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    'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible

    They Used to Only Be 15 Second Ads, See

    Tivo Succeeds in Defeating its Own Purpose

    Stray Black Cats Roam London Selling Video Games

    Eyes on the Prize

    Oh Screw It: Ads For Sale On High School Tests

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    Duane Reade Entrance The New Advertising Hot Spot
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    Image of Snarkastic Snarkastic
    07/28/09

    In reply to 'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
    This would have been a great idea...if they had had DOZENS OF KIDS do this. With one Valedictorian, it just seems like something one moron decided to do on her own.
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    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment Snarkastic was starred Snarkastic was unstarred
    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    07/29/09

    @Snarkastic: It's also pretty much the opposite of cool or appealing in any way. It's basically like Carrie at the Prom, only minus the cool telekinetic mayhem.
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond was starred MissNormaDesmond was unstarred
    Image of Edward Lionheart Edward Lionheart
    07/28/09

    In reply to 'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
    The person the speaker calls out to is a crush, not a girlfriend or boyfriend, so the part about him having a girlfriend etc. is immaterial and suggests ignorance on your part. You obviously didn't see the movie, did you? Oh.... uh... I guess that was the point of the article.
     Reply
    Edward Lionheart was starred Edward Lionheart was unstarred
    Image of croush1211 croush1211
    07/28/09

    @Edward Lionheart: Oh. Well, in that case, this was a success!
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment croush1211 was starred croush1211 was unstarred
    Image of SparkleNeelySparkle SparkleNeelySparkle
    07/28/09

    In reply to 'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
    Fox could come up with $1800 but not an extra $20 in cinema passes so the valedictorian would actually have seen the movie? Payroll fail.
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment SparkleNeelySparkle was starred SparkleNeelySparkle was unstarred
    Image of Aaron Altman Aaron Altman
    07/28/09

    In reply to 'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
    Kenya now has $1,800, which puts her $1,800 ahead of most other high school grads and, for that matter, most college students! "And I only sold out a little bit," says Kenya.
     Reply
    Aaron Altman was starred Aaron Altman was unstarred
    Image of ArdelisDeeson ArdelisDeeson
    07/28/09

    @Aaron Altman:
    Yeah, what's a person's integrity and self-worth and the non-profit status of a school compared to....two weeks' wages.
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment ArdelisDeeson was starred ArdelisDeeson was unstarred
    Image of monpetitchou monpetitchou
    07/28/09

    @ArdelisDeeson: You were making $900 a week right out of high school? Write a book.
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment monpetitchou was starred monpetitchou was unstarred
    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    07/28/09

    @monpetitchou: Also, tell me where you worked. Perchance they might employ me.
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond was starred MissNormaDesmond was unstarred
    Image of labyrinthine IS DOING THIS labyrinthine IS DOING THIS
    07/28/09

    @MissNormaDesmond: no kidding. I'm fourteen years out of high school and I don't even make that much every two wee--you know what, I'm going to stop now.
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment labyrinthine IS DOING THIS was starred labyrinthine IS DOING THIS was unstarred
    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    07/28/09

    In reply to 'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
    At my high school graduation I was motivated, by the fact that we were at the state fairgrounds, to cup my hands around the microphone and re-enact a Monster Truck advertisement.

    Many in the building were left confused and disappointed, however, when Big Foot did not actually appear.
     Reply
    92BuickLeSabre was starred 92BuickLeSabre was unstarred
    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    07/28/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: This, on the other hand, would be an excellent Youtube video.
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond was starred MissNormaDesmond was unstarred
    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    07/28/09

    @MissNormaDesmond: I would, but I can't find an upload button or usb port on this Betamax cassette or a BetaSlot on my Mac.
     Reply
    92BuickLeSabre was starred 92BuickLeSabre was unstarred
    Image of Steverino Begins Steverino Begins
    07/28/09

    In reply to 'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
    "I was recently inspired by the trailer for The Hurt Locker. Which is why I'd now like to invite Principle Mulligan to the stage to diffuse this bag of bombs."
     Reply
    Steverino Begins was starred Steverino Begins was unstarred
    Image of GoneElsewhere GoneElsewhere
    07/28/09

    In reply to 'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
    Reminds me of Universal's ill-fated viral campaign for United 93 (three major bombings in Egypt along with a new Bin Laden video the week of release). All that and they could only score an 11m weekend, second place to Barry Sonnenfeld's RV.
     Reply
    Hamilton Nolan promoted this comment GoneElsewhere was starred GoneElsewhere was unstarred
    Image of lobstr lobstr
    07/28/09

