Muso types love to "homage" (and occasionally "rip off") classic films in their videos. The latest we've found is for a song by Zombie Zombie that re-creates John Carpenter’s The Thing using stop-motion animation and action figures.
It's good. Very good, in fact. Good enough to get us thinking about other references on MTV. Like...
The Thing
Zombie Zombie - Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free
Here's The Thing remade with Action Man figures and the magic of stop-motion. It's genius.
Moulin Rouge!
The Killers - Mr. Brightside
The Killers decided to do their take on Moulin Rouge for 'Mr Brightside'. Can't say it's the most authentic version, but perhaps they were afraid of Baz Luhrmann sending the boys round...
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mrsmiawallace
Feb 1st 2009, 10:43
Love the video for The Kill, especially the b******b bear part.
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SCQ47
Feb 7th 2009, 5:31
Zombie Zombie was awesome! Creeper than the real film. The Kill was freakin funny but they missed out on the cinematography of the original film. Would have made the video darker. Still, damn good.
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