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-.
jtherkal: I like the message. I like the image Toyota is going for. But it’s boring. And jammed into the Superbowl, boring ain’t gonna cut it. Yawn. D.
sjbooher: Definitely agree on boring. At least I know what a Venza is now, though. It worked in that way, where few ads do. C-.
jtherkal: Violence is never the answer. I guess the challenge with beer commercials is that you can pretty much do anything, so unless you really hit it out of the park it feels sort of average. I like “does my pen have writability?” But overall I think drinkability is about the dumbest claim since Coors Light started selling on a platform of “cold.” C-.
sjbooher: Wow. To start off the festivities we are treated to an ad which is a completely an unoriginal idea, as it spoofs another commercial. I think the new saying is “epic fail”. F.
jtherkal: Is it just me, or does she look sort of fake in this? Like it’s a CGI Naomi? Particularly during the close-up of her face drinking. This is slightly worse than the original one. C-.