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Posted by Mehmet Karaca Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

This is by far the best BlackBerry commercial ever. RIM should learn a thing or two from its international vendors.

 
 
Posted by PadrePrince Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

It looks like this storm commercial is raining men!

 
 
Posted by dwp1975 Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

Bwahahahaha! This comment made me spill my coffee!

 
 
Posted by RAPTOR0065 Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

What did you expect??? It's European! lol

 
 
Posted by BuddyBlackberry Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

I think verizon needs to take a learning curve from the overseas market commercial. The whole network thing is played out. I give this one a 10. But the one with the blackberry going through the apple like a bullet is a 10 plus.

 
 
Posted by flyinjake Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

Its full of energy but I still like commercials that give me information about the product.

Jake

 
 
Posted by Mehmet Karaca Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

Aren't commercials supposed to do just that? :-)))

 
 
Posted by crackzilla Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

Not surprised at the angle or the theme, its outside of the U.S... Not bad.

 
 
Posted by ress626 Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

looks like a britney spears music video

 
 
Posted by Seraph08 Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

Its a good thing I have insurance cause I just tried this on my Storm and let me be the first to tell you this doea not work!

 
 
Posted by mutleysmom Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

Powerful..the one with the bullet going thru the apple is good also

 
 
Posted by bambuco Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

the US could use more commercials like this, 'cause if anything the one BBerry commercial that gets under my skin everytime for a US carrier is the ATT Bold. Why the running man?!?! And his speach... i mean does he honestly think he's talking to 3 year olds?!?!?! ATT should take a hint form A1 and serouisly think of a better commercial for the next device they get coming their way...

 
 
Posted by vinzenz Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009 1169 days ago

got already the fastest network with the best 3G coverage. In fact its their very first device related TV commercial ever - state of the art I think

 
 
Posted by ultraluxe Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

For one thing, it's energetic. I don't think it needs to be informative, just get people interested.

I think it maybe gives a better impression of what the device might be like because the percussive strikes sort of correlate to the click screen.

 
 
Posted by 3Athlete Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

Definitely the best commercial so far. It's something fresh. Media on this side of the big pond tends to be a little boring.

 
 
Posted by MrsD. Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

Yes! A commercial using hot guys to sell a product instead of some blond bimbo

 
 
Posted by azmanian_devil Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

I love the lighting up on the Blackberry in the end. I think that blue glow thing sets the Storm apart from the rest and its nice they showcased that along with its other features.

The difference between commercials outside N.Am, is that here they advertise the product through the carrier, hence its always a TELUS/Verizon commercial about a Blackberry Storm (with the intentional plug of being the fastest network blah blah 3G blah), unlike this commercial which is a Blackberry Storm commercial.

 
 
Posted by nativeray911 Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

Very Cool ad.

 
 
Posted by alexandrk Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

Awesome idea. I wish they made it longer however and somehow morphed like a grid of 4x3 of these musicians into the face of the Storm.

But great ad.

 
 
Posted by TripNFry Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

so, if i lived in a cave and didn't know what a storm was, i'm pretty sure i would assume this was some kind of drum machine that required me to be shirtless to play....

 
 
Posted by chefmfortner Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

I liked it! a very creative way to highlight the fact that it's a touchscreen device.

 
 
Posted by mcm180 Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

damn that video was HOT ... I don't even think adding Hugh Jackman or Nicole Kidman would have made it hotter... wow.

 
 
Posted by Lowsol94 Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

"Mine doesn't work like it shows on TV!!! What a piece of crap!!!"

HAHAH

Screen images are simulated. I hope.

 
 
Posted by Lowsol94 Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

"Mine doesn't work like it shows on TV!!! What a piece of crap!!!"

HAHAH

Screen images are simulated. I wonder if people there are gonna get mad that their phone doesn't respond to drum sticks like people here get mad that it doesn't work exactly as it does on TV.

 
 
Posted by Dark Cobra Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

Multiple people pounding on an object with sticks is precisely how a lot of Storm owners feel about theirs as well! I couldn't make a better commercial that represents the frustration with this POS! Then again, the pounding could also represent how hard you gotta press to make anything happen!

 
 
Posted by YFZBOB Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

Cool! I think, (Translation please...?)
I'd like to see a BLUE MAN GROUP, commercial on the Storm. Those guys are AWESOME!!!!

 
 
Posted by sirrobalot Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

I like the commercial.

 
 
Posted by Rodsky11 Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1170 days ago

Apparently Austrians don't know that if you put a credit card behind the battery door you don't need to hit your storm with a drumstick to make the screen click.

 
 
Posted by Sonox Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009 1169 days ago

:-))) greetings from Vienna!

 
 
Posted by pcamp5 Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1169 days ago

Uh, what? Are they selling phones or baby oil.

 
 
Posted by l0ki Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009 1169 days ago

drums, apparently :-)

 
 
Posted by hokiesteph Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 1169 days ago

I really like it! makes the product seem more exciting than The Network. I know North American commercials push the network first, the phone second, but the reverse is just as effective if you ask me

 
 
Posted by icanttellyou Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009 1169 days ago

like it.

 
 
Posted by jlasa06 Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009 1169 days ago

thats actually a pretty tight concept. reminds me of the blue man group

 
 
Posted by AnalogSoul73 Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009 1169 days ago

I don't know what the first word or phrase was, but the rest is simply, "BlackBerry Storm. The Touchphone Sensation of the year. Exclusive from A1."
"Die Touchphone-Sensation des Jahres. Exklusiv bei A1 (A-eins)."

 
 
Posted by CAJ Friday, Mar 06, 2009 1167 days ago

First phrase was: "Berührt Sie wie kein anderer" which means: "Touches you like no other"
Greetings from Austria!
CAJ

 
 
Posted by Sweeet Daddy D Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009 1168 days ago

Yes i agree, definitely better than butt dialing! (wtf?)