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Even though it’s really old news, I can’t help but remain consistently fascinated by the group of childhood friends who made a shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark. The film, as you probably know by now, because seriously, this is like back-when-the-internet-was-in-black-and-white era news, took them seven years to make, and you can see them visibly age as the movie progresses. Due to copyright issues, the film’s release is limited to small-run screenings, moving deliberately from town to town, which ensures that the project will retain its cult status, but is also pretty ridiculous. At this point, a shot-for-shot remake starring CHILDREN is really no threat to the Indiana Jones franchise, and doesn’t take any of that precious, precious caviar-money out of Spielberg’s and Lucas’s solid-gold pockets (lining their trousers made of diamonds). It just feels like the final restrictive throes of an intellectual property system that’s being made increasingly irrelevant by the internet.
But like I said, OLD NEWS. Blog me something I don’t know. The point, though, is that a few childhood friends from Mississippi make pop culture gold and we have to shut the whole thing down, while some kids in Williamsburg with a couple of wigs and a pile of dirty laundry can make a shot-for-shot remake of Journey’s “Separate Ways” video and no one bats an eye.
(via HolyTaco)
This is the sound of settling. (Death Cab for Cutie reference, boss. Does that mean I get a raise?)
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I’ve seen a lot of “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” remakes, and this is definitely the best. My, the painstaking replication of Steve Perry’s checkerboard tee! Best Journey-related video is “Steve Perry upset.” He trash talks some guy who threw a beer bottle at guitarist Neal Schon. They were having a homosexual affair behind the scenes.
This is amazing. And that raiders tribute is insane. I saw it in Boston in a double feature with the original. There was an awesome Q & A after. Mind blowing and the theater lets you bring in outside food. We watched this eating pizza and drinking beer. (THE BEST!)
Ah, how cute. They showed their work so you can grade it properly and give them the feedback they desire so badly. B plus, guys. Solid effort.
I will think about it.
No.
Fleet Foxes reference would have given you a better chance man lol
How has no one pointed out that the title should read “Steve Perry Is Less Of A Dick THAN Steve Spielberg”?
You have a point, Hitler.
I saw the Raider’s remake here in NY. It was awesome, also a q&a wherein we were sternly warned, “Though we did it, never EVER set yourselves on fire, kids.” I felt like they’d seen into my soul to all my self immolating intentions.
Thanks for posting this article. I am wondering where you got the information about this being made in Williamsburg. We made this video in Parma, Idaho.
because williamsburg is the center of the world, so naturally we’d assume it was made there.