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post #1 of 46
5/17/05 at 5:04pm
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Wow, the marketing for this movie is horrible. So far I have seen: Darth Vader and Burger King having a face off, Darth Vader and the M&M guys, and yoda drinking Diet Pepsi.


The best so far:

SITH HAPPENS


man, does my stomach hurt.
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post #2 of 46
5/17/05 at 5:06pm
It will only get worse.

All your base are belong to Star Wars.
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post #3 of 46
5/17/05 at 5:11pm
No better and no worse then the usual marketing. Did you really expect anything else?
I remember when a bunch of Tolkien purist got all outraged at the characters from FOTR being used in a Burger King marketing tie in. It was like a holy shrine was being desecrated.
And I think the BK Stormtroper ad was kinda fun.
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post #4 of 46
5/17/05 at 5:14pm
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Really?

To me it just seems really out of control for some reason.
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post #5 of 46
5/17/05 at 5:26pm
There's a commercial where Darth Vader fights that fucking creepy Burger King guy? Awesome.

My favorite is the fist shake Vader does at the end of the Corn Pops commercial when mom tells Vader and the kid that they can't play with their lightsaber spoons inside the house.
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post #6 of 46
5/17/05 at 5:46pm
I'd like to see some more obscure efforts, personally.

Like showing a clip of young Anakin asking "Are you an angel?", for a Victoria's Secret catalog.

Or of Hayden Christiansen comparing the love of his life to sand, for Club Med.

Or any Jar Jar clip, for Tylenol.

That sort of thing.
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post #7 of 46
5/17/05 at 6:01pm
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Originally Posted by gravedigger
There's a commercial where Darth Vader fights that fucking creepy Burger King guy? Awesome.
Not as awesome as it sounds, unfortunately. They have a staredown, nothing more.

I prayed for a Force Choke, so that sandwich hoarding motherfuck could be wiped from the face of the galaxy, but none was to be had.

Speaking of which, it's the main reason I like that M&Ms ad. At least Vader gets to stay in character in that one.
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post #8 of 46
5/17/05 at 6:07pm
Judging by his fighting style, Yoda's a Jolt drinker all the way.
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post #9 of 46
5/17/05 at 6:25pm
I hate the creepy Burger King guy.
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post #10 of 46
5/17/05 at 6:38pm
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Originally Posted by Suttytx
I hate the creepy Burger King guy.
Yeah. In what way is that a good marketing idea?
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post #11 of 46
5/17/05 at 6:41pm
The same way, apparently, that hiring Hootie to sing a country "ode to hamburgers" ditty was a good marketing idea.
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post #12 of 46
5/17/05 at 6:49pm
I suspect the Burger King weirdo is suppossed to be their answer to the Jack in the Box clown. Only BK is completely lacking in any humor or creativity.
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post #13 of 46
5/17/05 at 6:55pm
I guess it works since we're talking about Burger King.

Sort of like those Quizno Sub commercials that had the rats with huge British mouths singing "We love you subs".
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post #14 of 46
5/17/05 at 6:56pm
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Originally Posted by Suttytx
I hate the creepy Burger King guy.
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post #15 of 46
5/17/05 at 7:02pm
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Originally Posted by Crow
The same way, apparently, that hiring Hootie to sing a country "ode to hamburgers" ditty was a good marketing idea.
Hey, don't be dissing the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch song!
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post #16 of 46
5/17/05 at 7:05pm
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Originally Posted by Suttytx
I hate the creepy Burger King guy.
Employing the services of demons apparently makes for good advertising.
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post #17 of 46
5/17/05 at 7:06pm
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Originally Posted by Werbal_Kint
Sweet Jesus, he's awful.
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post #18 of 46
5/17/05 at 7:35pm
That picture...can't....stop.....laughing.
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post #19 of 46
5/17/05 at 7:36pm
The plastic Burger King must be killed . . .for the sake of the children. I swear if I opened my window and saw him standing in front of me, I'd punch him in the face. Then I'd call the cops and say he attacked me first and I was defending myself. Lastly, I'd eat the sandwich.
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post #20 of 46
5/17/05 at 7:40pm
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Originally Posted by AgentShaolin
The plastic Burger King must be killed . . .for the sake of the children. I swear if I opened my window and saw him standing in front of me, I'd punch him in the face. Then I'd call the cops and say he attacked me first and I was defending myself. Lastly, I'd eat the sandwich.
Eat the sandwich first. If you punch him, the sandwich might drop. When the cops get there, they'll take it as evidence, you won't get it back until the trial's over. That's a good six months right there. And you're hungry NOW.
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post #21 of 46
5/17/05 at 7:41pm
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Originally Posted by Crow
The same way, apparently, that hiring Hootie to sing a country "ode to hamburgers" ditty was a good marketing idea.
They've all been brilliant marketing ideas. People can't stop talking about the Burger Kings ads & that's exactly what they want.
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post #22 of 46
5/17/05 at 7:43pm
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Originally Posted by Cruikshank
I suspect the Burger King weirdo is suppossed to be their answer to the Jack in the Box clown. Only BK is completely lacking in any humor or creativity.
Amen. The Jack In The Box campaign is one of the very few ad campaigns that consistently made me crack up. Giving Jack a lot of attitude was a brilliant idea. SOme of the Radio spots have been drop dead funny.

