Even more adverts you despise

rubadub · 16-11-2018 11:38pm

Thargor wrote: »

What does that hideous Boots "Shes Me Mum" ad mean? I honestly dont get it, she makes the daughter take off her makeup before she goes out, daughter sings stupid song, daughter sees the mother singing in a choir and this seems to give her some insight into her mothers life so she gets her lipstick?

https://www.boots.ie/christmas-inspiration/boots-tv-christmas-advert

Christmas is the perfect time for cosying up with your loved ones and celebrating everything about them; not just for what they do but who they really are. Whether she’s the world’s No1 mum who deserves that luxury lippie or your chilled office bestie who loves throwing shapes on the dance floor - this year, get them something that says…you get them.

"who they really are", the mother is caught rotten out on the street wearing red lipstick that she would never let the daughter wear. Daughter gets the lipstick rubbing her face in the fact she has caught her out on her hypocrisy and apparent "victim blaming" "women should not be allowed wear what they want" attitude. I was waiting for the mother to slap her in the face! Christmas ruined!

rubadub · 16-11-2018 11:41pm

Suckit wrote: »

Beastie Boys and Beach House were/are dead against it...

There are many that do it, but there are also loads that won't..

I am sure loads are against it, just Neil Young sprung to mind as he even had a song about it. I just cannot understand how anyone could possibly think this is only something that has happened in the last 10-15 years.

http://diffuser.fm/beastie-boys-destiny-2-sabotage/

In a rare occurrence, the Beastie Boys recently gave the approval for their track “Sabotage” to be used in an advertisement for the multiplayer first-shooter video game Destiny 2. You can check out the trailer above.
Adam “MCA” Yauch from the transcendent hip-hop group used his will to make sure that their music wouldn’t be used in ways that would go against their interests before he passed away from cancer in 2012. “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event may my image or name or any music or any artistic property created by me be used for advertising purposes,” it states.

In the past, Mike "Mike D" Diamond and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz have maintained Yauch’s wishes by taking legal action against the companies Monster Energy and GoldieBlox for use of the Beastie Boys’ music without permission. But now, as Adweek reported, both of them “watched the two-minute mix of cinematic action and winking humor and gave their blessing.”

RabbleRouser2k · 17-11-2018 1:48am

Saw that David Bowie 'bleu' perfume advert. Not bad, I mean-it's the usual 'I have no idea what's going' perfume advert, but it works.

Certainly better in light of some of the awful ones.

Auld Jim Halpin · 17-11-2018 2:32pm

This Barbie ad annoys me, of course little girls and boys can be anything they set their minds to, feck off Mattel, ye don't give a fiddlers what your product users grow up to be, all you want is the cash in their pockets, nothing more and nothing less.

lawred2 · 17-11-2018 2:33pm

Every single Christmas ad is the worst

Auld Jim Halpin · 17-11-2018 2:46pm

Leevene, Ross, Declan and Jo - A quartet of spanners who more than likely can't drive to save their lives but have a huge interest in air pollution and climate change. Children, hybrid, economic, quiet engine, no-brainer, yada yada yada. Get lost Toyota.

RabbleRouser2k · 17-11-2018 2:48pm

Auld Jim Halpin wrote: »

This Barbie ad annoys me, of course little girls and boys can be anything they set their minds to, feck off Mattel, ye don't give a fiddlers what your product users grow up to be, all you want is the cash in their pockets, nothing more and nothing less.

Yet they'll balk at a girl who grows up and wants to be a model, or take their clothes off, or work in a sandwich bar.
(Not mocking any of those gigs-just noting the disparity).

Never see the 'Ken can be everything he wants to be' adverts either.

Auld Jim Halpin · 17-11-2018 3:01pm

One more for now, had to unload! This crap, the dialogue, the annoying music, to me the lights and musical notes synchro is a tad off, it feels sooo long too. And then you see what and who the ad is for. Where do they get their stupid tag lines from?

Go Harvey Go · 17-11-2018 7:53pm

lawred2 wrote: »

Every single Christmas ad is the worst

There *were* good Christmas ads in the eighties...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz0diX7dsi8

lawred2 · 18-11-2018 12:10am

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

There *were* good Christmas ads in the eighties...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz0diX7dsi8

Oh that takes me back. That was lovely.

