this guy's gonna get an assful of pipe wrench!

[thehefner]

Been meaning to post this for almost a week now.

A-Ha's "Take On Me," redone with literal lyrics that match the video.

My only criticism is that the ending is kinda weak. I think they missed a prime opportunity for an ALTERED STATES shout-out, even if only nerds like me would get it.

Still, I've seen this five times now. I reckon by the fifteenth time it'll stop being awesome. Maybe.

Between this and introducing angrylemur to the magnificence that is Michael Mann's MANHUNTER, it's been a good week for 80's-tasticness.

Comments

[lonebear.livejournal.com]

I had seen the clip starting from the "take this hole".
Although there is one glaring error. There is no second pipe wrench for pretty boy.

[kagome654.livejournal.com]

I never thought I'd find A-Ha eerie, but something about that 'Coooome to me, maaaggiiic frame'....

[kmousie.livejournal.com]

That was hilarious! Thank you so much for sharing. :-)

[droidboy010101.livejournal.com]

I LURV that you got the Altered States sequence... I actually own that damn movie.

And I must ashamedly admit, despite being a huge Michael Mann fan (WTF isn't THE KEEP available on DVD?????? All I have is my horribly worn VHS taped off HBO in the late 80s)... I only just saw MANHUNTER less than two weeks ago.

Now I see why they cast the Red Dragon in RoboCop 2... nice of Mann to hire him again for a wee bit in HEAT.

In the A-Ha video, I always cracked up that this woman wasn't in the least bit phased by the fact she was "Incredible Mr. Limpet"ed into the cartoon world and that she wa getting the hots for Ink-Boy.

[tompurdue.livejournal.com]

That... was necessary.

The cognitive dissonance of the original video is practically swoon-worthy:

Music: poppy fun
Lyrics: mind-numbingly stupid
Video: visually attractive
Video storyline: mind-numbingly stupid, but a DIFFERENT mind-numbingly stupid from the lyrics

[candidgamera.livejournal.com]

I'm one of angrylemur's associates, and I have decided that you are too cool a person not to add to my LJ friendslist. Kudos on the photo shoot.