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Top Picks: Best Car Commercials of the Past Decade
« on: April 16, 2014, 06:28:43 am »


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Re: Top Picks: Best Car Commercials of the Past Decade
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2014, 06:54:03 am »
How could this have been left off the list:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Iu7Gk6Igg

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Re: Top Picks: Best Car Commercials of the Past Decade
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2014, 07:44:31 am »
The Banned Veloster Ad was pretty funny. Also thought the Honda ad was also great.

How could this have been left off the list:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Iu7Gk6Igg

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Re: Top Picks: Best Car Commercials of the Past Decade
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2014, 08:10:23 am »
This one should have been included.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGJSI48gkFc

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Re: Top Picks: Best Car Commercials of the Past Decade
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2014, 09:33:22 am »
There have been some good ones recently, well, good is subjective.

JCVD for Volvo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7FIvfx5J10

Audi Spock Challenge:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPkByAkAdZs

Here's an oldie from Mercedes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGUaA0HM-Ho

And here's one from Honda Japan, of the touchy-feely variety:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjVf1ozYIpA

Elijah Wood, soulless as ever:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2EZvC2zC-U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmTAIzoCdV4

Toyota Japan just keeps giving (this commercial has two versions):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh2I6NC3-2g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdXqv6U38gM

And... this is NSFW, most likely (although it did air in Japan...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOfy4XHBy_0

Subaru Japan/Attack on Titan commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y73qbUcWdeo

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Re: Top Picks: Best Car Commercials of the Past Decade
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2014, 11:58:30 am »
Madonna wasn't the only one who peed her pants. However mine was from laughing so hard  ;D

Snowman, you are so right about the Porsche commercial being just, well...so right. Brilliantly captures the passion around the mystique.

The Honda commercial was about perfect for what it wanted to convey.

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Re: Top Picks: Best Car Commercials of the Past Decade
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Re: Top Picks: Best Car Commercials of the Past Decade
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2014, 03:04:47 pm »
Great article, Steven, and great picks. Good fun!

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Re: Top Picks: Best Car Commercials of the Past Decade
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2014, 03:11:45 pm »
Reminds of this oldie...

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Re: Top Picks: Best Car Commercials of the Past Decade
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2014, 12:45:33 am »
How about the bouncing boob Nissan commercial? NSFW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFyKiWE8Thg

Always liked the RX-8 hug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUegQmHcJDo
Why can't Mazda make commercials like these again?


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Re: Top Picks: Best Car Commercials of the Past Decade
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2014, 09:14:39 am »
How could this have been left off the list:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Iu7Gk6Igg

That's not a commercial, that's a short film.
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Re: Top Picks: Best Car Commercials of the Past Decade
« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2014, 09:45:40 am »
There have been some good ones recently, well, good is subjective.

Audi Spock Challenge:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPkByAkAdZs

Alright, that's it from me. Have to get back to work...

Oh, that was good.

this is one of my all-time favourites:

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

just too silly.

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Re: Top Picks: Best Car Commercials of the Past Decade
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Re: Top Picks: Best Car Commercials of the Past Decade
« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2014, 08:11:57 pm »
The Corsa ad is clever.  I especially like, as the 'it' car starts out of the start area, another peeks from behind the dumpster.  I had to back it up to be sure my eyes weren't fooling me.

The 2014 Corolla commercial is quite technically clever, showing the car being filmed, but showing us the way the cameras are placed to get the shots is unusual.

How about doing a worst ads feature?  Now that I have typed that, I don't think so.  Too many candidates.
One that annoys me (although it hasn't been showing full-length lately) is the Subaru plug with two cars, one black, one white, racing around the desert  (I know, ho hum).  But at the end, the cars stop, the drivers get out, and the man tosses the girl his keys; she, in turn shows him her keys, then tosses them into the sand and takes off.  If a guy did that to a woman he'd NEVER hear the end of it, but to her, it's just playful.