Happy Halloween!: “Directors Adam Green (Hatchet, Frozen), Paul Solet (Grace) and ArieScope Pictures (more here) have just released their own love letter to the Halloween season called Jack Chop, a blood-soaked satire of the now infamous Slap Chop infomercial. Written by Green, Solet and a bunch of other weirdos (and starring Solet as the enthusiastic pitch man who can’t catch a break) you’re going to want to do yourself a favor and check out the full video below. It’s horrifying and hilarious, you freaks are gonna love it. Language and violence alert, mayhaps NSFW.”
So what did you do over the weekend? I’m guessing you didn’t get bored at work and shoot what amounts to the perfect advertisement. Just goofy enough to seem real, even though it’s an ad, and short enough to spread around to family and friends. [via]
Yup, pretty much when John Turturro’s character looks up at Devastator and says over the radio, “I’m looking at the enemy’s scrotum” and the giant robot has two wrecking balls for a scrotum it’s the definitively crappy moment in a 2.5 hour pooh fest of twisted metal, loud explosions and inane plotlines.
It’s true! Everything you heard about this movie from the very upset critics is spot on, so I won’t rehash it here for you. However, if you haven’t seen the movie yet then watch the above clip and call yourself good. You can read about the making of the clip here.
You’ll thank me for saving you the $10, which you can then go buy yourself a couple of beers or a bottle of wine with. (big thanks to Scott who’s been absolutely killing it with the clips lately.
I don’t know if I’m in a silly mood or if this is the most retardedly funny thing I’ve seen in the last few days. I’ve resisted posting on the Keyboard Cat because, well, it’s Keyboard Cat and you can find him posted just about everywhere else. But there was something about Helen Hunt doing PCP and jumping out a window and then Keyboard Cat jamming with Hall and Oates that just won me over.
Damn you keyboard cat.
Unrelatedly, is it impossible to properly rate Hall & Oates in music history? They went from popular to scorned to ironically popular again to people actually remember they were pretty good for a blue-eyed soul band from the 80’s. [via Cynical-C]
This student-animation project using post its, which took something like six months to film, has been floating around the tubes for a few days now. Ancient in internet terms. But it’s still pretty cool. And since things weren’t happening yesterday, I’m sorta cleaning out the coffers.
When the fire alarms when off in college during the middle of the night, I usually just rolled over and went back to bed. But these guys take the fire alarm and make sweet, sweet psych rock with it.
A couple of thoughts on this squirrel video. First, this is the best thing you will watch all day. Honestly, I was riveted from start to finish. Narratively this is as gripping a story as they come. It’s got everything a great Disney movie should have. Hint, hint.
Compelling animal leads? Check. Baby animal trying to make his way in the world? Check. Overcoming great odds? Check. Help from unexpected places? Check. A satisfying conclusion that will definitely break out the applause/hankies? Check.
Mike Winklemann’s gorgeous CGI short “Subprime” follows the development of simplified housing solutions in America over time. While it’s easy to be entranced by the music and animation, the content itself doesn’t really offer anything for than a progression of housing – it would have been nice to see the creators do something more than tack a “for sale” sign on to the final house as if trying to making a larger point about the housing crisis.
Still, at what point is too much? Most people live in houses that are more than enough, too much, for their needs.
This has been making the rounds over the weekend. I’ve watched it untold number of times. French prankster Remi Gallard does a real-life version of the popular video game.