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Its too bad that Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep did not include a big thank you to the tax payers of this country for keeping them afloat. Their Super Bowl ad gave me me the impression they did it all on their own. Detroit is back alright but they hardly did it on their own. Clint Eastwood must need work pretty bad in order to have appeared in that ad. General Motors is coming under fire for their truck commercial which featured an armageddon type apocalypse in which the only surviving vehicles were GM trucks, I was struck by the fact that in real hard times Ford stood on their own, unlike GM and Chrysler.
Meh...did the Baltimore Colts win by the projected six baskets? :rolleyes:
Richard :munchin
Yep, I think the commercials this year were a huge letdown. There seemed to be some kind of grand, larger than life approach mixed with a this is what freedom and recovery is all about (the GE commercial with hope and jobs for all).
Come to think of it the half time show followed this theme as well, a Roman empire approach, almost draconian with dark overtones, yet somehow all were happy and dancing under those conditions.
I did like the dog PTing to chase the VW, but this was an exception to what seemed to be a product based solution involving the sale of freedom through consumer purchases.
I don't know. Maybe I am over analyzing here...
Ret10Echo
02-06-2012, 07:38
I rank this crop of ads among the worst for a Super Bowl.
Meh...did the Baltimore Colts win by the projected six baskets?
Richard
The winners received $88K....the loser $44K
Yup...the game of the common man.
Utah Bob
02-06-2012, 13:03
I rank this crop of ads among the worst for a Super Bowl.
Didn't any of the pre-game crap or the whole game when it finally started. The commercials I saw were underwhelming.
I did see Gen Odierno getting interviewed on FOX.
Streck-Fu
02-06-2012, 13:55
The Chrysler (UAW) ad narrated by Clint Eastwood pissed me off.
A forced taxpayer buyout ending in a $1.3B loss to FIAT....considering the real Detroit declines into vigilantism (LINK (http://www.thedaily.com/page/2012/02/05/020512-news-detroit-vigilantes-1-5/)).....Yeah! Celebrate....:rolleyes:
mark46th
02-06-2012, 14:48
Chrysler is 60% owned by Fiat. No wonder she was speaking Italian...
Now if the UAW(who owns the rest of Chrysler) was making the commercial, they could show how spacious the trunk is by opening it and finding Jimmy Hoffa...
Ret10Echo
02-06-2012, 17:09
Chrysler is 60% owned by Fiat. No wonder she was speaking Italian...
Now if the UAW(who owns the rest of Chrysler) was making the commercial, they could show how spacious the trunk is by opening it and finding Jimmy Hoffa...
I think the UAW would have been happy about the The Center on Union Facts commercial that ran :rolleyes:
But that wasn't in Italian.
Viking0815
02-06-2012, 17:21
It's a real shame to see someone as iconic as Clint Eastwood talking about "Americas Halftime" with regards to the Chrysler Corp............particularly, since Fiat, a foreign auto manufacturing company owns over 58% of Chrysler. What exactly happend to all of that bail out money they accepted to stay in business as an american auto manufacturer? Sort of makes me wonder about Clint's patriotism ........or is he really just another stupid actor that believes money automatically translates to education! :rolleyes:
Dozer523
02-06-2012, 17:27
I liked the one with the sweet dream fairy. I have that one (but in a cooler car) almost every night!
My all time favorite was (years ago) for Pepsi. Tw little boys sitting around on a hot summer day.
boy #1 sez,"whatdoyouwannado?"
boy #2 goes through his ENTIRE life (to include marry a super model . . .
Boy #1 sez, "I meant now"
Sort of makes me wonder about Clint's patriotism ........or is he really just another stupid actor that believes money automatically translates to education! :rolleyes: YGTBSM! did you see Heartbreak Ridge?
Yep, I think the commercials this year were a huge letdown. There seemed to be some kind of grand, larger than life approach mixed with a this is what freedom and recovery is all about (the GE commercial with hope and jobs for all).
