HA. My awareness of the tentacles (tentacle porn, more specifically)...I really don't know that I can pin down when that started. I suspect college was where I got the first half-joke, half-warning.
And I give. The white flag is a napkin, but it's waving. Toss me whatever you've got. To help you narrow things down a little, though, my opinions/impressions:
* Bachelorette -- oh yeah, the movement. I've watched a couple other Utena vids as well (don't remember the names), and they make me weep, for I have been spoiled by my first taste.
* Urban Ragnarok -- holy hell. The first time through was kind of, "whoa." The second, more sank in but my mouth was still hanging open. I refuse to admit how many times I've watched it now.
* Here Comes the Sun -- happyfuncomfortvid! I'm most familiar with the source here, so it really is a comfort vid, and the happyfun beauty of it is a bonus.
* Right Now... -- Heehee. Oh, even with only vaguely remembering the Van Halen video, and only vaguely recognizing most of the source, this made me so very happy.
* Die Another Day -- in contrast to the above, the text on the screen here was distracting instead of integral. But the vid did make me want to know more about the anime itself, because the story under all of that looked interesting.
* Failed Experiments... -- HA. On a gazillion levels. I've served as vidbeta enough now that the general meta made me snicker. I know enough about Cowboy Bebop that the "You... SUCK." made me cackle.
* Tainted Donuts -- cute, but not enough else to make me feel I had to hang onto it.
* Euphoria -- great visuals, impeccable timing, but...
* Waking Hour -- a whole 'nother level of gorgeous genius, and this is the one I'm saving, because oooooh.
* Alchemist's Job -- I am in an odd kind of love with this. On one hand, for the little horror story it tells all on its own, and on the other, I know just enough of the basics of what's up with Ed and Al to have that context.
* Fullmetal Distruction -- also good, and fascinating to see the message of the song played out in FMA terms. It didn't grab a hold of me in the same way as the other, but I am keeping it.
* Hold Me Now -- Broadway, Bollywood, you should be ashamed. You have been shown up by a cartoon.
...so, y'know, whenever you get the chance... ::points:: Stuff like that! I've always been a sucker for the vids that feel right, that feel like the images flow and dance with the music, whether I'm familiar with the source or not. And these are so pretty.
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And I give. The white flag is a napkin, but it's waving. Toss me whatever you've got. To help you narrow things down a little, though, my opinions/impressions:
* Bachelorette -- oh yeah, the movement. I've watched a couple other Utena vids as well (don't remember the names), and they make me weep, for I have been spoiled by my first taste.
* Urban Ragnarok -- holy hell. The first time through was kind of, "whoa." The second, more sank in but my mouth was still hanging open. I refuse to admit how many times I've watched it now.
* Here Comes the Sun -- happyfuncomfortvid! I'm most familiar with the source here, so it really is a comfort vid, and the happyfun beauty of it is a bonus.
* Right Now... -- Heehee. Oh, even with only vaguely remembering the Van Halen video, and only vaguely recognizing most of the source, this made me so very happy.
* Die Another Day -- in contrast to the above, the text on the screen here was distracting instead of integral. But the vid did make me want to know more about the anime itself, because the story under all of that looked interesting.
* Failed Experiments... -- HA. On a gazillion levels. I've served as vidbeta enough now that the general meta made me snicker. I know enough about Cowboy Bebop that the "You... SUCK." made me cackle.
* Tainted Donuts -- cute, but not enough else to make me feel I had to hang onto it.
* Euphoria -- great visuals, impeccable timing, but...
* Waking Hour -- a whole 'nother level of gorgeous genius, and this is the one I'm saving, because oooooh.
* Alchemist's Job -- I am in an odd kind of love with this. On one hand, for the little horror story it tells all on its own, and on the other, I know just enough of the basics of what's up with Ed and Al to have that context.
* Fullmetal Distruction -- also good, and fascinating to see the message of the song played out in FMA terms. It didn't grab a hold of me in the same way as the other, but I am keeping it.
* Hold Me Now -- Broadway, Bollywood, you should be ashamed. You have been shown up by a cartoon.
...so, y'know, whenever you get the chance... ::points:: Stuff like that! I've always been a sucker for the vids that feel right, that feel like the images flow and dance with the music, whether I'm familiar with the source or not. And these are so pretty.