So I’m not a big fan of promoting commercials, but I’ve been suffering through a lot of bad ones during these Olympics (this is Budweiser, this is beer??!! - please) and I thought it might be nice to highlight some of the better ones.
Plus, I’ll be honest - it’s late Friday afternoon and I’m not having the best blogging focus. So enjoy your weekend and enjoy the videos below. Also, be sure to continue to takepart and support the alternative Olympics while you support the real ones.
This is just beautiful (you should really see it in high quality)
More after the jump
This one is simple and I like that it promotes people watching the games together:
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The rhythm, movement and beat of this Adidas ad is super nice:
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I really dislike Nike - but this commercial is pretty f’ing awesome. My dad even liked it!
Although I still think I prefer Justin Timberlake lip syncing the same song in Southland Tales:
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Your commercials during the Olympics are outstanding, by far the best of those presented during the first nine days. The themes, movements, colors along with the playing of “Rhapsody In Blue” make them pure gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anita Allen