Welcome back to another round of Video Roulette. Will I discover the next viral video or will all the brain bleach in the world not erase the horror that I find?
I hope everyone had a great (and safe) Halloween. Now, I mentioned last time that I would be coming up with a list of those videos that almost made my list but didn't quite make it for one reason or another.
After some back tracking, I came up with the Top 8 Videos That Almost Made the Cut. Top 8 because 5 is too few and 10 is too many.
Let's get to watchin'
Number 8
Pumpkin Pumpkin - Halloween Song
As with the rest of the list, all of these videos will be from my search for Halloween videos. It seems when I looked for random words that I had a bit more luck oddly enough.
In any case, while this video nearly ranked up with the Munch Munch song, It fit into too many categories that my own rating system just couldn't cover. True, the video was "Halloween themed" but it seemed to be just one of those videos dumbed down to keep the little kiddies amused while mommy and daddy had some quiet time. Sorta like the Barney tapes that plagued my childhood. It wasn't annoying enough to scare me and it wasn't odd ball enough to make me curse in horror.
Number 7
Extremely Scary Haunted House
Now, this video made a huge mistake. Large enough to land the number 7 spot on my list. While I don't mind the homemade movie genre, I do mind when someone tries too hard. While watching this video, I couldn't help but think: "they watched The Blair Witch Project too many times". I get that they wanted to create some kind of story that people could relate to and scare people at the same time. However, I was more scared at their lack of being a little more original. True there's not much originality left but it's better to try than to just take the easy road.
Number 6
Preserving Corpses
While the former videos managed to be underwhelming and off balance, this video was just...boring. I'm sure someone out there is interested in seeing how to preserve a corpse. To which I would gladly avoid you at all costs. Sure, this MIGHT be useful for someone who wants to go into this field or has a morbid curiosity. Yet, when it comes right down to it, I'm not one of those people. Not to sound shallow, but I at least need a small amount of entertainment value. My idea of fun isn't learning how to preserve corpses. This would have fit into a category of extreme boredom but that didn't exist on my list...not yet anyway.
Number 5
Spectral - Black Viking Power
Just at the halfway point it a video that nearly had my attention. I'm a fan of music being a recent convert to Halestorm and Eyes Set to Kill as all ready being a fan of bands like Nightwish, Adema, and Evanescence. I didn't mind putting a music video or a video with just pictures and music on the site. While the music is good, it just didn't move me enough to give it a rating. I was bouncing back and forth. It wasn't a waste of my time but I didn't know if it was time well spent either. Maybe if I listened to more of their music then it would have moved me but this blog is about first impressions and I wasn't just sure about where this one stood.
Number 4
Blood
When this video came up, I remembered a friend of mine talking about a little kid freaking out about blood and chuckling about how the kid was saying the word blood. So, I knew I had to watch it myself. This kid was so cute in his seriousness of the situation that it gives a great chuckle. I'm not sure how other little kids would react in this situation but this kid's parents knew and decided to film it. While this is higher on the list, it still didn't really hit the level of time well spent. It was really funny and totally adorable I didn't even see this video till I was looking up videos for Halloween even though I had known about it for a few months. Entertaining but not enough to search it out.
Number 3
Spirit - Here I Am
Don't shoot me, but I haven't seen this movie. *Ducks* The movie never seemed like something I'd like to watch. Then again, I was in high school at the time I believe so this kind of movie was below my age group...despite the fact we were so easily amused by boy bands...*ahem*. The song itself came across as the typical Disney animated movie song about the person inside and all that jazz. The visuals were pretty and worked well with the lyrics. Though that's a common sense move considering how much money Disney probably put into the making of the movie. However, once in a while I like to go back and revisit some old classics. Even though I haven't seen this movie, part of me would think on this video and give it another look...maybe.
Number 2
Pendulum 'Witchcraft'
Here is the perfect example of a music video that could have made the list. The music was great, the visuals were awesome, and the vocals worked in harmony. The only thing that kept this from making the list during my Halloween countdown was that I honestly couldn't decide where to place it. I kept bouncing between saying it was time well spent but a part of me could foresee looking for more of their videos which would put it closer to the category of hallelujah chorus; however, I wasn't entirely sure it was pure gold that I would go after with full force to watch. Part of me almost decided to create the temporary category between the two but I couldn't settle on a title. It's a great video and a good find just needed to figure out where it belonged.
And the number 1 video that almost made the cut...
Big Bang - Monster M/V
I have only recently started watching what would be considered JPop; although, this seems to be more like JRock or KRock, I believe they are Korean. At first, I was ready to say WTF and be done with it. It confused me with it's movie like opening that made me wonder why it started that way; however, once I got into the rest of the video where the music began and the guys began to sing, I saw that this video was a gem of a find. I didn't understand the majority of the words they were saying but that didn't matter. Most of the images managed to get across the meaning without the use of speaking the same language. By the end of the video, I was left with the sense I had seen something worth seeing; but, was it good enough for the chorus of angels? That's where I grew uncertain. Sure, it's got interest, intrigue, and costumes worthy of any Adam Lambert video but did I want to look for more? The answer was honestly: I don't know. Maybe this video will make it out of the "almost" list and make a true showing in the future. For now, it hit my number one spot for the video that almost made the cut.
So there you have it, my Top 8 Videos that Almost Made the Cut. As I keep searching for videos, I will come across more and more videos and one day my next list will emerge. By the time I hit my 21th review we will revisit the list and see what almost made the cut.
If you have a video that you think can make the cut feel free to leave me a message down below or hit me up on Twitter as Creative_Karma.
That's all from this reviewer.
