Pepsi Max goes one better than ‘I’m good’

Jeffrey B., Greer, SC — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:32:12 GMT

"Very Interesting ... but STUPID!"

Pepsi Max goes one better than ‘I’m good’

Mike, Oswego, IL — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:52:26 GMT

The job interview spot is not particularly original. RIps off the scene in Fight Club where the main character throws himself around his bosses office, pretending to be getting beaten up as a way of blackmailing his boss, so that he can ultimately get paid for not going to work.

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PerfectImp, Everett, WA — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:02:27 GMT

I'm assuming Pepsi is using a different ad house for the European ads. You're right, these ones hit the mark much better.

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Chris M, Washington, DC — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:29:23 GMT

Wow, so even the ad department at Pepsi thinks American audiences are more "dumbed down" than European ones, hm ? I have a definite appreciation for European culture (and movies) but I still thought the Pepsi super bowl ad was hilarious. Maybe I watched too much of the 3 Stooges when I was little.

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Preggo in RI — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:03:41 GMT

I just saw the original for the first time last night. I laughed out loud.

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Amanda, Austin, TX — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:20:53 GMT

These ads are great! I'd love to see them on a national stateside rotation.

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John R., Algonquin, IL — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:19:24 GMT

The true brilliance of this marketing is not whether the advertisers think American men are dolts or that European men make much better buddies...but the fact that they make this the conversation point and not the soda itself.

The "first diet cola for men"? C'mon, guys. I ain't *that* stupid, American or not.

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John — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:29:46 GMT

These ads are much better than the ones in the U.S. Wonder why they aren't shown here? I laughed at the U.S. ads, they were funny the first time I saw them in a three stooges way. But they annoy me now when I see them.

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Ralph — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:09:50 GMT

If Pepsi thinks we are that stupid, we shoud buy Coke.

I, for one, am sick of that specific stereotype.

Americans are fat, yeah, that's probably true. But Americans are stupid? Hardly. Yet Pepsi feels the need to back up that stereotype, so I say let Pepsi see how long they can last without our "stupid money".

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Blinky St. James — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:22:00 GMT

Those actually made me laugh. I think they should show them here in the US; at the very least they'd fit in. :P

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Cfoote,Schenectady,NY — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:31:32 GMT

Please ... Lighten up. The idea of the commercial is to grab your attention, promote a product, and move on. You are reading way to much into it, if we are "stupid Americans" or not. It's clever, grabs your attention, promote the product and done! If you want stupid commercials, then ban all the Maxi Pads with wings, and Mother Nature showing up at a beach to present it to you. The male population doesn't care, and half the female population doesn't care either!

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Ad Hater — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:05:32 GMT

I have an idea about why so many ads depict the users of product X as drooling idiots. They are trying to instill a sense of superiority over said drooling idiots in the viewer, thus leading the viewer to associate product X with a better sense of self worth.

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Chris — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:38:22 GMT

obviously the commerical has done its job since you are all here still talking about.

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J Kingsbury, NY — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:01:11 GMT

The Pepsi Max ad was my favorite Super Bowl commercial - I lol so much so my husband/duaghter and son-in-law lol at me. I do like those European commercials - good clean fun.

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ana — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:53:19 GMT

wowo!!
why you take sooo personal! is funny that's all!

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Joe, Houston, TX — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:50:23 GMT

I can't even look at Pepsi anymore without thinking of a butt crack, thanks to their new logo. Thank you, Pepsi, for spending all that money just to make me chuckle.

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Michael E, Denver, CO — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:56:39 GMT

Great ads!

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Not anti-American — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:05:36 GMT

In response to a post: We don't think ALL Americans are stupid un-informed dolts. It's just that THEY make themselves herd while the rest of you are to nice to shut them up :)

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No Tap-Out Here, Seatown WA — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:48:59 GMT

hahahahaha ....GREAT Ads!! Its nice to know your boys are willing to sacrifice for the GREATER GOOD :)

All of you US-Haters ... well, good keep hatin coz we thrive off it!! And stay the ##### in your own lil ungrateful counties. And keep receiving Aid/Support/Protection from the the US dim-witted dorks... you #### lil FREE - ungrateful - dimwitted monkey a$$e$

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LTKiwi — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:04:21 GMT

For all of those that like the American version of the Pepsi Max ads, or any ad that depicts violence, I need you to ask yourself one question:

Would the ad still be funny and sell products if the person recieving the violence was a woman, or women?
Would it even get on the air or out of the marketing departments board room? I doubt it.

Violence is funny but only if it's a male getting hurt. Welcome to the land of "equality".

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Jean Johnson — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:29:00 GMT

Actually, listening to the text of the ad and illustrating it with cartoonish violence was excactly the right mix. Guys who've banged a thumb with a hammer or similar around other people understand that.

AND it's MUCH better that the typical ad where women and children can't hide their contempt for that idiot man who happens to be their father, husband, whatever.

These 'creative' types typically beat a dead horse til it rots into dust.

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Peter, Houston Texas — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:29:17 GMT

I remember when commercials were something everyone hated, now we get online and watch them for entertainment. Yeah, these are truly great, especially the octopus one!

