Transformers: The Longest Commercial Ever Made

The Transformers film franchise has made billions of dollars in ticket sales and merchandising. Yet Transformers Age of Extinction has more product placement in three hours than most films could stuff into a trilogy. These are movies that Michael Bay built around one very specific thing. He turned movies into really long, really expensive advertisements. Are the Transformers movies fun? Absolutely, but do they get one thing very wrong, almost certainly.
Tracks by LethelNedle and Kiyoto!

[@Nerdstalgic]

What is the best blockbuster franchise of all time? FUN FACT: The original Transformers 80s cartoon was itself made to sell toys. So at least this KIND OF, in a funny, very ridiculous way, sticks to its roots. Also shout out to Dope Rodriguez who I forgot to place in the description, amazing artist!

[@projp9057]

Indiana Jones?

[@samidejong106]

Lord of the rings

[@ronstoppable5659]

Avengers, Toy Story, and The Star Wars Original Trilogy

[@VoiCla]

You called Bud Light, Budweiser lol.

[@nonamethinkingaboutanewone4309]

Dark Knight

[@samt3412]

Optimus Prime using eBay is hilarious on every level

[@emilythomas6168]

Yeah I fell for the eBay product placement. I definitely thought it was just a long running joke 😅

[@Lucasbird47]

You would think he would use amazon prime

[@moneer7139]

@@Lucasbird47 lmao, but you cant get a military grade lazer on prime can ya? Lmao

[@gloopaboopin]

Optimus is just built different 😏

[@BAM_-ld1dm]

Screw ebay they could care less about their users.

[@theoxyscape7057]

If there was a Transformers movie coming out now, one of the Decepticons would transform into a phone with Raid:Shadow Legends.

[@siddhantbanerjee3328]

And the humans would say 'Quick! film it with your DSLR camera with awesome 3D graphics!'

[@nicholasleclerc1583]

I legit would buy that (figuratively, not literally)

[@sq2401]

Or a comment on a youtube video advertising the shitty game...

[@campkira]

riad are not that rich... youtuber just cheap....

[@davidmitchell005]

Probably to be picked up and talked about by the same blonde girl who does the advert. Does anyone watch that thing all the way through, or do we universally hit the “skip ad” button?

[@anorange28]

“Sam, you want to know why my English is so good? Because I have grammarly” Optimus Prime probably

[@ScathingMobile]

"Bumblebee! How did you shrink the cube?" "I watched a tutorial on today's sponsor, Skill Share."

[@OasisMusicOfficial]

"Megatron! How did you find the cube on earth?" "I decided to use my good ol Apple Airtag to do so!" - A conversation between Starscream and Megatron, probably

[@MrAledro84]

There are only two things I remember vividly from when I watched 'Transformers' back in 2007: - megan fox - yellow chevy camaro

[@yo8102]

Me too! Plus I cannot afford to have neither of them.

[@FrostBiteArt]

@@yo8102 i dont think you can buy people anymore

[@yo8102]

@@FrostBiteArt I guess you don't get my Joke. I used the double meaning of the word "afford"

[@tofu4634]

and that it was a pretty bad movie^^

[@Tetrathegod]

@@FrostBiteArt why ? You always could buy woman ??? You just need money and she is yours . But for someone like Megan fox you would need AAA LOT OF MONEY and good looks

[@RealDafuh]

I didn't realize at first, but he is standing in front of a goodyear billboard while drinking the bud light xD

[@jonathanhernandez9181]

Unbelievable isn't it? They can't finish selling us one product without interrupting themselves to sell us another product.

[@campkira]

if you spend life in big city... this mean nothng to u.. yu had to live alone somewhere that thing will effect u.... still they are not cheap to made and the whole moive also for selling toy...

[@AnimeProfilePicture]

And then a few scenes later, a Pepsi machine becomes a Decepticon

[@tfwthelsdkicksin6083]

Can somebody translate what campkira wrote?

[@gavin9068]

very scary *Ahem.* If you live in a big city where you are surrounded by logos all the time, you wouldn’t notice that because it is fairly realistic. If you live in the countryside where there are less billboards and stores, you probably will notice it because it is unfamiliar to you. You also have to understand a core purpose of this movie is to sell toys.

[@jonasmiselo964]

Plot twist: This whole video is an ad about all those ads he was talking about and you didn't even realize it. Genius!

[@difficultbastard]

This comment stands head and shoulders above the rest!

[@why_tho_]

@@difficultbastard 😂

[@sleepy_llt3307]

My mind hurts

[@darthtroller]

😂😂😂

[@Mortzzz]

Adception

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

Transformers: A two hour commercial break occasionally interrupted by a movie.

[@TotallyAHuman]

Lol

[@prestongarvey875]

Run Sam HIDE! But remember to activate your nordvpn for a deceptacon proof network with cybertronian grade encryption to stop them tracking you and remember don’t over stress your self Sam I personally use raid shadow legends to rela…. Pew ….. OpTImuS LitErALy FuCKinG dIEs

[@roman.nose.enjoyer]

you’re underplaying it, the movies are usually near three hours long. the pacing in all of them is so bad lol

[@lewisaino]

Megatron and Ad

[@matthewmckean8771]

Someone made a joke that after all the product placement was paid for, Transformers only cost $20 to make.

