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Latest lame "rock climbing" commercial

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20 kN · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2009 · Points: 1,346

This time from E-Trade. Personally, I would have rather seen Spacey on the sharp end.

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caesar.salad · · earth · Joined Dec 2012 · Points: 75

That is just fucking atrocious.

Klimbien · · St.George Orem Denver Vegas · Joined Apr 2009 · Points: 455
Brian E · · Western North Carolina · Joined Mar 2005 · Points: 363

i kinda liked it

DavisMeschke Guillotine · · Pinedale, WY · Joined Oct 2013 · Points: 225

It's Alice from Workaholics.

rocknice2 · · Montreal, QC · Joined Nov 2006 · Points: 3,847

So E-Trade is all about risking everything. Forget about setting stop-loss protection below you. Not the most sensible portfolio.

FrankPS · · Atascadero, CA · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 276

I liked it. I wish someone would tell me where the next hold is!

mustardtiger · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2011 · Points: 20

Looked like a good rest spot.

Ryan M Moore · · Philadelphia, PA · Joined Oct 2014 · Points: 35

Kevin spacey ruined her onsight.

Lee Green · · Edmonton, Alberta · Joined Nov 2011 · Points: 51

Man, people get their knickers in a knot over the silliest things here. It's not supposed to be an entry in Reel Rock. It's a commercial, and a fairly funny and creative one. It's made for a mass audience, and as commercials featuring a niche sport for mass audiences go it's pretty well done. It was worth a chuckle.

caesar.salad · · earth · Joined Dec 2012 · Points: 75

My knickers are in a knot.

Brian in SLC · · Sandy, Utah · Joined Oct 2003 · Points: 21,746

Kinda fun. As commercials go, not too bad.

M Mobley · · Bar Harbor, ME · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 911
CJC wrote:commercials are made for stupid people
even more so when you are paying for commercials!
cassondra l · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2008 · Points: 335

Funny at first, but kind of obnoxious with Kevin Spacey/Etrade as a standin for god. They could have saved a few bucks and made the climbing part more realistic if they had gotten themselves a real climber.

rging · · Salt Lake City, Ut · Joined Jul 2011 · Points: 210

Maybe they needed a real actor and not a real climber.

Zac St Jules · · New Hampshire · Joined Dec 2013 · Points: 1,188

That was amazing.

Nick Fuller · · Asheville, NC · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 2

What's it called when you free solo while tied in, and bring up gear to not use. Blackpointing? This could be the new thing...

Rigggs24 · · Denver, CO · Joined Oct 2009 · Points: 45
Nick Fuller wrote:What's it called when you free solo while tied in, and bring up gear to not use. Blackpointing? This could be the new thing...
I believe its called climbing a flatiron....but i never applied these tactics to vertical rock
M Mobley · · Bar Harbor, ME · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 911
Nick Fuller wrote:What's it called when you free solo while tied in, and bring up gear to not use. Blackpointing? This could be the new thing...
5.Xing?
Marc801 C · · Sandy, Utah · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 65

Why do some people feel that commercials need to be realistic?

Regarding the comment about commercials being "made for stupid people": what do you think pays for the TV shows you watch?

"Oh noooooo! A lame rock climbing commercial! It's so stupid! It's atrocious!!!"
Just harden the f8ck up!

M Mobley · · Bar Harbor, ME · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 911
Marc801 wrote:Why do some people feel that commercials need to be realistic? Regarding the comment about commercials being "made for stupid people": what do you think pays for the TV shows you watch? "Oh noooooo! A lame rock climbing commercial! It's so stupid! It's atrocious!!!" Just harden the f8ck up!
harden up and suffer son!
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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