Call of Duty bombs in new commercial

I was watching NFL football recently and a commercial aired for a video game. I’ll admit the chant in the ad caught my attention. I was curious about which product was being advertised so I watched to the end. Definitely didn’t expect a video game! Take a look…

The Reaction. I’m not a “gamer” nor am I their target audience (based on this ad, at least), but it doesn’t look like the commercial is going over well with CoD fans. I’ll save you the trouble of reading the YouTube comments and sum them up in 2 words: commercial sucks. I might have found 2 or 3 comments that liked it but other than those, viewers are hating it big time. Like the guy who wrote this article about his love for the game but his disappointment in the ad.

The Cast. Check here for more details of the commercial with a few quotes from the creators at Activision plus, it’s where I found a pretty good list of cast members, including:

Nicki Minaj, Lil Baby, Pete Davidson, Kane Brown, Jalen Ramsey, David Long Jr., Nuke Squad (they posted a behind the scenes video), Lando Norris, and Bukayo Saka.

US of A. This commercial plays off the military cadence “left, left, left, right left” so I thought I’d leave you with patriotic photographs from my own personal collection. These are all available for download or purchase, so if you and your squad want to decorate your fancy gaming rooms, order one today!

Thanks for dropping in…

-Out of the Wilderness

A Few Photos of Fresh Flowers

These are photos from the last year and a half from camping and adventuring around the southeast United States. Flowers, though small, are bursting with beauty so I hope these photos captured at least a fraction of that! Thanks for checking out my photos today…

Colt Creek State Park
Florida Keys
field of yellow flowers
Kissimmee Prairie State Park
Kissimmee Prairie State Park
Calloway Gardens, Georgia
Hardridge Creek State Park
Lake Seminole

-Out of the Wilderness

Subaru Shelter Dog Commercial – The Dogs, the Music, and More!

Subaru’s established themselves as the #1 dog-loving car company. I’ve written about them before with their “Underdog” commercial and now they’re back with a special needs shelter dog ad. It’s ok to have happy tears with this one.

Are there any animals as amazing as dogs? I mean, gosh, this commercial shows great examples of pups that, to say it simply, overcome. If your heart doesn’t melt for these dogs, then you need to be taken outside and spanked! More about Subaru’s commitment to our lovable companions can be found on their website here.

The dogs. You can find out more about each of these pups on Subaru’s Meet the Underdogs page. The awesome dogs featured in this commercial are…

The Music. The song playing underneath the ad is “Time” by David Ramirez.

My amazing pups. I’ll leave you with pics of my best beagle pups, Piper and Asia. The first pic is the first day I had Piper (the one with the big ears), I brought her to Petsmart to pick up all kinds of supplies. I adopted her from Happy Tales Humane Society in Franklin, TN. The next picture is Asia (blue eyes) from her adoption profile posted on Petfinder. Asia came from Love at First Sight! in Nashville, TN. To sum up the first time I saw each of them, there was no way I was going home without them.

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-Out of the Wilderness

Black Adam starring Dwayne Johnson’s neck…

HelloOoOo and thanks for reading my blog today. I post every day at 1pm central about all kinds of things from dating to TV commercials. Today’s is about a movie trailer that’s been airing the last few weeks. Black Adam stars the one-and-only Dwayne Johnson. Here’s the trailer…

I’ll admit they trailer is well-done and the movie might be great. It’s a DC Comics character and those seem to do well (Batman, Wonder Woman, Justice League, etc). There are two things that bother me about the movie, though, just from viewing the trailer.

  1. Dwayne Johnson. Don’t get me wrong, I love him but I just can’t see him as a superhero/comic-type character. Fast and Furious, yes! The Game Plan, definitely! Jumanji, for sure! But in Black Adam, I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to see him as the character and not Dwayne Johnson.
  2. The neckline. The neckline of his superhero outfit is hideous. All I can think of every time I see it is the Hanes commercial where that guy has a flimsy, stretched out neckline on his shirt. I know Dwayne Johnson has a muscular neck and all, but there had to be another way!

With that said, time will tell if these two drawbacks will be mine alone or if fans will notice the same things and ticket sales will reflect it. My guess is that it will do fine in the theater and I’m just being weird, as usual. But as for the trailer itself, it’s well-done. Doesn’t seem to give anything away and that’s always the biggest complaint from fans… trailers sometimes show the entire movie in 2 minutes.

Did you notice the ocean scenes highlighted in the trailer? Lots of action and I love the ocean, so I’ll leave you with my very own photos of the ocean and various ocean-related things. Check out more of my best photos on my SmugMug page, all of which are available for purchase so take a chance and get a large print for your home or office!

Thanks for dropping in…

-Out of the Wilderness

The Amazon Little Red Riding Hood Ad – The Actress and More!

Amazon is celebrating their service in holiday style with a subtle Christmas-themed commercial. This one plays on a familiar story, Little Red Riding Hood. Take a look then scroll down for more info…

*UPDATE: Who’s the woman behind the British accent in these Amazon ads? Click here*

Sound. The commercial doesn’t feature a song except the last few seconds when “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” begins to play. With that, it’s confirmed that Amazon is now battling Walmart for who advertises Christmas earliest. In fact, I was in Walmart last week (mid-October) and there was already half an aisle full of Christas decor. Sheesh!

The Actress. Thanks a lot to the comment below from “feylisgmailcom” for tracking down the actress playing the part of Little Red Riding Hood. Her name is Mikayla Roberts. Follow her on Instagram: @kikiikale …photo below is from her Instagram feed.

more of her photos on Instagram

The Wolf. The wolf plays a critical role in this ad but trained wolves can’t be easy to find. Good thing there are professionals out there that do that kind of thing. I went down a little rabbit hole (as a wolf might do?) and found Instinct, a company that focuses on wolves for TV and film. Check out their gallery of wolf snarls and you’ll see that these folks must be good at their job! I don’t know if they were responsible for the wolf in the commercial, but it’s possible.

Other Wildlife. I gravitate towards wildlife in my photography, including some dangerous ones (alligators, bison, and a few others). Below are a few favorites and you can click here to see the entire set of wildlife photos. These are also available for download and purchase. Take a look and I hope you find some you love!

How do you feel about the Amazon commercial? Are they ushering Christmas in too soon? Comment below and thanks for dropping in…

-Out of the Wilderness