New Prius survives high-altitude entry

1. Johnny Cat
   August 12th, 2008 at 10:39 pm

   Isn’t that Mew? I heart Mew. Car commercials are in one of the toughest leagues in advertising, and this looks like a win, but you all may disagree, perhaps.

2. Carrie
   August 12th, 2008 at 10:59 pm

   Reminds me of the begining of “Heavy Metal”.
   -Carrie

3. Jacoby87
   August 12th, 2008 at 10:59 pm

   Song is “Ageless Beauty” by Stars. I love that song.

   Cool commercial, too.

4. UnreaL
   August 12th, 2008 at 11:33 pm

   Can they do that in car advertising? If I were selling a vacuum cleaner and made up a clever CGI ad which showed the vacuum cleaner to be an intelligent transforming robot which went around the house vacuuming by itself - and it didn’t, I’d get sued for false advertising. How is this different? If you’re advertising a car that transforms into a dancing robot or a small briefcase, then better damn well be prepared to sell me one.

5. Johnny Cat
   August 12th, 2008 at 11:41 pm

   Haha Unreal. The realm of the car advertisement is to sell you something that embodies your reason to buy a car, and madison avenue has had worse examples of that, like that ad for a truck that survives a meteor impact?

   This is an ad for a responsible future. And this company’s commitment to it.

6. SenorMysterioso
   August 13th, 2008 at 1:15 am

   Meet George Jetson

7. jochen
   August 13th, 2008 at 3:25 am

   WTF… his briefcase transforms into a car which then lands in a tunnel??? this is so totally random. nice CGI, but sucky commercial!

8. Lasse
   August 13th, 2008 at 5:06 am

   I don’t get the message of this commercial?

9. ted
   August 13th, 2008 at 6:30 am

   Wouldn’t those space boots scratch the glass tabletop?

10. Bret
    August 13th, 2008 at 6:35 am

    I think the message is, “You’re not a total wusscake if you buy a hybrid.”

11. stapler
    August 13th, 2008 at 9:54 am

    What they didn’t show you at the end was the guy and his briefcase getting run over by that car he passed earlier. He probably shouldn’t have parked at the top of a hill. Luckily, they got it on the first take.

12. Allen G
    August 13th, 2008 at 11:30 am

    Lesson: The prius can go really fast, provided it’s first dropped from low-earth orbit.

13. PaulVI
    August 13th, 2008 at 11:33 am

    OK, ridiculous:

    1. How heavy is that briefcase?
    2. SR-71 Red?bird airlines does not stop at your destination? I have to jump? Then I still have to drive?

    Make sure your helmet is properly secured, or that’s going to be one nasty burn.

    Commutes just got worse. ;-P

    (Joking aside: I heard a statement by a U.S. auto guy[?] on NPR saying how changes in the economic environment affecting autos caught them by surprise. But the Japanese looked through their “Futurescope” and got to work on hybrid technology? Arguably nascent, their work puts them way ahead. Shame on you, Big Three.)

14. kid_icarus
    August 13th, 2008 at 12:05 pm

    ahhh it was stars!!! i was stuck in thinking it was lush and couldn’t find it. too much music……

15. RM
    August 13th, 2008 at 9:34 pm

    Transformers style.

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