The Late Audrey Hepburn Pimpin' The Gap - Page 4

Gemini Cricket · 09-19-2006, 06:25 AM

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Heh - reminds me of letters from Disney - Paul Pressler lives!

Dear Chris,
Thank you for your letter regarding your disatisfaction in us cancelling Snow White An Enchanting Musical. As Walt Disney said, 'Disneyland will never be complete as long as there's imagination left in the world'. And this is no truer then as it is today. As we bulldoze Fantasyland Theatre to install Build-A-Princess-Whore for our young female guests to dress up as their favorite Disney idol with their unattainable figures, we look back to the days when Walt Disney himself said, 'To all who come to this happy place: Welcome.' You are welcome at Disneyland at all times.
When seeing us on your next visit, please stop by our newly upgraded attraction: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Where's Johnny?' Be sure to visit our many gift stores and remember that Main Street USA is always open one hour after park closing hours.

Sincerely,
Lindsey Nagel
Disneyland Corporate Shill

AllyOops! · 09-19-2006, 09:34 AM

Lindsey Nagel!! Brilliant, GC.

Alex · 09-20-2006, 09:26 AM

Finally saw the commercial last night and not even Audrey Hepburn looks good in them.

That said, I still am not bothered by her image being used in the ad.

Hades · 09-20-2006, 03:09 PM

Well, as I can recall, the dead have been selling products for a while now. The first time I remember this happening was when they had John Wayne in a beer commercial.

The commercial opens up with a drill Sargent grilling a line up of his soldiers over the generals missing six pack of brew (which I forget the brand, but that's besides the point). Eventually, the sarge gets the brew back, but as he is holding the pilfered suds, General John Wayne (ya-Haw) finds the sarge holding the goods and gives him a stern "Sargent! What are YOU doing with my *insert beer brand here*!!"

The first time I saw this commercial, I thought, "Whoa! How'd dey doo dat!"

After a few more viewings, I just thought, "Now how hard up is the family of the late John Wayne family to allow this to happen?"

While it is very creative to be able to use computer tech to bring back the great actors and historical figures and place them into modern situations, I really think that folks should remember them for what they did in their lifetime and not what people have made them do after they have gone. Things could get very ugly if the greats are given to those with less than flattering ideas.

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-20-2006, 03:18 PM

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And it's gone from he point where those of us who couldn't have cared less about a Sarah Jessica Parker shilling, should get upset by this lack of accord and respect to the dead - in general, as a mark of respect for humanity, in consideration for the feelings of those left behind ... loved ones - or, in the case of Ms. Hepburn, in particular - fans.

It's ghoulishness for commerce sake, and it should - i think - be unsettling to civilized peoples.

Ghoulish? Is it ghoulishness to purchase an Audrey Hepburn film on DVD? Or perhaps AH memoribilia? Or maybe buy some of the original Givenchy fashions she WHORED OUT in Funny Face, the very movie this comes from?

DreadPirateRoberts · 09-20-2006, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Hades

The commercial opens up with a drill Sargent grilling a line up of his soldiers over the generals missing six pack of brew (which I forget the brand, but that's besides the point).

It was Coors. And yeah, the commercial does give me the willies.

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-20-2006, 03:42 PM

Maybe it's just me, but when I'm watching video of someone, I know it's a video and not a reanimated dead person. Call me crazy.

Alex · 09-20-2006, 03:44 PM

So long as they are using existing footage in new ways (as with the John Wayne commercial, in this Gap ad, in the Fred Astaire broom vacuum commercial) it is just "eh" to me. Even if, as in all these cases, that footage is completely decontextualized.

Now, if they started using computers to animate completely new "acting" then I would begin to find it more bothersome.

CoasterMatt · 09-20-2006, 04:12 PM

Like when they changed Han from shooting first - THAT was ghoulish and disrespectful!

Not Afraid · 09-20-2006, 06:24 PM

80% of my own fashion inspitation comes from vintage styles. I obviously think nothing of stealing a look and making it my own in a modern way. But, there's something so unimatinative about blatently stealing from Givenchy, having Audry pimp it and slapping a Gap label on it.

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09-20-2006, 09:26 AM	#33
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Finally saw the commercial last night and not even Audrey Hepburn looks good in them. That said, I still am not bothered by her image being used in the ad.
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09-20-2006, 03:09 PM	#34
Hades Silly Rabbit! Tricks are for kids! Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 80	Well, as I can recall, the dead have been selling products for a while now. The first time I remember this happening was when they had John Wayne in a beer commercial. The commercial opens up with a drill Sargent grilling a line up of his soldiers over the generals missing six pack of brew (which I forget the brand, but that's besides the point). Eventually, the sarge gets the brew back, but as he is holding the pilfered suds, General John Wayne (ya-Haw) finds the sarge holding the goods and gives him a stern "Sargent! What are YOU doing with my insert beer brand here!!" The first time I saw this commercial, I thought, "Whoa! How'd dey doo dat!" After a few more viewings, I just thought, "Now how hard up is the family of the late John Wayne family to allow this to happen?" While it is very creative to be able to use computer tech to bring back the great actors and historical figures and place them into modern situations, I really think that folks should remember them for what they did in their lifetime and not what people have made them do after they have gone. Things could get very ugly if the greats are given to those with less than flattering ideas. __________________ And you were waiting for the other shoe to drop?!!
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	So long as they are using existing footage in new ways (as with the John Wayne commercial, in this Gap ad, in the Fred Astaire broom vacuum commercial) it is just "eh" to me. Even if, as in all these cases, that footage is completely decontextualized. Now, if they started using computers to animate completely new "acting" then I would begin to find it more bothersome.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	80% of my own fashion inspitation comes from vintage styles. I obviously think nothing of stealing a look and making it my own in a modern way. But, there's something so unimatinative about blatently stealing from Givenchy, having Audry pimp it and slapping a Gap label on it.
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