Not like today's assortment of cliched faux familial bliss

RabbleRouser2k · 18-11-2018 4:27am

lawred2 wrote: »

Oh that takes me back. That was lovely.

Not like today's assortment of cliched faux familial bliss

And wasn't that advert used for something like almost three decades after? That and this Kellogg's advert get's used every year, despite it being almost the same age as the Bud advert.

blueser · 18-11-2018 11:14am

That VHI "genetic testing" ad. Sorry, but no.

AndrewJRenko · 18-11-2018 12:32pm

Auld Jim Halpin wrote: »

Leevene, Ross, Declan and Jo - A quartet of spanners who more than likely can't drive to save their lives but have a huge interest in air pollution and climate change. Children, hybrid, economic, quiet engine, no-brainer, yada yada yada. Get lost Toyota.

If they were really putting the best interests of their kids first, they'd be walking or cycling to school with their kids, not setting them up for a lifetime of obesity, hypertension and diabetes,

Auld Jim Halpin · 19-11-2018 11:51pm

lawred2 wrote: »

Every single Christmas ad is the worst

This one certainly backs up your argument - McDonalds Reindeer Carrots 2018

(I might be interested in a nice venison brioche number if they want to try a different approach!)

The Daily Mail begs to differ so maybe I need to do a Grinch test.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6405815/Fans-declare-McDonalds-Christmas-advert-featuring-Santas-reindeer-best-one-far.html

blueser · 20-11-2018 12:07am

Auld Jim Halpin wrote: »

This one certainly backs up your argument - McDonalds Reindeer Carrots 2018

(I might be interested in a nice venison brioche number if they want to try a different approach!)

The Daily Mail begs to differ so maybe I need to do a Grinch test.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6405815/Fans-declare-McDonalds-Christmas-advert-featuring-Santas-reindeer-best-one-far.html

I actually don't mind that MacD's ad. That might say more about me than it does about the ad, mind!

madmaggie · 20-11-2018 12:46am

blueser wrote: »

That VHI "genetic testing" ad. Sorry, but no.

I detest the VHI ads, they're so smug. Imagine someone on a waiting list, can't afford VHI, listening to that crap.

heretothere · 20-11-2018 2:18am

This ad wrecks my head! https://lbbonline.com/news/new-giffgaff-ad-from-ed-morris-is-a-simple-manifesto-for-small-vs-big/

What does it have to do with mobile phones!!

patmac · 20-11-2018 8:37pm

That Vodafone ad shows everything that is wrong with Irish television, an awful ad starring an overpaid, egotistical, smug RTÉ twat who thinks that the sun shines out of his arse. Who signed of on that ****e.
My contract is up soon, I won’t be going anywhere near Vodafone.

Auld Jim Halpin · 21-11-2018 12:18am

heretothere wrote: »

This ad wrecks my head! https://lbbonline.com/news/new-giffgaff-ad-from-ed-morris-is-a-simple-manifesto-for-small-vs-big/

What does it have to do with mobile phones!!

No idea, was thinking about something else entirely by the time she got half way through! Maybe someone else with a better attention span will tell us.

js35 · 21-11-2018 9:35pm

Came across an ad with “comedienne” Jenny Eclair advertising Vagisil cream seriously does this kinda stuff (along with sanitary protection) really need to be advertised?

madmaggie · 22-11-2018 12:48am

The Avonmore ad for lactose free milk, promoting the "nutritional benefits of lactose free milk". Apart from those who are lactose intolerant, what other benefit would it have? It's just milk, without the lactose.

LithiumKid1976 · 22-11-2018 2:01pm

Auld Jim Halpin wrote: »

No idea, was thinking about something else entirely by the time she got half way through! Maybe someone else with a better attention span will tell us.

yup, a disaster of an add with Dermot "Blow the Budget£ Bannon
"i love this, DO you love this? i love this":(

JESUS CHRIST!

RabbleRouser2k · 22-11-2018 3:35pm

js35 wrote: »

Came across an ad with “comedienne” Jenny Eclair advertising Vagisil cream seriously does this kinda stuff (along with sanitary protection) really need to be advertised?

