I’ve been asked to make sure you’ve seen these two dire ads
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Wow. That’s bad for lots of obvious reasons, but let me add one more: we all know how difficult it would be to get Uma Thurman and David LaChapelle involved in your ad, but like the Clooney/Malkovich/Gondry axis of excrement for Nespresso, the end result can be as bad as anything on TV. Such a shameful waste of expensive talent is a crying shame.
Then there’s this for McVities.
Utter crap, yes.
But then it makes me go and break my own rule about not posting about rip-offs anymore:
GAH!
I know Beardyman (the beatboxer in the last video)’s brother, and he told me Beardyman was contacted and asked to be in the McVities advert, and said no. They then went ahead and did it anyway with a different beatboxer.
He’s pretty angry about it.
that schweppes thing feels like it’s from the 50’s model of advertising.
but it may just work for the brand.
that nespresso campaign is hugely fucking successful. it may not be tasteful or good, but it’s very clear – although why they needed to do one with malcovich is fwuckthumping bizarre.
goodbye
Why are you torturing us Ben?
Blimey, I thought this Gillette advert was the worst ad I’d seen for years…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P-pypbBijI
…but that Schweppes one is even worse.
I’m definitely going anon on this because I actually enjoyed watching that Nespresso thing. WTF! What’s happening. I’m fucking losing it. Help me.
What I heard from someone ‘in the know’ was Beardyman was asked to do the ad, your’re right.
He actually said yes then kept upping his fee. Then when they wouldn’t go up anymore he pulled out at the last minute.
“I’m an artist” he said
If you’re an artist why did you keep asking for more and more money? ANy money in fact?
They then went and made it anyway.
Not that I condone any of it. Or like the ad. Or agree that it should ever have been done in the first place.
Uma does a lot of bad ads at the moment.
Was Ethan really the money earner?
At first I was like “Tsk tsk tak booowahwahwahwah.” But then I saw it and I was like “Booooooooooooooooooooooooobah”
Who did the Schweppes one Ben? Was it Mother?
I don’t know, but I don’t think so.