sjbooher: Is that some sort of Michael Phelps? Some sort of fake-ass Michael Phelps? Some sort of over-dubbed Michael Phelps that was less prominently featured than originally planned after the bong story broke? Or did they purposely go with a bootleg swimmer to ride on the, um, swimming wave? Either way, same old crappy car ad. F.
jtherkal: I don’t hate this. I just would never notice it or remember. Maybe somewhere, deep inside me, these boring Infinity ads are building some sort of passion for the cars that I don’t know about. C-.
sjbooher: These are completely worthless. I love the historical, honorable Clydesdale image Budweiser used to use. In recent years, though, they have gone over to the dark side, failing time after time as their Clydesdale humor becomes more and more sophomoric. I do have to give some credit, though, for the sheer impact of Clydesdale overload. It’s probably the only beer millions of Americans were thinking about as a result of Super Bowl Ads. So that’s something. And, I did have two Budweisers, accidentally, at the casino, the night before the Super Bowl, though, if that counts. C-.
jtherkal: Even though it tastes like beer syrup when it’s warm, I like Budweiser, but I’m almost ready to turn against them. There used to be something nice about the Clydesdales, now, the full me with a great fury. This weekend, I’m taking the train to upstate New York and buying a Clydesdale so I can put it down. F.
sjbooher: I guess this is sort of memorable. I guess that guy probably does want a new job. I new the attempt at humor here fails with me and makes me angry. C-.
jtherkal: “I new the attempt at humor here…” What? Maybe you need a new job. This is a simple, memorable, instant classic joke. I didn’t see it coming, and I feel like that’s sometimes hard to do nowadays. And more than being a nice joke, it delivers the message. You get the ass end of the deal. Get a new job. The only problem is, I can never separate the Monster and CareerBuilder ads in my head. I think both sites suck. A-.
sjbooher: Good. I like avatars, cartoon characters, video game characters — all of that. I also like seing said things mixed into the real world. I also like Coke, especially Coke in a glass bottle with a straw. And now you’re telling me it turns monsters into hot girls? Awesome. A.
jtherkal: Eh. Whatever. I don’t like the song and I don’t really see how this is a Coke commercial. I guess you can do just about anything, then put Coke at the end and it works. I might like this if it was for something else. But it’s not. C-.
sjbooher: I’ve never had the problem of ordering flowers and them being delivered in a box. Does that even happen? Also, the girl is not even unattractive. If you are going to be cruel and mean, be cruel and mean. They could have gone so many different and better ways with the “what the box says” concept, that I am disappointed in the result. D+.
jtherkal: Maybe we don’t send our girls enough flowers. I don’t know anything about flowers in boxes. But if your best claim is that you don’t put your flowers in a box, maybe you need to take another look at your business. The flowers are sort of funny, and I remembered this spot after the Super Bowl. B-.
sjbooher: So, yes, I may be an idiot. I was informed of an alternative interpretation of this ad. It could be the most beautiful woman in the world, but the fact that the flowers are in a box tells the women she’s not hot… even if she is. I get it now. Slight upgrade. C-
jtherkal: It’s Hyundai, like Sunday. A fun way to announce you’ve won 2009 North American Car of the Year, and take a jab at your competitors. Nice work. B+.
sjbooher: Did anyone pronounce their name wrong? I think I’ve only ever heard people say it correctly, like smorrectly. Whatever. C-.
jtherkal: Royal Tenenbaums/Rushmore wannabe. Wonder if Wes Anderson directed this one. Probably not, don’t think it’s quite good enough. I guess if I can get past the fact that this seems like a total ripoff (and doesn’t everything nowadays?), I sort of like this. It clearly delivers the message, even if you’re good at stuff, buying a car can be intimidating. And the fact that the pie chart said “roughhousing” counts for something in my book. Originality, F. Overall, B-.
sjbooher: Not my type of comedy, and too long for the pay off. C-.
jtherkal: GoDaddy continues with their sex sells tactics, which I guess are working for them. But Danika Patrick again? Isn’t she yesterday’s news by now? How about someone newer and hotter? Megan Fox, perhaps? And after the hoax last year (or was it the year before), I’m not going to be tricked into going to their website to look for some titties. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, nope. F.
sjbooher: Why not Megan Fox? Because she is a complete idiot once she opens her mouth. I still like Danica, but this ad is only ok. I definitely like their second one better. C-.
jtherkal: If only monkeys weren’t passe, this would be great. In fact, it’s amazing that we haven’t already seen a “grease monkey” ad during the monkey bonanza we’ve experienced over the last four or five years. They did up the ante by going with the man-monkey kiss at the end, which I didn’t expect. I just can’t give this a bad grade, even though I really do think monkey commercials have seen their day. B-.
sjbooher: Boring. Nothing to see here, moving along. C-.