Adverts you despise

jca · 28-11-2015 11:39pm

DivingDuck wrote: »

The Opel ad is slightly cringey, and I say that as a fan of the brand.

I think they'd be better served by using the Vauxhall UK ads and digitally altering the logo on the car rather than using the Opel DE ads and dubbing the audio. I think the Irish sensibility is a lot closer to the English than the German one, so German humour is unlikely to attract much positive attention in these parts.

German humour? I didnt think such a beast existed!!

blueser · 28-11-2015 11:54pm

Another one; that Teasers/Maltesers ad, with the two airheads conversing via computer about a new dress when yer wan produces said chocolate bar. "Oo, I'm so jealous, I want one". It's a chocolate bar, for feck's sake.

DivingDuck · 29-11-2015 12:02am

jca wrote: »

German humour? I didnt think such a beast existed!!

I was going to use sarcasm quotes, but I thought maybe that was being mean.

Turtle_ · 29-11-2015 12:35am

blueser wrote: »

Another one; that Teasers/Maltesers ad, with the two airheads conversing via computer about a new dress when yer wan produces said chocolate bar. "Oo, I'm so jealous, I want one". It's a chocolate bar, for feck's sake.

That ad makes me jealous, I freaking love teasers!

rubadub · 29-11-2015 12:41am

DivingDuck wrote: »

I have a high threshold for ad-related embarrassment. There are loads mentioned here which I think are great.

You say its slightly cringeworthy, so can you think of a more cringeworthy ad?

DivingDuck wrote: »

I think they'd be better served by using the Vauxhall UK ads and digitally altering the logo on the car rather than using the Opel D.

I linked one UK vauxhall ad, which was the same german one, flipped and dubbed in an even more english accent. I would love to have a way to see how much they have managed to devalue the brand with this. It's not some simple superficial chocolate bar or something, I honestly reckon it has done serious damage, there is loads of discussion about it on sites.

DivingDuck · 29-11-2015 12:57am

rubadub wrote: »

You say its slightly cringeworthy, so can you think of a more cringeworthy ad?

As I said, I don't find many ads cringeworthy. The only thing I can really think of is infomercials, which are pretty much uniformly awful.

I linked one UK vauxhall ad, which was the same german one, flipped and dubbed in an even more english accent. I would love to have a way to see how much they have managed to devalue the brand with this. It's not some simple superficial chocolate bar or something, I honestly reckon it has done serious damage, there is loads of discussion about it on sites.

I'm often browsing with videos blocked, so I didn't see that. I thought Vauxhall did their own advertising? Having now watched it, I can only wonder if the original German dialogue was actually better than what was broadcast here, considering that the English one is (slightly) different?

blueser · 29-11-2015 1:10am

DivingDuck wrote: »

As I said, I don't find many ads cringeworthy. The only thing I can really think of is infomercials, which are pretty much uniformly awful.

I'm often browsing with videos blocked, so I didn't see that. I thought Vauxhall did their own advertising? Having now watched it, I can only wonder if the original German dialogue was actually better than what was broadcast here, considering that the English one is (slightly) different?

They certainly used to. I remember a campaign they had with two lads playing the parts of grown ups. They were good;

fussyonion · 29-11-2015 1:39am

The Aldi one taking the p*ss out of the John Lewis Christmas ad.
I don't see how it's "hilarious".
It's actually lazy and not a bit funny.

The ad for Philadelphia Duo Cremoso with yer wan biting her lip and looking all around her as if she's done something naughty just because she's eating HUGE MOUNDS of cheese.
(Ever notice on these ads they eat a LOT of the cheese spread on their tiny bits of bread/crackers?!)

DivingDuck · 29-11-2015 2:47am

blueser wrote: »

They certainly used to. I remember a campaign they had with two lads playing the parts of grown ups. They were good;

I am nearly sure that campaign appears earlier in this thread.

That's one of the ones I thought was genius, though.

OldMrBrennan83 · 29-11-2015 4:02am

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flazio · 29-11-2015 10:54am

blueser wrote: »

They certainly used to. I remember a campaign they had with two lads playing the parts of grown ups. They were good;

It's weird because that's the very campaign that kicked this whole thread off. Seriously, go back to page one.

blueser · 29-11-2015 11:10am

flazio wrote: »

It's weird because that's the very campaign that kicked this whole thread off. Seriously, go back to page one.

Yeah, I did spot that. I only used those as an example as a poster queried whether Vauxhall used to make their own ads rather than do what Opel over here do and overdub the German ads. As I said earlier, I actually liked those Vauxhall ads. Maybe the fact that I'm English helps as I get the sense of humour there.

lertsnim · 29-11-2015 6:14pm

I hated those Vauxhall ads. Children pretending to be adults scores as high as adults with children's voices (damn haribo) and talking animals on the hate meter

DuMorph · 29-11-2015 6:29pm

What's the car ad. where a gang of hipsters spring free from a cinema perched on a desert mountain side?

