Bruce Campbell Old Spice Commercials

I am not a fan of Old Spice.

I am, however, a fan of a brief series of commercials that they ran a year or so ago featuring celebrated B-movie actor Bruce Campbell. Campbell is often overlooked by the typical Hollywood crowd because of his unwillingness to his vision of making movies - it shouldn't take too long and should be fun.

A high school friend of director Sam Raimi, Campbell got his start in Raimi's cult classic horror Evil Dead series before having at least a bit part in every movie Raimi would direct (kinda like Raimi's brother Ted). He found his way into movies like Darkman, The Quick and the Dead, and all three Spider-Man movies (playing a different bit character in every one).

Campbell did become a fine actor in his own right, though, gaining roles in films like The Hudsucker Proxy, Bubba Ho-tep, Sky High, and My Name is Bruce (a film in which Campbell plays a caricatured version of himself). He has also been associated with a number of television projects including "The Adventures of Bristo County Jr.," "Xena: Warrior Princess," "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys," "Jack of All Trades," and, most recently, USA's "Burn Notice," where he plays Sam Axe.

Liking Campbell as much as I do, I was actually kind of excited when these commercials aired. In fact, I find it hard to believe that there were nerds who weren't overjoyed somewhat at the prospect of the Chinned One pimping products on TV... even ones so lackluster as Old Spice. Check out these great commercials!

John Turturro Heineken Commercials

I am not a fan of Heineken.

I am, however, a fan of their current series of commercials featuring Hollywood actor John Turturro. Turturro has become one of my favorite actors in recent years mainly due to his spectacular range in the types of roles he plays. He has the gravitas to pull off serious roles like the Jewish game show contestant Herbie Stempel on Quiz Show or creepy killer Jim Shooter in Secret Window. (He also played the title role in Barton Fink and had a part in Miller's Crossing.)

At the same time, he has an incredible sense of humor which comes across in roles like over-the-top bowler Jesus Quintana in The Big Lebowski, Pete in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and Agent Simmons in Transformers. (He's also been featured in a lot of Adam Sandler films as of late, including Mr. Deeds, Anger Management, and most recently, You Don't Mess With the Zohan.)

As big a fan as I am of John Turturro, I was understandably happy to see him featured in two commercials for Heineken. While I don't necessarily like the product, I think he's brilliant at selling it! Check it out!