[@g.williams2047]

It's probably true lol

[@redxcalibur1358]

I mean, you really cant remember most of the adverts from 2007-2017 😆. Except old spice, i mess terry

[@physicslover4951]

I heard they earned a profit of 5 million dollars before it was even released 😂

[@thehengy3232]

@@redxcalibur1358 I miss Isiah 😭

[@thefastcommenter7774]

@@thehengy3232Side hustle sucked

[@thealmightyoreoking]

1980’s: Transformers was basically a commercial for toys 2007+: Transformers becomes a commercial for everything

[@bpcXD]

thy shuld rename it transformors the add move

[@TheBakuganmaster99]

It was a commercial that had a great story. You can say the same for any media franchise which has merchandise.

[@larniieplayz6285]

Brandon Christou no

[@larniieplayz6285]

The Ascending Apothicon not everything

[@lonelysatoshi2482]

@@TheBakuganmaster99 well not everything, since most things comes first the movie/series and then comes the merchandise, Transformers was vice versa...

[@chalkfourtyfive]

I'll be honest,when i was a kid i thought the overhyping of Ebay in TF1 was supposed to be a running gag. ...and i found it hilarious (still do) when Sam asks how did they learn english and OP just says "Ebay."

[@garystinten9339]

As much as it was an ad.. it to me fit in as part of a regular teenage boy trying to simply raise money for a car

[@darkbumblebee__prime9626]

eBay is as untrustable as Michael Bay making the transformer movies

[@leop5180]

Gary Stinten that’s exactly what I was thinking!

[@JimmyDean59]

DarkBumblebee__prime Have you tried ordering car parts off ebay? You’d be surprised how much high quality shit is actually there.

[@vgrepairs]

@@darkbumblebee__prime9626 eBay is amazing. Amazon is literally eBay with higher prices.

[@bobbybrown2291]

Well to be fair, G1 Transformers cartoon was a commercial for the toys. The only difference is that it cared enough to have plot and characters instead of stuff happening and walking jokes.

[@matthallett4126]

It worked! 35 years later I still want to get my hands on a G1 Soundwave.

[@gshr5891]

@@matthallett4126 you'd be better off getting the masterpiece version which is like an updated version that's more accurate to the cartoon

[@matthallett4126]

@@gshr5891 I'll check it out, thanks!

[@houselemuellan8756]

Wait, Budweiser is beer? When I saw that scene I thought it was just some toxic foam shit that Mark drank to piss off the driver...

[@pixel_Freak]

Same XD

[@jeffroberts6428]

To be fair if I was in a massive battle with robot aliens, I’d probably chug a beer the first time I got a chance.

[@leo6659]

bro i didnt know bud light is budweiser

[@NamelessM.F.]

@@leo6659 neither did I

[@kosog6584]

That's basically beer in a nutshell lmao.

[@neanderthal1989]

It make sense, Michael Bay started his career in commercials.

[@poke-champ4256]

Which is why I wondered,why he didnt mentioned that Fact once.Maybe he didnt.knew

[@deathmetal271]

And he never evolved beyond that point

[@charmandyorton006]

Specifically Victoria’s Secret

[@zonamade3380]

So he saw an opportunity for more profits. Awesome, I find it cool when I see products in movies, like finding Stan lee in marvel movies

[@Pelegsiegel]

I made the 1k like

[@vanillehere]

Side character: NOOOO...MY PHONE Main Character: We'll buy a new one later Side character: But my Raid: Shadow Legends

[@cliffordbenenati7373]

Main Character: *Nevermind, you ain't nevva gettin' a phone again after you said dat.*

[@zal2448]

Main character: well maybe if you used Nord VPN the hackers wouldn’t have stolen it Side character: you’re right im gonna go and buy another one online using the web extension honey to find me a coupon.

[@fakename287]

watashi no smartphone ga!

[@Shmidershmax]

You mean THE MOST AMBITIOUS MOBILE GAME ON THE MARKET?

[@blackwood4734]

holy shit it does actually make sense

[@louisb.6149]

The new Chevy Camaro was fucking hot though, everyone wanted that car, it was its first year back after being discontinued a few years prior, and it was the first retro styled vehicle that revived the muscle car industry these last two decades for a last hurrah

[@SCHMALLZZZ]

2007 was about 3 years before the 2010 Camaro was on sale and by then the design was tired and had lost its "wow" factor

[@PopeyeBjj86]

Shsss big people are talking

[@l.k5244]

It still looks awesome some 14 or 15 years after the design was revealed. Absolutely timeless

[@madisonbrown8851]

Except the new camaros looked/still look like ass

[@jackcolson4745]

eh em, 2005 mustang?

