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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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Chalk Up Another MINI sighting

Latest iPhone commercial: Three Mini's from the Italian Job flying out of the drain tunnel.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Gromit801
Latest iPhone commercial: Three Mini's from the Italian Job flying out of the drain tunnel.
I just saw that! You watchin' CSI?
 
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 08:59 PM
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Nah, I was watching Mythbusters earlier.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Gromit801
Nah, I was watching Mythbusters earlier.
Ah. I figure it's gotta be a bit of a letdown when you get the iPhone and watch a movie on the teeny tiny screen after having seen the iPhone commercials on a giant screen tv. "But the picture looked so much larger when we saw the tv ads..."
 

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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 10:09 PM
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I just saw that! You watchin' CSI?
haha i was. and i saw that commercial too !!! that rocked !!!
 
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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heres the ad link

http://www.apple.com/iphone/ads/ad6/


enjoy it !! i did ( many many times )
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 12:55 AM
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The Italian Job (new one) featured in Apple's new iPhone commercial!

Shows the scene where the 3 MINIs come racing out of the sewer pipe:

http://www.apple.com/iphone/ads/ad6/
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 04:56 AM
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there is a bridgestone tire comercial that shows a MINI making a 180 spin into a gas pump to get gas
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 05:25 AM
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there is a bridgestone tire commercial that shows a MINI making a 180 spin into a gas pump to get gas
uhmmm...more like a 270 spin.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 06:13 AM
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Check out http://www.youtube.com and search the following string for those that have not seen it yet "Bridgestone 2007 commercial"
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 08:18 AM
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I saw this last night on TV!
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 08:26 AM
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New iPhone ad -- "Instead" -- Features MINIs!

The movie they play on the phone is The Italian Job, and shows the scene where the three MINIs fly out of the sewer or whatever! Yes!!
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 09:04 AM
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This thread already exists.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=110237
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 09:06 AM
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I'm a huge fan of that movie.

BUT.

I have a huge problem with the way the cars exit that tunnel. Sometimes Hollywood just gets the best of itself and total BS gets engineered into the movies.

It's VERY obvious the cars are LAUNCHED off a hidden ramp in that tunnel to get them to fly out at those rediculous angles. BAH. Doesn't even make the scene any better and really cheapens the whole bit.

As a car-chases-in-movies enthusiast, I take offense! lol

This is why the Bourne movies rule. All the action is action that makes sense. Not complete fantasy.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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When I was at Niello picking up Gromit after his fender boo-boo, a guy came up to the service desk, weating an iPhone. So we made him take it out and show it off. Surprisingly clear screen and images!
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=110237
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Gromit801
Nah, I was watching Mythbusters earlier.
That's so cool! Our MINI's, the iPhone, and the people on this site. I believe I was watching Mythbusters too when I saw that new commercial! Well life can't be any better when you own a MINI, iPhone, and surrounded by cool individuals on NAM!


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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Gromit801
This thread already exists.
Yep.

All 3 threads on this topic have been merged into one now.
 
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