Comments on: Five Videos That Are More Bloated Than A Belly After A Beer-And-Fries Binge

By: TheMojoPin

TheMojoPin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:27:58 +0000

Wow, "Victory" is epic fail on a massive scale. These other videos might be "bloated," but they're at least remembered. People know what they are as soon you mention them...but "Victory?" I probably saw that a hundred times when it was new and had completely shut it out since then until you posted the video.

Odd fact...as a Michael Jackson song, "Scream" isn't terribly good or memorable, but as a Janet Jackson song, it's fucking amazing.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:06:58 +0000

Why no love for Hype Williams in the over the top video category? Also, user generated videos are preferable to commercially produced ones?? Ok, perhaps if the user is 100x more intelligent/talented than your average youtuber, but generally we are talking about shit like clips of second rate anime put over an overwrought Evanescence-type ballad, right? Thanks, but I’d rather just watch Chris Brown singing with Elmo.

By: 30f

30f — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:42:39 +0000

I know that 'user generated' is this year's 'viral' which was they year befores' 'value added' content. But I can't help but think that you haven't watched much of the home-brewed stuff if you think folks will be interested in watching amateur videos as a replacement for professional work. In fact I have a whole post about that - [www.videostatic.com]

I guess if it makes Stipe happy he should have his dedicated fans remix REM songs with footage from "The Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day" on the band's website. But music videos (with or without the dreaded bloat) were created to help a band's career - sell music and find new fans. This REM thing seems about as useful for that as the Character Sudoku game on the USA network site. [beta.characterarcade.com]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:07:08 +0000

No wonder it cost $7 million — they’re playing a beta version of the Wii.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:10:09 +0000

@Chris Molanphy: Oh, I didn't forget. More like erased it from my memory. For reals. That was such an awful video. The dolphins. OH GOD WHY THE DOLPHINS?!!

By: How do I say this ... THROWDINI!

How do I say this ... THROWDINI! — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:20:04 +0000

@mexiback: I'll take bloaty and overproduced over "fan genetared in bedroom" any effn' day, thankyouverymuch.

My thoughts exactly. (Including, those girls who do the Pixies' "Hey" video that has untold millions of hits on YouTube. Unless they're 18, in which case, I approve.)

By: cassidy2099

cassidy2099 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:46:02 +0000

@derby: Janet's boob's look amazing, yes, but I've never understood why she goes to pee standing up.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:18:56 +0000

@dyfl: Blasphemy. Danny DeVito AND Dennis Hopper. It even made "Whoa" look understated. I've always hoped that Diddy did his own stunts in the late 90's.

Puff Daddy and the Family - "Victory"

Black Rob - "Whoa"

By: Chris Molanphy

Chris Molanphy — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:08:46 +0000

@radio2019: Word on '91-'93-era GnR. And don't forget "Estranged," the third part of the incomprehensible, dolphin-laden "trilogy":

Props also to Maura/Eric for calling bullshit on "California Love." I've never understood the universal praise for this video (or the song, frankly). It seems conceived solely to flaunt its cost and produce a clip worthy of the all-time musicvid canon, but it's boring as hell and a tired homage to its Mel-based source material. I'll take the gloriously cheap-ass "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" (notwithstanding its instance of mirthful woman-bashing) over "CL" any day.

By: derby

derby — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:37:48 +0000

janet jackson’s boobs do look nice, however. they make me wanna scream…

By: dyfl

dyfl — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:53:33 +0000

You are correct that this list includes a number of videos on which truly retarded quantities of money were spent, but this list also contains some EFFING RAD VIDEOS. And by "some," I mean pretty much all of these are totally awesome. Sigh. I wish the music industry was still fueled by cocaine, and not by its withdrawal symptoms. Those were fun times.

The correct answer for shittiest video that still cost eight billion dollars was that one Puffy video with the rain and the gargoyles and Busta Rhymes and too many spotlights.

By: Dickdogfood

Dickdogfood — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:52:00 +0000

Also: Wikipedia's list of the most expensive videos ever made:

[en.wikipedia.org]

By: Dickdogfood

Dickdogfood — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:50:15 +0000

Bloated Braxton homage to bloated Streisand movie:

By: Nicolars

Nicolars — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:37:02 +0000

I absolutely love the Meatloaf video, it’s like a middle-aged version of November Rain!

By: revmatty

revmatty — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:23:42 +0000

++ Weird Al. My 4 year old LOVES this video.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:38:27 +0000

Re “Toxic”: I firmly believe that any less than what was given would be an insult, both to the song and to Britney’s nipples.

By: mexiback

mexiback — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:20:54 +0000

I’ll take bloaty and overproduced over “fan genetared in bedroom” any effn’ day, thankyouverymuch.

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:41:59 +0000

"Sure, the song is undeniable, but this clip seems more like an excuse to try out new nipple-obscuring technologies than anything else."

Which frankly only diverts needed resources from the development of nipple-revealing technologies.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:35:33 +0000

I'll take Guns and Roses Don't Cry

or November Rain for $500 Alex.

By: Kate Richardson

Kate Richardson — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:12:26 +0000

Celine, "All Coming Back to Me Now"

[www.dailymotion.com]