Kodak Instamatic Commercial

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Reviewer: Antodob - - April 11, 2008
Subject: "mod" music???

The "mod" music is a rehash of the Beatles, "Can't Buy me Love" from their first movie, "A Hard Day's Night," circa 1964!

Reviewer: jazzfan - - April 11, 2008
Subject: Ouch!

Didn't those flash-cubes get hot? I saw the dude take it right off the camera.

Reviewer: Robin_1990 - - February 24, 2008
Subject: Stylish!

126 Film was very easy to use, along with 110 film, Both were easier to use than 35MM. Pretty hip commercial, Obviously from the 60's. This commercial features funky muzak, groovy kids and a great camera. What more could you ask for?

Reviewer: ERD. - - April 13, 2007
Subject: Stylish for its time

A peppy commerical from the "Mod" era. Give a slight glimpse & feel of that era.

Reviewer: litlgrey - - August 12, 2006
Subject: Spirited commercial of the '70s?

The... SEVENTIES?

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Use the visual evidence. This commercial clearly dates from the late Renaissance period.

Is THAT what they teach kids in school these days, that kids in the '70s had short hair and attended discothecques in sport jackets?

Incredible.

Reviewer: lil_wing - - April 22, 2006
Subject: Yeah, baby

This commercial must be from 1965, the year Kodak introduced flashcubes for the Instamatic. You can also tell the time period by the groovy geometric background and jerky dancing to generic "mod" music. They're having a real swingin' party, and thankfully it can all be captured without having to stop and change the flashbulb! (For four pictures, at least) Highly recommended, man.

Reviewer: left wing films - - December 4, 2005
Subject: Trendy kodak

amazing trendy one of the best commercials I ve seen...

Reviewer: Marysz - - September 19, 2005
Subject: Think Kodak

This frenetic ad reminds me of the current ads for the iPod. Both Kodak and Apple want to associate their product with youth, energy and hipness. They do so by using quick edits of young people using their product while maniacally dancing. But of course, itÃÂÃÂs usually boring old Mom and Dad who have to come up with the cash for the latest cool, over-priced gadget. Both spots convey a false, commoditized vision of youth, as seen through the eyes of ad executives fighting the onset of middle age.

Reviewer: jafran - - September 18, 2005
Subject: The way it was

Spirited commercial of the 1970's. Gets to the point and probably sold a lot of cameras,

Reviewer: AliceTeeple - - February 22, 2004
Subject: it's this way, man

Camera a-go-go! It's new, it's now! It's flashcube! Flashcube? Flashcube! How come the guys are so square, man? Like, the girls are so Op-Art, and they're like, fratboy, man. Take one! Take two! Take three! Take four flash pictures without changing bulbs! In colour, of course. Funny...my mother had one of these beauties, but it lacked the Flashcube.

Reviewer: Spuzz - - November 11, 2003
Subject: Not for epileptics

It's new! It's Now! The new kodak instamatic camera is advertised here with many flashes, spinning opticals and way out dancing (They're dancing to "Can't Buy Me Love", an interesting choice) that the whole thing just made me dizzy. 18 bucks for the camera, not bad. It's next to impossible to buy 126 film now. Let alone getting it developed.