Tommy Lee Jones is the poster boy for my favourite canned coffee in Japan.
You can buy hot coffee, tea, and corn soup from vending machines here. It’s very popular. In the winter a hot can of coffee makes a good pocket warmer as well.
I like Tommy Lee Jones as an actor. He’s usually in high quality movies and does a good job. I bet he cringes when he sees himself playing the bad guy in Steven Seagal’s Under Siege. I cringe when I see that movie too, or any Steven Seagal movie.
but…
The picture of Tommy Lee Jones plastered all over vending machines everywhere is horrible. To put it mildly, he looks like a “bag of shit“.
What message is the coffee company trying to relay to potential buyers?
“Drink our product and look like this”.
Maybe I should switch to a different drink.
I hear Mickey Rooney just got the Coca Cola contract!
note: the picture I have isn’t the really bad one. I drove all over town trying to find the worst picture, but they’ve changed the photos to Mickey Rooney.
Before drinking Coca Cola
After drinking Coca Cola
6 responses so far ↓
Turkish Prawn // May 11, 2008 at 2:43 pm |
I love the “Western actor does Far East product endorsment” thing. They always look so out of it and the posters or ads look like the were Photoshopped by an eight year old. Almost always looks thrown together and awkward.
For you edification… http://www.japander.com/japander/index.htm
Makes for good late night viewing. Just stay out of the “Bwain”
Turkish Prawn
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paperdreamer // May 11, 2008 at 3:44 pm |
I heard once that you can buy used panties in japanese vending machines? Beat that.
Isn’t the “bag of shit” thing a quote from Tommy Lee Jones?
is that somewhere on the ad!?
planetross // May 11, 2008 at 3:55 pm |
I’ve never seen them, but they are out there. The following link has a photo (but not definitive). Scroll down and find it titled “truly bizarre” between the titles “icecream” and “batteries”.
http://photomann.com/japan/machines/
The “bag of shit” comment, not sure.
paperdreamer // May 12, 2008 at 4:03 am |
I’m not actually sure anymore. I think he just says “shit” a lot.
Especially to Will Smith in MIB. I love that movie.
S. Le // May 12, 2008 at 7:13 pm |
Wish we had canned hot coffee/beverages here! That would be awesome!
Willy // May 14, 2008 at 5:03 am |
I have looked better. I wonder if they have had their colin checked for coca cola cracks.