The last scene of this, where the circle-jerk is building towards it's final triumphant crescendo, and ad-men are literally spouting things like "I believe advertising can.. ah.. (*single tear welling in corner of eye*) change people's lives".. is so outrageous I was speechless when it ended.

If you're interested in hearing what the biggest players in the ad game have to say, then this is the film for you my friend. Just don't be surprised that what they have to say is a raging river of self-aggrandising, hyper-sentimentalised "we're creating dreams" bukkake that should make any sane person feel dirty in a way that a belt sander can't help you with.

Old people talking about how they changed the world by selling more shit. Great flick.

The first and yet the greatest documentary about advertising. Incredibly inspiring.

Film 17/100 of the Jeapardous June Challenge

Wow, what a bore.

This is the kind of movie I have the most trouble sitting through, the kind that aren't incompetent or bad (with those it's fun to watch the train wreck), but rather the kind that are just yawn inducing.

I'm marginally interested in the subject matter of this documentary - the history of innovation in advertising - so a good doc could have had me pretty hooked. Instead, Art & Copy is really just a bunch of advertising people talking about their glory days.

Some of the sections are interesting, like the interviews with the guys who made the "1984" Apple commercial, but those moments are relatively brief, and I could barely stay awake for the rest of the film.

Overall, Art & Copy felt like a bunch of audition tapes for some modern day Mad Men. Stay away unless you're really interested in the subject.

I enjoyed the documentary but mainly because of the interviews, I wasn't very fond of the structure of it, the whole thing with the guy that sets up the billboards and the shuttle launching satellite seem out of place when the real star of the show are these creative people who put forth both ideas and anecdotes that are very interesting.

I enjoyed the documentary but mainly because of the interviews, I wasn't very fond of the structure of it, the whole thing with the guy that sets up the billboards and the shuttle launching satellite seem out of place when the real star of the show are these creative people who put forth both ideas and anecdotes that are very interesting.

Nice insight into a subject that often divides people, Advertising. Anyone who wants to see the power of advertising first hand and how it can single handedly grow multi billion dollar companies overnight, then check this out.

It also has an interview with George Lois, the original 'mad man'. Don Draper ain't fit to lace his shoes. If you don't agree, go fuck yourself!

Herausragende Kampagnen, tolle kreative Köpfe, gutes Tempo.

What I really liked is the art of the cover!

It’s easy to hate advertising, and there are probably documentaries about their dark side available, but this documentary focuses on the positive. The thesis is that advertising, when done well, can be an art form. This isn’t a new idea but it is one that’s well argued here, largely because the docket of interview subjects is really impressive. They talk to the people behind “Got Milk,” “Just Do It,” “Morning in America,” and of course the 1984 Mac ad among many others. Pretty much every particularly memorable ad campaign is covered. The movie lacks the narrow focus and narrative through-line to really make a special piece of work, but for those interested in the subject (and I am), this makes for a good watch. But I’m still going to be skipping ads with my Tivo.

Interesting subject matter and interview subjects but so blandly handled in direction and editing.