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The Wire RPG
(SPOILERS, NSFW: Language) Collegehumor lampoons one of the best TV shows ever made in their now-classic RPG style. There’s enough material for them to make five of these. Sheeee-
Iron Man Suit-Up Compilation
Watch the flashy Avenger at his flashiest in this compilation of Tony Stark suiting up to – and suiting down from – his Iron Man form. The clunky junkyard armor is missing though.
All Emotions Baby
Watch as baby Oliver’s brain does a test run of emotions: “Okay folks let’s start with the terrified one. Woah that’s too much. Moving on. Disgusted. Sad. Smile. Game Face. Okay we’re good.”
Mom Sleepwalking
YouTuber stillsoundlyawake caught his mom sleepwalking and filmed it for posterity. Watch out for her bad ass “This is mom, and I’m out” exit move. Here she is awake and embarrassed.
Bleep Blap Bloop
We already know that Michael Winslow is the king of making funny noises with his mouth, but among everyday folk, do you think guys or girls can make better sound effects?
Levitating Molten Aluminum
By taking a chunk of aluminum and placing it inside of an induction heater, the piece of metal first levitates inside the coil, then is transformed into a molten hot ball, before splashing to the ground.
Breakdancing Car
Normally, we would have been impressed by Eric Hoger’s BMX stunt in this short video clip but we were too distracted by the car doing backspins behind him. It can’t jump rope, though.
Criterion Collection Montage
Jonathan Keogh assembled this brief clip which includes a scene from all 600+ Criterion Collection movies, set to Music for a Found Harmonium (also known as “that song from Napoleon Dynamite.“)
Bond, Chase Bond
A mashup of footage from various James Bond movies that makes it seem like all six Bonds are after each other in one chaotic car chase. Made by Sky Movies to promote their 007 HD channel.
V-22 Osprey Belly Gun
Scout vs. Witch
Team Fortress’ Scout goes up against the zombie hordes of Left 4 Dead in this kick-ass machinima by Randall Glass, who used Maya, Source Filmmaker, Source SDK and L4D itself to make the short.
Stupid Game Show Answers
Sometimes we wonder exactly how low the bar is to be a contestant on any gameshow other than Jeopardy, as evidenced by the stupid and brutally honest answers provided by these geniuses.
Eine Kleine Bottlemusik
A street musician in Copenhagen rocks out an amazing performance of Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik using a bunch of water (or possibly liquor) filled bottles as his instrument of choice.
The Power of X
Creative agency We Are Pi made a moving arabesque by using dancers and mirrors to create a captivating kaleidoscope effect. Made for the TEDxSummit. Watch it in 1080p and fullscreen.
Harry Potter Retrospective
Watch Harry Potter and his friends (and the cast) mature once again in this well-edited video featuring scenes from all eight Harry Potter movies. Made by 18-year old Kees van Dijkhuizen Jr.
Yoda x Breaking Bad
YouTuber TipVFL shows us how the evidence destruction scene from this season’s Breaking Bad was actually created with Yoda’s telekinetic powers. Yeah, Bitch! Magnets! The Force!
Erica Wexler is Online
Louis C.K. is famous for saying: “Everything is amazing, and nobody is happy.” This short film rephrases that: “Everything’s amazing and all, but, like, you think I should get side bangs?”
The Carnival Hustler
Peter Drakos is so good at carnival games that he’s forced establishments to limit the number of prizes a person can win. He’s donated his winnings – almost 250,000 toys – to over 50 charities.
Won’t Get Fooled Again: Bass
We all know The Who’s classic Won’t Get Fooled Again rocks, but we had no idea how impressive John Entwistle’s bass line was until we heard his part isolated from the rest of the group.
Jumping Mullets
While it would have been way more awesome if we were talking about the hairstyle, seeing hundreds of the fish leaping out of the water isn’t so bad as well. Taken by YouTuber PitBenKDH with a GoPro.
La Culpa (The Guilt)
A man is consumed by thoughts of revenge. But the cry for blood is nothing compared to a sinner’s curse. David Victori’s La Culpa won the top prize at the 2012 Your Film Festival.
Haka for the Fallen
The somber occasion of a funeral parade for 3 fallen members of the New Zealand Defense Force’s 2nd 1st becomes all the more moving as they perform one last haka in their honor.