iMac

Pros: The commercial works like a champ
Cons: May upset parents of small children

I thought the commercial was great! If you just read a transcript the words constitute a reasonable one-minute review of the iMac.

The commercial works because the reasonable tone of the review is contrasted by the weirdness of seeing the...

Pros: Funny, Irreverent, Memorable
Cons: Do you want to incur the wrath of Steve Jobs?

Like an unreleased movie that garners an NC-17 rating -- the controversy over whether to release theiMac ad "as is" has generated a significant amount of coverage. The reality for epinions is that they have created a memorable, controversial,...

Pros: Brilliant commercial. Gets the point across, very funny.
Cons: nada

This is the coolest thing Epinions has done in a while. I've been a little turned off by the whole thing since the bonus royalties ended; but when I got the URL in my mailbox for this commercial, I have to say, I was impressed.

What's the...

Pros: Controversial, Catchy and Colorful
Cons: Destroying of a Computer Device

This commercial is certainly on target (pun fully intended). Jay has stated his case with an effective video clip. I fully enjoyed the presentation and he has called to the attention the drawbacks of owning an IMAC. The shortcomings of this computer...

Pros: Not a single one.
Cons: Everything from start to finish

I can not believe that you considered airing a commercial promoting gun violence. Even if you do not air this commercial, you promote guns and violence by having it on your website. How many people have to be injured or die before we wake up. There is...

Pros: Using iMac as target practice
Cons: Might offend iMac users that don't have good aim

The commercial didn't come through that well with my connection, but got most of it and I heard a few things I agreed with, such as the floppy drive comment. Also, I've always wanted to shoot a few other product, but I won't get into that as it's...

Pros: Funny! Cool
Cons: Gun (not HORRIBLE!)

I first saw the ad from the site using Realplayer, because I have never seen it on the tv. Right away I liked the commercial!

First off, I like the fact that the Epinions.com guys use an ACTUAL epinion and the ACTUAL person who wrote it! I...

Pros: absolutely none
Cons: glorification of violence

So the kid in the commercial doesn't like iMacs. That's his opinion and he's entitled to it. I happen to use and like iMacs, but that's not the basis for my objection to this bizarre ad.

Since when does dislike of a product justify the use of...

Pros: iMac takes a bullet
Cons: No close-range shotgun blast to finish it off

Personally I was amused by the commercial. It brought back fond memories of summer afternoons spent in my best friend Ira's garage with a couple of target pistols and a collection of G.I. Joe and Playmobile paraphenalia. Don't get me wrong. I loved...

Pros: impact on children
Cons: the points he made are valid

1. The shooting of the little stuffed animal has to go. 2. I'm not really sure that this commercial is appropriate for children. Children may misunderstand the meaning of the commercial, only seeing a man shooting a gun, and think "he looks...

Pros: There aren't any
Cons: too violent and totally devoid of any point other than the film makers dislike for Imacs and beenie babies.

My whole problem with this ad is it's violence and lack of intellectual content. I would not want people coming to Epinions thinking that we are all violent, self important idiots like the young man in the video. Though I have been a member only a short...

Pros: controversial; offensive and/or entertaining
Cons: won't open closed minds, little review content

The quality of the opinion in this commercial is okay, but not great - no in depth technical aspects, and just a couple of specific points.

However, the controversy of this opinion is fantastic. Offended armchair activists are likely to come...

Pros: Attention getting
Cons: Too long, can get negative publicity with shooting

Alright, i've read a bunch of epinions on this new commercial and I really don't see what the big fuss is! A lot of people are talking about how the commercial portrays violence because Jay is shooting at a computer. I understand how this can be viewed...

Pros: Attention getting. Safety.
Cons: Not worth watching a second time.

The first purpose of any commercial is to first get the attention of the sheep (the term by which the public is often referred in the ad industry). This commercial would definitely accomplish that goal -- once.

Despite any...

Pros: Used a real reviewer
Cons: not all that creative

This ad would be one of the reasons I stop reading epinions. I invite all of you to read ljrunner's opinion of the iMac. From my understanding, he hasn't put any extensive use into the computer to rate it like he does. His review is great for anybody who...