Thanks to consumer editing software and an online place to plunk the results, movie mash-ups are increasingly common. Sadly, they're often not nearly as clever in execution as the creators might think, but there is the occasional gem.
For example, blending STAR WARS with Paul Thomas Anderson's masterful THERE WILL BE BLOOD, with oil-man Darth Plainview and his complicated father-son relationship, results in the following inspired video. "Drraaaaaaiiinnage!!"
Thanks to 'Beech' for the heads up!
Extra Tidbit:A condensed variant of the clip can be seen RIGHT HERE.
HoyleHaw
on May 12 2008, 10:47:43 PM writes: FUNNY... ...but not in big capital letters. I felt it became a little overdone by the time he got around to "I'VE ABANDONED MY CHILD!"
BahWeep
on May 12 2008, 9:24:33 PM writes: MEH Yeah, that was pretty awful. The Coming to America/Star Wars mash-up (Seen here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=utGXF5orynk) was funnier by miles.
It's a concept that could produce some yucks, to be sure, but it didn't really work this time out. Just a series of random events and sound bites that never really fit what was happening on-screen.
