Discussion » 'Banned' XBox 360 Advert

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Posted by Grim..., around 23rd November 2005:
 
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I think it's great.
It's not been officially banned in the UK yet, so we'll have to wait and see.
Posted by Sul_DUPE1, around 23rd November 2005:
 
Hmmm. A massive production like that and still fails to be as good as the one in Spaced.
Posted by Sul_DUPE1, around 23rd November 2005:
 
Either of them.
Posted by Alfie_DUPE1, around 23rd November 2005:
 
the bit where the guy on the phone makes him wait is nice.
Posted by Brock, around 23rd November 2005:
 
That neatly makes it obviously 'playing'. If they'd made that a little more obvious that people were having fun, then it probably wouldn't have got banned, I reckon. But the censors probably only saw people wishing violence on complete strangers.

And a more overt reference to games/playing at the end would have helped a bit. Shame. Nicely done and it would have been really funny to see being filmed.
Posted by Sul_DUPE1, around 23rd November 2005:
 
Yeah but if you're going to do it you have to do it properly.

www.i-am-bored.com/bored_li...

Saying bang is nowhere near as effective as making *bkhooow* noises.
Posted by cal_DUPE1, around 24th November 2005:
 
that's awesome
Posted by Alfie_DUPE1, around 24th November 2005:
 
It's the noise he makes, as the knife vibrates in his head, that I like.
Posted by mike, around 24th November 2005:
 
wikid advert, 1 of the best iv seen yet. y r they banning the best things? stupid cock suckers!!!
Posted by Grim..., around 24th November 2005:
 
'Banned' is the wrong word.
The official line is Microsoft don't want to release it because of 'questionable content'.
Posted by WarHead, around 24th November 2005:
 
Two words - "viral" and "advertising."
Posted by Alfie_DUPE1, around 24th November 2005:
 
viral and marketing
Posted by WarHead, around 24th November 2005:
 
That too.
Posted by Saltation_DUPE1, around 24th November 2005:
 
two words: "that" and "too"
Posted by Saltation_DUPE1, around 24th November 2005:
 
he's a man of two words: "war" and "head"
Posted by WarHead, around 24th November 2005:
 
wom bat!!11
Posted by Saltation_DUPE1, around 24th November 2005:
 
cue: Syl
Posted by syl_DUPE1, around 24th November 2005:
 
/on cue cracks up (again) ------- :)