Comments on: Cool Internet video clips

Question: Cool Internet video clips

rolypolyman — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:04:48 -0800

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.

By: panoptican

panoptican — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:18:56 -0800

This is fun (sort of not NSFW).

By: pompomtom

pompomtom — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:21:39 -0800

(almost) all of Red vs Blue.
They've also got a new one just started called "PANIC", which seems good so far).

By: ORthey

ORthey — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:31:05 -0800

SORT of NSFW?????

By: showmethecalvino

showmethecalvino — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:45:11 -0800

I've always loved the flash version of Radiohead's Creep.

By: Robot Johnny

Robot Johnny — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:46:37 -0800

This is fun (sort of not NSFW).

...I was really disappointed that she didn't fall on the kid at the end.

By: Robot Johnny

Robot Johnny — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:47:48 -0800

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

monkey. drinking. urine.

By: squeak

squeak — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:54:31 -0800

dubya movie

By: panoptican

panoptican — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 22:02:08 -0800

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.

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 22:07:01 -0800

My current favorite.

By: JPowers

JPowers — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:31:44 -0800

Not sure if this would count, but everything from Homestar Runner rocks.

By: uncanny hengeman

uncanny hengeman — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 01:38:05 -0800

Steve Ballmer going bananas.

By: Frasermoo

Frasermoo — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 02:11:53 -0800

Paperclip

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 04:31:09 -0800

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. :)

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 04:32:50 -0800

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.

By: macadamiaranch

macadamiaranch — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 05:42:47 -0800

Dahler Mendi, "Tunak Tun"

By: zardoz

zardoz — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 06:20:25 -0800

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.

By: mragreeable

mragreeable — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 08:36:24 -0800

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.

By: Mitheral

Mitheral — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 08:37:37 -0800

The original short that spawned the series Tripping the Rift is awesome. And NSFW in an animated flesh sort of way.

By: slogger

slogger — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:50:44 -0800

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.

By: rxrfrx

rxrfrx — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 10:20:27 -0800

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.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 10:33:11 -0800

Then of course there's always the amazing BASE jumping compilation of Jeb Corliss.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 10:37:41 -0800

Oh yeah, and David Belle's amazing Free Running video.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 10:58:41 -0800

And who could forget the wonderful rantings of crazy weatherman Mark Mathis (google for more vids... there are plenty circulating).

By: Hogshead

Hogshead — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 15:12:16 -0800

Folks have namechecked Tripping the Rift and Truth in Advertising. Besides them, Pinky the Cat does it every time for me.

By: snoktruix

snoktruix — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:00:14 -0800

god i hate WMV