The Super Bowl of Commercials

So as every other person has pointed out, the Super Bowl has become as noteworthy for Big Expensive Commercials as it has for the actual game played. So it's worth taking a look at the Best/Worst adverts. All of these are very much in my opinion, since I had disagreements with the consensus in the room during the game:

AMUSING / INTERESTING ADS:
– Death Wish Coffee — Created by Intuit for the winners of a contest, it's epic in appearance with a great twist at the end. Probably my favorite of the day. https://youtu.be/V_3H_Y5QUWw
– Kung Fu Panda and Wix — if only for the "Old Spice" homage. https://youtu.be/7jIA3eFtSOM
– Doritos "Ultrasound" — Of the various ads that pushed the bounds of good taste (so to speak), this one was the most amusing. https://youtu.be/ugn_qmQ0NFo
– Hulk, Ant-Man, Coke — Okay, this one won't win any awards, but it was still amusing. https://youtu.be/OlZqBR3yTiw
– Budweiser – Helen Mirren — While the idea of Mirren actually drinking Bud is disturbing, I'd watch her reciting pretty much anything, and this PSA is entertaining. https://youtu.be/Rb2VXVmUga4
– Pokemon 20th Anniversary — It was just sweet. https://youtu.be/2F46tGehnfo
– Colgate "Every Drop Counts" — Kudos to Colgate for a PSA about water wastage. https://youtu.be/z5Ar0eCp6uE
– Jeep — I found this a more sentimental and engaging car ad than the Audi one. https://youtu.be/wKn5K5V7tRo
– Heinz "Wiener Dogs" — Because every one loves wiener dogs. https://youtu.be/aNN9nL2vppM

DO NOT WANT:
– PuppyMonkeyBaby — This ad makes me positively loathe the idea of even drinking the product I won't name. https://youtu.be/ql7uY36-LwA
– Amazon.com and Alex Baldwin — Mildly humorous in places but … it did nothing to make me want to buy an Echo, only to slap Baldwin and everyone else in the ad. https://youtu.be/qTz5jAn-XX8
– Skittles "The Portrait" — Loud and dumb, and actually something that makes me less likely to buy their candy. https://youtu.be/21ivbtgqJkg
– Shocktop — When you find yourself in a stupid argument with a beer tap, you have been drinking something other than beer. https://youtu.be/D0AoauuOY2w
– Paypal "New Money" — Nobody in the room seemed inclined to rush right out and find out what the hell Paypal was actually advertising here. Though its incomprehensibility did make people watch it. https://youtu.be/1dF9t_xQGks
– "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" – How could someone invest so much money in something that looks so horribly awful? https://youtu.be/ikps-Af4q90
– "X-Men Apocalypse" — This movie has everything going for it except ads that make it look actually interesting. While it avoids spoilers by telling us nothing of interest from the plot, I really want more than just snapshots of super-types manifesting their powers. https://youtu.be/IT34AAaLVSo
– Taco Bell "Quesalupa" — Not even cameos by George Takei and Giorgio Tsoukalos can save this loud mish-mosh for a made-up piece of mass-produced Mexican fast food. https://youtu.be/V7BvpIPsWWU
– Kia "Walken Closet" — Aside from disappointment that Christopher Walken would sell out for something so uninspired, who was the ad exec who thought an advert that criticizes beige socks would turn out to be how exciting a plain white Kia sedan is? https://youtu.be/ZILIr1412wc

NOTABLE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY WINNERS:
– NFL Babies Singing — An amusing but somewhat squicky concept. https://youtu.be/9KqekigARfE
– Audi "Commander" — Car ads are so overblown that it takes something special to stand out. This one hit lots of sentimental tones (including David Bowie), but I just felt it was too much glurge combined with "Ooh, fast sporty car!" Everyone else liked it, though. https://youtu.be/yB8tgVqmKzw
– Honda Ridgeline and Sheep — Fun music and premise, but I'm eye-rolling too hard at the idea of pickup bed music speakers. https://youtu.be/kTaCT8ZmdJA
– Hyndai "First Date" — Very stereotype over-protective father humor, but still amusing as the father of a teen-aged girl. https://youtu.be/-R_483zeVF8
– Budweiser "Not Backing Down" — The Clydesdale ads are usually pretty cool, and this one had some interesting imagery, but its message was "We're a beer made by a monster company, and that's why you should chug it." Um, okay. https://youtu.be/rF711XAtrVg
– Toyota Prius "Longest Chase" — While there are cute moments, something about this ad just rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe Grand Theft Auto and celebritizing of criminals aren't all that funny. https://youtu.be/rHzLUdd7kZ8

This doesn't include every ad during the game, obviously but they're the ones that a review of the list triggered some significant memory or impression.

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