Seriously, this one freaked me out!
(There was some speculation that A Quiet Place may be part of the Cloverfield franchise but, judging from this commercial, I don’t think so. It looks really good, though.)
Seriously, this one freaked me out!
(There was some speculation that A Quiet Place may be part of the Cloverfield franchise but, judging from this commercial, I don’t think so. It looks really good, though.)
Only ten days to go before the big premiere!
This certainly does look ominous in the usual David Lynch style. I go a little emotional seeing Miguel Ferrer there.
Only ten more days until the wait is over…
Twins Peaks on TSL:
In June, a TV show based on Stephen King’s The Mist will air on Spike TV. I’m not particularly enthusiastic about it but I know some people are.
And, in all honestly, the latest teaser does look effective. I’ve read a few comments online that have described this teaser as being gory but, to be honest, it’s no more extreme than the typical episode of The Walking Dead. I mean, yeah, there’s some blood and there’s some dead people but … bleh. How is that shocking? That said, this teaser does create and maintain a properly ominous atmosphere. I’ll give the show a chance when it airs.
I admit I didn’t pay much attention to the ads during last night’s nail-biting Super Bowl, but this one caught my eye. A rowdy gang of bikers are partying hardy, when one comes in and tells his brothers they’re “Blocked in!”. The gang goes outside ready for action, when they see a shiny new Mercedes AMG GT Roadster. Who’s driving? None other than Mr. Easy Rider himself, Peter Fonda! The ad was directed by the Coen Brothers, and as we say in New England, it’s “wicked funny”! Enjoy!
Apparently, there was a Super Bowl spot for a film called Life. Somehow, I missed it. Maybe it aired while I was outside, trying to convince the cat to come inside.
Who knows!?
But, what that in mind, here is the Super Bowl spot for Life! Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal play astronauts and attempt not to get sued by whoever owns the rights to Alien.
As you may know, if you’re one of our longtime readers, I only watch the Super Bowl for one reason. Right now, I know that at least three TSL contributors are happy because the Patriots won. And I know that at least one is upset that the Falcons lost. But me — all I care about are the commercials.
What were the commercials like this year? They weren’t terrible. As tends to happen with Super Bowl commercials, quite a few of them tried way too hard. A lot of people are going to go crazy praising the more political of the commercials. A few commercials attempted to comment on everything that’s going on in this country right now. That’s their right but I always find it amusing when big, faceless corporations spend millions on commercials bragging about how progressive they supposedly are.
That said, it was fairly easy for me to pick my six favorite commercials this year. It was also pretty easy for me to pick my least favorite commercial. Seriously, Febreze, what the Hell?
Here’s my top six. I’m not saying that these commercials would convince me to buy or do anything. But they did amuse me and that’s the important thing!
6) Yellow Tail Wine
I hardly ever drink so I don’t have any idea whether Yellow Tail is a good wine or not. To be honest, I really don’t care. Nothing bores me more than when people start getting all technical and in-depth about wine. The important thing is that the kangaroo is cute.
In fact, he’s almost as cute as the beaver in this 2008 commercial from Australia.
5) Tide
“I know, you’re trending.” This made me laugh out loud.
4) Bai
Christopher Walken and Justin Timberlake need to do more commercials together.
3) Wix.Com
Speaking of pairings that unexpectedly work, I hope that Gal Gadot and Jason Statham will return for this commercial’s sequel.
Finally, for my top two spots, I have to admit that I’ve gone back and forth as to which one of these commercials should come in first and which should come in second. I was even tempted to declare a tie but, in the end, one commercial managed to cling to the top spot.
First, here’s the runner-up:
2) Snickers
This commercial didn’t get much attention in the days leading up to the game. It probably didn’t cost a lot to make. It wasn’t trendy. It wasn’t flashy. It most definitely wasn’t political. But, by highlighting the absurdity of Super Bowl commercials, it nearly won the night. (Plus, it features Adam Driver and who doesn’t love that?)
And finally, my pick for the best commercial of Super Bowl LI…
(Drum roll, please…)
1) Squarespace
John Malkovich!
If nothing else, this commercial deserves credit for its use of Handel’s Sarabande from Keyboard suite in D minor.
Here’s the Super Bowl spot for what will probably be my boyfriend’s favorite film of 2017, Baywatch!
I have to agree with Dwayne Johnson. That’s no way to wear the flag.
Oh my God, this looks so intense!
Coming soon to Netflix!