Nov 9 2007Guinness Commercial Makes Me Thirsty
Well it's Friday so I've got beer on my brain (and in the bloodstream). Guinness has just started running their newest commercial, which is the most expensive for them to date. They contracted the world record holder in domino toppling 'Weijers Domino Productions' from the Netherlands for all the pandemonium.
The commercial was directed by Nicolai Fuglsig of Sony Bravia 'Balls' fame, and is a celebration of community. The advert was shot on location in a remote side village called Iruya, in the Salta region of northern Argentina, with a population of around 1,000 people. Toppling items included: 6,000 dominoes, 10,000 books, 400 tyres, 75 mirrors, 50 fridges, 45 wardrobes and 6 cars.
Now that was a good commercial. And from the look of things those people in the village really love themselves some Guinness. Now I'm not going to go as far as to say I'm moving there, but I did just buy a one-way ticket on Expedia and I've already got my bags packed. Who needs a clean water supply anyways when you live in a village with a serious stockpile of Guinness. Not I.
Guinness Ad - Tipping Point [youtube]
thanks to Ranney, a man who loves good beer and beautiful women
Reader Comments
1. WTF - November 9, 2007 9:45 AM
First, again? Tipple-topple-tastic!
2. Dlihc Revol - November 9, 2007 10:19 AM
F***ing awesome.
3. Saladtosser 75 - November 9, 2007 11:26 AM
Its amazing what that you can get a bunch of peasants to destroy their property for one glass of beer!
Jokes on them though. It only looked like they had six glasses of the black stuff to go around.
Suckas!!!
4. guate6 - November 9, 2007 1:13 PM
#3, I hope that comment wasn't serious. I thought the video was completely awesome.
5. Jumpin_J - November 9, 2007 2:32 PM
Obviously this wan't a beer commercial. As we all know, real beer ads have one or more of the following:
* Really hot women,
* Doofus college guys,
* At least one goofy animal, usually a dog,
* A situation so dumb you wouldn't even see it on 2 And A Half Men,
* Really, really hot women (worth repeating if advertisers are reading this).
So this Guiness product can't possibly be a beer. Guessing from the ad, it must be a bookstore? A used car dealership? A domino company? I give up.
6. Illegal Immigrant - November 9, 2007 3:51 PM
Como esta el YAY!
7. vespertine - November 10, 2007 8:30 AM
#5, i agree. Maybe it's the first mob commercial (those guys who started the chain of dominoes), and they're showing us just how in control they are of their city. I mean, they MADE all those people destroy their valuables.... that's some control...I'd be scared.
8. Edgar - November 12, 2007 1:50 AM
Wow, that was involved. Pretty Cool.
9. Vince - November 18, 2007 8:47 AM
Another Guinness classic
10. natalia - December 1, 2007 2:15 PM
awsome commercial!!! although I live in Argentina where is very difficult to buy a guinness :(