Check out my favorite customizable video here... http://www.videosift.com/video/Dag-is-a-Meth-Head-Slacker


In reply to this comment by burdturgler:
That is funny shit! I've never seen customizable video like that.

I'm surprised this got sifted as I was more than happy to let it rest peacefully in my PQ.

Actually, the "overacting or in-character" is one of those trick questions: the overacting is in character. I'm stepping on my movie reviewer soapbox for just a moment (hey, some guys know sports inside & out. I know movies.)

In the film, Glover's character, Layne, is your basic teenage slacker who goes to great lengths to help his "friend" John after he learns that John kills a fellow student. Layne's concern, while well-intended, is disingenuous and ultimately wasted. Keanu Reeves' character, Matt, points this out to Layne with "I know you don't really care this much." and that "you don't think things through."

And when Ione Skye's character mentions "Mission Impossible" Matt immediately starts humming the familiar theme. These kids have been raised to believe that if they act concerned and helpful the way they do on TV, then they may actually be concerned and helpful.

Credit goes less to Glover and more to the director, Tim Hunter, for crafting the performance of a kid whose motivation is to, basically, overact. Hunter's directing talents were last used on the AMC's Mad Men, another gem!

There's a good parallel story involving Matt's younger brother, Tim (played by Joshua Miller...now there's bad acting). Tim keeps picking on their younger sister by "killing" her favorite doll. In fact, the opening scene of the film shows him tossing the doll into the river (foreshadow alert) and in the background during this opening scene, we hear John shouting in jubilation at the river's edge, celebrating his own evil deed. Later, Tim destroys the doll's grave marker erected by the toddler, who protests to Keanu Reeves, teary-eyed, "He's killing her again!"

In a brash abandonment of symbolism, Dennis Hopper's pot-dealing character is named "Feck" for goodness sake, playing the only character who really cared about the girl he killed years ago. So basically, he's the only one not feckless. I always thought that was neat.

As you can imagine, I recommend this film as an excellent exception to the cinematic crap that the 80's produced.

I've lived a very sheltered life. Father de Sade keeps me locked in the basement, mostly.

In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
What, you've never got on top of anything before?! I find that hard to believe

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Being a total slacker, I actually don't know how it is. But I'll take your word for it.

In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
God, you know... I'm doing my diploma in youth work and i've neglected it lately, procrastination being my middle name. So just getting on top of that really, you know how it is

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Where have you been?

In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
Oh pffft

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
This is a story that has you written all over it.

What, you've never got on top of anything before?! I find that hard to believe

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Being a total slacker, I actually don't know how it is. But I'll take your word for it.

In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
God, you know... I'm doing my diploma in youth work and i've neglected it lately, procrastination being my middle name. So just getting on top of that really, you know how it is

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Where have you been?

In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
Oh pffft

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
This is a story that has you written all over it.

Slacker Uprising for all - http://www.videosift.com/video/Slacker-Uprising

The "real Jesus" works at IHOP in Mexico and is a real asshole.

>> ^NordlichReiter:
What would jesus bomb?
Not sure, because I just saw a video that said the real Jesus was a son of Cleopatra.

Go slackers go!!!

Authority Zero, Zebrahead, CIV, Patent Pending, Last Action Zeros, Tim Armstrong, 88 Fingers Louie. Are some of my favorites. You can hit up my Playlist for some unique stuff. Or contact me directly and I can link you to more bands on Pure Volume or you can check out my radio station on Slacker.

I'm a fan of Slacker Radio. I also frequent Price Point, for all my biking needs. And George F. Will articles from the Washington Post.

This isn't doing much for your slacker reputation! Congratulatons. You can has * promotes!

What?!?  Lucky SLEEPS?!?  What a slacker.

I know what you mean. I've had the same thing happen to me in the past week: same file, similar title, and no catch. It's nice to see we had the same taste.


In reply to this comment by firefly:
Thanks for catching that. I wonder why Siftbot didn't catch that as a dupe? I used the SAME file; that slacker!

In reply to this comment by oxdottir:
Sorry, Dupe: http://www.videosift.com/video/EVOL-a-love-story-in-backward-world
*discard

Thanks for catching that. I wonder why Siftbot didn't catch that as a dupe? I used the SAME file; that slacker!

In reply to this comment by oxdottir:
Sorry, Dupe: http://www.videosift.com/video/EVOL-a-love-story-in-backward-world
*discard

sorry, dupe
http://www.videosift.com/video/One-of-the-Worst-The-Price-Is-Right-Players-Ever
Siftbot you should've found this, slacker!
*discard

Man...what a show. Like him or not, there's a couple things everyone simply has to admit about Meatloaf.

First, he has one hell of a set of pipes. The first show I saw, the man sang one song without a mike, and was still clearly audible (and didn't even sound strained).

Second, you'll never find anyone who works harder for a show. Simply put, he busts his ass in each and every show. He clearly knows that you're paying good money to see him perform, and he's determined to make damned sure nobody will leave bitching that he was a slacker who didn't give them their money's worth.

My only complaint about him is that his problems in personal life interfered with his professional life...had he not had those problems, we could have had many more albums and shows from him.