(I almost expect the Artist Formerly Known As Prince to be chasing down that mountain)

Martypants1 · 29-11-2015 6:29pm

Any link to the opel ad?

blueser · 29-11-2015 6:47pm

DuMorph wrote: »

What's the car ad. where a gang of hipsters spring free from a cinema perched on a desert mountain side?

(I almost expect the Artist Formerly Known As Prince to be chasing down that mountain)

This one?

syklops · 29-11-2015 9:02pm

The Christmas Cadbury's ad. I mean if you are going to use the theme music from Thunderbirds, could it not be a little more adventurous than purple trucks driving. Parodying the Thunderbirds intro, with drivers preparing to get into their trucks might have worked better. A missed opportunity.

denlaw · 29-11-2015 11:15pm

lertsnim wrote: »

The badly dubbed Opel advert with the annoying **** from next door saying to his neighbour after a load of dumb questions, "so you can't afford an Opel?" Maybe he can't you little prick

i'd hop the keys off the little pricks head...i'm barely able to keep a 12 yr old van on the go...:mad:

BoJack Horseman · 29-11-2015 11:21pm

denlaw wrote: »

i'm barely able to keep a 12 yr old van on the go...:mad:

that means your motoring experience is at least comparable to owning a new Opel

Ol' Donie · 29-11-2015 11:22pm

syklops wrote: »

The Christmas Cadbury's ad. I mean if you are going to use the theme music from Thunderbirds, could it not be a little more adventurous than purple trucks driving. Parodying the Thunderbirds intro, with drivers preparing to get into their trucks might have worked better. A missed opportunity.

A bad Cadbury's ad? Surely not!

As if it's not enough that the greasy ****e they pretend is chocolate tastes so awful, they promote it with the absolute worst series of ads I've ever seen.

jca · 30-11-2015 12:03am

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

that means your motoring experience is at least comparable to owning a new Opel

Maybe he has an Opel van, now that's an experience not easily forgotten.

BoJack Horseman · 30-11-2015 1:51am

Ol' Donie wrote: »

A bad Cadbury's ad? Surely not!

As if it's not enough that the greasy ****e they pretend is chocolate tastes so awful, they promote it with the absolute worst series of ads I've ever seen.

"twice-fried-cocoa-flavoured-vegtable-oil"

It's what cadbury is... but it just doesn't quite roll of the tongue!

DuMorph · 30-11-2015 2:26am

blueser wrote: »

This one?

Yes, that one.

'Start living, join a herd!'

Hoboo · 30-11-2015 2:49am

The Opel ad with the annoying little prick next door. Can't believe they use it.

rubadub · 30-11-2015 11:43am

Martypants1 wrote: »

Any link to the opel ad?

I linked the UK version before. This is the Irish one. I still can't get over it, all I can imagine is there must have been some stupid prize prick in marketing who thought it was clever, and like the emporers new clothes a load of yes men went along with it. Can't believe it is both astonishingly cheap & nasty but also amazingly offensive too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLCgaGxZH38

This link will bring you to the page and you can see comments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLCgaGxZH38

OPEL wrote:

Published on Sep 21, 2015
If you love bragging about your car, look away now! Do you drive an expensive luxury car? Does it come with an ultra-fast wireless hotspot? Can it be conveniently operated with an app? Does it automatically call for help in case of an accident? No? One last question: can´t you afford an Opel?

Stello 6 days ago
I find it totally disrespectful, the way the kid talks down to the neighbour. Having more money does not make you a better person.
Reply ·

Opel 6 days ago
Dear +Stello, we're sorry to hear that you don't like the clip. In fact, the neighbour is the person with more money, and the boy is amazed by his expensive car - until he find's out that this car lacks many features that the New Astra offers for a much cheaper price.

I presumed that was what they were going for, but it is not overly obvious. If there was funny music and yer man was some ridiculously flash git in a fur coat with bling & supermodels hanging off him getting into a ferrari I might have found it amusing. But he just looks like a sneering little runt.

Go Harvey Go · 30-11-2015 12:47pm

syklops wrote: »

The Christmas Cadbury's ad. I mean if you are going to use the theme music from Thunderbirds, could it not be a little more adventurous than purple trucks driving. Parodying the Thunderbirds intro, with drivers preparing to get into their trucks might have worked better. A missed opportunity.

Here's a much, MUCH better combination of the 'birds and chocolate:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIYiAo6K1oQ

Ol' Donie wrote: »

A bad Cadbury's ad? Surely not!

As if it's not enough that the greasy ****e they pretend is chocolate tastes so awful, they promote it with the absolute worst series of ads I've ever seen.

OI!!! I love Cadbury's chocolate.

(I like Mars too, though. Wouldn't be too gone on Nestlé, except for Kit Kats and Rolos.)

Their current ads are iffy, I'll admit. But the gorilla ad deserves its near-legendary status, and the dancing clothes one ought to have this status too.