Some of you might remember Jeremy Clarkson doing a commercial for Amazon's Fire TV stick way back in October last year. Well now he's back, and he brought a squadron of drones.
We were certainly not disappointed to see him put on the aviator glasses, sit on the edge of the white cliffs of Dover and release a bunch of drones across the English Channel. It's a classic Clarkson moment and, some might add, still a better show than the new Top Gear.
Even though he just started working for Amazon, the car show presenter is apparently calling some shots. Did he really need to make fun of the BBC again? No, but he probably wanted to, and it was okay with the Amazon people.
Of course, Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries makes this an even more enjoyable video. With the drones in the background, it reminds us of a squadron of RAF Spitfires, flying to take France back from the Germans. And we know Clarkson likes to say "Spitfire" a lot.
And now imagine Chris Evans doing this Amazon ad. It would probably come out all scripted and fake. Anyway, there's a debate sparking on the Internet about Clarkson's age. Yes, he looks old, but Tom Cruise is only three years younger, so it's no big deal.
Now, we're not up to date with what the coolest drones are, but that looks like the DJI Inspire, the professional cousin of the Phantom. It costs a lot of money and no, you can't fly several of them with one remote. That's CGI, and we're sorry to have to point out the obvious.
Amazon and drones go pretty much hand in hand, as the company has developed a heavy-duty unit to deliver its packages. The Prime Air is still in testing, but it could probably deliver 50 of those sticks at a time, so it's like the Lancaster bomber to the DJI's Spitfire.
Even though he just started working for Amazon, the car show presenter is apparently calling some shots. Did he really need to make fun of the BBC again? No, but he probably wanted to, and it was okay with the Amazon people.
Of course, Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries makes this an even more enjoyable video. With the drones in the background, it reminds us of a squadron of RAF Spitfires, flying to take France back from the Germans. And we know Clarkson likes to say "Spitfire" a lot.
And now imagine Chris Evans doing this Amazon ad. It would probably come out all scripted and fake. Anyway, there's a debate sparking on the Internet about Clarkson's age. Yes, he looks old, but Tom Cruise is only three years younger, so it's no big deal.
Now, we're not up to date with what the coolest drones are, but that looks like the DJI Inspire, the professional cousin of the Phantom. It costs a lot of money and no, you can't fly several of them with one remote. That's CGI, and we're sorry to have to point out the obvious.
Amazon and drones go pretty much hand in hand, as the company has developed a heavy-duty unit to deliver its packages. The Prime Air is still in testing, but it could probably deliver 50 of those sticks at a time, so it's like the Lancaster bomber to the DJI's Spitfire.