[@xddpanda8171]

Product placement in many other movies: an item that happens to have a logo Transformers-style product placement: a logo that happens to have an item attached to it

[@SoapCkat]

Someone should make Transformers but when a product appaers it gets 2x faster

[@Googaliemoogalie]

Why? those movies are already unwatchable

[@leop5180]

Rob James bruh

[@GwakGwak-ct8yv]

@@Googaliemoogalie just for shits and giggles

[@s1deways]

but then video would end in 2 seconds

[@lotarynska]

@@s1deways shhhhh don't spoil the goods

[@sengiko]

Ever watched Ralph Brakes the Internet? It’s also known as “how many Disney properties can we put until the film is over” the movie

[@claudiaray7862]

but Ralph STILL did it much much much better than transformers

[@flashter6101]

Claudia Ray the first one was good, the second one thing hey forgot all And any character development and was just like “look at what we own guys”

[@jobansand]

That was a great movie though! Wait, no, that was the first one. I haven't seen the second one.

[@WIImotionmasher]

ever watch The Emoji Movie?

[@5zafasta123]

@Gmoney 12 Mkbf

[@carmenscarlet]

Most damning part of that mark Wahlberg scene is that he seems to just spit out the bud light

[@slimezz4680]

I think they are trying to say "thx for the money but Bud tastes like trash"

[@alien6812]

Well it’s shit so I’m not surprised

[@shnilauzdicka]

I mean....it makes sence, americans have no idea how to make good beer

[@slimezz4680]

@@shnilauzdicka yeah lol. I am from Germany and there is no better beer than Augustiner. Change my mind.

[@M0butu]

@@slimezz4680 Gampert Bräu

[@quickscopeoneeighty9158]

The Transformers movie series was a genius idea. They literally had to film random locations and have robots and brands in it and it made trillions. Brilliant

[@mg6945]

You get the guy who directs movies where shit is always blowing up, you have him go around the world shooting the most insane shit he can think of, and then you get a bunch of animators to CGI in robots and brands to the footage. Don't worry about if the plot makes sense or the characters are good or something as simple as if the aspect ratio is consistent, just make a movie that will make billions of dollars in box office and way way more in merchandising. That was basically Paramount's method on those first five Transformers movies. And it definitely did work.

[@viktorhalaj3029]

@@mg6945 sad reality. I hate these movies that were made for the sole purpose of making huge amounts of money with no consideration for how they make it. Yeah the movie's ultimate goal is to make money duh, but I believe making money comes naturally if the movie is actually good with good story and characters. Not just product placement and CGI fights to please the kids that have no idea what is actually happening and are there solely because it looks cool. This type of filmmaking becomes really repetitive after a while.

[@drrobocar6459]

@@viktorhalaj3029Story fan. I myself am a Mountain Dew-Ticon enjoyer.

[@moistygibs]

Nerdstalgic: transformers is the longest commercial ever! The emoji movie: allow me to introduce myself.

[@Toon_Lucario]

Instead of every 2 minutes, the Emoji movie has a product placement every 2 seconds

[@cliffordbenenati7373]

@@Toon_Lucario nah, every millisecond is an ad

[@vinitabisht712]

Wreck it Ralph 2 cough cough***

[@byua1835]

oh god, I read this in that one emoji's voice, fuck

[@gelatinocyte6270]

The whole emoji movie was an ad, but transformers is more than one movies. Ehh..

[@n3c2o]

Imagine a Transformers movie with an adblocker... xD

[@cherry414]

The movie will be 10 seconds long

[@bitelaserkhalif]

It goes directly to credits

[@jeesonkallukkaran8140]

Movie logo *One shot* The end

[@bjornthefellhanded5655]

That would become a 2hour long Chinese History Lesson For those who don't understand I'm poking fun at how much of History China supposedly Censors&keeps hidden from it's Citizens

[@futrey9353]

it cleary would be better than a big mac wait you cant do better than a big mac at your local mcdonalds there is a always a big mac for you badabapapa

[@spatusion398]

Lol as someone from the "International audience" in a movie sense. I didn't notice most of these product placements in transformers movies. As none of those products are sold here. I just thought this was just how commercialised American Cites were.

[@jackcolson4745]

well the movies aren't wrong. every big city in the US has ads *everywhere.*

[@FallingPicturesProductions]

You're not wrong

[@haydenshilling2177]

"Oh No, Were Getting Hacked! Let Me Use ExpressVPN To Block That!"

[@dariusmcclain5584]

The entire purpose of the original Transformers series was to sell toys. So, in a way, this is one of the most faithful adaptations ever. I mean, how else were they going to afford all that CGI?

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

Darius McClain Well, you’re not wrong...

[@weik-2936]

@@alexanderchristopher6237 they just forgot what they were supposed to be advertising for: The Transformers

[@tarnishedpose]

Still doesnt make up for the horrible movies. There's no way to justify Bay's lack of... everything(except for "motherfucker money").

