Cool Internet video clips

November 6, 2005 9:04 PM

What are some of your all-time favorite Internet media clips? Examples: Star Wars Gangsta Rap, the rendered Neil Peart YYZ clip, etc. Looking for eye candy to burn onto DVD for snowy-day living room entertainment.
posted by rolypolyman to computers & internet (25 comments total)

This is fun (sort of not NSFW).
posted by panoptican at 9:18 PM on November 6, 2005

(almost) all of Red vs Blue.
They've also got a new one just started called "PANIC", which seems good so far).
posted by pompomtom at 9:21 PM on November 6, 2005

SORT of NSFW?????
posted by ORthey at 9:31 PM on November 6, 2005

I've always loved the flash version of Radiohead's Creep.
posted by showmethecalvino at 9:45 PM on November 6, 2005

This is fun (sort of not NSFW).

...I was really disappointed that she didn't fall on the kid at the end.
posted by Robot Johnny at 9:46 PM on November 6, 2005

As for the post's question, I've got just three words for you:

monkey. drinking. urine.
posted by Robot Johnny at 9:47 PM on November 6, 2005

dubya movie
posted by squeak at 9:54 PM on November 6, 2005

It'll take some time, but I imagine you'd find a number of good one's just by looking through the links tagged video.
posted by panoptican at 10:02 PM on November 6, 2005

My current favorite.
posted by Doug at 10:07 PM on November 6, 2005

Not sure if this would count, but everything from Homestar Runner rocks.
posted by JPowers at 12:31 AM on November 7, 2005

Steve Ballmer going bananas.
posted by uncanny hengeman at 1:38 AM on November 7, 2005

Paperclip
posted by Frasermoo at 2:11 AM on November 7, 2005

Oh, that's easy. Have to be either this or (brace yourself) this.

The story behind that second link:
Director Claude Lelouch, after filming a movie in Paris, found he had 10 minutes left of film. He then challenged a friend (who to this day is still unnamed) to drive from Porte Dauphine, through the Louvre, to the Basilica of Sacre Coeur (a trip that can take up to an hour in rush-hour traffic) without running out of film. He mounted the camera to the hood of his Ferrari 275 GT/B, mounted the mike to the engine, and away he went.

No streets were closed. No permits were granted. Those are real red lights he's running, real cars he's overtaking, real pedestrians he's scaring the shit out of. Upon first showing the video, Lelouch was promptly arrested by the French authorities, and the film went underground. He has still refused to name the driver. Enjoy. :)
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 4:31 AM on November 7, 2005

Oh, and according to this analysis of the film, the driver was hitting almost 140 mph. on some of those streets. And he went down the wrong-way on more than a few of them.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 4:32 AM on November 7, 2005

Dahler Mendi, "Tunak Tun"
posted by macadamiaranch at 5:42 AM on November 7, 2005

Wow, awesome video, Civil! I just sent it over to my French buddy who's from Paris, he'll get a kick out of it.
posted by zardoz at 6:20 AM on November 7, 2005

Two of my favorites:

1. city_madness.wmv - Guy riding a motorcycle through crowded city streets faster than I'd probably ride through empty streets. Gets bonus points for popping a wheelie while lane splitting with a bus. I find it a great deal less antisocial than the video with the Porsce, since the guy on the motorcycle is far more likely to kill himself than anyone else.

2. red-web.mpg - This one's a bit more popular, so you might have seen it. Some sort of NYC bicycle race. Lots of fun.

Oh, and when I want to invote folks over to watch videos sometimes I'll peruse alt.binaries.videos for a week or two and download a lot of 80s music videos. I guess this depends on exactly what the age group you're talking about finds nostalgic.
posted by mragreeable at 8:36 AM on November 7, 2005

The original short that spawned the series Tripping the Rift is awesome. And NSFW in an animated flesh sort of way.
posted by Mitheral at 8:37 AM on November 7, 2005

The Truth In Advertising never fails to make me laugh. I had no idea until now that it was actually a clip of a longer film.
posted by slogger at 9:50 AM on November 7, 2005

On a related note (and this is totally serious) does anyone have a link to the video where a guy inserts his entire bald head into a woman's vagina? My wife insists such a thing exists and I've never been able to find it.
posted by rxrfrx at 10:20 AM on November 7, 2005

Then of course there's always the amazing BASE jumping compilation of Jeb Corliss.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 10:33 AM on November 7, 2005

Oh yeah, and David Belle's amazing Free Running video.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 10:37 AM on November 7, 2005

And who could forget the wonderful rantings of crazy weatherman Mark Mathis (google for more vids... there are plenty circulating).
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 10:58 AM on November 7, 2005

Folks have namechecked Tripping the Rift and Truth in Advertising. Besides them, Pinky the Cat does it every time for me.
posted by Hogshead at 3:12 PM on November 7, 2005

god i hate WMV
posted by snoktruix at 11:00 AM on November 10, 2005