airport with the Elvis tune Bossanova in the background. The one where the girl in the blue dress thinks she mistakenly takes the guys' bottle of beer because he put lipstick on it.

I really dont get it. Is it clever?

What are your own choices?

massiveattack

Daniel O Donnell Live in Nashville DVD

Omackeral

Here is said advertisement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kn1M3s3NTI

Oh_Noes

massiveattack wrote: »

Daniel O Donnell Live in Nashville DVD

I love when he does his little dance. Swoon.

chin_grin

The new Muller one. You know the one. It's like their marketing team took a f*ckload of lsd and said, "oh lets get knightrider, Mr Men and cartoon characters from Hanna Barbara in our ad!". What. The. F*ck.

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Bookworm85

This fella

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBujoJpDxo0

Dotrel

Omackeral wrote: »

Are there any advertisements on TV that leave you in wonderment, slightly confused or that you just plain don't get?

For me, it's that Heineken ad in the airport with the Elvis tune Bossanova in the background. The one where the girl in the blue dress thinks she mistakenly takes the guys' bottle of beer because he put lipstick on it.

I really dont get it. Is it clever?

What are your own choices?

Don't worry about it. All that matters is the ad had the desired effect on you.

massiveattack

Oh_Noes wrote: »

I love when he does his little dance. Swoon.

All the old ladies soaking themselves too

beeroclock

Sky plus = take that ads!

HeidiHeidi

If anyone can explain that bossanova ad to me, I'd be very grateful.

Omackeral

Dotrel wrote: »

Don't worry about it. All that matters is the ad had the desired effect on you.

It just made me wanna listen to a bit of Elvis to be honest.

mackg

massiveattack wrote: »

All the old ladies soaking themselves too

At their age I'd say they're as soaking as the Sahara at noon.

Sunnyisland

That new coffee ad where there trying to make out in the kitchen and are wrecking everything and then they spill the coffee,I mean come on, coffee, Be different if it was a bottle of vodka........

Dunny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tlgQI53LZA

This lot would put you off wanting to deal with them. Cringe.

dvpower

realies wrote: »

That new coffee ad where there trying to make out in the kitchen and are wrecking everything and then they spill the coffee,I mean come on, coffee, Be different if it was a bottle of vodka........

How would that sell coffee?

newmug

The one about the train delivering beer that gets stuck in the snow. Dont even know which beer it is. The train is stuck, feck we've no beer. Lets just start pr1cking around in the snow with the last bit we have so!

Chuck Stone

'tell it you know it doesn't have any artificial flavours, colours or preservatives or it won't come out'

*kicks TV*

newmug

realies wrote: »

That new coffee ad where there trying to make out in the kitchen and are wrecking everything and then they spill the coffee,I mean come on, coffee, Be different if it was a bottle of vodka........

So you do kinda get it!

dvpower wrote: »

How would that sell coffee?

How does the current ad sell coffee? It just makes that particular brand look pompous and ego-centric. Better than sex. Yea!

littlehedgehog

newmug wrote: »

The one about the train delivering beer that gets stuck in the snow. Dont even know which beer it is. The train is stuck, feck we've no beer. Lets just start pr1cking around in the snow with the last bit we have so!

They go to the train and set the bar up there. They're not just dicking about in the snow!

I don't get that muller ad - it just irritates me, and I don't know why they got the rights.

newmug

Jean wrote: »

They go to the train and set the bar up there. They're not just dicking about in the snow!

I don't get that muller ad - it just irritates me, and I don't know why they got the rights.

I dont see any train in the ad, just an announcement on the radio that its stuck!

Kasabian

Any ad for perfume. They are so pretentious.

Dunny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FriMdCBJT1w

dvpower

newmug wrote: »

How does the current ad sell coffee? It just makes that particular brand look pompous and ego-centric. Better than sex. Yea!

Have you considered that perhaps you are not their target market but others are?

DFB BOY

All the Go Compare ads,except the latest one from the stoneage,nice cavewoman in that one:D

Ghandee

The ad where the wee dude 'wants to do a poo in Paul's bathroom'

Cute wee hoor, not gonna do a Mr Softee in his own Jacks!

stoneill

s'up John, s'up Edward, s'up Santa.

OK, I do get it - I just hate it.

DFB BOY

stoneill wrote: »

s'up John, s'up Edward, s'up Santa.

OK, I do get it - I just hate it.

Nice clip on youtube with that ad except in this one santa says f***off john,f***off edward,now if that made it as a commercial,be the best one in years.

Adhamh

The Birdseye one with the polar bear in the fridge.

It honestly just makes me slightly uncomfortable.

ThisRegard

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

If anyone can explain that bossanova ad to me, I'd be very grateful.