[@chabri2000]

don't forget hundreds of explotions

[@KingOfMadCows]

90% of cartoons since the 80's were made to sell toys. Even more recently, shows have been cancelled for not selling enough toys. Young Justice and the Green Lantern animated series fell victim to this.

[@Viper-dz2kw]

Okay but Optimus saying “EBay” in his voice got a chuckle out of me

[@xenonhexafluoride9951]

Reminds me on how head and shoulders saves the world from aliens.

[@strob5657]

LOL I REMEMBER THAT MOVIE, SELENIUM ERADICATED A WHOLE ALIEN SPECIES

[@aninditapaul9291]

That was the best thing I had ever seen, thank you for reminding me.

[@shivthakur1634]

@@aninditapaul9291 yeah I remember that movie. When i was younger, I thought the the movie was goofy and weird and then it got even weirder when they used head and shoulders to defeat the aliens lmao

[@aninditapaul9291]

@@shivthakur1634 Yeah. After watching it I had absolutely nothing to say that could sum up my feelings about it. That's how you know they made a good parody.

[@TheJinxandCosmoChronicles]

Was the movie's name Evolution..??!

[@garywong6290]

when you are young and hardly look at these brands in movies and think they are fake but when you grow older you find out that they are real feelsweirdman

[@thirtythreehz]

How old are you tf

[@famousbowl9926]

Lmfao. No.. ?

[@unliving_ball_of_gas]

@@thirtythreehz Um, people are born every day. And you're mocking OC for being... *born* ?

[@thirtythreehz]

@@unliving_ball_of_gas right on.

[@yodagaming5905]

@@unliving_ball_of_gas yea

[@jueru0]

Missed opportunity to call this video "Transformers: commercials in disguise"

[@just1desi]

Hōseki Mika they aren’t disguised at all though. They’re very obviously shoved at us lol

[@Delta_2209]

A sua foto é quase a mesma da outra

[@brechtkaczmarczyk9686]

What about transformer, war for commercials

[@danielsteger8456]

@@brechtkaczmarczyk9686 transformers commercialverse

[@Protosilver97]

@@just1desi More than the commercial then.

[@Red_Steampunker]

I literally can’t remember any of the ads, so they did an awful job advertising.

[@doomjoltfromflordia4069]

Yeah people just like to complain for no reason

[@patricktsai2303]

I only remember the Budweiser because trailers shoved that scene in my face a lot for some reason

[@justsomewritingfan2202]

I may not like the movies, but even i gotta admit that the product placements werent AS problematic as people say they are.

[@deptusmechanikus7362]

Their job isn't to make commercials memorable, it's to surround you with brand names so they would be ingrained into you subconscious. People naturally gravitate to familiar things and that's the psychological trick these companies take advantage of.

[@WhirlingMusic]

Exactly. Well. No. Not exactly. What I'm saying is this video is pointless.

[@GriffintheGuy]

Love how Wahlberg is obviously spitting the budlight out lmaoo

[@anthonydiaz6101]

I loved these movies as a kid. Pure chaos and action was enough for me lol. Funny enough, I never noticed the product placement, I just didn't pay that much attention. I was there for transforming robots and explosions 😂

[@NeurodivergentSuperiority]

Watching Blackout (the big ass helicopter Decepticon with a pet scorpion) destroy millions worth of taxpayer dollars is very good at making you forget about the product placement, infact it makes up for it!

[@anthonydiaz6101]

@@NeurodivergentSuperiority agreed 😂 the action itself is worth the watch

[@GGchannel1025]

❌Broke: Putting your beer in a sci-fi movie. ✅Woke: Naming a global pandemic after your beer.

[@M50A1]

Both are broke

[@unknownyt2471]

Both are woke

[@damemethief8900]

Both are stupid

[@johnnyjoestar6838]

3 opposing viewpoints...

[@Synthis_Bioji]

Both are both.

[@armchairrocketscientist4934]

I'm impressed with your knowledge of film techniques - I'm more impressed with your ability to watch the transformers films.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

I loved Transformers 2007 as a child.

[@joshuaslosser6988]

@@unicorntomboy9736 same and it's kind of sad lmao. The original cartoon on the other hand i won't be ashamed of liking. That was just part of my childhood

[@issuesexplained681]

0:13 I’m not so impressed with the car info. A v6 Camaro with 640hp? 😂

[@jackthecommenter2768]

@@unicorntomboy9736 the beginning of the 1st transformers movie was honestly really great, it felt so cool seeing one of my favourite decepticons destroy that military base, amazing.

[@emmanueljohn5370]

I mean, I just like seeing Shia Lebeouf freak the fuck out in the original three lol.

[@RayquaSr.]

The LEGO movie: I’m about to end this whole mans career

[@seniorvenusdigital3904]

the lego movie wasnt as much product placement. The emoji movie had more than both

[@kanishkasahoo3761]

The lego movie is one GIANT product placement, for ONE company. They made it all with Lego products.