Pepsi Max goes one better than ‘I’m good’

Mike Kirk, Omaha, Nebraska — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:55:00 GMT

The simple fact that we're discussing these advertisements proves how successful they are. This isn't theater. They're not supposed to be brilliantly crafted pieces of thought provoking cinema. They're supposed to make people notice Pepsi Max, and they're obviously quite effective at doing so.

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Timmy Two Moons, Phoenix — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:02:10 GMT

d-u-m DUM!

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J, San Antonio — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:43:46 GMT

Eh, I live in America and I see idiots everywhere. The ad was spot on. But then again I tend to believe human beings everywhere, not just America, tend to be largely morons with the occassional spark of intelligence. We have modern culture to thank for that.

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Spivonious, PA — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:27:33 GMT

The job interview one would be a hit in the US. I'm curious why Pepsi is only showing it in Europe. The octopus one missed the mark somehow. Too obvious I think.

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danr — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:58:54 GMT

The real stupidity is why people (American, European, wherever) would continue to drink so much soda. Whether regular or diet, it rots your teeth, studies suggest it can affect your body's Ph to the point of causing bone issues. If regular, it also contributes to our epidemics of diabetes and obesity.

Be truly smart. Drink water. Filtered from the tap.

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Dennis Rogosch, Winfield, Kansas — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:52:28 GMT

In this day of pathetic jingles and male enhancement crap it is refreshing to see humor and fun antics that make me laugh. I much prefer watching the octupus over a phony senior couple sitting in bathtubs watching the sun go down. Europeans have always had better taste than dumbed down American commercials.

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David, Portland, OR — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:52:43 GMT

"d-u-m DUM!" Well...I wonder where people get the idea that Americans are dumb?

It's amazing how some people so quickly go in the direction of Pepsi must think Americans are stupid. In my experiences, the only people who point things such as this out, are in fact, the people who don't want it pointed out that they are dumb...other people don't care.

As to the poster who stated that the commercial wouldn't work if it was women. Please, show me a women that wouldn't make a big deal out of being hit with a 2x4, bowling ball, or any of the other things in the American commercial. The fact that the men are hanging out with their friends and want to act like things don't hurt (because they don't want to come off as whiners) is the entire point of the commercial. This is how guys act. This is not how women act. Take your PC talk elsewhere, that was soooo 5 years ago.

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Bob, Santa Barbara, Ca — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:13:41 GMT

Maybe Pepsi just knows it's audience.

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ward hillyer — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:13:50 GMT

Yes The first one is a fight club rip-off, but I thoroughly enjoyed them. They are far better than anything they are doing in this country.

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Iris St. Cloud, FL. — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:48:07 GMT

The fellow playing the lead in Pepsi Max, "The Date" should be on the Big Screan! Looks like another Brad Pitt!

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Blane Bade — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:30:18 GMT

The superbowl ad was stupid the other ads are stupid. People buying bad after taste carbonated water that only raises your heart rate and will likely send you to and early grave is stupid. So why does anybody buy this product. Men in the US should be smarter than to pay real money for this stuff. The can is worth more than the product in it, unless your that thirsty. Give me a drink of tap water any day. A whole gallon cost less than a nickel and is likely better for you, and will not fill the land fills with the garbage used to distrubute it.
But then again target shooting full cans of the stuff after letting it bake in the sun on an old tree stump is more satisfing than shooting jugs of water.

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Spike D. Punch — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:27:46 GMT

It's the Battle of the Commercials between Pepsi and Coke, because the product itself cannot be improved--remember New Coke? Buy what you like, watch what you like, and take a chill pill if you get too worked up over trivialities.

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de LesMan - Thomaston, GA — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:17:35 GMT

I watched them, and I think they're HILARIOUS! Maybe a 'dry' sense of humor is needed, and with the 70's "Monty Python", but hey... what the heck? They worked for me!

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BigT,Metro Detroit,Michigan — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:36:04 GMT

It's so funny that all the little bitchin' going on is the reaction of short commercials(involving sex,money,violence,fear,aggression,fashion,etc.), that are upstaging the shows during which they are presented that promote,' money, violence, fear, aggression, fashion, etc.'

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Sod A. Pop, Seattle, Wash. — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:09:10 GMT

I drink Pepsi Max, and love it. It is my favorite beverage. The Advertisement may be tasteless, but the soda is delicious. And the idea that it is only for men is a load of crap. I have had females literally beg me to give them one of my Pepsi maxes (I never go anywhere without one), and I always give it to them. Females seem to like it too... I really don't think gender is an issue with this cola, women love the stuff.

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sc89 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:15:30 GMT

Hi, Just wondering whether or not anyone knows the song played at then end of this ad as the 3 guys are walking down the street???
Thanks in advance.

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Eddie T, St. Louis, Mo — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:24:56 GMT

I'll admit, I liked the slapstick ad when I first saw it, it was funny, and somewhat original. Too bad they're overplayed here, and have lost their original luster. Adding these two to the rotation would keep it fresh, and keep more interest. Why they aren't scheduled to come over to the United States, I don't know, but it would be to their benefit to do so.

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Carly — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:57:15 GMT

These just aren't in Europe - they have been running in Australia since Jan!!