Normally our Cosplay of the Day feature isn’t a video, but in this case, it’s definitely the right format. The above series of clips shows one dedicated Warhammer 40,000 fan wearing animatronic armor that took him 400 hours and 10 months to complete. Totally. Worth. It.

As you might expect, he was the belle of the convention ball, and it’s hilarious to watch this giant mech suit…well, do anything really. I love how he even made the fingers move, and that the thing makes little robot noises when he walks. Amazing. Watch the suit in action above.

People always call Xbox the “bro” gaming system, and brings to mind frat guys playing Call of Duty while chugging Natty Ice. But was it the frat boys themselves that started that stereotype, or was it Microsoft, way back when?

The video above is the first promotional video showcasing this new fangled play online system called “Xbox Live.” In it, two blond bros figure out how easy it is to play their games online, all the while making every single obnoxious noise a human mouth can make. My favorite part is how they mute a trash talking girl, because I’m sure the gender flipped scenario has played out about a million times since then.

I also forgot that the first Xbox was actually bigger than my house. Seriously, you could actually murder someone with that thing. Like these guys.

As excited as I am for the return of Arrested Development, we shouldn’t forget that another comedy classic is returning to TV this summer. Whose Line is It Anyway is returning in full force with Colin, Ryan and Wayne, and they’re not dicking around by calling it by another name or using a different improv format. This is Whose Line damnit! They even have the same music people!

The first actual clip from the new version of the show, which is now hosted by Aisha Tyler. Yes, Drew Carey was cool, but if you’ve ever watched Archer, you know Tyler has a knack for comedic timing, and I’ll look forward to seeing what she can do as host. And really, it’s the three guys who were always the most important anyway.

The show is airing on the CW, hence why this clip is focused on the recent demise of 90210. Even working with that lame premise, the guys still manage to be pretty funny. I just hope we’re not going to have to sit through one episode based on each CW show. “Human scenery featuring The Vampire Diaries’ Nina Dobrev!” Alright, I’d actually watch that.

I saw The Great Gatsby this weekend, and though my review doesn’t go live until tomorrow, I’ll say that it was an AV masterpiece, but a rather lackluster film overall. That said, it did have perhaps my favorite trailer of the year so far, which is why the above video is so awesome.

Someone took the 1974 Robert Redford version of the film and recut it into Baz Luhrmann’s modern day adaptation complete with Florence and the Machine soundtrack. I get that the two are based on the same book, but damn, those scenes are REALLY similar to each other, and I have to imagine this film, along with the book, was used as a big point of reference for Luhrmann.

By now you should have read Remy’s take on the Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon DLC from last week, and by all accounts it’s one of the better game add-ons you can buy for any title. Some might even say it’s more memorable than the actual game. It started as an April Fool’s Joke, but turned into “not really, we’re actually doing this.”

Well someone has taken it upon themselves to turn the ridiculous game into a ridiculous movie, or at least the trailer for one. With how insane Hollywood is these days, I wouldn’t say making a feature film out of a piece of DLC is the most unlikely idea I’ve ever heard, so perhaps it may happen someday. I’m fine with that, so long as it does actually star Michael Biehn.

So I know we had a little bit of a discussion about this song on yesterday’s Jason Yang post, but Flynn pointed me in the direction of this video by Malukah. It’s The Rains of Castamere, but one made before Game of Thrones did their own version of it. Meaning she invented the music from the words of the books alone, which is pretty impressive.

I actually like hers better than the official version I linked to yesterday. I’m hoping they’ll use a version closer to this one when the Castemere-titled episode finally airs this season in a few weeks. And I won’t say any more than that…

There are a trillion violinists on YouTube trying to rack up views and likes on the site, but few stick out in my mind like Jason Yang. The guy’s got talent, and it’s no surprise to me he keeps popping up in “you gotta listen to this” music videos.

Above he’s crafted a combination piece that uses music from The Dark Knight, Game of Thrones and The Hobbit. It’s a freaking fantastic piece of music, employing the best moments from all three tracks.

After this, the most requested song for him to do is Game of Thrones’ Rains of Castamere. You may not know what that is yet, but you should by the end of the season. Is there even actual….music to that yet? Isn’t just a song written out with words in the book? Errr nevermind, they did it for the ending of ‘Blackwater’ in season two. That’s pretty awesome, and yes, Yang should do that immediately.

One summer, my friends and I got two of those vinyl DDR pads and DDR Max2 for Playstation 2. Spent three months busting our asses to clear every single song, and I swear to god we all lost thirty pounds in the process. Never have a played a game that required more physical exertion, before or since, and almost none that were that fun. “Dance Central” might feature more actual dance moves, but it’s nowhere near as enjoyable.

But even with our skills acing Captain Jack’s song selections, we had nothing on this guy. I’ve seen cross platform doubles DDR before, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a human being’s feet move quite like this. It’s almost inhuman, and I feel like if this guy ran the 100M dash he’d set a new world record. I get that’s not how muscles work, but still, it’s like the Flash is dancing up in here.

I sort of forget that Thor is the God of Thunder, as in the movies we usually just see him pounding on things with his hammer, rather than using its lightning properties to do battle.

But one fan with some building skills decided the put the electricity back into the hammer. That’s 80,000 volts running through the foam hammer you see above, enough to make all Loki’s hear stand on end and sizzle of completely.

I wish there was more of a demonstration of him shocking things, but it’s still cool to see nonetheless.

Look, if you’re not a fan of Obama’s politics, I get it, and I don’t want to start a Debate of the Day about it here. But I will say I think he’s a pretty funny guy, as shown above in the video created for the White House Correspondents Dinner where the press and politicians hang out as a comedian makes fun of all of them.

This year’s host was Conan O’Brien, but the video above doesn’t have to do with him. Rather, it’s a behind the scenes at Steven Spielberg’s next movie, and Obama biopic starring, who else, Daniel Day Lewis. Think it’s offensive for the actor to be in blackface? Well, with makeup this good, I don’t think many people will complain. See for yourself above.

Alright, so I swore that yesterday’s Thai Iron Man 3 trailer was the funniest thing you’d see all week, but this video is going to give it a run for its money. A guy watched The Matrix with his mom, and afterwards decided to have her recount the plot to him on video. Afterward, he went through and animated her recap, which makes the story even funnier.

She closed her eyes during all the action parts (what happened after that train was coming??) and thinks that Morpheus is named “Moshimo” for some unknown reason. Anyway, I love this, and I hope he and his mom do a bunch more of these. I’d love to get her thoughts on the Wachowski’s Cloud Atlas if she was confused by The Matrix so much.

Oh hey, I remember this guy. He did something similar when his friend retold the plot of Star Wars. Watch that video below: Continue Reading »