[@g.williams2047]

Yeah but I don't think it counts. It's quite clear it's all product placement :)

[@lukamilosevic661]

@@kanishkasahoo3761 Lego bricks are from a single company, but they have been so unique noone even thinks of the company LEGO; almost everyone considers it a toy type. It's a phenomenon where when a company creates a unique product that becomes popular, the name of the company or the product loses its value as it becomes a synonym for the resource's name. For example, most people in Serbia will call a wheat biscuit "Plazma", or molten cheese "Zdenka".

[@g.williams2047]

@MechaGojizilla All it needed was just to not be hot garbage and the movie would have succeeded, which is what happened.

[@thebigcheese8715]

In all honesty the Ebay ad placement wasn't too bad and was kinda funny.

[@sbst5944]

Watching a transformers film is like watching the super bowl

[@jeffreymacmullin1653]

Honestly when I was a kid and that movie came out it really did feel like watching the superbowl.

[@unclejohnthezef]

I don’t know what that means but it makes sense to me somehow

[@charmandyorton006]

But there’s not even any football

[@goodgdm8321]

Charmandy Orton either you are very stupid or this is a joke. I can’t tell.

[@ashesgaming841]

I personally enjoy all of the films. They are entertaining and full off action!

[@rageman0329]

"The Longest Commercial Ever Made " The Emoji Movie?

[@princebapalapashamalamadin7712]

nah, batman and robin

[@tybishop8478]

I would feel like the LEGO Movie is the longest commercial

[@ProxiProtogen]

@@tybishop8478 yeah but its actually good

[@brenchyalowicois6748]

Angry birds movie

[@purpleemerald5299]

Rageman 1986 Transformers?

[@arborinfelix]

The Budweiser shot was the most accurate thing I ever seen. The guy takes a sip of the "beer", spits it out and throws the bottle away and leaves the scene.

[@nickmiller8855]

Cast Away is basically one big advertisement for Fed Ex. In that scene at the end of the movie he delivers that package he’d held on to the entire time as if to say “fed ex will make your delivery no matter what”

[@T.Maximus]

At least it was good

[@KSchawacker]

Micheal Bay endlessly filling out sponsorship paperwork for these films: "These dumpster fires aren't gonna pay for themselves!".

[@Doctor.Trolling]

At least he isn’t gonna be the director for them anymore.

[@TheBakuganmaster99]

The movie still made huge box office numbers, because people are dumb.

[@Protosilver97]

@@Doctor.Trolling And he was producer of Bumblebee.

[@NoahCraig]

@@Protosilver97 The producer just funds funding for the movie they dont have much to do with the production.

[@diablotry5154]

Don't diss the first transformers, it was good. It did go downhill from there though

[@Potactical]

5:25 I haven't watched any transformer films so this scene looks like a literal ad

[@ezekielmorgan1042]

Honestly, the first three movies hold such a nostalgic place in my heart that I literally could not care less that it's full of product placement, the fact that it displayed the new Camaro in such an awesome light helped push me to become a big car nerd today 🤷‍♂️

[@ChiefyMcNeil]

I feel like sometimes product placement makes the movie you watch feel like it takes place in our real world and I kinda like that

[@magicloaf8378]

That’s what I was thinking. Like it’s not some alternate reality where these products don’t exist, it actually feels more realistic when I see these things in movies. Even if I didn’t like transformers, this wouldn’t exactly be the first thing that comes to mind. When I saw Transformers AOE in theaters, no one sighed and rolled their eyes when he stopped to take a sip of beer. There were laughs or really it went over people’s heads. And tbh I thought EBay popping up over and over again was just a running gag in the first movie

[@louistaylor5917]

i do agree. it ads a sense of realism to a film.

[@Teddy_Bear312]

Every single one of the product placement in those transformer movies went unnoticed by me.

[@noisyplanet3397]

@@Teddy_Bear312 same

[@jemileedabear9630]

@@louistaylor5917 pun intended

[@robdobble6672]

So nobody is going to talk about how he literally goes “reesees peesees??”

[@whorror_punx]

Looking for this lmao

[@KaioKakarot]

Yeah, it's literally spelled pieces, so it shouldn't be pronounced that way.

[@TruMiner]

Who is ree and why is he seeing someone peeing?

[@WearingGoldluck]

I also call it Reese’s Peesee’s. Most everyone I know does, so maybe its a midwest thing?

[@robdobble6672]

@@WearingGoldluck the Midwest is a hellscape based on this comment alone

[@gator4458]

Thats bud lite my man. If it was budweiser I would understand him stopping for a sip.

[@itsnotpaul8548]

Lego ninjago: Im a commercial with good stories G1 Transformers: Pathetic

[@jacobkoster3808]

Don’t forget the baskin robins product placement in ant man. It doesn’t overstay its welcome and is very funny.

[@haiqal5333]

That's because they always find out about things

[@vaultboy1086]

They always find out

[@qwejxkwbdk]

Upload a video

[@shrekspacito6944]

Transformers movies: *basically only good with CGI and product placement* Bumblebee: oh, I don't think so

[@michaelstrong5383]

Bumblebee movie: "What about plot? Some good characters?" Michael Bay: "Plot? Characters? Never heard of those."