Come to think of it the half time show followed this theme as well, a Roman empire approach, almost draconian with dark overtones, yet somehow all were happy and dancing under those conditions.
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I have to agree.
Stupor Bowel ads - yet another reason to not watch any of the on-going, overly-hyped string of professional sports foofarahs designed to fleece the fans. (MOO and YMMV)
We watched Moneyball and enjoyed olive oil toasted California sourdough bread topped with an Italian tomato bruschetta and pesto along with a nice bottle of 1999 Grgich Hills Cabernet - I don't know why people think of it as an Academy Award winning film, but we enjoyed it in the same way we enjoyed The Rookie, Invincible, Remember The Titans, Hoosiers, etc.
Doesn't sound as if we missed much.
And so it goes...
Richard :munchin
Ret10Echo
02-06-2012, 17:55
Stupor Bowel ads - yet another reason to not watch any of the on-going, overly-hyped string of professional sports foofarahs designed to fleece the fans. (MOO and YMMV)
Doesn't sound as if we missed much.
And so it goes...
Richard :munchin
But how are we to boost the economy if you don't buy crap made in exotic Asian socialist paradises or failed Mediterranean socialist states (and the Cabernet doesn't count)?
Oh...and HERE (http://superbowl-ads.com/)is an archive of past Super Bowl ads...(Go to "Video"and select decade)
GM trucks survive the apocolypse? They can't even survive the free market. :rolleyes:
D.
Streck-Fu
02-06-2012, 18:34
Chrysler's Detroit comeback ad filmed in New Orleans and L.A.
LINK (http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/detroit-comeback-ad-filmed-new-orleans-la_621036.html)
Detroit ‘Comeback' Ad Filmed in New Orleans, L.A.
Not Detroit.
One of the most popular Super Bowl advertisements last night was the Chrysler ad featuring Clint Eastwood, titled “Halftime in America.”
The spot is supposed to be encouraging, as it focuses on the resilience of Detroit. “It’s halftime. Both teams are in their locker room discussing what they can do to win this game in the second half,” Eastwood says in the spot. “It’s halftime in America, too. People are out of work and they’re hurting. And they’re all wondering what they’re going to do to make a comeback. And we’re all scared, because this isn’t a game. The people of Detroit know a little something about this. They almost lost everything. But we all pulled together, now Motor City is fighting again.”
But contrary to what the might ad suggest, the spot was actually filmed in New Orleans and Los Angeles. “Yes, part of it was filmed in New Orleans . . . and some was filmed in various parts—such as Los Angeles,” Dianna Gutierrez said. She specifically points to the tunnel scenes as being taken at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, while the stadium shots were in New Orleans.
Asked whether any part of the ad was filmed in Detroit, Gutierrez said that previously taken footage from various parts of the Motor City was used. No image of Detroit was shot for the specific use in this ad.
Utah Bob
02-06-2012, 19:32
Stupor Bowel ads - yet another reason to not watch any of the on-going, overly-hyped string of professional sports foofarahs designed to fleece the fans. (MOO and YMMV)
We watched Moneyball and enjoyed olive oil toasted California sourdough bread topped with an Italian tomato bruschetta and pesto along with a nice bottle of 1999 Grgich Hills Cabernet - I don't know why people think of it as an Academy Award winning film, but we enjoyed it in the same way we enjoyed The Rookie, Invincible, Remember The Titans, Hoosiers, etc.
Doesn't sound as if we missed much.
And so it goes...
Richard :munchin
Mmmmmm, Grgich Hills Cab. and bruschetta ....:)
I liked the Clint Eastwood ad. All of your viewpoints are interesting. I didn't realize the ad would be received so offensively.
:GM trucks survive the apocolypse? They can't even survive the free market. :rolleyes:
D.
:D
Streck-Fu
02-06-2012, 20:53
GM trucks survive the apocolypse? They can't even survive the free market. :rolleyes:
D.
