CarpeDiem54 August 17, 2015 Share August 17, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQaeXWtvprM I saw this one and it made me tear up!!! Damn. I've got something in my eye... 3 Link to comment
Rick Kitchen August 17, 2015 Share August 17, 2015 OMG, I hadn't seen this Dear Kitten video when it came out a couple of weeks ago. 7 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind August 17, 2015 Share August 17, 2015 Damn. I've got something in my eye... Mine are leaking. How wonderful that he came home in one piece! 1 Link to comment
turbogirlnyc August 17, 2015 Share August 17, 2015 (edited) Here's the Old Navy commercials I mentioned in an earlier post. "Well if I see any old people, I'll alert them to the good news... oh there's one." lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcOqiZPhwjo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6fkzHuEQT0 Never gets old. Edited August 17, 2015 by turbogirlnyc 2 Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer August 17, 2015 Share August 17, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQaeXWtvprM I saw this one and it made me tear up!!! Damn. I've got something in my eye... Its dusty in here... 1 Link to comment
bigskygirl August 17, 2015 Share August 17, 2015 Disclaimer: The tears in my ears are due to the wildfire smoke in the air and are not cause by viewing the battery commercial. Link to comment
bigskygirl August 17, 2015 Share August 17, 2015 I will not tear up, I will not tear up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eubWYPhcEEo Link to comment
Ohwell August 17, 2015 Share August 17, 2015 I don't even have a dog but that's a real snot-slinger. 1 Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 August 17, 2015 Share August 17, 2015 Great! Now someone's chopping onions... 3 Link to comment
St. Claire August 17, 2015 Share August 17, 2015 The first time I saw that commercial, I was prepared for the worst. I was so darned relieved when the dude walked back in the door that I didn't even stop to think about how it would have been more realistic for the dog to be hiding somewhere while there was a huge puddle of dog piss by the door for the guy to step in when he got home. 4 Link to comment
Bastet August 17, 2015 Share August 17, 2015 I choose to believe there's a doggy door to the backyard. Because, otherwise - if the dog had to hold it for 12+ hours - the guy's a jerk for not ponying up for a cab rather than crashing at a friend's. 4 Link to comment
smittykins August 17, 2015 Share August 17, 2015 Or arrange for a neighbor to let the dog out. 1 Link to comment
Bastet August 17, 2015 Share August 17, 2015 Yep. I just went with doggy door based on what we saw (and didn't see) -- I figure by seeing the various shots of the dog waiting in the house as the night wore on he didn't get any attention until the owner came home in the morning (they showed the dog getting excited by headlights that turned out to be from another car, but nothing like the dog getting all excited by a key in the door only to find out it was just a neighbor taking him out to pee). Yes, I know I've given it too much thought. But when it came out, my "Oh, how sweet" reaction was very quickly followed by, "But, wait ..." thoughts, so I took care to work my way back to enjoying it. 2 Link to comment
friendperidot August 18, 2015 Share August 18, 2015 (edited) Can't help but laugh at the Arby's Italian sub, "what about Arby's don't you understand, Giuseppe?" Most of the time, I think the voice is too excited about meat, but this one, I laugh.I don't know if it's the same actor on Arby's and ADT, but the ADT guy, says "I'm ADT". I continue the thought, "And you're not." Too many years ago, I watched too much SNL. Edited August 18, 2015 by friendperidot 5 Link to comment
Moose135 August 18, 2015 Share August 18, 2015 I don't know if it's the same actor on Arby's and ADT, but the ADT guy, says "I'm ADT". I continue the thought, "And you're not." Too many years ago, I watched too much SNL. Yes, Ving Rhames does both of those. 3 Link to comment
ShadowSixx August 19, 2015 Share August 19, 2015 Remember those CD commercials during your childhood Link to comment
Rick Kitchen August 19, 2015 Share August 19, 2015 Remember those CD commercials during your childhood No, my childhood barely had transistor radios. :) 9 Link to comment
ethalfrida August 19, 2015 Share August 19, 2015 Can't help but laugh at the Arby's Italian sub, "what about Arby's don't you understand, Giuseppe?" Most of the time, I think the voice is too excited about meat, but this one, I laugh. I don't know if it's the same actor on Arby's and ADT, but the ADT guy, says "I'm ADT". I continue the thought, "And you're not." Too many years ago, I watched too much SNL. I am hoping not but the guy on Arby's sounds like James Earl Jones... But it is one of my fave commercials also. Link to comment
