MY TOP TEN FAVORITE VIDEOS OF ALL-TIME

You wont find videos like Thriller or Smells Like Teen Spirit on this list, even though they are great in their own right I picked some of the lesser know videos that people ten to forget. I've been meaning to do this for a while now, but I finally found the time to do it, so enjoy My pick's for the top ten videos of all-time. Of course in about two years this list is gonna change, but whatever this is where I stand now.

1. Typical

By:Mute Math

Okay, so to start off the list I have Mute Math's Typical, which is probably the newest released video on my list, but I don't know why whenever people list the 'best of...', they think everything good happened over 20 years ago. I don't think just because something is new it can't be better than anything previous. Mute Math is a small band from New Orleans who broke out with a video that was so interesting it had over 5 million hits on You Tube. Why you ask? Because the entire video was shot backwards. I know that's nothing new, but the way they did was totally unique. No one had ever done a band performance backwards, or the lead singer never sang the song backwards. The video is just plain fun and totally blew my mind.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAtXKS9ZxvM

2. D.A.N.C.E

By: Justice

My second pick is a great video by the group Justice. The video is simple, two guys just walking towards the camera, the real cool thing is what going on with their shirts. During the course of the video the two men's shirts begin to change designs to the beat of the song. The video is shot in black in white all except the t-shirt deigns which makes them more vibrant, especially with the colors they used. The song is catchy and the shirts are so cool to look at you'll wanna buy one yourself.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8bwZf3vXjg

3. Here it goes again

By: OK GO

This video was on my list last year as one of my top videos of the year, but its so good it made it onto my all-time best list. OK GO's video is just so inventive and brilliant that its hard to not include. This video became such a phenomenon that it spawned so many copycat videos, but none can hold a candle to the original. The most amazing part is that it was all done in one take, its just a straight shot. Also the idea is just so original, no one has ever done something the ambitious or crazy. It's fun to watch and no matter how many times to see it, you cant help but asking yourself "how did they do that?"

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI

4. Seven Nation Army

By: The White Stripes

When this video first came out I couldn't take my eyes off it, it was just so cool. The beautiful black and red colors, the dizziness of the constant images flying by you and of course one of the greatest guitar riffs ever makes this one of the best rock videos ever made. The White Stripes always make great videos, but this one is they're best yet.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j7huh5Egew&feature=related

5. Crazy

By: Gnarls Barkley

Similar to Seven Nation Army, this video is about images coming at you, the way it's done is totally different. The use of graphic art and the band members singing at you through paint blotches makes just a trippy cool video. The way the shapes fall into each other and form into is something so eye popping, and the song is also really catchy. Does putting this at #5 make my CRAZY?!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd2B6SjMh_w

6. Da Funk

By: Daft Punk

I first saw this video when I was really young, but I loved it even then. The Spielberg of Music Videos Spike Jonez made something completely unique with this video. The funny thing is that video doesn't even make reference to the song, it follows around this half man half dog with a broken leg around the city. The video makes you ask so many questions, first off why is he a dog? Why does no one care that he's a dog? Why is his leg broken? Why is he carrying the radio around? It's a strange plot, but you can't help but not get into it. The video is also so epic it almost feels like a mini movie the way that it's shot. The character of the dog is so lovable you feel sorry for him as things don't exactly go as planned for him, especially when he meets an old girlfriend.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZQ_vSDXXXI

7. Sabotage

By: The Beastie Boys

Not only are they one of my favourite artists out there, they make some of the weirdest videos around. This is another Spike Jonez classic mocking the old 70's cop dramas. The way this video is shot and the crazy the costumes the guys wear makes this video so funny. The quick cuts, the bad 70's hair and the car chases all add to the cheese of this video. The boys sell these characters by going totally into it and acting totally ridiculous. Pure Genius!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4PN7Xbexq4&feature=related

8. Sledgehammer

By: Peter Gabriel

Being an animator/filmmaker I know how hard it is to do stop motion animation, but this video just takes the cake. Not only did Gabriel himself have to stand still for days on end, they had to put crazy stuff all over him. This is the greatest video of the 80's and one of the best animated things ever done.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNdMi-Vw2N0&feature=related

