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Please watch this horrific Tom Hiddleston advert

101 replies

JuneFromBethesda · 31/03/2019 20:14

I can only imagine that he was paid a LOT of money to sell out this badly. My insides are actually shrivelling with embarrassment for him.

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meow1989 · 01/04/2019 11:13

What on earth did I just watch?!

Crustaceans · 01/04/2019 11:56

I think the hair is for his current play?

Surely that was not the only possible hair option that could be suitable. It's awful.

Disfordarkchocolate · 01/04/2019 12:03

Lots of celebrity adverts make me cringe even when I like the actor. George and his crap coffee, Julie Roberts and perfume. Many many celebrities have done money-spinning Japanese ads and they are all awful.

SoftBlocks · 01/04/2019 12:04

I like the Phik Wang one.

SoftBlocks · 01/04/2019 12:04

Sorry Phil Wang.

joyfullittlehippo · 01/04/2019 12:07

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teyem · 01/04/2019 12:16

That's just horrible.

Anyway, that simpering sad look, sweaty hair, getting back early to make breakfast, leaving for a few weeks...he's having an affair, ltb.

crumpet · 01/04/2019 12:21

It’s very Lost in Translation

67chevvyimpala · 01/04/2019 12:22

That phil wang piss take is incredible

notatwork · 01/04/2019 12:22

Night manager references throughout.
That breakfast: veggies and fruit aren't generally eaten raw or with skin on in China as clean water to wash them is only available bottled and human fertilizer is used widely.
Thus a plate of raw fruit and veg like that is a really luxury item, considered western. The egg is more normal. 'pepper on the top' is odd phrasing. pepper most unusual too.
He's made an ad for the Chinese market. It's gone down well. I don't really understand the fuss.

PlatypusPie · 01/04/2019 12:33

Oooh, the hair is BAD, so very bad. Where have you gone, you beautiful man. Get thee to a hairdresser or at least a bottle of shampoo.

The actual content of the ad didn’t surprise me - I’ve seen some very odd ads indeed on Chinese TV and airlines ( and Middle Eastern ones, come to that ), plus the terrible free in flight magazines designed to sell watches and fake Scotch, featuring Western actors and stars . My DH and I refer to them as ‘ must be a big tax bill’ jobs.

Whatthefoxgoingon · 01/04/2019 12:33

Coffee phone interface. Thanks a lot OP! Phil wang finished me off Grin

Why does this woman who’s eating a rainbow of vegetables then need a multivitamin? I think she may need to see a doctor about her condition, not hiddleston!

Whatthefoxgoingon · 01/04/2019 12:35

Also:

Worst. Bootycall. Ever.

jacquesjacques · 01/04/2019 12:37

What the fuck did I just watch? Confused

MarshaBradyo · 01/04/2019 12:42

So funny I laughed, also like this

His face warps into a nightmare mask of barely disguised sadness. “Pepper on top, right?”

sugarbum · 01/04/2019 12:55

LOL just watched it followed by Phil Wang. Very funny. (the pisstake)

CassandraCross · 01/04/2019 12:57

His face warps into a nightmare mask of barely disguised sadness. “Pepper on top, right?

Where the hell else are you going to put pepper, Tom?

Imagine how long it would take to crunch your way through all those raw fruits and vegetables, it's like some slow torture routine - "I'm going to sit here and watch you eat every last morsel and then....."

Coniferhedge · 01/04/2019 13:00

The amount of time he spent arsing around chopping up all that veg and frying an egg, he could have cleaned the bathroom, done the ironing or some other crappy job I hate to do. I'd have settled for a bowl of Shreddies.

Graphista · 01/04/2019 13:02

Omg that's dreadful! The ad and the hair but I never saw the appeal of him anyway and thought he was Fucking awful in the night manager too. Completely unbelievable as any kind of tough guy!

"Hiddleston smiles and wordlessly exits, presumably to daydream about the days when people thought he’d make a good James Bond." 😂 love this comment!

I honestly can't understand how he gets work or adoration.

Hammy actor, not particularly good looking, no charisma!

colehawlins · 01/04/2019 13:02

Poor Tom. He tries. He collects cheques.

Meckity1 · 01/04/2019 13:04

Very odd, but it works on its target audience.

Apparently Tommy Lee Jones has a big following in Japan from adverts, cbb looking for them, but they are definitely not for a western mindset.

I wonder what the Chinese think of our adverts?

teyem · 01/04/2019 13:07

I wonder what the Chinese think of our adverts?

Me too. I hope there's a whole backlog of piss takes, that would be wonderful.

MardAsSnails · 01/04/2019 13:07

What the actual fuck did you just make me watch 😂😂

Celebelly · 01/04/2019 13:17

I still would

teyem · 01/04/2019 13:19

Even with the sad face celeb?