Spot By Spot Superbowl Ad Thoughts

UPDATE: Here’s what viwers thought
[See most of the spots here] Budwiser Clydsdale Replay Spot – Lame
Pepsi Twist – Cheesy…nice Florence Henderson appearance though.
FedEx ‘Castaway’ – Ingenious
Hulk – I’ll go see it but Hulk looks WAY too animated.
Bud Lite Fridge – Funny but standard
Dodge – Not very original.
Matrix – He can fly? Looks Fake. Of course I am going to see it.
Gatorade – MJ and himself? I thought it would be better.
Sports Center – Bling Bling? Is that supposed to be cool?
H&R Block Willie – Great!
Bud Light Clown – Dumb
Visa – Yo Yo Yow Yea! Good.
The Antidrug – Compelling
Bud Lite Reggae – Nothing Special.
Monster – Good but not as good as last years.
Sierra Mist – Humorous. I liked it.
Hanes – Typical Jackie and MJ. I was hoping this one would be better.
Youth Smoking Prevention – Typical heartstring spot.
Alias Promo – I’ll be watching that!
[Where are the breakout commercials?] Sierra Mist 2001 – Finally! A good one!
Bud Lite Beach Babes – Gross (crab on the guys face)
Bad Boys II – Bigger Badder
Budweiser Think Fresh – Intruiging
Levis Type I – Original although not all that inspiring.
ATT MLife Gilligan – Cute
Coors Light – I do like beer babe spots:-)
ATT Wireless Half Time Show – So standard. Of course, last years all Bono post 9/11 halftime show won’t be outdone any time soon. Still, with the potential for pending war and other important world issues, this show could have been so much more.
Diet Pepsi Mosh – Did they say ‘masturbate’ in that spot?
HotJobs – Original. Better than Monster’s this year.
Bud Light Fat Ass – Excellent! And so true….so make sure you check your girlfriend’s Mom out.
Subway – Jarod is famous now even though he is a bad actor.
Charlies Angels – Oh yea…seein’ that!
Cadillac – Great concept but don’t you think the old cars looked so much better than the new ones?
Knowledge AntDrug – The pregnancy one…powerful.
George Forman Grill – Standard
Reebok Terry Tate – Great! Don’t you wish there was a guy like that kicking ass in your office?
Bud Light Third Arm – Hand on the ass…nice.
WB Mason – Sticks to their brand but blah!
Smirnoff Ice – Witty
Budweiser True – So true
Cadillac CTS – Nice execution. Ugly car.
Alias Promo – Yummy!
Sony – Very feel good
ATT Wireless (no wires) – right on point. Wires are disappearing.
Budweiser Designated Driver – Another standard spot
Visa History – I’ve run out of words. Their others were better.
AOL Broadband – Pretty good for wipping it together in a few days!
myfico.com – So plain and boring
Michelob Ultra – Kind of like a Soloflex ad.
[Tampa Bay intercepts] [Tampa Bay intercepts again!] Bud Light Aerobics – Pefect Guy spot.
Monster – Better the second time around.
Cadillac Running of the Bulls – Nice concept. Again, ugly cars.
PS2 – Loved it. Very timely.

All in all, I think it was a poor showing this year. No real standouts. The only standout didn’t even run during Superbowl. It ran during Alias after the game. The spot? Yes, the Miller Lite Catfight spot.

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