My new favorite game is guessing which celebrity voice-over is being used in all these new car commercials. Here's what I got so far:
Mazda - Patrick Dempsey
Jaguar - William Defoe
Hyundai - Jeff Bridges
The Jaguar ad is the most mesmerizing. Contrast that to the existentialism of the Hyundai ad, and you have yourself a term paper.
And I also like the Chevy Malibu car commercial where the bank robbers jump into a tan sedan, and then are passed up by the pursuing police because the car was so bland that everyone didn't see it. The voice then says "presenting the new Malibu, the car you can't ignore". The great catch is that they used an old Malibu as the bland tan sedan - so basically mocking themselves for destroying the Malibu name with a faceless money-trap of a car that blended into the road with its bean-like style. Very self-deprecating.
2 comments:
"Tan sedan"... look closely. It's actually an Oldsmobile Cutlass. Olds had the same car, but different grill, wheels and taillights. And yes, nonetheless, they ruined the name "Malibu". Even the new one is a disgrace even if it is a car that can compete. Same with the latest Impala - it makes a great Lumina, but a horrible Impala. ...love the blog! _domine
Ah yes, so they took the sister car from the defunt Olds brand and made it the scapegoat. I see now that the grill has a cross-member instead of the open mouth...
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