Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the first ever Video Roulette Hallelujah Chorus Awards.
We've battled along seeing the worst of the worst that YouTube has to offer. Now, it's time for the best of the best. But how to go about it?
How can just one video be the best of YouTube? Could I really narrow it down to the top 5? After much debate and discussion, the best way to show off the best of YouTube is by category.
For this edition of the Hallelujah Chorus Awards, there will be five categories which were all chosen by the same friends who chose the their video for the Brain Bleach Awards.
The categories are as follows:
Best Item Review Video - Talkc
Best Movie Video - TheCinemaChick
Best AMV - Larry
Best Video Game Video - Myself
Best Cat Video - Jaysen
So let's dive into the first category.
Best Item Review Video
Originally, Talkc was going to be the lead on choosing the Best Video Game Video as he has played multiple games and viewed countless videos on that topic. Yet, at the last moment he changed his mind and thought of another video that he'd rather vote as the best of. Thus, the Best Item Review Video category was born.
In this category, any video that reviews a particular item such as a game, a food item, an electronic device, etc, would all be taken into account.
And his choice for the Best Item Review Video Award is....
Poundland Food Special - Pizza Snack
For those of you who have not yet seen the genius that is Ashens...then you seriously need to get with it and hurry. Ashens reviews everything from food, to games, to random objects he picks up at a store called Poundland where everything is a pound. And no, it doesn't weigh a pound but cost a pound. In essence, the British version of a Dollar Tree.
This video highlights the very reason why Ashens is good at what he does. His reviews are thorough, informational, and hilarious. Every time he takes a bite of some horrendous looking food you feel for him but you laugh at his reactions. And that's why this is wins the Best Item Review Video Award.
For those that wish to see more of Ashens: Ashens.com
Now for our second category, Best Movie Video.
The Cinema Chick has spent countless hours heading off to the cinema to watch movies and give her heartfelt review of the movie in question.
So when it comes down to the Best Movie Video The Cinema Chick knows what she is talking about. From mash ups to trailers to fan made videos, all are up for viewing. But what is the best of the best?
He choice for the Best Movie Video Award goes to....
● Laufeyson - Thor trailer from Loki's perspective
Now, I personally haven't seen Thor but I have seen The Avengers. Yet, after watching this video I think I might have to catch up with the crowd.
There is always so much more to the people considering evil bad guys from our favorite movies and this shows the side of it that no one really takes into account. The editing, the music, and the story provided by the creator of the video offers up a new take on the character of Loki. Makes me just want to hug him and tell him everything will be okay.
That's why this video earns the Best Movie Video Award.
Now for our next category: Best AMV (Anime Music Video).
My friend Larry I will now joking call the guru of anime videos. He loves multiple animes and if I ever want to talk about them he's the one for the job.
When I asked him to give me his pick for the best anime music video he took it seriously. Every type of anime video set to music either by the actual creators themselves or a fan made video could have been chosen for this award.
His choice for the Best AMV Award goes to...
Kirito/Kazuto x Asuna - When You're Gone
I have never personally watches this anime and that's not saying much since my anime viewing is rather slim considering the vast numbers available for viewing.
After seeing this video though, I nearly needed a box of tissues. The story of this pair comes across amazingly well in this fan made video. The use of sepia like tone to impress upon the viewer the scenes that are from the past and those in the present being the ones in full color adds to the overall imagery.
The music plays the crucial role of getting across to the viewer the depth of the relationship and how it's affecting the one who has to go through life, even for a short time, on their own. Beautiful and heartwarming, that's what this video is.
That's why it's worthy of the Best AMV Award.
With such tearful things behind us, let's move on to the next category: Best Video Game Video.
I have played video games ever since I was a child. I remember going from the arcade into the home. Although I can't remember if we owned and Atari, I know for certain we had a Super Nintendo, Sega, Nintendo 64, Playstation 2, XBox that was later traded for an XBox 360, and finally a Wii. While today I still only have the N64, Playstation 2, and a Wii, I still try to play as many games as I can on console and PC.
So when the category for Best Video Game Video opened up I knew just what video I thought was the best of the best.
The award for Best Video Game Video goes to...
Dynasty Warriors 5: Zhang He - Dance 'til Dawn
While the Dynasty Warriors franchise may only be a simple hack 'n slash gaming style with very little in the way of strategy and only for two players at one time, this video immediately caught my attention and has never let go.
The first time I watched it while playing the game itself I laughed till I cried. From then on, I've shared it with all of my close friends and now I can share it with you. This clip comes straight from the game. No music or editing has been done save for not showing the person booting up the game and closing it down after the clip is over. In all the seriousness of the fighting, a little rainbow managed to sneak it's way in.
That's why this video deserves the Best Video Game Video Award.
And last but certainly not least comes a category that most everyone that surfs the internet knows all too well: Best Cat Video.
My friend Jaysen, like many people on the web at this very moment, loves watching adorable videos about cats, kittens, and any combination thereof.
He owns two cats himself and while they do drive him bonkers, every now and then he finds they do something funny or adorable and he can't help but to love them.
His choice for the Best Cat Video Award goes to....
