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JR's avatar

Transformers 4 the Bud Light in your face 🙄🙄🙄🙄 so cringe

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Aaron Williams's avatar

Yes, I was going to bring that up as well. I remember watching that scene and Stanley Tucci holding a Beats Pill in his hand. That movie didn't just have product placement in the background, it made it into the script.

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JR's avatar

That was so cringey

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Robert C.'s avatar

I loved how Wayne's World 2 poked fun at this unfortunate trend. My favorite product placement had to be the Reece's Pieces used as an important plot device in E.T. much to M&Ms chagrin.

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Jonathan's avatar

The worst product placement that comes to my mind is "Verizon Wireless presents the Indominus Rex"!

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Jeff Rauseo's avatar

A lot of Jurassic World is bad like that. Good pick!

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Aaron Williams's avatar

Another one to mention was "The Last Stand" with Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Chevy Corvette is almost a cast member the way they talk about it in the movie.

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Decarceration's avatar

Monuments should be built to honor Elizabeth Banks' hissing delivery of "Krissssssspy Kreme" in "Power Rangers".

As far as egregious product placement, Adam Sandler got away with this for way way way too long. He was shameless for so long (and might still be).

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DOLLARsanteam's avatar

To turn the question on its head, I liked how Krazy Glue was used as a plot point in The LEGO Movie, which in and of itself is a commercial.

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Jeff Rauseo's avatar

That’s a good use of product placement!

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Warren Peace's avatar

Part of why I can’t stand watching Terminator 3 is the relentless product placement, it’s obnoxiously bad.

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