[@ammagon4519]

I don't get it, I haven't watched the movie, is the CGI bad or is the story actually good?

[@iceform.]

Tbh I kinda liked the product placement in Transformers...it never distracted me from the movie, if anything I was more immersed because I knew all the brands. As a car guy the Camaro parts were very much enjoyed as well lol.

[@greesyanimations6713]

Just replace transformers with The Lego Movie, and you’ve got yourself another banger video

[@joshuajoe1419]

What no the Lego Movie is not a good fit because they’re only advertising one product and other than the fact that Legos are the main characters are legos, it’s not a distraction for the story. Legos are the story and due to good writers they made an amazing films that shockingly didn’t feel to product placey.

[@puigi]

@Number 1 Jaguars Fan AKA Number 1 Dame Lillard Fan oof that has horrible ad placement

[@puigi]

@Shaper_Void ok

[@15Candles]

@@puigi The Emoji Movie has way worse product placement

[@puigi]

@@15Candles never said it was the worst

[@JonKorf]

“Budweiser presents: Real men of genius... (real men of geniuuusss...)”

[@Feefa99]

Pilsen is still better beer....damn I just did commercial

[@caesarorzell600]

Pure nostalgia

[@cm7686]

Fun fact: The bit used to be "Real American herooooooos" up until 9/11

[@TsdsxSansTSSunStone]

Did anyone else notice the way he said reeces pieces. I’m sorry but anyone that says reeces peeces instead of reeces pieces, shouldn’t be on this earth no matter how much I enjoy their content.

[@tangydiesel1886]

"We salute you Mr. alien robot fighter guy. (Mr. alien robot fighter GUY!)"

[@zeezy21]

Transformers 6 is gonna hit real hard when we see Optimus charging up on a Lit Mobile Solar Battery Pack

[@cckiller0053]

It doesn't look like Transformers 6 is coming anytime soon.

[@Pigmcginnyrig]

When I was younger, I always thought of doing product placement for free.

[@noahstock20]

I like how in the Bud Light scene, there are also Blue Cross and Goodyear ads in the background, too

[@mars426]

Conclusion: If you’re to lazy to make a commercial for your products, just put it in a transformers movie.

[@earth11116]

Mars 😳

[@wattapuck6477]

Does anyone remember Evolution an Alien Movie that's literally an ad for Head and Shoulders???😂😂😂

[@nadavslotky]

I came here for this

[@LTonyGames2099]

Evolution was probably my favorite movie back when I was 13, it was so good for me back then that I imagined how aliens could evolve on other planets

[@madeofcastiron]

the ending of evolution caught me so off-guard. until now, i still don't know if it's an actual shampoo ad or not

[@jorgesolalinde4318]

@@madeofcastiron It is if H&H paid to have it's product placed in there, to me that doesn't demerit the film.

[@echoreverb8367]

Yea.... and the worst thing for me is i watch it on HBO

[@loganyellowfeet6730]

I’m so glad I saw this video I remember being like 10 or 12 and telling my parents about this exact concept and now I get to see others share this thought

[@coldkillua9792]

i really like your videos, they hit the right spot.. whatever that means

[@jaakko2445]

So is nobody talking about how good this guy is editing

[@asadburden1621]

We watch the same video? It's the same transition 20 times.

[@andrewmaiyo3831]

Maaad

[@F17A]

What editing? The same transition? Or is your definition of ‘good editing’ is the music? Lmao

[@msiankid]

@@F17A how did he do the peptobismol animation?

[@michaelstrong5383]

Surprised you haven't talked about the fifth Transformers movie, The Last Knight. Then again, I don't blame you. The aspect ratio switching in that movie was like a little kid playing with the light switch

[@unicorntomboy9736]

It's the worst Bayformers movie, except for Hot Rod.

[@yellowvegtables454]

@@unicorntomboy9736 hotrod sucks lol

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@yellowvegtables454 I liked him

[@thewtfverse9763]

@@yellowvegtables454 I like that version of Hot Rod, although I think it could have been replaced with any other autobot.

[@yellowvegtables454]

@@thewtfverse9763 i agree. it could be any other than hotrod.

[@GOWvMatchstick]

The bud light scene gives me ptsd from working garbages at a golf course

[@ahmadmusle7]

🎵 "oooh, Taco Bell, Taco Bell, product placement Taco Bell...." 🎵 -Kung Pao

[@HoboHunterRik]

I'll still always remember the ending of World War Z where the day was saved by a Pepsi machine right after Brad Pitt takes a heroic chug of refreshing PepsiCo Pepsi Cola

[@jth_printed_designs]

If you’ll notice though, the Pepsi logo isn’t label-out while drinking it. I guess they were like “yeah, this looks like pointless product placement”

[@HKim0072]

I remember the scene, but not the brand. It was a seamless interaction in the movie.