Kitten crying because she is so tired
This kitten is so adorable that I just want to hold it and never let go. It's so sweet and yet sad that the kitten is so tired yet so scared of going to sleep in a strange new environment. Then, when it simply plops down exhausted you can't say that isn't the most adorable thing ever.
Even with all the noise and care that a kitten needs, seeing videos like this makes me want a kitten more than ever before. The cuteness scale is way off the charts and will melt you into your socks if you're not careful.
And so there we are. The best of the best from movies, video games, cats, anime, and item reviews.
With every brain bleach worthy video comes a video in it's wake that more than makes up for the torture imposed upon the viewing public. The future might come to see a whole new set of categories where we will see the best of what YouTube has to offer or maybe another video will dethrone a previous one. Only time will tell.
That's all from this round of the Hallelujah Chorus Awards.
I'm Creative Karma here at Video Roulette and I'm in the mood for more great YouTube videos. Bring on the cats!
Come one and come all to the first ever Brain Bleach Awards here at Video Roulette.
Now, I know time and again I have mentioned the use of something called "brain bleach". Well, it's not videos that cleanse the mind.
This is a term that my dear friend Cinema Chick and I came up with randomly when we have seen something we wish we hadn't and want to cleanse our minds with bleach, thus brain bleach.
Everyone has seen an image, heard a song, or seen a video that they wish they could unsee.
Well, I polled all of my close friends the Cinema Chick, Jaysen, Talkc, and Larry to come up with their candidates for a brain bleach worthy video. I added my own submission and now I have the top five most brain bleach worthy videos.
Prepare yourselves for the horror that only YouTube can provide.
As always the fifth video will be the least offensive while the first makes my brain want to leak out of my ears.
Number 5
Mundo Canibal Podre Shop Nova Geração
This video was shown to me by Jaysen and I honestly was utterly silent as I watched every second of this video. This was mostly due to the fact it's not in English. We presume it's the Portuguese form of Spanish which neither of us knows completely. That's pretty much the only reason it's not higher on the list. A lot of the characters in the video are well enough known by me but some of the jokes are lost simply by not speaking the same language. In retrospect, this might be a good thing.
Number 4
きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ - PONPONPON , Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
I internally debated about the two videos I was thinking about placing at the Number 4 spot. In the end, the video shown to me by Larry was actually less brain bleach worthy than the other one. Again, this is a video that's not in English...obviously. However, I do watch a lot of videos from this part of the world with interest. Honestly, some of them are pretty good. But this video...um wow. Pretty much every person I asked for a video asked if this one was on my brain bleach list.
I sat watching this video and while the song isn't something I latched onto, the visuals offered me made me wonder about the people that made the video. A brain floating in the window bobbing to the music? What's with the large person in yellow dancing about? Wait, now it's a green turtle spinning slowly? I'm so confused.
Number 3
Undimmed By Anime Tears a 9/11 Memorial Tribute
The tragedies of 9/11 affected every person a different way. Some wailed, some grieved silently, some took to action, and some prayed. Numerous videos can be found on the subject of what happened on 9/11. Many are news casts of that fateful day while others are tearful memorials to the lives of those lost...
Then some people made theirs while on crack and watching anime. I mean...WTF?! Really??? The descriptions says it was meant seriously yet...anime? Really? I get the concept, I really do; however, I would almost had preferred it if they were just joking and did this in sarcasm in response to some really insensitive video made by someone else. The best reaction was had by Jaysen who upon watching the video immediately removed the video from his entire internet history and set to watch videos of kittens. *Shudders* I can never unsee this and it's only going to get worse.
Number 2
Video WTF Of The Week
Now...far be it from me to say what's art and what's not...but I can honestly say I will never view art the same way again. I saw this video ages ago and knew it was a prime candidate for my brain bleach awards. I just...I...there are no words to describe how badly I don't want know this exists let alone see the full version everyone claims is out there.
Despite my best efforts to come up with a truly horrendous video...I am outshined by the Cinema Chick in this regard today.
Number 1
My anus is bleeding.
There are not so many times where I discover the source of a phrase and promptly want to gouge my own eyes out. Unfortunately, this became one of them.
I had heard this phrase said various times by friends and all over SecondLife. While I never really wanted to know the source of something as gag reflex inducing as someone's anus bleeding, I couldn't help but wonder how it became so popular.
The Cinema Chick was "kind" enough to introduce me to this video being the source for future generations to view and quote constantly and unironically to friends and family members. My mind was utterly blank as I watched this little puff ball/cloud/soot ball/whatever speaking in a high pitched voice before his/her (?) anus begins to bleed while other little identical critters cheer and dance like they are on acid. Maybe that's why this video was created. Someone did a shit load of acid and right before they died they created this.
Oh lord, the amount of brain bleach I want to erase this from my mind isn't known by any current standard of measurement.
With that last video finally done, I can go crawl into a corner and twitch uncontrollably till the last remnant of these videos passes out of thought and mind.
I'm just glad it's over...for now. As long as YouTube exists, more videos will appear and another day will see the next chapter of brain bleach worthy material. I hope for my sake I have recovered enough by then to tackle such a feat again.
I'm Creative Karma here at Video Roulette and I think I might have to lie down very still for a long while.
