By William C. Walker Jr.
February 2, 2015
While I'm still not over the Dez catch no catch call in Green Bay, I can't deny that Super Bowl 49 was an instant classic. So to kick off my week long review to the year's biggest game I've decided to focus on what many of us care about once our team bites the dust. The commercials, to say that this year's commercials were diverse is an understatement. Every year you some that genuinely make you LOL, & definitely get some that make you scratch your head. So here are my top 5 commercials from Super Bowl Sunday.
5. Esurance is Breaking Bad- Many fans of Amc's Breaking Bad probably wanted to see more of the series main man Walter White played by Bryan Cranston. I don't think anyone expected to see him pop up in an Esurance ad. What makes this ad so funny is how crazy it is to see Walter White pop up from behind a pharmacy counter as if he just woke up. Then as if seeing the character again of course we get that line "Say my name". I'm still chuckling!
4. Fiat & Viagra- That's a combo that doesn't even sound like it goes together, yet the little blue pill was used to hilarious affect in this ad. A lot of Super Bowl ad tend lend a little mystery to what it is exactly that they're advertising. Sometimes it's effective sometimes it'll leave the viewer utterly confused as to what they're selling. This commercial falls in the former category you don't even know what the commercial is about until the end, & maybe it's my juvenile humor but I laughed big time.
3. Taken 4?- Look after seeing Taken 3 I walked away feeling like they should've stopped at 1. But the sequels were entertaining & you gotta love how Liam Neeson has embraced the character. So again with a bit of mystery who was the victim of this Clash of Clans pillaging. None other than Liam who's about to use his set of skills lol. As if that weren't funny enough "LI-AM"!
2. Cure Deflated Balls- Speaking of juvenile humor if you want to guarantee bust a gut laughter. You can't go wrong with a joke that mentions the word balls LOL. Cure taking advantage of all the talk about the Patriots deflating footballs the auto insurance company produced this gem. The hashtags alone sent me into histarics, and while they went with a little innuendo, look up the banned version. Look my fiancée gets on me all the time about my lack of control with laughing over the word balls, but balls are funny!
Heck with it this was too funny not to add!
1. The First Draft- I couldn't but help but flash to the Chappelle's Show sketch in regards to the Race Draft. But this was pretty clever & hilarious. As it appears that Noah is playing the commish with expert analysis from Doug Flutie and Jerry Rice. It's not until the end that you even learn what's being sold but you'll remember it. I was severely tempted to put Cure number 1 but the First Draft pulls ahead.
Honorable mention is the Snickers commercial with Machete and Nucky Thompson! Actors Danny Trejo and Steve Buscimi re-enacting a classic scene from the Brady Bunch. So let me know what you think? Do you agree or disagree? What were your favorites? Stay tuned as I give my top 5 worst Super Bowl ads.