[@abemand369]

There is even a "Good Year" truck in the background when Whalberg opens the bud. Jesus

[@Imeggscelent]

Its subtle and believable at least. Not some dude who just crashed chugging a bud light

[@tunnelvision5851]

Why is that scene with mark opening the beer so funny? I couldn’t stop laughing watching this video.

[@CalamityDiamond]

I see exactly what you're getting at. That said, I never bothered paying attention to it until these videos started coming out. If anyone asked me what products were placed in any of these movies, i couldn't have told them.

[@jjsponge1202]

This reminds me of that one Mickey Mouse short called “Mickey’s Surprise Party” which had a lot of product placement towards the end, an idea that Walt Disney himself hated.

[@orionlax626]

@@matthew8153 I hope you're joking.

[@matthew8153]

Weaponised Afro Not at all. Disney hated Jews and now they’ve taken over his company.

[@mr.x2567]

Matthew you are so stupid.

[@JukaDominator]

@@orionlax626 But it did happen, all CEOs following Disney are jewish. The current ones too.

[@RaVisions]

@@orionlax626 it's TRUE tho

[@HaveltheThot]

I mean i can give a pass to having car brands in these movies. It wouldnt feel real if bumblebee was running around in a debranded camaro. He canonically is a comaro so it makes sense. Same with all the customized autobot/decepticon cars. The Saleen decepticon cop car is still one of my favorite all time movie cars. Idc if it was product placement that car is fucking cool

[@UNKNOWN-bn7st]

Am I the only one who keeps replaying the car scenes?

[@angelmarien2406]

Exactlyyyy

[@omnical6135]

it just goes way too overboard with transformers though

[@rattyeely]

Real car brands is good, but as long as it's focused on selling cars we're only going to get the same modern cars over and over instead of more variety. I liked how Bumblebee got to be a classic Volkswagen Beetle in his newest movie

[@blackpilloverdose1013]

The movie was shit but the animation of them transforming is visually impressive seeing how the guts of the car shift to make a torso is amazing

[@Weimerica8841]

This makes me feel better about walking out of Transformers 3. My friend and I had an AMC gift card to spend, so we got really high and got some snacks. Once we finished eating we just left 🤣

[@jeffstreck]

Fantastic video! When I watched The Truman Show for the first time I commented on the the mockery of product placement advertising in movies. My mom pointed out that sure, it's mocking the concept, but it's still actually advertising those pretty blatantly products anyway.

[@SantiHRod]

At this point, anyone can do a better transformers movie.

[@Nerdstalgic]

I think bumblebee made that pretty clear. Michael Bay just didn’t care. I genuinely believe that. He had no interest in making good films, he wanted to sell trailers and ad spots. He succeeded.

[@fluffywolfo3663]

Nelson Shin did it.

[@carter_lovejoy]

Everyone: There are no good Transformers movies! Bumblebee: Hold my voice box!

[@michaelstrong5383]

Travis Knight proved that with his Bumblebee movie, and he worked at LAIKA.

[@Royal__Kitsune]

I personally kinda enjoy the 4 MB transformer movies. Bumblebee is better, definitely. But i still enjoy them

[@weik-2936]

This makes me appreciate how Bumblebee was advertising mostly for brands and products that no longer exist

[@tadpolegaming4510]

I really enjoyed the products briefly shown in BumbleBee, especially the coffee machine, since I saw that exact model in an antique store once and could never find another one

[@ianthompson2802]

I'm sad the comero is gone again

[@Hermiie]

ian Thompson The camaro makes an appearance at the end of the film

[@yatarookayama8329]

That was very in depth !

[@thisnegroissad3867]

I love how he called it Budweiser when its bud light

[@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

Imagine having a Movie as a commercial, that's something only Michael Bay would do

[@petermarais4168]

The Lego movie was great though

[@velocix5443]

Eh...I don't think so, Chuck.

[@carter_lovejoy]

Michael Bay: I have the worst product placements in movie history! Adam Sandler: Hold my Dunkaccino!

[@michaelstrong5383]

Eight Crazy Nights, an animated Adam Sandler film, had two scenes in a mall. One where his old man character made what I would describe a "product placement poem" and another where the mascots of the stores come to life and help the main character learn a lesson. Michael Bay is subtle compared to that.

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

Just A Dio Who's A Hero For Fun I thought the entire purpose of the G1 Transformers is for Hasbro to sell Transformer toys? Like, the idea of space robots turning into earth cars wasn’t a thing in media until G1 Transformers did it.

[@doratheexplorer8274]

5:17 even KSI is advertised

[@chibudaking9235]

This comment is too underrated

[@Jonas-xl4wg]

i don’t get it

[@theodorewilliamsjr407]

@@Jonas-xl4wg KSI is a KZbinr

[@Jonas-xl4wg]

TJ W no shit sherlock but i don’t see him there in this video

[@booty_hunter4207]

@@Jonas-xl4wg imagine being condescending while also being the biggest dumbass on the planet. Thought that was impossible

[@TheDylanPlayer14]

I'm glad I watched the shorter version of the commercials

[@SimplyJamz]

i honestly dont see the problem with products being in movies, just makes it more immersive

[@Theorymus]

Now this was my childhood

[@cforester0808]

Same with me

[@Greenthing-zk5tn]

I mean. You gotta pay for all the Michael Bay Brand explosions somehow.