Bastet August 19, 2015 Share August 19, 2015 Remember those CD commercials during your childhood We had records, 8-tracks and cassette tapes during my childhood. But I do remember the commercials ... and own quite a few of the CDs. 5 Link to comment
Moose135 August 19, 2015 Share August 19, 2015 I am hoping not but the guy on Arby's sounds like James Earl Jones... Ving Rhames does the Arby's commercials. 2 Link to comment
smittykins August 19, 2015 Share August 19, 2015 We had records, 8-tracks and cassette tapes during my childhood. But I do remember the commercials ... and own quite a few of the CDs. Remember the ads for the "soundalike" albums? http://youtu.be/8Y5zJaARSu4 "Because of low royalties, we can't reveal the artists." It takes really bad performers to screw up "The Entertainer" and "Tubular Bells." Link to comment
LoneHaranguer August 19, 2015 Share August 19, 2015 We had records, 8-tracks and cassette tapes during my childhood. But I do remember the commercials ... and own quite a few of the CDs. Remember when they told us that CDs would be better and cheaper? And what we got was poorer sound on a fragile medium and prices so high, 60 Minutes did a segment on the price gouging. 2 Link to comment
Maizie131 August 20, 2015 Share August 20, 2015 This Geico commercial is one of my faves. Funniest line: "Looks like he's gonna go with the 9 iron...that may not be enough club." Golfer flailing in the air trying to hit the sea monster. Too frickin' funny! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCCVbClAMtI 8 Link to comment
mojoween August 20, 2015 Share August 20, 2015 Perhaps it's Stockholm Syndrome, but I've come around on Flo and I actually kinda love her now. Part of it is that her radio commercials are pretty cute (there is basically one on ESPN radio every ad break) but I have to give props to Stephanie for going all in with the character. I also love her rapport with the cute sales boy who has to keep adding to the bundle jar and doesn't know that milk has lactose in it. I would be friends with her IRL, is what I'm saying. 4 Link to comment
Moose135 August 20, 2015 Share August 20, 2015 I would be friends with her IRL, is what I'm saying. You're also a Yankee fan, so I guess I understand... ;-) 3 Link to comment
Ohwell August 21, 2015 Share August 21, 2015 That United Healthcare Dirty Dancing commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9YiTIYO-2A&feature=player_detailpage 4 Link to comment
Milburn Stone August 21, 2015 Share August 21, 2015 I've come around on Flo and I actually kinda love her now. Part of it is that her radio commercials are pretty cute (there is basically one on ESPN radio every ad break) but I have to give props to Stephanie for going all in with the character. I could be wrong, but my ear tells me that the actress who plays Flo in the radio commercials is a Stephanie Courtney soundalike, not Stephanie Courtney. This is fairly common in the biz, since radio ads often are done on a much tighter schedule than TV (very little lead time, sometimes, between getting the assignment and needing it on the air) and the actor who is the spokesman on TV can't always be relied upon to be available. (Or doesn't want to contractually commit.) So agencies scout about for a different actor who can sound reasonably like the TV actor, someone who will always be available on a moment's notice and preferably work for scale, and lock that person in. Link to comment
P2C2E August 24, 2015 Share August 24, 2015 I've always thought this was the best car commercial and I saw it again tonight so I hope it's back in rotation. http://youtube.com/watch?v=Wc3DEL04bVg 8 Link to comment
erikdepressant August 24, 2015 Share August 24, 2015 The Petco "Natural Balance" commercial has some cute overload. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ujJL0LcY4 4 Link to comment
mmecorday August 24, 2015 Share August 24, 2015 I just love this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Qys2ULU74 5 Link to comment
Maizie131 August 25, 2015 Share August 25, 2015 (edited) I just love this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Qys2ULU74 You people who post these ads that we don't get (yet) in the Detroit area that make me cry -- damn you! Just kiddin', mmecorday. I truly loved that one, too. Besides, I needed a good cry. :) Thank you! P.S. I signed up w/Amazon Prime this past December & couldn't be happier. Edited August 25, 2015 by Maizie131 1 Link to comment
