Funniest VW Commercial evAr!

Ransure · Post by **Ransure** » January 19, 2005, 2:04 am

http://brainsick.shackspace.com/vw_20_b3.mov

right click, save as...

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » January 19, 2005, 3:21 am

Absolutely tasteless...I freakin Love it...

Talelor · Post by **Talelor** » January 19, 2005, 4:30 am

LMFAO, Somehow I didn't comprehend it the first time I watched it. Now those directors have some balls...

TheDarkreigns · Post by **TheDarkreigns** » January 19, 2005, 6:22 am

Call me slow, but I had to watch it twice also to get it. GREAT commercial though.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » January 19, 2005, 8:37 am

Damn. Is this a serious commercial? And you're slow!

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » January 19, 2005, 10:34 am

ahahahah

Toall · Post by **Toall** » January 19, 2005, 4:48 pm

fuck yeah.... LMAO.....

Toall · Post by **Toall** » January 21, 2005, 9:32 pm

the link up top doen not work anymore... anyone have one that does?

Ransure · Post by **Ransure** » January 26, 2005, 6:36 pm

OMG!

Report: VW to sue makers of bomb ad
Internet movie, appearing to be an ad for VW, parodied attempted suicide car bombing.
January 26, 2005: 4:22 PM EST

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Volkswagen is planning to sue the makers of a controversial Internet short film showing a Middle Eastern-looking man using one of the company's cars in a suicide bombing attempt, according to a story on a British newspaper's Web site.

The makers of the film, a London based creative team known only as Lee and Dan, have said in various media reports that the ad was leaked accidentally and was never intended for public viewing. They have apologized for the film.

They have reportedly not said how the making of the film was financed.

According to reports, the film, which looked like an advertisement for the car, showed a middle eastern looking man getting into a Volkswagen Polo, a compact car the company sells in Europe. The man drives the car to a parking spot in front of a sidewalk cafe. At that point, an explosion goes off inside the passenger compartment. The car, however, remains intact. The film ends with the tag line "Polo: small but tough," according to reports.

Volkswagen has insisted that it had no knowledge that the film was being made and that Volkswagen provided no financing for it.

Volkswagen has decided to take legal action against the filmmakers, according to a report posted today on the Web site for The Guardian.

"We are taking legal action but because it's early stages we cannot comment further," a Volkswagen spokesman was quoted as saying.

The problem, now, is that Volkswagen needs to find Lee and Dan before it can sue them. So far, Volkswagen has been unable to locate them, the Guardian report says.

Lee and Dan have worked on advertising campaigns for various companies and products according to the partnership's Web site.

The Volkswagen Polo first appeared on the Internet around the middle of January. CNN/Money has not seen a copy of the film.

The case is similar to a situation last year in which Ford distanced itself from an Internet film which appeared to be an advertisement for one of that company's European models. In that short Internet film, a cat climbed atop the car's roof and was decapitated by the car's sunroof.

A Volkswagen spokesperson has not yet returned a call placed by CNN/Money this morning seeking comment on the report. Lee and Dan have also not yet responded to an e-mail sent this morning by CNN/Money. Top of page

Talelor · Post by **Talelor** » January 26, 2005, 8:44 pm

That explains what happened to the link, Anyone happen to have another link to it? Wanted to show a friend other day and couldn't find.

Zygar_ Cthulhukin · Post by **Zygar_ Cthulhukin** » January 26, 2005, 8:58 pm

Snopes has it

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

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » January 27, 2005, 1:50 am

I can understand's VW no wanting to be associated with a commercial like this.

Personally, I loved the spot. Thought it was great.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » January 27, 2005, 2:00 am

Suing them? Lee and Dan just gave them the best chance they have had in years to offload some of their gimpy automobiles!