[@Waskapmutni]

Was aware of product placement. Seen all the transformers movies. But DAMN, I had completely missed there was so much product placement in those movies before this video.

[@violetdusk1968]

I enjoy the product placement in fight club. That scene of the inside of a trash can the box of krispy kreme always makes me want some.

[@rthfphx5182]

I waited the whole Video for the "Hasbro Transformers" Product 😂

[@jasonblalock4429]

Yeah, that episode title could have just as easily been about Gen 1 and the 80s' love for commercials disguised as cartoons.

[@SaurianStudios1207]

Transformers: the longest commercial ever Emoji movie: *Am I a joke to you?*

[@Delta-es1lg]

I mean, all the transformers movies back to back is longer than the emoji movie

[@micah8260]

@@Delta-es1lg also Ralph breaks the internet has A LOT of product placement

[@lbc2013]

micah boger Yes, but the majority is in two minutes and eBay is actually integrated into the plot.

[@tianlanderas]

Foodfight: "let me introduce myself"

[@EpicB]

"How long is this commercial?" "I don't know, I've never made it to the end."

[@seanwalsh7264]

I will say that some of these commercials were pretty funny like the bud light one always has me laughing

[@itsand1866]

To be real though, the reason why the 2010 Camaro was shown in Transformers is to show the car world that the Camaro is making a comeback after being discontinued for 8 years and was ready to kick the Mustang’s ass in which it debuted in 2005. And so GM hooked up Michael Bay with a concept Camaro SS just to get the hype going

[@bitelaserkhalif]

And that also happened with NFS series, at that time NFS carbon which is rushed. Probably GM gave another license for Camaro concept, so with Dodge Challenger concept.

[@alfredwilsbury8397]

Yeah and the Camaro concept was very good looking so.

[@Baileyriffs]

Not just Bumblebee but GM owned most of the Autobots in the first movie for sure. GM even made an online Transformers video game with most of their vehicles at the time too.

[@dartyhernandez6497]

my dad would have a fit hearing u call Bud Lite “Budweiser” 😂

[@ranwolf7650]

never mind what "Bud" is short for in this instance.

[@devinmoreno2064]

ranwolf76 he did call it Budweiser at least once tho

[@dartyhernandez6497]

Devin Moreno multiple times

[@braydiculous]

I'm having a fit

[@Professor_Utonium_]

@@ranwolf7650 Bud Light and Budweiser are not interchangeable terms.

[@Dfluffyhead]

KZbinrs: This video is sponsored by RAID SHADOW LEGENDS Optimus Prime: EBAY

[@yachtman87]

Transformers Ad: (exists) The Emoji Movie: "hold my midroll"

[@PriyanTheGreat2224]

Best product placement I've ever seen is for Subway in Community. Eat Fresh!

[@Meadaa]

Priyadarshan S yoo eat fresh

[@sarahrau1441]

Chuck did it even harder

[@BasketballBeaner213]

The baseball player Ryan Howard from the office too lol

[@braiden5753]

I forget the name, but about that one movie where the whole premise is two guys trying to get a white castle burger?

[@magnusprime962]

Braiden Galaxy Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle.

[@d.jgutierrez768]

4:24 So...are we gonna talk about the Goodyear truck in the background?

[@JamieJosef]

D. J Gutiérrez I mean that’s not very obtrusive imo

[@moneymonkey5387]

Jamie Josef that means they paid less, but its still product placement

[@JamieJosef]

DA WEIRDO yeah yeah ik but I don’t feel it’s relevant to talk about over the craziness of the bud light scene...like might as well just mention the 40-something other irrelevant product placements ya know

[@mustang8206]

Okay but seeing ads on everything gets you so hyped for the movie

[@iambodybuildingyt221]

Thanks for the video

[@jakenewland-griffin9460]

What about the fact that one minute beer ad also has a second ad for tyres in the background

[@games_on_phone89]

Ad-ception

[@Alex-pq2fv]

And BCBS

[@liammcnicholas918]

Linkin Park basically promoted New Divide by featuring it in Revenge of The Fallen

[@terryderry_]

What i've done and Iridescent as well

[@awkwarddoggo05]

I think New Divide was literally made for the new movie. What I’ve Done and Iridescent were just chosen by the producers.

[@orionlax626]

It was literally written for the film.

[@robertcortez4956]

If there’s ANY upside, it’s that I was introduced to Linkin Park.

[@thelastvalkyrie2015]

He literally spit the beer out 💀 it wasn’t even a real sip!

[@cr0sad3r70]

The emoji movie: Finally a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary!

[@madsceptictrooper6803]

The Emoji Movie managed to "win" Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture over Transformers: The Last Knight.