When it was first announced there was a lot of scepticism surrounding a Blade Runner sequel—mainly because the original was so damn good and because the Philip K. Dick novel upon which it was based didn’t have a sequel. But things have been looking more and more positive as the trailers have come out. The new film is set thirty years after the events of the first film, where a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos.
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Fans of South Park can welcome the news that South Park: The Fractured But Whole video game will be available this fall. It follows on from previous South Park game South Park: The Stick of Truth, which took a fantasy-inspired bent. This new game deals with superheroes with the characters turning into them.
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It might seem like a strange juxtaposition, and well it is, but here is the cast of Game of Thrones, in character of course, rapping the lyrics to 90s classic, Vanilla Ice’s song ‘Ice, Ice Baby.’ The mashup was put together by video editor Swede Mason and it’s quite bizarre to hear George RR Martin’s fantasy characters, from Jon Snow to Daenerys Targaryen, rap about rocking the mic like a vandal.
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In most busy cities you will find buskers performing on street corners and elsewhere, livening up the day with their musical sounds. But what would you do if there was some instruments on the street but no buskers there to play them? Would you be brave enough to pick up say, a guitar, and start strumming away?
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If you’re English speaking then to appreciate this song you’ll need to put subtitles on, because it’s in German. But once you’ve done that, you’re all set for some hilarity. In a nod to Brexit the lyrics are sung to the tune of The Clash’s punk classic ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’, and they roundly trounce on Theresa May, calling her out for all the reasons that she’s now become a figure of scorn in the country which she governs.
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French prankster Rémi Gaillard is a legend when it comes to online prank videos. He’s been around as long as the internet pretty much, so chances are you’ve not caught all his hilarious stunts. So it’s just as well that’s he’s put together this very funny compilation, which features a lof of his crazy elevator pranks from over the years.
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Video editor Ross Thompson, aka The Unusual Suspect, has recut scenes from 132 movies, both classics and modern films, and brilliantly put them together so they sing a cover of Michael Jackson’s 1987 hit ‘The Way You Make Me Feel.’ You can only imagine the amount of time and effort it took to look through all these films and find the right phrase.
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In this video from website Vox some of the finest rappers in the history of the genre are shown why they’re so damn good. It comes down to their ability to match beat with lyrics, adding layers of complexity, wordplay, and puns in ways that when you just listen to the track in an everyday way you’d completely miss.
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There are plenty of objects and even musical instruments that are made from Lego, but this creation is seriously impressive. Woodworker Peter Brown decided to used 250 Lego bricks (and 20 ounces of resin) to make an actual working skateboard, all crafted by hand. So far, so good—but can it skate?
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There’s method acting and then there’s Rick and Morty showrunner and voice actor Justin Roiland. In a video released by Adult Swim Roiland is filming a scene for the season 3 and doing his drunk Rick. But to totally get in character he necks shots of tequila. So many that he has trouble remembering his lines. It’s hilarious, but not for the production team.
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Stevie Wonder’s 1972 song ‘Superstition’ is one of the funkiest songs that there ever was—and to be able to play it on the piano would raise your appeal as a human being infinitely. Many people can’t even play the piano though, but for those that do, take a look at this tutorial and see if you can’t teach yourself one of the greatest tracks ever.
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