The Star Wars Theme Returns: Watch VW’s Super Bowl Commercial Teaser
- Posted on January 21, 2012 at 12:36pm by
Mike Opelka
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Last year’s Super Bowl commercial from Volkswagen featuring a young boy in a Darth Vadar costume was a smash, winning awards as well as the appreciation of millions. “The Force” generated more than 50 million views on YouTube.
The commercial was so well received that VW is going back to the Star Wars franchise. This brief teaser spot entitled, “The Bark Side” was posted on Jan. 18 and has already generated more than five million hits:
The full 60 second spot is slated to run during the 3rd quarter of the upcoming Super Bowl.
The YouTube post also has a link to another Star Wars themed promotional page from Volkswagen. This one allows you to create a Star-Wars-styled invitation to your own party to watch “The Big Game.”
If it’s been a while since you have seen the original VW Star Wars spot, we’ve got you covered:
(H/T Business Insider)
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Comments (66)
lukerw
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:55amI am confused: Is VW (designed by Adolf Hitler)… for the Dark Side Empire (alike Obama)… or for the people?
Report Post »Bluenose177
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 1:08amcould be worse, it could be a commie GM car run by Obama the socialist and his left wing union buddies (BTW I drive a VW and it’s fricking awesome)
Report Post »newt
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 8:56amhow is it that obama has anything to do with this? or hitler?
Report Post »vonMises
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:30pm@NEWT
Hitler was an engineer before he became a dictator, and he designed the Wolkswagon Beetle (Wolkswagon = “People’s car”) as a means of inexpensive transportation for the general populace.
Obama stole GM from the people who invested in it by illegally denying them their share of the company, which he gave to the UAW instead.
That’s why Hitler and Obama are part of the discussion.
Report Post »SoulReaver
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 5:10amjust found out that Carter was a nuclear engineer who would have thought that?
Report Post »westy98530
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:09pm@vonmises,
Now that’s just not even true. Hitler was never an engineer, he was an enlisted solider and then went straight into politics. He commissioned the beetle after he was already in power, but didn’t design it. Ferdinand Porsche did.
Report Post »Mike Benton
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 11:51amVonMises is an idiot! The VW “beetle” was designed by Ferdinand Porsche for the German car company, not by Hitler himself.
Report Post »RavenGlenn
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 12:13pm@Vonmises:
Where did you even get the idea that Hitler was an engineer? He was a failed art student. That’s about it. He was a total waste of space…the modern day occupy member.
Report Post »RAMJR
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:50amA lot better choice than Mercedes, with Che! Looking forward to the new GM Super Bowl commercial with Obama singing and dancing with a teleprompter. Heard it was going to be a remake of the Young Frankenstein (substitute ‘Putting on the Ritz’, with ‘Hope & Change GM!‘ Can’t wait for the tap dancing…Although we’re pretty use to it by now! …WINNING! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6-tYS9k1U&feature=related
Report Post »Country_of_Arizona
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:23amBitch and complain, that’s all some ever do, just enjoy the damn story; most people are not happy unless they are complaining!
Report Post »mbck1491
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:31amIsn’t that what you are doing right now?
Report Post »Divothead
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 11:23pmBasketball does indeed suck. If you have ever seen ESPN StreetBall, you’ve seen the not too distant future of the NBA.
Report Post »DEITY
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 8:40pmLAME !!!
Best car adds are the one for the Dodge Challenger about a year or so ago !! Who the heck even watched Star Wars except weird people !! Check out the Dodge Challenger commercials on youtube,just awesome !!!
Report Post »Jayms
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:14amYeah, those Billions of weirdos. Right.
Report Post »SoulReaver
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 5:12amyou must not be smart enough to watch the star wars movies and understand what is going on:).
Report Post »Blacktooth
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 8:28pmI cannot get enough of the “Force” commercial with the little kid in his Darth
Report Post »Vader suit. Makes me laugh every time I see it. One of the greatest commercials of all time in my opinion.
AmazingGrace8
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 8:56pmWhen the dad raises his eyebrows up and then down to his wife, is a very tender moment between a husband and wife and a playful dad to his boy. The husband is able to show his mischievous side to his wife and still be her gladiator.