    In reply to 'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
    She's the valedictorian? Sounds like a 5th grader when she reads... So, why not tack on another one: Orator-fail!™
     Reply
    lobstr was starred lobstr was unstarred
    Image of Steverino Begins Steverino Begins
    07/28/09

    In reply to 'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
    "I was recently inspired by the trailer for Diablo Cody's Jennifer's Body. Which is why I'll need a pole and some dollar bills for the end of my speech."
     Reply
    Steverino Begins was starred Steverino Begins was unstarred
    Image of lafleur lafleur
    07/28/09

    In reply to 'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
    Plus, any video over 35 seconds on YouTube has to have either nudity or kitties to get me to watch.
     Reply
    lafleur was starred lafleur was unstarred
    Image of hilikusopus hilikusopus
    07/28/09

    @lafleur: or both
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment hilikusopus was starred hilikusopus was unstarred
    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    07/28/09

    @hilikusopus: I am walking away from the perfect set-up for a really tasteless joke. I would like some admiration for my restraint.
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond was starred MissNormaDesmond was unstarred
    Image of wire_hanger wire_hanger
    07/28/09

    In reply to 'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
    California Public Education. Future fail.
     Reply
    wire_hanger was starred wire_hanger was unstarred
    Image of SparkleNeelySparkle SparkleNeelySparkle
    07/28/09

    @wire_hanger:

    "California. Future fail."
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment SparkleNeelySparkle was starred SparkleNeelySparkle was unstarred
    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    07/28/09

    @SparkleNeelySparkle: Oh, the fail is right here and now, trust me.
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond was starred MissNormaDesmond was unstarred
    Image of FaceMelter FaceMelter
    07/28/09

    In reply to 'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
    So, how much did they pay Denton to post it on Gawker?
     Reply
    FaceMelter was starred FaceMelter was unstarred
    Image of ampersandparade ampersandparade
    07/28/09

    @FaceMelter: All the back issues of Radar magazine he could ever want. Oh those were heady days, he'll say, perusing their glossy optimism. The Time Before Blood Copy. Sigh.
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment ampersandparade was starred ampersandparade was unstarred
    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    07/28/09

    @FaceMelter: Yeah, I don't know about you, but I am running right out to see that movie now. What could be a better advertisement than a badly failed viral marketing attempt?
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond was starred MissNormaDesmond was unstarred
    Image of FaceMelter FaceMelter
    07/28/09

    @MissNormaDesmond: A successful viral marketing campaign OF a badly failed viral marketing attempt.
     Reply
    FaceMelter was starred FaceMelter was unstarred
    Image of paginatres paginatres
    07/28/09

    @ampersandparade: Oh man, every time I think of Radar I feel a painful twinge of sadness. Its demise led me hear, to Gawker, where I find myself talking about it now. Life is funny, eh?
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment paginatres was starred paginatres was unstarred
    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    07/29/09

    @FaceMelter: You're not serious, are you?
     Reply
    MissNormaDesmond was starred MissNormaDesmond was unstarred
    Image of TubOfTaft TubOfTaft
    07/28/09

    In reply to 'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
    I’m sure in a couple of years they’ll outdo themselves when they actually let a bomb go off during a pep rally as part of a marketing ploy for the eventual remake of Heathers.
     Reply
    Steverino Begins promoted this comment TubOfTaft was starred TubOfTaft was unstarred
    Image of Steverino Begins Steverino Begins
    07/28/09

    @TubOfTaft: "I was recently inspired by the trailer for the upcoming Heathers remake, and so I have a surprise finale that involves a glass table and Corn Nuts..."
     Reply
    Steverino Begins was starred Steverino Begins was unstarred
    Image of Niko Bellic Niko Bellic
    07/28/09

    In reply to 'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
    Don't see what the big fuss is over Fox producing people's home videos. Do you want the government to do it?
     Reply
    Edited by Niko Bellic at 07/28/09 10:52 AM Niko Bellic was starred Niko Bellic was unstarred
    Image of ambitious ambitious
    07/28/09

    In reply to 'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
    Boyfriend doesn't care that Kenya is calling out some other dude's name. Relationship fail.
     Reply
    Edited by ambitious at 07/28/09 10:45 AM ambitious was starred ambitious was unstarred
    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    07/28/09

    @ambitious: Boyfriend will likely be using his cut of the cash for some Kleenex and hand lotion.
     Reply
    DahlELama was starred DahlELama was unstarred
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