Comments on Pointless Planet: Levi’s “Pioneers”

I didn't see Viggo Mortensen!

2010-01-26T13:00:26.206-05:00

I didn't see Viggo Mortensen!

There is a Smirnoff-like youth-anarchist debaucher...

2010-01-26T12:15:54.053-05:00

There is a Smirnoff-like youth-anarchist debauchery aspect to this commercial, with a little bit of sexualized witchcraft thrown in for good measure. You might call it "The Road meets Jersey Shore."

I find these commercials to be freaky and psychede...

2010-01-25T22:47:05.811-05:00

I find these commercials to be freaky and psychedelic--they may be quoting Whitman, but somehow they remind me more of that voodoo scene with the black preacher in the movie "The Skeleton Key."

Hey Levis- Smirnoff's called. They want their ...

2010-01-25T22:17:18.775-05:00

Hey Levis- Smirnoff's called. They want their schtick back.

Seriously, I tried to figure out how to snark on this commercial on my own blog, but it was too revolting even for me. I thought having to listen to The Beatles' "Revolution" as a sneaker commercial was bad. This is much, much worse.