Post by The Curmudgeon on Jul 13, 2008 10:43:49 GMT 2
Strange title, yes. But don't worry - we're not here to talk about fruit.
Its rare that a new advert (or commercial for you space age Americans) makes you sit back and take note. It's even rarer that news of a new advert makes you smile. Most adverts are dull. Most adverts are just time for you to go do something else. In the cinema, most adverts are so you can get a last minute piss.
But then, the adverts for Orange mobile phone aren't most adverts.
The ads themselves, then. A simple premise; a movie star tries to sell his new script to a bunch of idiot executives who are funding it (in this case - Orange). They ruin the idea. Tagline? "Don't let your mobile ruin the film. Switch it off." Brilliant.
It's weird, because even though the main guy in the ads is American, and most of the guest stars are American, but I would imagine these ads only get shown in the US. Maybe I'm wrong - do you get these ads in the States?
Anyway, if you've seen them before or you're seeing them for the first time, this is the place to commend the idea that its ok to make smart, funny ads that basically insult your own product.
With Patrick Swayze
With Sean Astin
With Snoop Dogg
With Macaulay Culkin
Love it.
Its rare that a new advert (or commercial for you space age Americans) makes you sit back and take note. It's even rarer that news of a new advert makes you smile. Most adverts are dull. Most adverts are just time for you to go do something else. In the cinema, most adverts are so you can get a last minute piss.
But then, the adverts for Orange mobile phone aren't most adverts.
The ads themselves, then. A simple premise; a movie star tries to sell his new script to a bunch of idiot executives who are funding it (in this case - Orange). They ruin the idea. Tagline? "Don't let your mobile ruin the film. Switch it off." Brilliant.
It's weird, because even though the main guy in the ads is American, and most of the guest stars are American, but I would imagine these ads only get shown in the US. Maybe I'm wrong - do you get these ads in the States?
Anyway, if you've seen them before or you're seeing them for the first time, this is the place to commend the idea that its ok to make smart, funny ads that basically insult your own product.
With Patrick Swayze
With Sean Astin
With Snoop Dogg
With Macaulay Culkin
Love it.
