Adverts that make you wanna smash your TV set up.

[R2T2]

Rick_1138 said:

The Ford eco 4*4 thing advert about keyless entry.

The guy in just some speedo's and smirking about where he has hidden his keyt, and the music is the lollipop song and even uses the 'pop' effect as he gets to the car.

So he has the key up his arse then does he, how lovely.

Also, why are they calling it the "Echosport" rather than what it spells out!

[chris watton]

R2T2 said:

Rick_1138 said:

The Ford eco 4*4 thing advert about keyless entry.

The guy in just some speedo's and smirking about where he has hidden his keyt, and the music is the lollipop song and even uses the 'pop' effect as he gets to the car.

So he has the key up his arse then does he, how lovely.

Also, why are they calling it the "Echosport" rather than what it spells out!

I do wonder if the advertisement agencies have figured out that most people are heartily sick of having the word 'Eco' and the connotations that word brings, stuffed down their throats - hence the change to 'Echo'

Edited by chris watton on Friday 24th April 12:24

[anonymous-user]

Yay, yay yay, yay, yay!- Yay, yay, yay, yay, yay - Sri Lanka

Just fk Off! Hate this with a passion! Find myself grinding my teeth when I hear it!

[budgie smuggler]

chris watton said:

I do wonder if the advertisement agencies have figured out that most people are heartily sick of having the word 'Eco' and the connotations that word brings, stuffed down their throats - hence the chance to 'Echo'

I thought it was just an Americanised pronunciation, but that makes more sense.

I did appreciate the wry humour of a car which is neither particularly economical or sporty being called 'ecosport'.

[R2T2]

budgie smuggler said:

chris watton said:

I do wonder if the advertisement agencies have figured out that most people are heartily sick of having the word 'Eco' and the connotations that word brings, stuffed down their throats - hence the chance to 'Echo'

I thought it was just an Americanised pronunciation, but that makes more sense.

I did appreciate the wry humour of a car which is neither particularly economical or sporty being called 'ecosport'.

Reverse psychology in action?

[BigGingerBob]

'The Food of Life' makes me want to vomit.
All these Birdseye ones are the same, especially Comedy Dad' and 'That's well tasty'

[anonymous-user]

over_the_hill said:

Off topic but if you want really bad dubbing check out an old 70's TV series - The Flashing Blade - Their mouths moved and the words came out in next weeks episode

So true! Where did all those years go.

[skinny]

Does anyone know if there are some rules in advertising that prevent a) showing someone actually shaving hair off with a razor (there are always already shaved under the foam) b) people actually using toothpaste to brush their teeth c) using a real packet of crisps or sweets that has a wrinkle from where you've opened it, or a yogurt pot where the foil top has actually ever been attached

[northwest monkey]

jsf said:

over_the_hill said:

Off topic but if you want really bad dubbing check out an old 70's TV series - The Flashing Blade - Their mouths moved and the words came out in next weeks episode

So true! Where did all those years go.

Surely can't be worse than Heidi or Monkey?

[Jayyylo]

I'm new to this thread but as soon as I read the title I thought of the new Irn-Bru ads. They are so terrible with the worst word play imaginable. Ugh.

[Randy Winkman]

DaveGoddard said:

Another vote here for the Renault Zoe ad - I hope Paul Weller finds out who signed that song off so he can publicly murder them!

Probably the worst example ever of what I call "Soppy girl singing". Utterly sick making - though I dont suppose it's aimed at 50 year old men.

[Blown2CV]

budgie smuggler said:

chris watton said:

I do wonder if the advertisement agencies have figured out that most people are heartily sick of having the word 'Eco' and the connotations that word brings, stuffed down their throats - hence the chance to 'Echo'

I thought it was just an Americanised pronunciation, but that makes more sense.

I did appreciate the wry humour of a car which is neither particularly economical or sporty being called 'ecosport'.

Say "economy" and "ecological" out loud. They start with "echo", not "eeco"

[Le Pop]

Blown2CV said:

Say "economy" and "ecological" out loud. They start with "echo", not "eeco"

Haha, erm - they do start with eee in our house!

[jogon]

Channel 4s new All 4 advert featuring a mock gay royal marriage followed by a rainbow fly over from the red arrows.

Jesus wept.

[Mcphisto]

The Suzuki Vitara one is getting on my tits, with all the hulabaloo that some orange and torquoise pieces of st are about to invade the town, the kid at the end with the "i want to touch them" but yet he doesn't look like he's really that bothered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VkXxr47Kb4

[Beati Dogu]

The old guy strapped to the bell tower is straight out of Blazing Saddles.

"The sheriff's a ni....." BONG!!!!

"He said the sheriff is near"

[Johnspex]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before but that one for tea with that stupid girl sort of floating along when she walks with that appalling "bing bang bong" song drives me to the very edge.

[Skii]

Johnspex said:

I don't know if this has been mentioned before but that one for tea with that stupid girl sort of floating along when she walks with that appalling "bing bang bong" song drives me to the very edge.

Seconded. Most irritating.

[Johnnytheboy]

Having found the old Asda voiceover woman annoying, I'm now having my wee warmed by the "hey hey hey" at the end of every one of their adverts now.

[droopsnoot]

The new Cortana advert. OK, so it doesn't have one-armed bandit in any more, but now it deliberately misunderstands the instruction. It's told to remind the voiceover-woman to get something next time they're near a pharmacy, and it says "OK, I'll remind you next time you're in the pharmacy". No! Near the pharmacy, not in it. If I'm in it, it's probably because I've already remembered whatever it was I wanted to buy, that's why I came in here, and some smug phone announcing to the world that I need to get thrush ointment isn't going to be appreciated.