Simon The Ogre Ad.

[patsyann]

Is it just me who finds the Simon The Ogre Advertisement for Thomson Holidays very creepy. I really do not like it at all. Brrrr.

[hc4361]

I like it - it's amusing

[giveup]

I agree with patsyann,it gives me the creeps.

[lady-janine]

it's horrible. creepy.

[Baldric]

I want to know how he pulled that Blonde!

[Jomlett]

Luv is blind!

[viv38]

No I don't like it, not because it scares me, I just think it's stupid and goes on too long !

[Lie-in King]

I think it's excellent!

[Booldawg]

From an anthropological view I find it very interesting. Obviously Thomson are hoping to appeal to a female audience living in a nuclear family environment.

The female will put encourage the main wage earning man to book a holiday selling it on the premise it will de-stress him from the pressures of bearing the finanacial and emotional strain of family life. Who knows - he may even become human again?
Of course we all know it will end up on the plastic and he'll feel even worse than he did before.

[Zeuhl]

As posted on the 'Adverts' thread, it's a metaphor that many people will relate to.

And it very neatly (for these cash straightened times) repositions the package holiday as a necessity of regeneration for parents with young families rather than an extravagance.

Are you folks who don't like it in the target audience?

[Peter Pedant]

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if you look like crap like I do
it cheers one up

[mallyh]

i haven't seen it

[Mamyalynne]

Peter, I'm sure that's not true.

I find the Ad quite endearing and it gets the point across well.

[Butterbun]

I think it's awful.

[Mamyalynne]

Mally

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXNJA1yGn-8

[mallyh]

thanks mamyalynne i enjoyed that and the eye candy wasn't to bad lol x