The Fall of Advertising- Worst Commercial Ever

There is a theory that states, "You can never underestimate your audience." Basically, it means that no matter how stupid you make something, it's impossible for it to be too stupid because someone out there will enjoy it no matter what. I offer this commercial as evidence that while something may seem unfathomably stupid, others will enjoy it:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dt14tsC2c9E

Well, there you have a commercial that's stupid, pointless, unrelated to what's being advertised, and kinda gross. And yet, true to the theory, there are people out there who still enjoy it. How people can find a video of an actress farting in a car funny, i don't know, but they do.

Oh, and here's a fact that's even more revolting than the actual commercial: that fart is real, not edited in. That makes the commercial stupid on a whole new level, because apparently you can't underestimate the people who make commercials either. Although, it must have taken some effort and skill to find an actress who could fart that loud, plus be willing to do it in front of a camera, so I guess the commercial wasn't completely devoid of effort.

Also, in addition to proving the "Dumb Audience" theory, this is proof against all those stupid people who think that girls don't fart, or that when girls do fart it smells like cinnamon and roses, so despite being stupid and disgusting, it ironically proves two things.

Monkey-farm judgement: negative-2 out of five, because this commercial is below getting a zero.

...man, what did that actress eat? and do i really want to know?

The Answer!

Today I decided to find the answer to one of the most challenging questions mankind has ever faced:

It takes 208 licks to get to the tootsie-roll center of a tootsie-pop.

Zombie DVDs

A couple of reviews of DVDs I've bought recently of Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and Day of the Dead, the classic trilogy of zombie movies made by George A. Romero (there's a fourth movie, Land of the Dead, but I don't own a copy of it to review).

Night of the Living Dead-Millennium Edition

Although only containing one disc, this DVD offers an enjoyable selection of extras, including trailers, commentaries, interviews, image galleries,

a spoof of the film called Night of the Living Bread, and some notes about the film by Stephen King that make an interesting, although short, read. Also noteworthy is the DVDs consistent theme of a graveyard, and the colors red and gray. All of the menus, the DVD cover, the disc cover, and the page of notes all match each other perfectly. Not the best DVD out there, but closer to best than it is to worst.

***1/2 out of 5

Dawn of the Dead- Ultimate Edition

Ultimate is the definitely the word to decribe this four-discs-and-a-comic-book-and-a-map-the-filming-location combination that tries to pass a DVD. There are so many extra things in this set besides the four discs its hard to still call this thing a DVD, but who's complaining? With three completely different versions of the movie (U.S. version, European version, and Extended Version) and a disc of documentaries, plus the first chapter of the comic-book adaptation of the film, this set is hard to beat in terms of size and quality.

****1/2 out of 5

Day of the Dead-Ultimate Edition

Although not quite as ultimate as the Dawn of the Dead Ultimate Edition, this DVD definitely isn't bad. It's got a healthy amount of extras on its two discs, and comes with a essay on the film thats modeled to look like a notebook that one the films characters keeps. A very nice DVD of a horrificly violent movie.

**** out of 5