10 Adverts Featuring Film Stars That Didn't Actually Suck

6. Gene Kelly €“ Volkswagen Golf

gene kelly volkswagen Ok, technically this is more of a digital cut and paste than a direct staring role. But it is the aura of Gene Kelly and his infamous €˜Singin€™ In The Rain€™ performance that provides a foundation for Volkswagen€™s groundbreaking advert. The special effects make Kelly seems like some sort of neck-shy hunchback, but you cannot fault the clear and concise message of €˜the old, updated€™. Granted, this could have been achieved in any one of a 100 ways, but this mixture of musical legacy and modern spectacle leaves a lasting impression that any advertising bod would die for. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLOuDbsJNaE
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