Guy sees another guy try to chat lovely lady up, guy gets cold shoulder. Our hero thinks of a way in with the lovely lady, borrows lady friends lipstick, puts on lovely ladys bottle while lovely lady is distracted. Lovely lady sees lipstick on both bottles and thinks she drank from his bottle, and there's his ice breaker.

HeidiHeidi

ThisRegard wrote: »

Guy sees another guy try to chat lovely lady up, guy gets cold shoulder. Our hero thinks of a way in with the lovely lady, borrows lady friends lipstick, puts on lovely ladys bottle while lovely lady is distracted. Lovely lady sees lipstick on both bottles and thinks she drank from his bottle, and there's his ice breaker.

Yeah, I get all that.... but what's the look and the shrug of the shoulders about at the end? When she heads off with her GFs? That's the bit that has me puzzled. Or maybe I'm just thick.

Samich

^^ was just about the explain that

ThisRegard

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Yeah, I get all that.... but what's the look and the shrug of the shoulders about at the end? When she heads off with her GFs? That's the bit that has me puzzled. Or maybe I'm just thick.

She said something like nice try buddy, but I'm lesbian, can you guess which is mine? It's obvious from the outset that she is when she gives the initial charming man the brush off.

John Doe1

That old nike ad (i think) with all the star footballers playing football in a ship

FueledByAisling

That new Korky's radio commercial, it makes me want to shoot myself in the face :mad:

rainbowtrout

ThisRegard wrote: »

She said something like nice try buddy, but I'm lesbian, can you guess which is mine? It's obvious from the outset that she is when she gives the initial charming man the brush off.

Or she could have said 'nice try buddy, but my flight has just been called'. She has a passport and suitcase and is at the airport.

ThisRegard

I know, it was a pisstake comment it being AH and all that.

cml387

Many adverts are trying to emulate the delicious non sequitur ad that was the Cadbury's Gorilla.All fail.

The IKEA fight ad strikes (hah) me as particularly stupid.

stoneill

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Or she could have said 'nice try buddy, but my flight has just been called'. She has a passport and suitcase and is at the airport.

Or she could have said feck off loser, I'm off to have a threesome with these two leggy babes and get a face full of flange and 4 boobies to suck.

MadYaker

తెలుగు, భారత దేశము లోని దక్షిణ ప్రాంతములోని ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ రాష్ట్ర అధికార భాష. తెలుగు, భారత దేశం లోని ప్రాంతీయ భాషలలో మొదటి స్థానం లోను, ప్రపంచంలోని ప్రజలు అత్యధికముగా మాట్లాడే భాషలలో పదమూడవ స్థానములోనూ, భారత దేశములో

massiveattack

stoneill wrote: »

Or she could have said feck off loser, I'm off to have a threesome with these two leggy babes and get a face full of flange and 4 boobies to suck.

First thing i thought of was the alien lady in Total Recall with three titties

Omackeral

massiveattack wrote: »

First thing i thought of was the alien lady in Fifth element Total Recall with three titties

rich.d.berry

Some time back now. The Cadbury's advert with all the air support vehicles racing down the runway spilling luggage everywhere?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEPEpXHa7Fs

Omackeral

ThisRegard wrote: »

Guy sees another guy try to chat lovely lady up, guy gets cold shoulder. Our hero thinks of a way in with the lovely lady, borrows lady friends lipstick, puts on lovely ladys bottle while lovely lady is distracted. Lovely lady sees lipstick on both bottles and thinks she drank from his bottle, and there's his ice breaker.

I get all this. But that scenario would surely make more sense if it were for a lipstick ad!

Where To

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For those of you fortunate enough to never have endured Media Studies at Uni, this thread encompasses everything you are missing.:mad:

Archeron

Any ad whose music and peacful everyday scenes makes you feel all calm and content before someone screams out the word DIARRHEA unexpectedly.

Underground

rich.d.berry wrote: »

Some time back now. The Cadbury's advert with all the air support vehicles racing down the runway spilling luggage everywhere?

Thats a feckin excellent ad.

Namlub

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Yeah, I get all that.... but what's the look and the shrug of the shoulders about at the end? When she heads off with her GFs? That's the bit that has me puzzled. Or maybe I'm just thick.

He's asking her if she's interested in renting a room at the airport hotel by the hour, but she can't as her flight to Santa Ponsa is leaving soon and she wants to pick up some duty-free John Players

robman60

^That's hinting that she wants to give him the ride in the airport toilets.

Potential-Monke

I think the ad is a hint that Heino gives you the oppertunity to pull a hot bird, but like the drink it is ultimately a letdown.

El Guapo!

That ad with the two fat bitches playing the bongos singing "up your bingo" or something like that. Fukn hat that ad

Jazzzman

The new John Lewis christmas ad.

It's not that I 'don't get it', because I do, but there is no kid on the planet who runs past his own presents on Christmas morning to give his folks a gift.

It's totally unrealistic and they butcher a Smiths song on top of it all.