This is Creative Karma here at Video Roulette saying to keep up the video making. You'll never know if it'll be your video I review next.
I hope everyone had a great (and safe) Halloween. Now, I mentioned last time that I would be coming up with a list of those videos that almost made my list but didn't quite make it for one reason or another.
After some back tracking, I came up with the Top 8 Videos That Almost Made the Cut. Top 8 because 5 is too few and 10 is too many.
Let's get to watchin'
Number 8
Pumpkin Pumpkin - Halloween Song
As with the rest of the list, all of these videos will be from my search for Halloween videos. It seems when I looked for random words that I had a bit more luck oddly enough.
In any case, while this video nearly ranked up with the Munch Munch song, It fit into too many categories that my own rating system just couldn't cover. True, the video was "Halloween themed" but it seemed to be just one of those videos dumbed down to keep the little kiddies amused while mommy and daddy had some quiet time. Sorta like the Barney tapes that plagued my childhood. It wasn't annoying enough to scare me and it wasn't odd ball enough to make me curse in horror.
Number 7
Extremely Scary Haunted House
Now, this video made a huge mistake. Large enough to land the number 7 spot on my list. While I don't mind the homemade movie genre, I do mind when someone tries too hard. While watching this video, I couldn't help but think: "they watched The Blair Witch Project too many times". I get that they wanted to create some kind of story that people could relate to and scare people at the same time. However, I was more scared at their lack of being a little more original. True there's not much originality left but it's better to try than to just take the easy road.
Number 6
Preserving Corpses
While the former videos managed to be underwhelming and off balance, this video was just...boring. I'm sure someone out there is interested in seeing how to preserve a corpse. To which I would gladly avoid you at all costs. Sure, this MIGHT be useful for someone who wants to go into this field or has a morbid curiosity. Yet, when it comes right down to it, I'm not one of those people. Not to sound shallow, but I at least need a small amount of entertainment value. My idea of fun isn't learning how to preserve corpses. This would have fit into a category of extreme boredom but that didn't exist on my list...not yet anyway.
Number 5
Spectral - Black Viking Power
Just at the halfway point it a video that nearly had my attention. I'm a fan of music being a recent convert to Halestorm and Eyes Set to Kill as all ready being a fan of bands like Nightwish, Adema, and Evanescence. I didn't mind putting a music video or a video with just pictures and music on the site. While the music is good, it just didn't move me enough to give it a rating. I was bouncing back and forth. It wasn't a waste of my time but I didn't know if it was time well spent either. Maybe if I listened to more of their music then it would have moved me but this blog is about first impressions and I wasn't just sure about where this one stood.
Number 4
Blood
When this video came up, I remembered a friend of mine talking about a little kid freaking out about blood and chuckling about how the kid was saying the word blood. So, I knew I had to watch it myself. This kid was so cute in his seriousness of the situation that it gives a great chuckle. I'm not sure how other little kids would react in this situation but this kid's parents knew and decided to film it. While this is higher on the list, it still didn't really hit the level of time well spent. It was really funny and totally adorable I didn't even see this video till I was looking up videos for Halloween even though I had known about it for a few months. Entertaining but not enough to search it out.
Number 3
Spirit - Here I Am
Don't shoot me, but I haven't seen this movie. *Ducks* The movie never seemed like something I'd like to watch. Then again, I was in high school at the time I believe so this kind of movie was below my age group...despite the fact we were so easily amused by boy bands...*ahem*. The song itself came across as the typical Disney animated movie song about the person inside and all that jazz. The visuals were pretty and worked well with the lyrics. Though that's a common sense move considering how much money Disney probably put into the making of the movie. However, once in a while I like to go back and revisit some old classics. Even though I haven't seen this movie, part of me would think on this video and give it another look...maybe.
Number 2
Pendulum 'Witchcraft'
Here is the perfect example of a music video that could have made the list. The music was great, the visuals were awesome, and the vocals worked in harmony. The only thing that kept this from making the list during my Halloween countdown was that I honestly couldn't decide where to place it. I kept bouncing between saying it was time well spent but a part of me could foresee looking for more of their videos which would put it closer to the category of hallelujah chorus; however, I wasn't entirely sure it was pure gold that I would go after with full force to watch. Part of me almost decided to create the temporary category between the two but I couldn't settle on a title. It's a great video and a good find just needed to figure out where it belonged.
And the number 1 video that almost made the cut...
Big Bang - Monster M/V
I have only recently started watching what would be considered JPop; although, this seems to be more like JRock or KRock, I believe they are Korean. At first, I was ready to say WTF and be done with it. It confused me with it's movie like opening that made me wonder why it started that way; however, once I got into the rest of the video where the music began and the guys began to sing, I saw that this video was a gem of a find. I didn't understand the majority of the words they were saying but that didn't matter. Most of the images managed to get across the meaning without the use of speaking the same language. By the end of the video, I was left with the sense I had seen something worth seeing; but, was it good enough for the chorus of angels? That's where I grew uncertain. Sure, it's got interest, intrigue, and costumes worthy of any Adam Lambert video but did I want to look for more? The answer was honestly: I don't know. Maybe this video will make it out of the "almost" list and make a true showing in the future. For now, it hit my number one spot for the video that almost made the cut.
So there you have it, my Top 8 Videos that Almost Made the Cut. As I keep searching for videos, I will come across more and more videos and one day my next list will emerge. By the time I hit my 21th review we will revisit the list and see what almost made the cut.
If you have a video that you think can make the cut feel free to leave me a message down below or hit me up on Twitter as Creative_Karma.
That's all from this reviewer.
This is Creative Karma here at Video Roulette saying to keep up the video making. You'll never know if it'll be your video I review next.
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