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Post by Phalon on Nov 27, 2013 16:39:36 GMT -6
Operation Smoky Eye is in effect.
We're catching the late show tonight. I'll do "trendy" bit at home, and then on the way we'll have to stop by Xena Sis's house because I have to "pick up something". LX will have to say "hi"; they haven't seen each other since LX left for college. BP will come in too; Xena Sis has the best snack cabinet in town, open to the neighborhood kids.
Xena Sis will answer the door.
"What? It's called a smoky eye."
It's always good to have friends as crazy as you.
Will let you know, Stepper, how it goes. Oh, and how the movie was too!
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Post by stepper on Nov 28, 2013 21:13:23 GMT -6
I love the little girl at the end shaking her head in agreement like she's just had a flash, and this is just the greatest idea she's ever heard.
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Post by Mini Mia on Nov 28, 2013 22:32:55 GMT -6
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Post by Siren on Dec 23, 2013 0:14:52 GMT -6
Now see, I think those are a little creepy. But to each her own! :} Similarly, when my friend saw this commercial, he was annoyed, saying that the kid in it is recording Christmas instead of really taking part. When I saw it, it made me cry. For you, Jox - catch!
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Post by Joxcenia on Dec 23, 2013 2:43:27 GMT -6
I guess I deserve that.
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Post by Phalon on Dec 23, 2013 8:47:55 GMT -6
This is the first time I've seen it, Siren. I got all choked up too.
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Post by Spock on Dec 23, 2013 12:43:47 GMT -6
Siren: Catch
Interesting Apple Ad. Sorry, I don't watch TV, so don't get exposed to too many Ads. On the Internet, I tend to ignore anything but what I'm focused on.
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Post by stepper on Dec 23, 2013 23:18:06 GMT -6
I saw it a few days ago Siren and I'm on your side. I think it's a very nice commercial. It's in line with the college kid who comes home (finding his little sister waiting for him) and wakes everyone up by brewing coffee.
Maybe scenes of family together at Christmas remind us of how good Christmas past has been, and how good it and can be again.
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Post by Phalon on Dec 24, 2013 8:42:27 GMT -6
I was thinking the same thing yesterday, Stepper, after watching the Apple commercial. The Folger's commercial even came to mind (which I still think is a bit creepy). Regardless of the weird way the brother and sister look at each other, I miss those sentimental "story" commercials during the holidays. Budweiser had some good ones, and Hallmark was always a biggie with the stories. The latest Hallmark commercial is sentimental, but not like in years past.
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Post by stepper on Dec 24, 2013 15:45:14 GMT -6
We were thinking along the same lines? Didn't that sort of creep you out or give you the shivers or something? Budweiser has some great commercials - well produced and thoughtful, but I'm also a fan of the snowball fight.
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Post by stepper on Dec 25, 2013 21:00:14 GMT -6
Okay, yes it's "different". I still like it.
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Post by Siren on Dec 26, 2013 22:06:19 GMT -6
Here's the Folger's commercial I enjoyed. No creepy, longing looks. Just heartwarming Americana. I really don't know why Folger's felt they needed to replace that one. But if "all publicity is good publicity", then Folger's must have felt like the creepy commercial was a great success, since everyone was talking about it.
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Post by Phalon on Dec 31, 2013 6:58:13 GMT -6
I liked that one too. I've pretty much liked all the Clydesdale commercials over the years.
I guess so; there are gobs of parodies of that commercial on YouTube.
Weird that now that Christmas is over, I've seen that Apple commercial quite a few times (the first time LX saw it, she cried), but didn't see it once before Christmas (except here). A couple commercials (same theme, same company) I can't wait to be done with are the K-mart "giffing" ones; I don't think I've ever been so irritated by any other commercials.
Maybe the Charmin bears. Bluck! I don't think they're cute or funny or anything other than irritating. And the slogan..."enjoy the go"...WTF?
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Post by stepper on Dec 31, 2013 16:17:38 GMT -6
Somebody complained about the long commercial during last years' Super Bowl - the one by Dodge that was about farmers. (They spent $16m to air a commercial that was originally on youtube.) I couldn't stop myself before my mouth engaged and asked which end of the food chain he was on, because if he wasn't working in the production side, then perhaps he should go else where to express his views. Else where of course being a place not benefiting from those pesky farmers. Okay, that may not be exactly how I said it, but it's what I meant.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 1, 2014 9:13:05 GMT -6
Here are 2013's most popular "Mom" commercials. The only ones I've ever seen are the series of Luv's "By the second kid, every mom is an expert" commercials; they make me laugh because they are so true. The commercials on this list are really good though. I cried during the Google "Here's to Moms" tribute; it's probably a Mom Thing. The last one on the list, from Fiat, cracked me up so much I had a watch it a few times. It has nothing to do with cars except in a vague implied way, but OMG, it's funny (probably cuz I've been there, done that). www.huffingtonpost.com/ulli-appelbaum/the-9-most-popular-advertising-campaigns-for-moms-in-2013_b_4504687.html
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Post by Spock on Jan 1, 2014 12:09:53 GMT -6
Neat videos! The link to 24 Clear Signs you're a Mom was embedded in some of the text with the videos above. I'm linking to it here because it is also entertaining. It seems the more I watch the videos and follow the links, the more I find. Did anyone realize that Bilbo Baggins is a girl!
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Post by Phalon on Jan 4, 2014 9:16:51 GMT -6
The "Clear Signs You're a Mom" list - too funny.
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Post by Siren on Jan 16, 2014 22:20:00 GMT -6
Gams, I'm so glad you mentioned the Charmin commercials. I have always hated them. And the "Enjoy The Go" takes my dislike to a whole new level. It's a really tasteless, degrading campaign.