It's sort of like when Michael Parkinson advertises life insurance-you don't want to be reminded he's gonna die, no more than you want to be reminded of someone's dry vagina.

Auld Jim Halpin · 22-11-2018 9:08pm

js35 wrote: »

Came across an ad with “comedienne” Jenny Eclair advertising Vagisil cream seriously does this kinda stuff (along with sanitary protection) really need to be advertised?

Is it this one? I think I saw another version.

Cant help but be reminded of this scene in Me, Myself and Irene. Jim Careys character suffers from split personality. Starts with the helpful but meek Charlie, but Hank is soon brought out.

RabbleRouser2k · 23-11-2018 5:17am

Auld Jim Halpin wrote: »

Is it this one? I think I saw another version.

I can't stand Me Myself and Irene... the movie was widely criticised at the time for it's depiction of what they, in the film, called 'schizophrenia' but was multiple associative identity disorders.

Widely underperformed, and rightly so-it was the moment when the Farrelly Brothers lost touch. IF you're gonna do comedy like that, you gotta keep make sure your movie has heart.
That one didn't.

js35 · 23-11-2018 1:42pm

Auld Jim Halpin wrote: »

Is it this one? I think I saw another version.

Cant help but be reminded of this scene in Me, Myself and Irene. Jim Careys character suffers from split personality. Starts with the helpful but meek Charlie, but Hank is soon brought out.

No wasn’t that one but think that version would have been slightly better :pac:

donegal_man · 23-11-2018 11:26pm

I've just seen an ad for with some lady shouting at a man then apparently jumping off a pier and doing doughnuts that looked suspiciously like an Opel logo on the beach before turning to the audience and asking, "what would you do for love?"
Turns out it's for Miss Dior perfume and prompted my better half who rarely uses profanity to ask, "what the f*** was that?"

SirChenjin · 24-11-2018 8:43am

LithiumKid1976 wrote: »

yup, a disaster of an add with Dermot "Blow the Budget£ Bannon
"i love this, DO you love this? i love this":(

JESUS CHRIST!

I have to mute the TV for that ad. 'LOVE the hair'...oh **** off.

Arcsurvivor · 24-11-2018 11:12pm

All the car and insurance ones. Geico has some stupid ones.

donegal_man · 24-11-2018 11:23pm

The David and Goliath ad for Lucozade

Go Harvey Go · 24-11-2018 11:28pm

Arcsurvivor wrote: »

All the car and insurance ones. Geico has some stupid ones.

I quite like the "Somebody's Watching Me" ones from nearly a decade ago...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91LQWQEyD8w

Say Your Number · 24-11-2018 11:45pm

The ad where Santy goes into McDonalds to get carrots for the reindeer.

Where the hell is there an open and fairly busy fast food restaurant on the early hours of Christmas day, I hope the staff are getting well paid to put up with that bullsh1t.

RabbleRouser2k · 25-11-2018 1:01am

Say Your Number wrote: »

The ad where Santy goes into to McDonalds to get carrots for the reindeer.

Where the hell is there and open fairly busy fast food restaurant on the early hours of Christmas day, I hope the staff are getting well paid to put up with that bullsh1t.

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It's a thanksgiving meme, but it works for Christmas too. ^^

Some very grinchy individuals who don't like that advert-you're meant to suspend disbelief and just go with it. It's mostly heartwarming.
For all we know they're getting double or triple overtime for working x-mas day.

AndrewJRenko · 25-11-2018 10:44am

Arcsurvivor wrote: »

All the car and insurance ones. Geico has some stupid ones.

Yer wan with the Dub accent who puts on her posh telephone voice where she speaks without moving her lips for her one line "I like it all online" or similar in the its4women insurance ad - grates on my ears every time.

flazio · 25-11-2018 4:45pm

Could someone tell Guinness that the match is over. You can start the snow ad now.

Say Your Number · 25-11-2018 8:54pm

In the Guinness Christmas ad when your man says "Don't forget to turn the lights off" in a condescending tone, I wish the other fella would reply "Ah f*ck off ya prick"

flazio · 26-11-2018 11:24am

Say Your Number wrote: »

In the Guinness Christmas ad when your man says "Don't forget to turn the lights off" in a condescending tone, I wish the other fella would reply "Ah f*ck off ya prick"

He does sound a bit exasperated when replying "I won't"

caviardreams · 26-11-2018 10:05pm

That SuperValu "consider" campaign is nauseating, as if your grocery shopping should involved deep and meaningful contemplation on the nature of washing powder or a sliced pan :rolleyes:

The Christmas one also has a really annoying guy saying "our suppliers and staff" right at the end and it took me ages to even work out what he was saying.