9. Keep Fishin'

By: Weezer

The Muppets and Weezer, what's not to like? This video is just plain fun, that's it. There's nothing revolutionary about it, its just fun. The song's great, the story is funny and they managed to bring back the muppets to a starving audience.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nQWTMaNII4

10. Just

By: Radiohead

Not only is this one of my favourite songs, it's one of my favorite videos. The whole video grabs you in right from the beginning. Why is this guy on the floor? and why can't he get up?When a large crowd begins to surround him they beg him to tell them why he's there, when he finally says it, the subtitles stop and all we see is his mouth moving, now unless you can read lips you'll never know what he says. That's whats so good about this video it keeps you guessing and just when you think you're gonna find out, you don't and it sticks in your head forever.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5X7HKxpiQA

FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL

Now if you know me you'll know that I am a huge fan of Mr. Apatow's films. I have "The 40-year old virgin", "Knocked up" and "Superbad" all on my favorite films list, but they're gonna have to make room for one more, cause I absolutely loved Forgetting Sarah Marshall. This film comfortably sits on the shelf in the Apatow library. After being kinda disappointed with his last film "Walk Hard" I thought maybe his success is starting to wain a bit, but this film proved me wrong.

Right off the bat I gotta give big props to Jason Segel, the films star and writer. You may remember Mr. Segel from the failed TV-series "Undeclared" and as one of Ben's roommates in "Knocked up", but he's had a bit of trouble getting his own career off the ground. Segel himself said he was Un-employed for 5 years until he got things going with this script, which he says is actually a bit autobiographically. After seeing him in this film I have no doubts he can reach the same heights of his friend Seth Rogen. The script, like the other Apatow films is totally hilarious, with great dialouge and great character arcs. The lead character Peter played by Segel goes from being a depressed ex-boyfriend to learning how to become a independent man. Segel sells his character so well that you can't help not feel bad for the guy, he also bares it all literally in one of the funniest break up scenes in movie history. Kristen Bell of course plays TV-superstar Sarah Marshall, the girl we come to hate, but are still are somewhat in love with. Kristen's sweetness and beuaty made me truly feel Peter's struggle to let her go. Another great addition was that of Mila Kunis, who you may know best as Jakie from "That 70's Show". She plays a different type of character here named Rachel, a hotel manager who becomes a love interest for Peter. The character of Rachel differs from Sarah in the way they both treat Peter. Rachel challenges Peter to do what he wants and find out who he is, where as Sarah justwants Peter to grow up. Mila does a great job sheding her spoiled-brat character on That 70's Show that's made her so famous and really brings a heart to this character. However, the real scene stealer here is Sarah's new flamboient 'rock-star' boyfriend Aldous Snow played hilariously br Russell Brand. This guy is probably the funniest and most outrageous character in a movie I've seen in a long time. This guy is definetly on my radar, I look forward to see what he does next because he was just so damn funny. His character was a perfect fit for Sarah, becuase we find out during the course of the film how wrong they are for each other. Like every other Apatow film the usual hilariuous players show up like Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd and Bill Hader in tip top form. I appreciate that Apatow is so close with these guys that they all stick together, I never get tired of seeing them cause frankly they are just generally funny. I was kinda sad however that Seth Rogen didn't make an apperance, but he's having a crazy year as it is I mean you can't turn around without seeing him somewhere.

The actuall filming aspect of this film was actually really well done. The choice to set this film in Hawaii was a great opportunity to get some really nice shots, and the Director Nicholas Stoller did a great job exploring the island and making it feel like a great escape for Peter. Stoller also did a great job showing Peter and Sarah's past relationship with funny and intresting flashbacks including some funny scenes at movie premieres and such, showing how Sarah was the big star, and Peter was always just hanging back out of the picture. It really showed that even than they didn't work well with each other, even if Peter chose to ignore it and continue to think everything was fine.

Overall I would say that this was a great first effort of Jason Segel and another great film for the Apatow library. I can't wait to see this move again, and am looking forward to seeing what Segel has in store for us in the future. This film was a pleasent surprise and I loved every mintue of it.

5 outta 5!

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