Best Commercial Ever, period.

Snowflake · 11-29-2007, 08:47 AM

I almost put this in Misc. Movie Musings, mods feel free to move it.

Marty does Hitch

Gemini Cricket · 11-29-2007, 08:59 AM

Okay, that was awesome.
Thanks for posting that.

Did an Alfred Hitchcock look alike show up anywhere in the commercial? I didn't see...

Loved it.

Snowflake · 11-29-2007, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Okay, that was awesome.
Thanks for posting that.

Did an Alfred Hitchcock look alike show up anywhere in the commercial? I didn't see...

Loved it.

Don't think so, but I'd love to get a close up look at some of Marty's memorabilia. I saw, briefly, Bad & the Beautiful one sheet, the Spellbound one sheet (naturally) and a lobby card from Sunrise. Not sure what film the Lana Turner insert is from.

I loved seeing Thelma in there editing it!

Capt Jack · 11-29-2007, 09:10 AM

what a great way to start my morning.

bravo...and thank you

dang that was fun

major morning mojo

Cadaverous Pallor · 11-29-2007, 09:15 AM

While I found it somewhat funny (and a lovely tribute to Hitch) I'm sure much of this flew over my head.

innerSpaceman · 11-29-2007, 09:18 AM

Hahaha, that was awesome!!

Um, but what's it a commercial for?

I kinda want to run out and watch North by Northwest and The Man Who Knew Too Much, but I'm not inclined to buy anything else. So, ???

Well, at least I hope this will put a damper on the re-make of The Birds, since the great Martin Scorcese did a better job of it in one long closing shot than some hack working on an ill-advised remake of Hitchcock can ever hope to!

Capt Jack · 11-29-2007, 09:21 AM

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Not Afraid · 11-29-2007, 09:38 AM

Totally awesome! I am going to watch it again.

innerSpaceman · 11-29-2007, 09:43 AM

Oh, it was the wine???

Um, sorry, bad commercial then. I had zero idea.

Perhaps because the name sounds like some internet news service and not at all like a winery.

I don't know if it's that or somethine else, but if you can't sell me champagne with a Scorcese tribute to Hitchcock, you're doing something seriously wrong.

Snowflake · 11-29-2007, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Oh, it was the wine???
Um, sorry, bad commercial then. I had zero idea.

See? I got it, I know the wine. Formerly ultra cheap champagne in a black bottle.

I still think, fabulous commercial and fabulous take on Hitch.

References I caught were, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Birds and Rear Window.

Loved the small details, the hankie, exact duplication of Eve Kendall's gown.

It may be arcane for people not familiar with Hitch or the wine, so iSm, you are right, as a commercial this can fail on many levels. But, I got the joke and it made me want to but the wine.

I also loved the reference during the final shot with Scorsese declaring "We can do Greed, we have the stills."**

**famous silent film by Erich von Stroheim, meant to be ten hours by von Stroheim, ruthlessly cut by MGM to 2 hours. It's a grim film, but the full version has long been the holy grail amongst film geeks. Negative elements are gone, the film was reconstructed with stills and it's agonizing in the grimness and agonizing in the sheer detail von Stroheim shot. Too much, way too much.[/size]

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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Okay, that was awesome. Thanks for posting that. Did an Alfred Hitchcock look alike show up anywhere in the commercial? I didn't see... Loved it.
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	While I found it somewhat funny (and a lovely tribute to Hitch) I'm sure much of this flew over my head. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Hahaha, that was awesome!! Um, but what's it a commercial for? I kinda want to run out and watch North by Northwest and The Man Who Knew Too Much, but I'm not inclined to buy anything else. So, ??? Well, at least I hope this will put a damper on the re-make of The Birds, since the great Martin Scorcese did a better job of it in one long closing shot than some hack working on an ill-advised remake of Hitchcock can ever hope to!
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Totally awesome! I am going to watch it again.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Oh, it was the wine??? Um, sorry, bad commercial then. I had zero idea. Perhaps because the name sounds like some internet news service and not at all like a winery. I don't know if it's that or somethine else, but if you can't sell me champagne with a Scorcese tribute to Hitchcock, you're doing something seriously wrong.
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