"Consider" scrapping the ad guys :mad:

afkasurfjunkie · 27-11-2018 12:28am

caviardreams wrote: »

That SuperValu "consider" campaign is nauseating, as if your grocery shopping should involved deep and meaningful contemplation on the nature of washing powder or a sliced pan :rolleyes:

The Christmas one also has a really annoying guy saying "our suppliers and staff" right at the end and it took me ages to even work out what he was saying.

"Consider" scrapping the ad guys :mad:

Also, isn’t one of those ‘designer’ collections in dunnes stores called Considered? Considered by Helen James, I think. So not very imaginative by super valu standards.

Try_harder · 27-11-2018 2:44am

I hate that SV ad, their diction is terrible

2ndcoming · 27-11-2018 4:05pm

It beats "The Super, The Valu" whatever da eff that was supposed to mean. They seem to really struggle for simple ad catchphrases.

Dickie10 · 27-11-2018 11:21pm

the radio ad, i know this is tv but i foookin hate it. its for OPEL and it has two men , one is "Jay" who is 20 something sounds like hes from Offaly /Laois they have him made out to be really dopey and perhaps an apprentice, the other is another guy seems to be the boss, he has a really ,really horrible dublin accent and is really condescending to the other guy, jay. really hate there banter , the dub sounds a pure pricck, sounds a real man about town , no it all wannker. reminds me of the detective actor on fair city. also sounds so unrealistic, like the chances of having an apprentice from down in Laois /offaly working for a dub is slim enough, they sound like there in building trade again dubs are the minority at this . its usually all rural subbies. the dubs are poor enough at that sort of thing.bit too unionised

applehunter · 28-11-2018 7:40pm

The new An Post Christmas post ad is very very gay.

lertsnim · 28-11-2018 7:47pm

The Dunnes Stores ad with the terrible acting. Awful.

jellybear · 30-11-2018 6:53pm

I know it's been posted about before, but the Ulster Bank mortgage ad with the couple moving the couch around their house drives me crazy!!
The faces she makes and the way she says "Yeah, it's good" really annoy me.

Pentecost · 30-11-2018 8:23pm

jellybear wrote: »

I know it's been posted about before, but the Ulster Bank mortgage ad with the couple moving the couch around their house drives me crazy!!
The faces she makes and the way she says "Yeah, it's good" really annoy me.

I quite fancy her but that is very annoying. To be honest all of the banks ads are on so often that they all get annoying. Do they really need to advertise mortgages so much? What does it actually achieve?

lertsnim · 30-11-2018 11:12pm

I see that bastard Vodafone ad from last year is back again. The one with the dabbing young fella and his family after opening his Christmas presents.

I'll give Vodafone some credit though. Their ads are consistently the worst ads all year round.

Pythagorean · 02-12-2018 11:20pm

Can't stand the Mc Donalds ad "Did somebody say MaccyD's?", the one where the kids do manic dancing like epilepsy, in ridiculous places like art galleries, and outside in pouring rain, and of course they have to have people "of colour" in it just to make even more annoying and PC, look at the last scene where the two coloured girls get their burgers and fries, and the look on their faces would suggest that they have just been given some priceless treasure. Calling Mc Donalds "MaccyD's" suggests they are trying to make it sound chummy and nice, maybe some sort of allusion to Michael D ?

EPAndlee · 02-12-2018 11:21pm

lertsnim wrote: »

I see that bastard Vodafone ad from last year is back again. The one with the dabbing young fella and his family after opening his Christmas presents.

I'll give Vodafone some credit though. Their ads are consistently the worst ads all year round.

And that stupid laugh your wan does when the young lad dabbs

tom1ie · 02-12-2018 11:22pm

That ****ing SuperValu add with the man saying " but I just got your name tattooed on my...."
Woman says " with our CAR insurance"
FFS! Bloody feminazis!

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