YouTube Reviews ... what to watch

Thursday, November 30, 2006

From YouTube.com user: warren25smash

I've got to give warren25smash credit. He's so passionate about his ideas, you can't help but get captivated by his intensity almost immediately. Be forewarned, though, warren25smash does not keep his commentary PG, but his clear-cut, unapologetic opinions on the blatant stupidity behind many worldwide current events is like a breath of fresh air amidst the media blitz that tends to skew, distort and sometimes outright ignore so much of what goes on in the world today.

Think Ali-G without the comedy shtick, and you've got warren25smash. Already a popular hit with YouTubers, Warren posts his opinions multiple times a day on a wide variety of issues, including gay porn, terrorism, corporate abuse, police brutality, the War in Iraq, and everyone's favorite: taxes. Nothing is held sacred, and that, ultimately, is what gives warren25smash such charm and intrigue when you watch his stuff.

Of course, underlying all the ranting and raving marks some very astute and incredibly intelligent commentary on the state of world affairs. Listen to what he has to say- and he has quite a lot to say at that, but if you listen, you'll find yourself nodding along to his demands for justice in a world bred to adhere to the contrary.

And be sure to keep up with him, too- warren25smash posts new comments up more than once a day- if you like getting your news from a source that's a little spicier than CNN, warren25smash might just be your guy.

In the video clip above, Cowboy Leaders and Gangsta Troops, warren25smash runs through a series of topics, focusing mainly on the War, and drawing a clever parallel between the rules of war being displayed by the US in Iraq, to the rules of the "Gangsta" that he recently heard in a song sung by the famous US-based rapper, 50 Cent. Warren asks why our governments aren't focusing on the things that really matter to the physical development of the human race, like cleaning up the water supply of third world countries or focusing on cleaning up the wreckage that still pervades most of the Louisiana shoreline. This topic eventually segues into a conversation about economy and the nature of big business.

Warren25smash goes in so many different directions in this video that you're simply blown away by the intelligence behind his arguments. Even if you disagree with some of his points of view, you have to respect and admire his passion, insights, and diverse knowledge of current events.

Labels: Iraqi War, police brutality, politics, Stephanie Hagopian, warren25smash

Written by Stephanie Hagopian. on 11/30/2006 10:46:00 PM

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Gonzaga University Crackdown

From YouTube.com user: BaratsandBereta

Barats And Bereta show no mercy in their 3-Episode Gonzaga University RA "Cops" Parody. Gonzaga, a private, Catholic Jesuit University that mostly attracts quiet, studious types in humble Spokane, Washington, seems to be the perfect setting for the hardcore RA crackdown that Barats and Bereta enthusiastically embrace through three riveting episodes of Gonzaga RAs. In Backpack Attack, the boys spot a suspicious looking boy "walking home from class"- or so he'd like you to believe.....I'm sure the suspense is killing you, so stop reading this and get watching!

And when you're done, check out Episode 2 Intervis and Episode 3 The Key In, while you're at it!

Labels: baratsandbereta, comedy, Gonzaga RA, Stephanie Hagopian

Written by Stephanie Hagopian. on 11/30/2006 10:24:00 PM

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The Ultimate Terrorist Threat

From YouTube.com user: cheeksdown

Miss The Daily Show tonight and too cheap to afford a Tivo? Then the boys behind cheeksdown might just be your new aficionados for all that is witty political comedy. These videos are consistently smart and entertaining, with- gasp (!) good acting, too! I think the one above, Terror Message from Iraq, is my favorite, but definitely be sure to check out The World Series of Go Fish as well- not so much politically-minded as some of their other stuff, but a parody of white trash America rivaled only by the likes of Will Ferrell as "Ricky Bobby". Be sure to watch out for the tiny, smart details--for example, look at the sunglasses the guy's wearing as he's talking about his poker face. This is brilliant stuff: somewhat subtle, but effective!

In Terror Message, you won't spend any time harboring those typical feelings of guilt that spring up while watching political satire. In no way does cheeksdown make light of terrorist videos. Rather, they take it in a South Park-esque direction, ie: blatantly criticizing our government for continuing to drag the war out and making fun of America's tendency to infiltrate non-US cultures in the most banal of ways....think of a French McDonald's and you'll see what I mean.

Although this is a long one, cheeksdown will keep you entertained every moment with new and interesting material- so stick with it and watch it to the end!

Labels: cheeksdown, comedy, Iraq, Stephanie Hagopian, Terrorist

Written by Stephanie Hagopian. on 11/30/2006 09:36:00 PM

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...the making of... TRAILER

From YouTube.com user: behnfannin

This clip by behnfannin is cleverly described as “a mockumentary about a group of documentary filmmakers trying to make a documentary about themselves trying to make the documentary they are trying to make.”

WOW! Could there be anything more original? ... And, with that said, could I be any more sarcastic?

After watching this one, there were only two possible ways this could have been funny to me:
1.) Lots of Weed, and
2.) If it was completely done over the top.
Instead I’m completely sober, the actors played it pretty straight, the writing could have been better (much like this review) and the clip is thus left lacking in the comedy department. It does have its moments.

