retro ad: 1970s Mego Planet of the Apes dolls commercial
You’ve seen Rise of the Planet of the Apes, now, er, see the ad that started it all. Sort of.
advertising
watch it: “Augmented Reality Advertising Takeover”
This is a totally fascinating art project…
retro ad: 1980s Intellivision commercial with George Plimpton
Ah, remember the days of the great Intellivision vs Atari war? Good times…
watch it: “Apple Ad – Drunk Jeff Goldblum”
Turns out that if you slow Jeff Goldblum down to half speed, he sounds amusingly inebriated.
retro ad: 1980s Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear commercial
This isn’t an old 80s TV ad — though it’s a convincing fake — but a bit of viral marketing for Toy Story 3…
retro ad: 1980s Japanese Legend of Zelda commercial
Well dangnumit if this ain’t one of the freakiest things I’ve ever seen.
retro ad: 1970s Safeguard soap ad with John Travolta
Dirty boy. Have a shower.
watch it: Hugh Laurie does L’Oreal
Wait: Hugh L’Oreal?
retro ad: 1980s Kellogg’s Corn Flakes ad with Keanu Reeves
So cute, even selling breakfast cereal. Maybe especially selling breakfast cereal…
advertising does not work online
You may have noticed the lack of advertising here at FlickFilosopher.com lately. I prefer the less cluttered look it lends the site — as I’m sure you do, too — but there’s another reason why I pulled the ads down: they were misleading visitors into believing that I was making a fortune from them.
