It, by Rich Aucoin
January 7, 2012 10:45 PM Subscribe
It Nova Scotian Rich Aucoin's video for "It" directed by Noah Pink. SLYT worth clicking on. You may recognize a few scenes.
Cool! Video was neat. Yes, mannequito, it matched the lyrics, I think.
I didn't particularly like the song, but that's okay. My personal taste.
I spotted the following movie references (not in order):
Forrest Gump
Ghostbusters I
Die Hard
Top Gun
The Princess Bride
E.T. the Extraterrestrial
Its a Wonderful Life
Night of the Living Dead
A Night at the Roxbury
Did I miss any?
posted by zarq at 11:09 PM on January 7, 2012
I didn't particularly like the song, but that's okay. My personal taste.
I spotted the following movie references (not in order):
Forrest Gump
Ghostbusters I
Die Hard
Top Gun
The Princess Bride
E.T. the Extraterrestrial
Its a Wonderful Life
Night of the Living Dead
A Night at the Roxbury
Did I miss any?
posted by zarq at 11:09 PM on January 7, 2012
The concept for the video is just a reenactment of movie scenes, but pretty fun. One thing I'm impressed with is that an indie Canadian artist can put a Slimer in his YouTube video that's similar in quality to the one that cost millions back in 1984.
He had 500 guests peform on this album; it's worth a listen for audaciousness.
posted by Homeboy Trouble at 2:13 AM on January 8, 2012
He had 500 guests peform on this album; it's worth a listen for audaciousness.
posted by Homeboy Trouble at 2:13 AM on January 8, 2012
I like this so much. Checkin out his other tunes on Spotify now.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:29 AM on January 8, 2012
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:29 AM on January 8, 2012
Okay, pretty sure I'm wrong. What movie is the car singing part from?
posted by phoque at 6:54 AM on January 8, 2012
posted by phoque at 6:54 AM on January 8, 2012
Okay, so I was totally wrong, Night at the Roxbury it was. I'll shut up now.
posted by phoque at 7:00 AM on January 8, 2012
posted by phoque at 7:00 AM on January 8, 2012
I thought this was cute and a lot of fun. I also like the way he changed the weapons in the movies (except the torch, I suppose); microphones instead of guns in Taxi Driver, and a confetti gun in Die Hard.
posted by FAMOUS MONSTER at 9:17 AM on January 8, 2012
posted by FAMOUS MONSTER at 9:17 AM on January 8, 2012
this is pretty great. I was expecting something much cheesier. When I saw him live last year he started each song with a chintzy viral youtube video, which I was meh about. But this a great song and a great video.
posted by Theta States at 9:50 AM on January 8, 2012
posted by Theta States at 9:50 AM on January 8, 2012
That first minute, with the fluttering paper, was filmed at my alma mater - that's the chapel, one of the residences, and the University Hall lawn going by.
Which is to say, I was really confused until the movie references started. How did you know I'd recognize those scenes? Is this some programming trickery? Oh god, what else do you know? Wait, you meant the film scenes. Right.
posted by ZaphodB at 12:39 PM on January 8, 2012
Which is to say, I was really confused until the movie references started. How did you know I'd recognize those scenes? Is this some programming trickery? Oh god, what else do you know? Wait, you meant the film scenes. Right.
posted by ZaphodB at 12:39 PM on January 8, 2012
Was the fluttering paper supposed to be a reference to something? Kind of reminds me of the plastic bag scene from "American Beauty", but I kind of doubt that's it...
posted by arto at 3:34 PM on January 8, 2012
posted by arto at 3:34 PM on January 8, 2012
The fluttering paper is reference to Forrest Gump's intro (it was a feather in that movie)
That said, I fully expected it to land at the big red shoe worn by an evil Tim Curry clown figure. That was my only disappointment in this video.
posted by nickgb at 7:34 AM on January 9, 2012
That said, I fully expected it to land at the big red shoe worn by an evil Tim Curry clown figure. That was my only disappointment in this video.
posted by nickgb at 7:34 AM on January 9, 2012
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