Carling - South Pole
I love the pure optimism of it, the fact that if you're with your mates then you can't really go wrong. I especially like the guy at the end that claims "It's brightening up!"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jpULToQQgk

Other ads I like, off the top of my head...
The Hovis ad where the kid is travelling through various moments in British history.
The first Sony Bravia ad, with the Jose Gonzalez soundtrack
That advert for sausages where the guy is having a fight with the dog (and the dog whips him with a wet towel)
The Barclaycard ad where the bloke is watersliding through the city.

Ads I hate
Documentary ads where a member of the public is being interviewed. Worst of the bunch is that woman banging on about toothpaste: "Where's it going wrong? Nowhere!"

All Natwest adverts where they show the patronising twat staff trying to be nice to their punters. "Ooh, where you going on holiday? Anywhere nice?" "Cock off and give me my twatting money..."

The Be a Teacher ads. Could they be any more contrived?

That oven cleaner one that is so simple a man could do it. If they're trying to be 'ironic', they've failed.

Domestos: "some bacteria can even survive in lava!" Okay, maybe that's true but they're not going to survive on your fucking kitchen work surface are they? Yes, you keep Domestosing everywhere and erode your child's immune system...

Ooh, and while I think on, Charlie Brooker was right on the money with this little compilation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik7bDGQ4uO8. Though the woman snacking on pretzels is fit...

There are tons more but I'm off out now...
(Ghostlight, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 20:32, Reply)