Shadowstrider Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... uh... Is it coming to kill them? ...and now their magnum opus... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_893pvEFzE&eurl= Double you. Tee. Eff.
Meshugger Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 I still remember the ad "Welcome to the third place", with film noir camera angles and a talking duck. Nothing new to see here folks, move along now. "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
Shadowstrider Posted October 27, 2006 Author Posted October 27, 2006 That second ad was creepy and awesome. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Step 1: Creepy babies who suck their own tears into their eyes and laugh like old men. Step 2: ??? Step 3: Profit!
metadigital Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 The second one seemed to be invoking the obelisk from 2001: A Space Odessey. Maybe the message is that the PS3 is soooo amazing that it brings inanimate dolls to life? OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Sand Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 Okay, it seems they want to creep us out so badly that we by their machine. Um... NO! Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand"
GreasyDogMeat Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) Sony needs to hire someone other than Maralyn Manson to create their commercials. I don't think I've ever seen an ad that made me want something less. Edited October 28, 2006 by GreasyDogMeat
Oerwinde Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 I still remember the ad "Welcome to the third place", with film noir camera angles and a talking duck. Nothing new to see here folks, move along now. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I AM THE WOLFMAN! The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
Darque Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 What the heck did I just watch? I mean, I know what it's supposed to be (I think) but what the heck was that? I think someone in marketing is smoking something they shouldn't.
Lare Kikkeli Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) Those are great commercials IMO. could be its because ads can be art just the same way as anything else. i really dug the second one. all chris cunningham fans should rejoice, maybe they'll go to the maestro himself next and give him enough funding to do the neuromancer project that was cancelled a few years back. Edited October 28, 2006 by Lare Kikkeli
mkreku Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 The doll ad scared the crap out of me. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
LoneWolf16 Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 Cowardly swede. Creeped me out a bit, but....ya sure as hell take notice of it, which is what ads are supposed to do. I had thought that some of nature's journeymen had made men and not made them well, for they imitated humanity so abominably. - Book of Counted Sorrows 'Cause I won't know the man that kills me and I don't know these men I kill but we all wind up on the same side 'cause ain't none of us doin' god's will. - Everlast
thepixiesrock Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 Well, really, they are supposed to make you take notice of the product, and generate some interst in that product, and should at least showcase the capabilities of the product. These ads may get your attention, but they don't really so much else. Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there.
Calax Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 you realize that the babies eyes are showing game footage right? Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
Oerwinde Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 Still the best Playstation ad. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
metadigital Posted October 29, 2006 Posted October 29, 2006 To be an X-Wolfman? OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
thepixiesrock Posted October 29, 2006 Posted October 29, 2006 you realize that the babies eyes are showing game footage right? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It was just like, flashes of images though, going really fast, and really small. You can't distiguish anything from them. Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there.
Hell Kitty Posted October 29, 2006 Posted October 29, 2006 Ads that seem to have little to do with the products or services on offer are nothing new. in Australia at least, banks seem particularly bad in this regard. I guess they just follow the philosophy of "if it gets noticed, it's done the job", and it did.
thepixiesrock Posted October 29, 2006 Posted October 29, 2006 Well, I'm not saying it's new. Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there.
metadigital Posted October 29, 2006 Posted October 29, 2006 Ads that seem to have little to do with the products or services on offer are nothing new. in Australia at least, banks seem particularly bad in this regard. I guess they just follow the philosophy of "if it gets noticed, it's done the job", and it did. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ... Noticed and associated with something exciting / hip / cool / sweet / awesome ... ... though some marketing people might need a little assistance with their street-cred-o-meters. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
LadyCrimson Posted October 29, 2006 Posted October 29, 2006 Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... uh... Is it coming to kill them? It seems to me to be referring to Independance Day (or any other such movie with long "here come the alien ship" scenes). Invasion of the PS-3, I suppose? Agree the other is a take on 2001. Definitely creepy that 2nd one. Kinda cool artistically/technically, but creepy. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
Shadowstrider Posted October 29, 2006 Author Posted October 29, 2006 (edited) It seems to me to be referring to Independance Day (or any other such movie with long "here come the alien ship" scenes). Invasion of the PS-3, I suppose? Agree the other is a take on 2001. Definitely creepy that 2nd one. Kinda cool artistically/technically, but creepy. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm fully well aware of where they get the inspiration from these ads. That's not the question. The question is how these particular ads deliver anything that sells a PS3, other than mystique. They might make cents, but they don't make sense. Edited October 29, 2006 by Shadowstrider
Craigboy2 Posted October 29, 2006 Posted October 29, 2006 That second ad was creepy and awesome. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Step 1: Creepy babies who suck their own tears into their eyes and laugh like old men. Step 2: ??? Step 3: Profit! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's ingenius. "Your total disregard for the law and human decency both disgusts me and touches my heart. Bless you, sir." "Soilent Green is people. This guy's just a homeless heroin junkie who got in a internet caf
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