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SALT LAKE CITY - The Super Bowl is here, which means it's the one time a year we don't mind commercial breaks. Like every other year companies are pulling out all the stops and their wallets to make sure they catch your attention on the day of the big game. Now, thanks to the internet, we can get a sneak peek at the big ads before they hit the airwaves.
Here's a taste at some of what you can expect.
Volkswagen had a big hit on their hands last year when they combined everyone's favorite villain and an adorable kid. This year they decided to combine everyone's favorite villain's theme song and the next cutest thing to kids, dogs. And you know what, it works.
Acura has done what people have been asking for years, "Bring Seinfeld back to TV." Granted it has been done before, but Acura has done it pretty well. Watching the one and only Jerry Seinfeld do just about everything to own the first Acura NSK will get you chuckling, even if there is an appearance from Tonight Show host Jay Leno. He doesn't really make you laugh but it does look like Seinfeld has a new Newman.
A great number of people, most the staff of ksl.com included, were disappointed this commercial was an ad for the new Honda CR-V and not a sequel to our beloved slacker film, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Broken hearts aside, Honda still delivers a pretty solid commercial that will have a great number of us laughing with our "nostalgia" bone. I also didn't know it existed until I watched the ad.
What would a super bowl without vampires be? Bliss probably. Enough with the vampires. However, I probably hate the whole vampire thing more than most, but Audi managed to get a pretty good ad together. I'm still trying to figure out if Audi is trying to tell us that the vampire craze is about to come to an end with their hashtag they include at the end of the promo. #SoLongVampires
Toyota is coming out with a reinvented Camry and while they were at it they decided to reinvent a few more things, like a couch made out of gorgeous women and a baby who doesn't poop. They haven't reinvented the commercial but they have made it pretty entertaining.
Those are look at just a few of the big money commercials you can see during the Super Bowl this year. Other ads include this one by Fiat, the annual Doritos ads we've come to count on, another spot by Go Daddy.com (Heaven help us) and a slew of big budget movie trailers.
These may be the best of this year's big game, but there always seems to be a few gems they hold onto until game time. So, keep an eye out and tell us which one you think is the best.
