Comments on: Friendly monsters in LA

Friendly monsters in LA

a47danger — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 07:20:17 -0800

Three Legged Legs animation & directing collective bring friendly monsters to LA (quicktime) based on the art of Jeff Sotto. They also blow up people (quicktime) pretty good.

By: Witty

Witty — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 07:30:23 -0800

I like the .22 caliber rifle with the little Tasco scope that guy is carrying... the one that goes BOOM! 'Course he gets capped later.

By: Chunder

Chunder — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 07:35:32 -0800

Huh - there was me thinking that this would be something to do with the Isle of Man...

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:00:49 -0800

that's pretty awesome. the sniper in ricochet totally looks at the camera, btw.

By: Listener_T

Listener_T — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:14:45 -0800

His name is SOTO.

By: ook

ook — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:52:01 -0800

This is driving me nuts: can anyone tell me who's singing Girl From Ipanema there (in the friendly monsters, in the elevator)? I've been trying to figure it out all morning; it's just about the most covered song ever, which makes looking it up difficult. (The Sammy Davis Jr. version is pretty rockin', though. And I was forced to buy the Mrs. Miller track.) Nice videos by the way. The milporn doesn't do much for me, but the friendly monsters are welcome at my house anytime.

By: ulotrichous

ulotrichous — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:17:09 -0800

That's Astrud Gilberto, [itunes link]. Her original 1963 recording of the song with Stan Getz is pretty much the definitive version, probably eclipsing the original original version, composed and performed by her husband João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

By: Lazlo Hollyfeld

Lazlo Hollyfeld — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:40:01 -0800

I like to think the Kompressor[qt] version is the definitive version...

By: dhruva

dhruva — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:10:09 -0800

Lazlo: that was hilarious.. I couldn't stop laughing.

By: adzm

adzm — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:35:15 -0800

Kompressor's one of the best things to come out of Ohio. Kompressor break your glowstick! Kompressor eat your candy! Sorry, nostalgia there. I love friendly monsters.

By: ook

ook — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:05:45 -0800

Thank you, ulotrichous! (And lazlo. That was excellent.) (Now busily making a mixtape consisting of nothing but bizarre ipanema covers)

By: Balisong

Balisong — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:21:51 -0800

I like the .22 caliber rifle with the little Tasco scope that guy is carrying I have a Remmington .22 with a Wee-Weaver sight. Almost looks the same. Accurate as hell. Does not make a big boom.

By: Witty

Witty — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 06:55:16 -0800

Does not make a big boom Exactly. :)