I RATE ADS

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to our newest category… All-Time Favorites. Enjoy.

jtherkal: This hasn’t run in awhile, but it’s one of my all-time favorite ads. Whenever I’m feeling uninspired or stumped, I take a minute to watch this. The grand scale of the water balloon fight and the feelings it invokes does a great job representing the online gaming capabilities of the XBOX. But the details make this one. Kids in masks, old men and dogs getting pelted, and the song–how on earth did they choose this song? It’s perfect. A+.

sjbooher: I tuned out 8 minutes ago. I’m sorry, is this an ad? Maybe if chaos is the product for sale. I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy watching this, but if it’s presented to me when commercials usually run, I would have paused the DVR 5 minutes ago and taken a piss. Or I would have returned to the popcorn line. When does this air? Is there a 30-second version that the ADD generation this product appeals to might actually sit through? Do these actually work? Maybe this was the greatest viral internet campaign and I missed the boat, or maybe I’m just plain ignorant, but I don’t see the point of this, other than a bunch of ad makers getting their rocks off. F.

jtherkal: Hater in the hooouuuse! This is pure joy.