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Post by Spock on Jan 16, 2014 23:09:45 GMT -6
... glad you mentioned the Charmin commercials. ... It's a really tasteless, degrading campaign. Even worse than the Poo-Pouri commercial!?
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Post by Siren on Jan 17, 2014 8:39:42 GMT -6
I don't know what that is, Spock. And I'm glad!
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Post by Spock on Jan 17, 2014 10:22:24 GMT -6
I don't know what that is, Spock. And I'm glad! If you go back a couple of pages in this very topic, you will find the Poo Pouri commercial.
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Post by Phalon on Mar 23, 2014 9:05:48 GMT -6
<Slaps forehead in a "duh"-like gesture> Well that explains that! There has been a commercial out for a while now that really irks me. In it is a very beautiful woman with the oddest facial expressions. I flip back-and-forth between being creeped out by them, and irritated with the woman for making them. Creeped out because she looks like she might be seen in a carnival freak show exhibit: "Come see Plastic Girl!!!! She moves, she smiles, she blinks, but is totally made of plastic!" Irritated because I feel the urge to pull her aside and say, "Listen, you look like some live-version anime cartoon or Barbie. It's not cute at all; quit being such a damned fake. And for gods-sake, quit blinking at me like that!!!" Siren and Katina (and probably everyone else) would have recognized this woman immediately, but I was surprised to learn when drilling "Creepy Dove chocolate commercial actress" for this post to find that the actress is Audrey Hepburn. Well, not Audrey exactly. She's not digitally remastered using clips from her old movies, interview footage, or anything else she appeared in. She is totally digitally created. Some think it's creepy to see a long-dead actress doing things she never did while she was alive. I think it's creepy just because it seems a little off - kind of less-than-human. Though, I don't know; maybe it's just because I've never seen an Audrey Hepburn movie (that I can remember) and these are her actual facial expressions? If so, I think she would have been perfect in that Twilight Zone episode in which the mannequins come to life. theclothes.blogspot.com/2013/03/an-audreybot.html
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Post by Spock on Mar 23, 2014 16:03:18 GMT -6
That was Audrey all right. She actually had those facial expressions and the world loved her. Why not try to see some of her actual movies rather than the bot ads.
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Post by stepper on Mar 23, 2014 18:54:06 GMT -6
I recognized her right away. They are planning on doing the same thing with Philip Seymour Hoffman in the Hunger Games movies. They're going to CGI him into the scenes he hadn't recorded.
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Post by Phalon on Mar 25, 2014 6:48:14 GMT -6
No doubt the world loved her; she was gorgeous. And I have...I have seen an Audrey Hepburn movie!!! Curious, I did a filmography drill on her. "Breakfast at Tiffany's"...duh. I've only seen clips of that one, but I've seen "Wait Until Dark" a couple of times...I just didn't remember (or more likely, didn't pay attention) to who starred in it.
Keeping in mind I didn't know it was Audrey Hepburn, or even that it wasn't a real person, I still contend that something is a little off with her expressions in the commercial. I rewatched it a few times, and it's most definitely the way she blinks...it's prolonged, like a doll would blink. Same with her smile - her mouth moves, but the rest of her face doesn't react; when a person smiles, their whole face smiles. I even watched a few videos of Audrey on YouTube...you're right, those are her smile and her eyes, but in the commercial, they're lacking a quality that makes them seem genuine.
Of course since this has been bugging me for so long, I needed vindication...especially now, since I learned it was a reincarnation of Audrey Hepburn and not a real live actress. You know, just so I could prove to myself I wasn't crazy...which is kind of like a daily ritual.
I asked my friend yesterday, "You know that Dove chocolate commercial with the woman who gets off a bus, into a car with a guy, and drives off with him?"
"You mean the one where Audrey Hepburn looks like a cartoon?"
"HA! Yes!!!" I think I scared her. "Why? Why do you think she looks like a cartoon?!"
"There's something wrong with her face. It's her eyes mostly..they look cartoonish."
Same question to LX.
"I LOVE that commercial!"
"But the woman...what do you think of the woman?"
"She's beautiful; her face is unique....a little bit quirky."
Not quite what I was going for, LX, but close. I'm only partially vindicated, I suppose, but I'll take it.
Like me, LX didn't know it wasn't a real person, btw, and never heard of Audrey Hepburn, so the likeness is definitely realistic, and the technology is way cool...but maybe just a tiny bit off.
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Post by stepper on Mar 25, 2014 16:34:18 GMT -6
What is it about this commercial that makes you feel the need to be so analytical and critical? She was a lovely person who stared in some great movies - it's nice to see her again.
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Post by Spock on Mar 25, 2014 18:06:03 GMT -6
The Audrey Hepburn film I most enjoyed was Roman Holiday. Watch the trailer, it might make you want to see it.
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Post by Phalon on Mar 26, 2014 4:40:56 GMT -6
It's bugged me for so long, I couldn't stand it. Kind of like an itch on the bottom of your foot that you can't get to because you're driving until it gets to the point when you say "the hell with the traffic", take your foot off the gas, whip off your shoe, and scratch. What? You've never done that?
Ew, no. It's amazing technology, and really cool that it can be done. But "it's nice to see her again"? It's nothing like seeing her again, because it's not really her.
HA! I do know some things....she won an Oscar for that one...uhm, right?
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Post by stepper on Mar 29, 2014 14:31:25 GMT -6
This wasn't a commercial, but they used part of it as a commercial for the show where it aired.
Celine Dion & Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream
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Post by Spock on Apr 24, 2014 8:34:58 GMT -6
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