I'm using that...Thanks..
Ret10Echo
02-06-2012, 20:59
I liked the Clint Eastwood ad. All of your viewpoints are interesting. I didn't realize the ad would be received so offensively.
I don't believe anyone did...
Clint didn't either "I am Certainly Not Affiliated with Mr. Obama"
(Comments here (http://nation.foxnews.com/clint-eastwood/2012/02/06/clint-eastwood-i-am-certainly-not-affiliated-mr-obama))
But we are not supposed to remember such things as are pointed out in the comments
Notice that the only U.S. Auto manufacturer NOT to place an ad was Ford...the one who did NOT receive a bailout. (A conscious decision. Article here (http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/story/2012-02-06/ford-protests-GM-Silverado-Super-Bowl-ad/52988172/1))
How much does a Superbowl spot go for?
I don't believe anyone did...
Clint didn't either "I am Certainly Not Affiliated with Mr. Obama"
(Comments here (http://nation.foxnews.com/clint-eastwood/2012/02/06/clint-eastwood-i-am-certainly-not-affiliated-mr-obama))
But we are not supposed to remember such things as are pointed out in the comments
Notice that the only U.S. Auto manufacturer NOT to place an ad was Ford...the one who did NOT receive a bailout. (A conscious decision. Article here (http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/story/2012-02-06/ford-protests-GM-Silverado-Super-Bowl-ad/52988172/1))
How much does a Superbowl spot go for?
Got it..... I like Clint so much I would probably drink any koolaid he offered me, and apparently Clint was offering me koolaid from the urinal and I took it.
The ads were $3M per 30 sec and up, depending on when they aired, from what I understand.
ETA: I still think Clint had good intentions, and wanted to send a positive message.
So one of the commercials I did like was the dog who buried the family cat and was bribing the guy with Doritos to cover for him. :D It was pretty funny.
Today I heard the guy invested a whopping 20.00 to make it, and won 1 million dollars for it.
Kudos to him!
http://www.superbowl-commercials.org/11921.html
Re: Halftime in America
As per Clint (and Chrysler) it may indeed be "Halftime in America", but the one thing they both forgot to add was ...... The Chinese have the ball, and we're down by 50 BILLION.
:munchin
Dozer523
02-08-2012, 08:12
Got it..... I like Clint so much I would probably drink any koolaid he offered me, and apparently Clint was offering me koolaid from the urinal and I took it. HUH? Koolaid from a urinal? Better not eat what Rove's offering then:p
ETA: I still think Clint had good intentions, and wanted to send a positive message.
On “The O’Reilly Factor” Monday night, Eastwood blasted the paranoid punditry: “I just want to say that the spin stops with you guys, and there is no spin in that ad. On this I am certain. I am certainly not politically affiliated with Mr. Obama. It was meant to be a message just about job growth and the spirit of America.”. . .
from the article:
"As Rove knows, in 2009 the American auto industry was on the brink of collapse. Hundreds of thousands of jobs were on the edge of disappearing. The heart of what is left of American manufacturing was close to flat-lining. When Obama proposed lending billions of tax dollars to save the industry and protect jobs, Rove and other conservatives shrieked. Better to let General Motors and Chrysler die than allow the government to briefly intrude in the marketplace. They said it was a government takeover. They said it was socialism. Obama did it anyway.
and. . .
"The auto industry bailout is Obama’s biggest bragging point in that regard, so it is no surprise Republicans wish they could take it away from him. But revisiting a debate in which the Republican alternative would have been a massive job killer does not seem to be an astute way to do it, especially for the man George W. Bush dubbed the "boy genius."
Then again, anyone who picks a fight with Clint Eastwood can't be that smart.
here ya go.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-eastwood-rove-20120207,0,4416240.story
Streck-Fu
02-08-2012, 08:51
A more realistic commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j_8qCbHsUA&feature=player_embedded