http://www.snopes.com/photos/commercials/vwpolo.asp

So apparently Volkswagen had nothing to do with it. I dunno. It seems too high budget to not have some sort of big money behind it. Either way, I think it's actually kind of funny in a black as coal humor way.

They just don't have the balls to admit it was their ad

A lot of companies do this nowadays: they leak a rejected ad concept on the web (usually it's rejected because of the shock value), and then claim they had nothing to do with it. Consider a similar example with Ford SportKa about a year back.

It makes for a great marketing move.

I agree, Krem. It's extremely effective marketing. I also agree that this is probably Volkswagen's add and they are just too afraid to admit to it. Like I said, the add *looks* very professional.

DUDE!!

that ford one is just wrong ..

@volkswagon one: tee hee.

I'm assuming you didin't like it, bABA? :wink:

And yeah, the Ford one is pretty messed up. It just looks so.... real.

Makeshift, was it my thread that sent you on this Snopes spree?

\:D/

That's horrible! Poor pussy!

Nope. I've been in love with Snopes for around five or six years now. I try and go there daily. I've been an urban legend fiend since Middle School.

The production values in this film are way too high for it to be anything but a professional marketing company's film comissioned by VW.

That was so sick,

That Ford one was fucked up!

poor cat!!, thats horrible!...... :???: and i have no idea why i am laughing!?!!

now, the one with the bird, now that funny, yet so wrong!

The pigeon one was alot funnier thent he cat one for the Ford Sportka.

yeah the pidgeon one looked alot faker
which made it funnier
and there was no falling of decapitated cat body.

I was giggling when i saw it jump up into the car, thought it would fall in or something. Nope.....

I see nothing wrong wtih the advert. I think its a cool way to advetise the car, if only people weren't so bloody sensitive, it would be okay.

Oh i thought this was talking about someone else.

Obviously this is a media companys nightmare - it offends nearly every possible demographic, and its taste could only be tolerated by certain niche internet crowds ie the total lack of decency found in...say internet forums ?

Which is why you wouldnt see this "Leaked" on a television network. Because the uproar would be catastrophic.

I found the suicide bomber one to be a really good commercial.

[-X no no!

Exactly. I thought it was well made and unique.

Its neither well made nor unique.
If you mean its got high production values? Yes, a good filmstock has been used as well as some well done cinematography.

In terms of being well made ? No. Theres little imagination went into it to make it unique - and i think thats kind of the purpose , a by the numbers car advert - except at the end theres a slight twist thats so controversial its bound to give the car and company publicity.

Have you seen another advert for a car like this? no, ie. it is unique.

Could you or me make the advert? no, ie. it is well made.

Well, i also think the ad itself delivers its message.

small yet tough.

quite kewl.

1. Nearly every car advert out has a similar structure to this. The whole point of making it unique is that theres a suicide bomb scene plunked onto the end - if he had walked out of the car, and some words were put there instead of a bomb - they could have produced an advert identical to every other generic car ad out there - the suicide bomb scene was sick, unique? yes, but sick.

2. If you gave me a few thousand grand - yes. Well Made dosen't always involve high production values and good equipment - it invovles some creativity and visionary - and theres not alot of it here. Looks good? Yes. Is good? No. The tasteless angle suits VW well..

I still like it. would never release it but hilarious, and a unique take on the message.