And the idea is a good one, don’t get me wrong -- quite original in its description, but I’m not going to pretend that I -- or many of you -- haven’t had this exact same idea in our heads for about three years now, but have simply been too lazy to do anything about it. At least they did it.

Watch. See what you think.

Labels: behnfannin, comedy, documentary, ethan, mockumentary

Written by ethan donaldson. on 11/30/2006 07:46:00 PM

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Guaranteed YouTube Hit #1

From YouTube.com user: rickyste

This video was promised to reach 10,000 views, but after 8 months it is still hovering around 5,000. Sure maybe it’s a little too “Please love me because I mock all the ‘please love me’ videos on YouTube,” but Lazydork does need your love. I’d really prefer it if he just played the guitar and sang himself (especially if he was really bad), rather than lip syncing, but please click on this video so that he can have 10,000 views. Please show Lazydork the power of love.

Labels: entertainment, guitar, high school, huey lewis, mischler, rickyste

Written by Mischler. on 11/30/2006 06:29:00 PM

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Besame Idiota!

From YouTube.com user: rickyste

I can’t understand Spanish, but this is still a pretty funny sketch even if the video quality is pretty sketchy. I like all the product placements and though Lazydork and his family cheese it up, it’s still pretty close to Mexican soaps. My favorite part though is all the different kinds of wipes he uses at the beginning. It reminds me of a ‘Simpsons” episode.

Labels: entertainment, Mexican, mischler, rickyste, soap opera, spanish

Written by Mischler. on 11/30/2006 06:16:00 PM

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Monkey Eating His Own Poop

From YouTube.com user: rickyste

Well, surprisingly enough this is a video of a monkey eating his own poop. Lazydork merely introduces the clip as one he caught while at the view with his sister and nephew. The video is stupid and crude, but I couldn’t help laugh. Really the funniest part is all the kids you can hear saying “eww” as soon as the monkey starts to chow down.

Labels: comedy, eat, mischler, monkeys, poop, rickyste

Written by Mischler. on 11/30/2006 06:07:00 PM

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LUCYinLA / Growing Pains :(

From YouTube.com user: LUCYinLA

There is nothing worse than running into an old friend who’s wildly successful if you’re life is going nowhere. Trust me. In this installment, Lucy is dealing with the fallout of bumping into her high school friend who’s a doctor and engaged and owns a home. Lucy remains great to watch and even if she’s not saving people’s lives, she is making tons of people happy on YouTube.

Labels: high school, hollywood, LUCYinLA, mischler, old friend, people

Written by Mischler. on 11/30/2006 05:17:00 PM

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LUCYinLA/ My bad hair audition

From YouTube.com user: LUCYinLA

If you’ve ever gone on an audition or even just to interview for a job you know how nerve wracking the experience is, especially when you know you’re failing. Lucy has got it pretty bad on her industrial audition. Her story is typical of many aspiring actors in LA, although the casting director seems a little freaky. The video is shot in what seems to be her office (cubicle) and I like that. Her personality and look would be perfect a young mother on “The Office”. Really it’s because Lucy is wonderfully open and expressive that this video is so enjoyable to watch.

Labels: audition, dorky, hollywood, LUCYinLA, mischler, people

Written by Mischler. on 11/30/2006 05:04:00 PM

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LisaNova's Life is About To Change & So Can Yours!!!

From YouTube.com user: LisaNova

It’s been awhile since LisaNova’s posted a new video and unfortunately this one doesn’t have too much of Lisa in it. She’s just at the beginning reading YouTube comments which of course are all negative. Her confidence shot, she turns to the one man that can instill her with self esteem: Jerry McSimmons. This spoof of hyper active confidence coaches is pretty funny. I wish Lisa was in this more, but the guy who plays Jerry is great and so is the one receiving the self esteem training. So whether you have $20 million in the bank or just $2 check out this video for a quick laugh.

Labels: comedy, confidence, infomercial, LisaNova, mischler

Written by Mischler. on 11/30/2006 04:22:00 PM

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Nobody's Watching "Friends"

From YouTube.com user: impytherap

Did nobody watch Friends?
I've seen this group on YouTube since I started watching videos on YouTube a few months ago, but I've never watched one of their videos before. This is two guys take on why nobody watches television anymore. They say because it just isn't funny. I happen to agree with them. When it comes to comedic television, it just isn't there anymore. I don't even watch comedies on television anymore.

Last year was the first time I watched one, and it was cancelled! Poor Freddie. I actually thought it was funny too. Guess I was the only one. This video takes a look at one of the best comedies we had in recent years, Friends. We go through the entire series in only ninety seconds. Funny stuff, and I think I'm going to have check out more of Nobody's Watching in the future!

Labels: avalos, comedy, impytherap, television

Written by Regina Avalos. on 11/30/2006 11:43:00 AM

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Clair De Lune

From YouTube.com user: mejpye

In the spotlight: mejpye
Mejpye is a vlogger I stumbled across recently, and in the week's ahead I will take a look at what she has done. There isn't much known about this vlogger, so I'm taking a journey into unknown territory. Let's see what we find!