Report Post »Another ad is the class-reunion and the tune playing and two former lovers see each other and are married to different people but have a fond-memory-clip and he still has the old Subaru(?) parked in the driveway. Oh sucks..I am a romantic!
I laughed and laughed at the dogs and the ending. Just great humor!
AmazingGrace8
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 9:03pmForgot the h…Oh shucks. Forgot to proof-read.
Report Post »WhiteFang
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 1:24pmAmazingGrace8,
Whoever created that commercial did a masterful job, I noticed the same things you mentioned. Thanks.
Good morning Blacktooth. :-)
Report Post »magadog
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 7:03pmAgreed…very creative and full of long term smiles.
Report Post »Dabldo
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 8:05pmThe best. Nice – and – simple.
Report Post »willbedone
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 7:52pmShoulda saved that one for Land Rover
Report Post »katy
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 7:01pmLove. This.
Report Post »Patrick Henry II
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 7:12pmReminds me of my house. I love this comercial.
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 7:27pmUgh, no more reminders of this commercial from last year, because it got me in trouble. My young nephew thought he could start my truck by doing the same thing he saw on tv, and when he tried, I set off the car alarm…..once he finished screaming and crying, my sister gave me a boatload of grief about it.
Report Post »Look4DBigPicture
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 6:28pmCute, but I wouldn’t have known they were barking the Star Wars theme. They were a little bit out of tune. :)
I’ve seen the other commercial for several months … is it supposed to be new for the Super Bowl?
Report Post »charles4227
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 6:06pmOh yes! George took every penny they gave him, and now that he has enough that he does’ t have to worry any more, he’s showing his true color!! RED!!!!!!
Report Post »ImMadAsHell
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 5:22pmI hate sports especially football and most of all basketball…… bunch of goons running back and forth dribbling back and forth squeek squeek back and forth squeek squeek over paid children with tatoos and no brains squeek squeek squeek BASKETBALL SUX
THATS Y ImMadAsHell
Report Post »PhunkDaPhish
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 6:12pm@mad
Please find the nearest rock and start smashing it against your head. Not sure if you will feel better, but I think it will do the rest of us some good.
Report Post »General Chaud Caliente
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 6:42pmLOL! Me too. Though I like football, NOTHING good can come from basketball.
Report Post »Knight Templar
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 7:05pm@ Mad—- Well good for you. Your jolly attitude is contagious.
Report Post »jharper
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 4:55pmI thought the dog’s rendition of “Jingles Bells” years ago was better. Glad to know they are still together. I’m ordering their “Greatest Hits” today.
Report Post »TheMisstiff15
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 3:29pmThat is cute.
Report Post »db321
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 4:56pmAt least they did not use Che Guevara face in the Commercial like Mercedes did.
Report Post »chfields62
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 6:55pmI also thought it was cute…..But it’s still not as good as the original…that was awesome….
Report Post »medic506
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 2:23pmI guess I’ll be the turd in the swimming pool, I thought it was a little obnoxius.
Report Post »AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 3:14pmHow unfortunate, in that I think someone should take a crap on George Lucas’ face.
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:22pmSo you’re the one who did that in the public swimming pool! Shame on you.
Report Post »Mr.Fitnah
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 2:22pmAnother reason to not watch football.
Report Post »DragoonChris
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 3:33amwell, okay. Hope you have fun doing whatever it is you like to do.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 2:10pmvery cool.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 2:15pmI hope George Lucas didn’t take any of that BAD capitalist money.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/george-lucas-billionaire-filmmaker-down-on-capitalism/
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 2:06pmLove it. Yeah, I liked the wookie part also.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 1:45pmLove it! :D
Report Post »Blitz
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 1:41pmI was liking it until my dogs wanted to meet the dogs in my laptop…… :/
Report Post »TommyGunn
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 1:31pmLove the creative imagination here, it’s what helped make our country great.
Report Post »Flyovergirl
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 1:15pmAuto tuned dog barks … love it!
Report Post »randy
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 1:08pmGood! Now I don’t have to watch the overpaid crybabies just so see this commercial.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 12:44pmAdvertising genius! I loved it!
Report Post »Lee_in_PA
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 12:42pmLOL! the wookie is the best.
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