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Posted: Sep 17 2008 02:42 am

Posted: Sep 17 2008 09:49 am

Boo. I expected better.

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S. McCracken wrote:

Boo. I expected better.

Agreed. Lame.

Posted: Sep 17 2008 11:47 am

Sheesh, you guys are a tough crowd! I enjoyed it.

Also, I think we can agree on one thing whether you laughed or not: it was well-edited.

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Dii Infer wrote:

Also, I think we can agree on one thing whether you laughed or not: it was well-edited.

No it wasn't. That was part of why I didn't like it. Unless your definition of well-edited means "cuts to random reaction shots and doesn't feel connected at all."

Posted: Sep 17 2008 12:57 pm

DarkMaze wrote:

Dii Infer wrote:

Also, I think we can agree on one thing whether you laughed or not: it was well-edited.

No it wasn't. That was part of why I didn't like it. Unless your definition of well-edited means "cuts to random reaction shots and doesn't feel connected at all."

Random reaction shots? Uhm, I disagree. The only thing that could be considered random is with Peter Parker going from one place to another (first sitting at a table and then at a park, kinda odd).

I've seen much worse than this so that's why I'm willing to say it's well-edited. No really, I've seen MUCH WORSE "comic book character meets this comic book character" videos before on YouTube. And even if I didn't see those worse ones, I'd say it was at least a decent attempt. I'm also willing to say I couldn't do better myself.

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No, you probably couldn't do better. And I have no doubt that you've seen worse; this is the internet, and everyone has iMovie or Windows Movie Maker. That doesn't make this good.

First of all, you've got Peter in three different locations in three different outfits, none of which match the room the Joker is in. There's NUMEROUS instances of the same shot used over and over, eyelines not matching, jump cuts WITHOUT EVEN CUTTING AWAY (see for example the two shots of the Joker after Peter says "I don't believe this, uh..."). At one point the Joker teleports to the floor and back again between cutaways [!].

But here's the big thing: the conversation MAKES NO SENSE. It doesn't mean anything -- it's just an exercise in following a line of dialogue with one that isn't a complete nonsequitur.

In other words, they just strung stuff together. Good for them.

Posted: Sep 17 2008 01:35 pm

DarkMaze wrote:

No, you probably couldn't do better. And I have no doubt that you've seen worse; this is the internet, and everyone has iMovie or Windows Movie Maker. That doesn't make this good.

It might not be good in general, but it is good in comparison. That's what I was trying to say.

I'm a bit surprised that a big fan of Turkish Rambo would be anal about editing in a stupid YouTube video with a stupid concept; after all, this isn't some Hollywood movie in which good editing is necessary, but whatever. I still enjoy the video for all it's worth because it gives me a cheap laugh. Sue me.

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If your criteria for "good" have more to do with how it stacks up to other YouTube superhero movie scene mash-ups, then I'd be hard-pressed to argue; my familiarity with them is limited at best. But your position was that it was "well-edited," which I vehemently disagree with. And with mashups, editing is EVERYTHING. Mashups are about how well you can craft a story (even if it's a brief scene) from disparate elements in as seamless a way as possible. Here, the seams were showing everywhere, and the "story" -- even using the term loosely -- was nonexistent.

Thus, fail.

Posted: Sep 17 2008 01:51 pm

DarkMaze, I have three words for you: why so serious?

Joined: Feb 24 2006 Posts: 2578

Hehe. Well played, my friend. Very Happy

I should also add that I was in no way implying that you were somehow forbidden from finding it entertaining, but rather why I didn't.

Posted: Sep 17 2008 01:59 pm

DarkMaze wrote:

I should also add that I was in no way implying that you were somehow forbidden from finding it entertaining, but rather why I didn't.

No problem, dude. I totally understand that you were merely defending your stance on the quality of the video.

Posted: Sep 17 2008 03:45 pm

Yeah, the editing was terrible and it had three scenes over and over and over.

Posted: Sep 17 2008 05:27 pm

*SLAM!*

"OH! Ahhhh, uhhhh, never start with the head! The victim gets all... fuzzy!"

Posted: Sep 18 2008 07:07 pm

That was the only decent part.

Posted: Sep 19 2008 02:31 pm

That was the most disjointed piece of crap ever. No offense if you like it, cool, but it made about as much sense as why People think Paris Hilton is hot.