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Advertising Rules!

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As a German Studies student, I am constantly looking for new films to watch to practice language. It is particularly nice when the film is a good one. This film does not take itself too seriously, but it does have a heart, and parts are laugh-out-loud funny. The female lead in this movie is a cutie-pie, and the supporting cast is fantastic. You will appreciate this movie more if you understand German, but even if you don't, there are plenty of good sight gags. I am glad some recent German filmmakers have learned that movies don't all have to be grim and existential. Film can entertain as well.

This is easily the best German film to make it to North America since Run Lola Run.

To start, this film has excellent sound and picture. Plus, the extra features are far superior to other European films released in North America. Even the trailer is the original German trailer, not some dubbed over North American trailer.

The story is great. The actors do a magnificent job. And the storyline flows along at a nice pace. Furthermore, the editing is crisp and the mixture of shots works well to move the story along.

The humor in this film is unpredictable and hilarious. The character Viktor drives the plot well and the supporting characters match the tone perfectly. Strangely enough, the story is not at all unrealistic. It's a very believable and totally entertaining situation.

I'd recommend highly. I don't want to spoil the ending, so let's just say that there are two to choose from, since one is in the extra features. You'll probably like one better. If there were any important flaws in the movie I'd list them here, but there aren't. I challenge anyone to find some and post it.

If you like Götz George's preformance, I'd highly recommend "Das Trio" (The Trio) as well.

This is a delectable movie. The Viktor Vogel character is hilarious, yet believable. I couldn't help laughing out loud at the way he lived into the lies (the resume embelishments, etc), which eventually caught up with him. Makes you question the validity of the mantra... "fake it 'til you make it." I couldn't help but root for him as the underdog in the cut throat world of advertising where personalites with oversized egos will do anything to make a buck.

To the person who wanted info about the sountrack... The song is "Sometimes" by "Minus 8" aka Robert Jan Meyer. This song is on his Minuit album (try iTunes).

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I screened this for a German class. Although there is no sex in this movie, there is drinking and some obscenities, so I can't show this in class. What a shame, as I liken this movie to a toned-down Jim Carrey movie. It's clever, quirky and hip and actually conveys a message about current social issues without in any way being grim or preachy. Age discrimination from both the young and the old play a dominant theme in this offbeat comedy.

Victor Vogel is the protagonist who somehow gets mistaken for a high-level ad writer. He quickly catches on and goes with the flow. The outcome is hilarious and sweet. "Vogel" ironically is also the animal the Germans use to describe someone who is a big crazy. "Er hat einen Vogel" means "he's crazy!" and this Vogel is no exception.

The acting is well done, the script well-written. For the price of this movie, this is a deal!

I bought this because I was looking for a cheap film for learning German. It is absolutely delightful, even after watching it many times. The story is a lot of fun. If you are thinking of getting this to learn German, the dialog is relationship and business based - you aren't going to hear a lot of things about day-to-day life (it isn't going to help you with restaurant ordering). There are also some different accents so some of the people are hard to understand sometimes. This is helpful because there are a lot of different accents in German! The subtitles usually give a good idea of what they said. There are plenty of "bad" words in the German dialog and the subtitles, but it isn't that adult - there is implied sex and a fight at the beginning, but nothing that wouldn't be allowed on U.S. TV. I would watch it with my kids, but I would coach them first about which German words and in what context are considered bad.

I enjoyed this movie more as an advertising student than the average person my age would have to be sure....It had its funny moments and managed to entertain me all while watching certain aspects of the business I study come to life...(Wielding chainsaws and such taken with a grain of salt)

Okay...If anyone can help me with this I will be thrilled...I love the opening song on the main DVD menu page...Does anyone know where I can find it? I believe it's entitled Sometimes...but no searches grab anything...I have no idea as to who the artist is..Can anyone help? Thanks....

~Randy

This movie characterizes in a very enjoyable, light and humorous way the hypocritical world of advertising. It shows how easily one can rise and fall in the world of advertisment.

It certainly is true that sometimes a young and fresh spirit can bring a lot of "swing" into an advertisment firm.

The actors do a fantastic job. Highly recommendable for people who like to think a little critically about modern society, yet wants to have fun at the same time. Just wonderful. Go buy it.

The film is primarily a comedy, but it is also a "Chick Flick" at the same time. In this essence, it's a well balanced film; although predictable. "Advertising Rules!" doesn't throw any curves at you. It follows the traditional format that we see here in the states everyday. Boy meets girl, boy makes mistake, lies to girl, girl leaves him, he finds success but looses girl, make reprimands gets girl back and lives happily every after. In fact, plot wise, the story follows the movie "In Good Company" almost exactly

The character Viktor Vogel is very likable; all the characters are likeable in fact. I would like to note that the character Kaminski (Viktor's Boss in the beginning), is a little underdeveloped. However, I felt as if I could relate to each of the Characters.

This is a good watch if you are looking for a light, empty calorie romantic comedy. Aside from the loveable characters, I would like to appreciate the soundtrack, offering tracks from American classics, and the music by Minus 8.

Don't be fooled, this film is not an "office comedy" such as NBC's "The Office," or "Office Space." This movie is good, but no better than your average American film. I like it, but I'm not sure why it made it all the way to my local Hollywood Video.

The Film is rated "R" for the use of the "F-Word" occurring twice in the subtitles. The Disc of the DVD reads "Not Rated" while the case reads, "R"

I lived in Berlin for several years and there are some great German comedies, but this is not one of them. The fact that it made it to an american video store led me to believe it would be pretty good, but it was horrible.