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Hear me roar, see me rise

Posted by Robin on 19 October 2012 13 Comments

An agreeably weird spot for the Van Gils fragrance line for men.

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: van gils, video

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  1. plume says:
    19 October 2012 at 1:33 pm

    Pretty good Sean Connery impression with the voiceover. RISHE!

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    • Robin says:
      19 October 2012 at 1:44 pm

      Yes!!

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    • LaMaroc says:
      20 October 2012 at 2:22 pm

      I thought it was him!

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  2. VanMorrisonFan says:
    19 October 2012 at 5:41 pm

    This guy could dissassemble Brad Pitt in about two seconds and then get into the octagon with the Old Spice guy.

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    • Robin says:
      19 October 2012 at 8:08 pm

      Yes! (And the ad copy is really just as silly as the Brad Pitt, when you come right down to it)

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  3. nozknoz says:
    19 October 2012 at 9:40 pm

    WELL. That was different! Nice cinematography, handsome actor, but a bit too a bit too evocative of scary disturbed homeless man.

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    • littlemoron says:
      19 October 2012 at 11:02 pm

      Ha!

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    • Robin says:
      20 October 2012 at 11:55 am

      Yes, I’d agree. But I’ll say this for it: it’s memorable!

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      • nozknoz says:
        20 October 2012 at 2:39 pm

        And it does make me curious to sniff it, unlike 98% of perfume ads.

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        • Robin says:
          20 October 2012 at 2:58 pm

          As I understand it, it’s for their whole masculine line, which is rarely done but strikes me as a good idea.

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    • LaMaroc says:
      20 October 2012 at 2:23 pm

      I tend to like hirsute guys like this, so I guess scary homeless guy is kinda right up my alley (pun intended). 😛

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      • nozknoz says:
        20 October 2012 at 2:34 pm

        🙂

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  4. Ariel says:
    20 October 2012 at 4:19 pm

    I love it, sort of Greek gods rising again, starting with Hephaestus.

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