The BK king is lame,lame,lame. Not until the Star Wars tie in campaign have have there been any BK ads of any wit or style whatsover. And even those are only OK.
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post #23 of 46
5/17/05 at 7:45pm
They are all stylish. You may not like the style, but one thing the BK have above all others is that they stand out.
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post #24 of 46
5/17/05 at 7:59pm
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Originally Posted by AgentShaolin
The plastic Burger King must be killed . . .for the sake of the children. I swear if I opened my window and saw him standing in front of me, I'd punch him in the face. Then I'd call the cops and say he attacked me first and I was defending myself. Lastly, I'd eat the sandwich.
F that! I'd be scared shitless if I saw that staring at me through my window. I'd probably run screaming out of the room, pick up a knife and with the floodlights on outside, gut him neck to nuts!

How's that sandwich now, motherfucker?!?
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post #25 of 46
5/18/05 at 2:01am
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Originally Posted by Suttytx
F that! I'd be scared shitless if I saw that staring at me through my window. I'd probably run screaming out of the room, pick up a knife and with the floodlights on outside, gut him neck to nuts!

How's that sandwich now, motherfucker?!?
My fear is that he'd just keep grinning at you, no matter what you did. That frozen, plastic smile stuck on his face as you stabbed him again and again. Brr...I don't want to think about that any more.
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post #26 of 46
5/18/05 at 4:58am
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Originally Posted by Guttenberg Fan Club
They've all been brilliant marketing ideas. People can't stop talking about the Burger Kings ads & that's exactly what they want.
They still don't make me actually walk into the restaurant and pay them for food, which I imagine they would like even more.
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post #27 of 46
5/18/05 at 6:09am
The best thing to stem from these ads? This thread. Seriously, I've never laughed more with in the time frame of 2min. Thanks, guys. Oddly enough, I've yet to see a single BK/Star Wars ad. The one with Darth Vader knocking on the door saying he's the dude's uncle did make me chuckle. What was that for? I can't remember.
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post #28 of 46
5/18/05 at 6:48am
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post #29 of 46
5/18/05 at 11:28am
That .gif is better than the Vader-BK showdown. What a disappointment.
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post #30 of 46
5/18/05 at 11:34am
See, Mace is freaked out too.
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post #31 of 46
5/18/05 at 11:37am
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Originally Posted by Bayouradio
They still don't make me actually walk into the restaurant and pay them for food, which I imagine they would like even more.
However, they have made others do so. Not everyone is going to BK, but with more recognition like they've been getting, more people are indeed going there.
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post #32 of 46
5/18/05 at 1:37pm
Don't forget about the Cingular commerical with Chewy growling into the microphone.
It was funny the first time I saw it.
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post #33 of 46
5/18/05 at 1:58pm
Of all the marketing going on for SW, the only thing I really wish I had was a Cingular phone (for the ring tones).
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post #34 of 46
5/18/05 at 2:32pm
A friend and I just finished editing a video that uses as much insane, crappy Star Wars marketing as we can find to reveal the darker side (sorry, unavoidable) of the franchise preying on the good will of fans.

