As you all know, we keep an eye out for starring appearances by mobile phones on the telly, and in films, and what have you. We all especially love it when it’s a mobile phone like the new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic (fresh from being used by Batman) and it’s something completely gratuitous.
I’d like to personally thank The Register for this story, since the video for Britney Spears’ new single is, erm, gratuitous in every, single, possible, imaginable way…
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Ooh, look at that, 28 seconds in, and the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic gets to fill the whole frame, with a pointless shot of the calendar. And then there’s a good few seconds of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, taking centre-stage again, and taking Britney’s piccie while she’s perched on a photocopier.
Obviously, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a bigger draw for people than Britney Spears, these days, what with the whole ‘shaving her head and going mental’ thing.
Mobile phones – 1, Britney Spears – 0
As for the song itself… well, it’s utterly, utterly awful, and seemingly consists of Britney saying “Womanizer“, over and over and over and over and over again, inducing a mental state not dissimilar to that induced by Chinese water torture, so in that respect it could be classed as a triumphant return to her earlier career. However, it should be noted this is somewhat mitigated by the appearance of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Britney Spears not wearing a great deal…
I also find it oddly amusing that the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a music-centric mobile phone, yet possibly not that many people will fill it with Britney Spears songs…
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October 14th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
A lot of men with ugly wives and a lot of ugly women
obviously wished they looked even half as good as beautiful Britney.
October 15th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Bit harsh, dude…