The spots that blew chunks:
Taco Bell "Chalupa Clubbin' " -- Okay, I'm biased because I detest Taco Hell. But why would I want to buy some food that would have me acting like those three losers who though the local Taco Bell was a rockin' night club?
Bud Light "Ambient Images" -- A rotating bottle and various text words over ambient music. It didn't even move me enough to say that I didn't like it.
Pizza Hut "The Muppets" -- And Jessica Simpson is one of them, just with more movement. I'm glad she's on minute thirteen. I also wonder how many takes she had to do.
FedEx "Alien Jenkins" -- Was probably funny at some point in time, but the alien idea didn't really go anywhere.
Dodge "Monkey On My Back" -- Other than calling to mind an old Aldo Nova tune, this didn't do much for me.
Schick "Quattro" -- Sheesh, why not five blades? Or thirty-six?
AOL "Top Speed Jumping" -- Only works if you are familiar with American Chopper, and then only vaguely amusing.
Chevy Aveo "Little Outside" -- The elephant thing was amusing, but the basketball players becoming midgets fell flat.
Levitra "Football vs. Baseball" -- Okay, so you're attempting to alienate all the diehard baseball fans? Good thinking.
Levitra "The Challenge" -- Throwing footballs through the hole in the middle of the tire? My, that's not even slightly subtle....
Pepsi "Downloads" -- I'm thinking that the RIAA hated this commercial; it
Bud Light "Rocket Sled" -- Probably was considered to be funny somewhere along the line. It didn't come out that way.
Pepsi "Sandwiches" -- I think I'll switch to Coke.
AOL "Amped Wheelchair" -- If the first AOL ad was bad, this was much worse.
NFL Network "Tomorrow" -- Please tell me that no one will be singing on this channel. If so, I'll never watch even once. Not even on a bet.
Microsoft "School Girl" -- This entire ad series has been pretty insipid.
Sierra Mist "Good Dog" -- This ad was trying to recapture some of the magic from the previous good dog ads, but it just never clicked.
Bud Light "Monkey Frank" -- A lecherous monkey. Hilarious. To other lechers.
Honda Pilot "Raised By Wolves" -- Buy this car if you're feral? Another great marketing ploy.
Cadillac "Silence" -- Do many drivers of Caddies actually desire to go over the speed of sound? I don't think so.
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Article comments
1 - TDavid
Nice review of the commercials. I didn't find any of them all that memorable. Last year was better. It's too bad for all that money spent that the thing people will remember most is Janet Jackson's halftime half second breast display.