The Power of the Commercial - Top 3

One sure thing when you surf Youtube is that you will come across lots of TV commercials - from the latest to those that hark from even decades back.

I have been thinking of doing a collection of my favourite TVCs, but to be fair, you would likely have seen many of them if you have been doing the same thing as I have - which is to search Youtube for commercials or advertisements.

Nonetheless, I noticed that there are certain trends in TVCs from say, different countries, or different products. For example, Thailand has a penchant for coming up with the most comical commercials you'll see around; while Japan has some really weird offerings to boot.

But before I do a feature on any of those, here are my 3 favourite TVCs - rare gems that will not turn up so easily in a search these days - unless you have something more specific to look for.

In no particular order:

Mr. W
The sheer idea of this just blew me away. I am jealous.

Pantene 
Truly extraordinary commercial. The concept behind it, the metaphors used - are just brilliant. The only thing is the absurdity of it - Music is visible - apparently.

Reunion Dinner
One among a long series of Chinese New Year commercials commissioned by Petronas in Malaysia. Made by the late Yasmin Ahmad I believe.

Top 10 Samurai Films

At last it is out of cold storage - my official Top 10 Samurai Films.

It took me a really long time to get this out - over a combination of work, writer's block, and pure lethargy.

So who made the list? Who are the usual suspects? And who's the biggest suspect of them all? Just click on the damn link will you?