This first video they produced went on YouTube four months ago, and it is a tribute to the vlogger's father. We watch her as she plays piano while soothing images play in the background. Nice simple relaxing video. I'm sure her father would be proud.

Labels: avalos, mejpye, music

Written by Regina Avalos. on 11/30/2006 11:30:00 AM

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second try

From YouTube.com user: geriatric1927

A second attempt!
Here is geriatric1927's second attempt at a video. He is still in the early stages here as he finds his way through YouTube. The only thing of interest here is he discusses what will he will be talking about in future videos. This will be about what annoys him and what news bits he finds stupid. I'm sure he'll have a lot to talk about in future videos, but this one isn't worth watching much.

Labels: avalos, geriatric1927, news and blogs

Written by Regina Avalos. on 11/30/2006 11:23:00 AM

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first try

From YouTube.com user: geriatric1927

In the spotlight: geriatric1927
Another vlogger I will be taking a look at in the weeks ahead is geriatric1927. As the daughter of a man born in 1925, this vlogger particularly interests me. The older generation typically has so much to say, and I know when my dad speaks up about something I tend to listen. I don't think I'll ever see my dad on YouTube. He doesn't even know how to run a computer!

This older gentleman seems to know how to do that just fine, and it shows you that people of all ages watch YouTube videos. This first video allows geriatric1927 to get his feet wet. We have a little bit of music, and him talking about being on YouTube. He has an easy nature about him, and I think I'm really going to enjoy seeing and hearing what he has to say.

Labels: avalos, geriatric1927, news and blogs

Written by Regina Avalos. on 11/30/2006 11:11:00 AM

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He Said, She Said

From YouTube.com user: maldroid1

A take on the classic!
This music video from Maldroid is made completely by the band itself on practically no budget. It takes the concept made popular by the classic music video, Aha's Take on me, and makes it their own. The video mixes live action with animation, and it does quite well. Definitely unexpected to see how well this video actually is when they say they worked on it with no budget. Definitely something to watch with this one. Check out the band on myspace here if you want to see and hear more.

Labels: avalos, maldroid1, music, music video

Written by Regina Avalos. on 11/30/2006 10:55:00 AM

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Purple Monkey

From YouTube.com user: lonelygirl15

Meet the Purple Monkey ... puppet!
Shh. Don't call it a puppet. It's sensitive. In this video, lonelygirl15, also known as Bree, introduces us all to a little friend of hers that helps her out through all kinds of times. We have some effects in this video as well, and I actually found this one a bit cute. It actually had a purpose, unlike her first video blog. I'll be talking more about Bree's videos tomorrow!

Labels: avalos, comedy, lonelygirl15

Written by Regina Avalos. on 11/30/2006 10:46:00 AM

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First Blog / Dorkiness Prevails

From YouTube.com user: lonelygirl15

And now we see her!
This video contains lonelygirl15's first blog. We meet the person behind the earlier videos. She gives us a bit of information on her, and she also talks about her favorites on YouTube at that time. Short video. Worth seeing to meet her, but not for much else. Moving on!

Labels: avalos, comedy, lonelygirl15

Written by Regina Avalos. on 11/30/2006 10:28:00 AM

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YouTubers Secret Language

From YouTube.com user: lonelygirl15

A YouTube Secret Language?
That's what this second video from Lonelygirl15 discusses. Still no sign of her. We have some music thrown over other videos as she tells us what she thinks they are saying. The music is More Than Words by Extreme. A quick laugh, but a pretty pointless video. Let's move on.

Labels: avalos, comedy, lonelygirl15

Written by Regina Avalos. on 11/30/2006 10:20:00 AM

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Paytotheorderofofof vs. Dinosaur

From YouTube.com user: lonelygirl15

In the spotlight: lonelygirl15
Over the next few weeks, I'll be taking a look at a few different vloggers on YouTube. I'll be going back in the archives to see what they have that is good, bad and even ugly. Meet lonelygirl15. She's new to me, so I have no real idea what I'm about to see as I enter her vault.

This first video is from six months ago. Her very first video, and it isn't even about her. It's her pondering what happened to a fellow vlogger that appeared to have fallen off the YouTube radar. Lonelygirl15 thinks she was eaten by dinosaurs. The video isn't even forty-five seconds long, with some crude animation thrown in. A bit of funny, but I still don't have an idea on just who this girl is. Let's move on.

Labels: avalos, comedy, lonelygirl15

Written by Regina Avalos. on 11/30/2006 10:13:00 AM

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Be Heard: Remembering the Holocaust

From YouTube.com user: beheard

BeHeard remembers.
This video is a bit different from the usual fair from BeHeard. This shows three of the freedom writers actors and their video diaries from when they visited the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. We can see and listen to their thoughts as they remember one of the largest events in our world history of the 20th Century. Once again simple and thought provoking. This group is always a must watch.

Labels: avalos, beheard, fat people, interviews

Written by Regina Avalos. on 11/30/2006 09:28:00 AM

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