In our piece we included the following, but I've seen more:

Yoda stealing a Diet Pepsi
Darth Vader choking an M&M
Darth Vader pitching a film idea to the marketing execs of Orange
Chewbacca doing ringtone recordings
Darth Vader breathing heavy over Heidi Klum
A kid popping the lid of Pringles to reveal a lightsaber (made of fucking pringles)
The aforementioned Burger King spot

There's also a couple ROTS video game commercials that feature:
A kid about to get beamed in dodge ball whipping out a lightsaber and using the force
A guy going out for his morning paper and then knocking the paperboy off his bike with the force

Honestly, some of the stuff is pretty funny and it's all done farily tongue in cheek when the movie characters are involved. Still, it's embarrassing (though not unexpected) to see Yoda shilling for chips and soda.
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post #35 of 46
5/18/05 at 3:24pm
While I love star Wars, I'm getting tired of the ad assault too. (What the fuck is a Lava Berry Pop Tart? Is that really necessary???)

However, if I recall, the marketing blitz was at it's worst during TPM. Does anyone remember the massive TPM/Pepsi ad campaign that featured a loud and annoying CG alien? That campaign seemed to run for four months, and made some attempt to convince all the fans they needed to buy as much Pepsi as possible because each can had a different character on it, and you'd be crazy! not to collect each one.

Seriously, I think in 50 years the old timers will sit around and tell the youngin's about the horror of The Phantom Menace ad campaign in '99.
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post #36 of 46
5/18/05 at 3:39pm
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Originally Posted by Guttenberg Fan Club
However, they have made others do so. Not everyone is going to BK, but with more recognition like they've been getting, more people are indeed going there.
Yes, but I haven't gone in and since their marketing is created solely to draw me into the store, it has failed. What? I'm not being arrogant.

Seriously, that may be so, but I'd like to see the figures. I have yet to meet one person who thinks that's an effective marketing scheme and no one who has started or continued going to BK because of them. But I could be wrong. Maybe it's pulling people in by the skiploader.
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post #37 of 46
5/18/05 at 3:46pm
No one really does anything on a level that they are aware of because of advertising. People bought Air Jordans because Jordan was cool, not because his commercials were cool. What good advertising does is raise awareness. While someone may not be going into a BK specifically because of the commercials, it is those commercials that unconciously drive people in specifically because they remember them.

What I mean is that an ad merely stating that BK has a new chicken sandwich is going to be forgettable and as such when people are going to lunch, they're not going to remember that BK has a new sandwich. However, what an interesting commercial does is keep BK in people's minds when they're going out for a meal.

The more people are thinking about BK, the more likely they are to go there for a meal.
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post #38 of 46
5/18/05 at 4:23pm
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Originally Posted by Gigolo Joe
Of all the marketing going on for SW, the only thing I really wish I had was a Cingular phone (for the ring tones).
What, no love for the awesome lightsaber spoons? They really light up!
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post #39 of 46
5/18/05 at 4:33pm
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Originally Posted by Bayouradio
I have yet to meet one person who thinks that's an effective marketing scheme and no one who has started or continued going to BK because of them. But I could be wrong.
I never go to BK, it's not in convenient place for me, but since the ad salvo it always comes to mind when I'm thinking of where I want my next few pounds to come from.
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post #40 of 46
5/18/05 at 4:36pm
Ironically enough I stood in the cereal aisle in the supermarket for about 5 minutes, debating buying some Corn Pops (I had gone down that aisle for some granola bars). Knowing I would never eat the cereal, I couldn't force myself to spend $5.00 on a cereal just for a spoon I would most likely lose in a month.

Edited to add: This post was supposed to go beneath GD's post. Someone snuck a post in on me.
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post #41 of 46
5/18/05 at 4:39pm
See, I stood in the cereal aisle wondering why all the Corn Pops have Robot toys and not Star Wars lightsaber spoons that really light up. I've done this on more than one occasion now and get more angry every time.
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post #42 of 46
5/18/05 at 4:42pm
Hmm. Tons of them everytime I go to the store. Let's see, if I was an entrepreneur I would buy those boxes of Corn Pops and sell them on Ebay for $20.00 for those unfortunate to not have access to the special toy.
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post #43 of 46
5/19/05 at 1:28pm
A BK spot featuring the "Which one says you're an idiot wasting company time" guy and Vader would have ruled all.
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post #44 of 46
5/19/05 at 2:16pm
Few things in this world are quite as satisfying as sucking a cherry slurpee out of Darth Vader's head.
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post #45 of 46
5/22/05 at 3:11pm
This...this has to be one of the greatest threads in CHUD history...

I'm getting all misty eyed here.
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post #46 of 46
5/22/05 at 3:39pm
Amphibatron, that .gif is one of the greatest things I have ever seen on the Internet.
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