mmecorday August 26, 2015 Share August 26, 2015 The combination of the poor injured dog and Lee Marvin's gravely voice just works. It's genius. :) 4 Link to comment
elle August 27, 2015 Share August 27, 2015 The combination of the poor injured dog and Lee Marvin's gravely voice just works. It's genius. :) I knew the song instantly, but my jaw dropped when they went to the vocal. Oh my, that slow sad solo of Marvin's makes this commercial! 2 Link to comment
Milburn Stone August 27, 2015 Share August 27, 2015 I knew the song instantly, but my jaw dropped when they went to the vocal. Oh my, that slow sad solo of Marvin's makes this commercial! I'm just grateful there are still people alive who know about this musical. At the time, Marvin's vocalizing was met with universal derision, if I recall correctly. I always thought it worked. Brattinella, that mashup of song and preview actually makes the movie look good! 2 Link to comment
Brattinella August 27, 2015 Share August 27, 2015 I actually LOVED Paint Your Wagon. I saw it when it first came out at our local theatre (I think it was the 25 cent matinee). The songs were wonderful, the fact that Lee MARVIN and CLINT EASTWOOD actually sang in it?! Wowie! Another one about that time was North To Alaska; what a WONDERFUL movie! Treat yourselves, folks, if you haven't seen it! John Wayne, Stewart Granger, FABIAN, and CAPUCINE and Ernie Kovacs! What a hoot! 3 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind August 27, 2015 Share August 27, 2015 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was in PYW (pre-Mr. Bojangles). Didn't have much to do, but they're there! 4 Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer August 27, 2015 Share August 27, 2015 Every time I hear about Lee Marvin, I remember this scene from Cat Ballou: 4 Link to comment
St. Claire August 28, 2015 Share August 28, 2015 Cat Ballou is a vastly underrated comic masterpiece. I cannot think of Lee Marvin without thinking of that Happy Birthday scene and the scene of him on the drunken horse. 5 Link to comment
Milburn Stone August 28, 2015 Share August 28, 2015 (edited) Cat Ballou is a vastly underrated comic masterpiece. I cannot think of Lee Marvin without thinking of that Happy Birthday scene and the scene of him on the drunken horse. It might be somewhat forgotten now, but (just as a point of information) it wasn't underrated at the time. It got rave reviews (including Pauline Kael's), and was a very large hit. Pretty much everyone at the time saw it, audiences laughed uproariously, and if there was a man, woman or child who didn't love it, no one has yet heard a peep from them. Edited August 28, 2015 by Milburn Stone 4 Link to comment
Rinaldo August 28, 2015 Share August 28, 2015 I think you're somewhat sugarcoating Kael's reaction in retrospect (though she certainly did like some of it), but it was indeed a big hit, and Lee Marvin surprised a lot of people by winning the Academy Award for his role (most predictions, including among my college circle, had been that Rod Steiger would get it for his searing portrayal in The Pawnbroker). It's rare that a comedy performance wins out over drama (which is what people who don't have to do it consider "real" acting). 3 Link to comment
Milburn Stone August 29, 2015 Share August 29, 2015 I think you're somewhat sugarcoating Kael's reaction in retrospect... I'll have to go back and re-read her on it. Maybe I am remembering wrong. But I'll bet she liked Jane Fonda in it. She always liked Jane Fonda! Link to comment
Brattinella August 29, 2015 Share August 29, 2015 I LOVE the Geico Kraken. Me, too! 2 Link to comment
Maizie131 August 29, 2015 Share August 29, 2015 Love this Cigna ad w/little kids being asked, "What's the most important thing your parents do for you?" So cute! (I also love that blue chair!) http://www.ispot.tv/ad/74gy/cigna-what-parents-do "That may not be enough club." That line cracks me up every time! Too frickin' funny! 4 Link to comment
Rick Kitchen August 29, 2015 Share August 29, 2015 I love "He's gonna lose a stroke on this hole" as the guy and his caddy are being crushed by a giant octopus. "I think that's a kraken." 6 Link to comment
OSM Mom August 30, 2015 Share August 30, 2015 If golf was really like that, I would actually watch it. Love that commercial. 13 Link to comment
ennui August 30, 2015 Share August 30, 2015 For me, Lee Marvin will always be associated with Marvin v Marvin, Michelle and "palimony." Everyone in Hollywood was glued, and I believe it went all the way to the Supreme Court. 1 Link to comment
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