Okay, I think I have watched all of them. \o/

[bironic]

Here are the rest of my favorites from this year's festivids masterlist. The ones I find myself watching again and again are marked with a ♥.

Due to an uncharacteristic bout of textual self-restraint, I did not elaborate on why these are particular favorites. My comments on the original vid posts pretty much encompass everything. But feel free to ask, if you are interested!

ETA Feb. 14: Now with vidder names.

Action:

• All That Remains by Joyo and Nothing But Time by hollywoodgrrl - Gravity ♥
• Let's Go (Young Men Dead) by sweetestdrain - Lawrence of Arabia ♥

Side note: I am impressed by how many vids in this year's collection push or surpass the five-minute mark without losing steam, including not only "Let's Go" but also Infinite (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) and All I Want (Life of Pi) - ha, both of which are by anoel


Relationships:

• Feather Moon by purplefringe and You & I Sail by vi0lace - Only Lovers Left Alive ♥
• Singing Hallelujah by Dogstar - Singin' in the Rain *Note: This is NOT set to the song "Hallelujah"

Dark:

• Faith In Love by hollywoodgrrl - Martha Marcy May Marlene ♥
• White Telephone by Jetpack Monkey - Halloween/H2O
• Monsters by gwyneth - Kings
• Take Me to Church by chaila - Luther - first minute in particular

Fun:

• The Other Man by Franzeska - Man from U.N.C.L.E.
• Moves Like Yahweh by Jetpack Monkey - Prince of Egypt
• The Walker by rhoboat - Ratatouille
• Au Port by sol_se - Triplets of Belleville

Character studies:

• Fame by chaila - Transparent
• Storm Song by trelkez - Twister

I don't know how to categorize these but they are also good:

• To Build a Home by turquoisetumult - The Fall
• Resolution Road by Destina - Spy Game
• Shake It Off by vi0lace and Augustine by scribe - Maleficent

Editiiiiiing:

• La Gusta El Fuego by hollywoodgrrl - The Purge ♥
• Can't Stop by bradcpu - Romeo + Juliet
• Spectrum by dragonchic - Wonder Woman (2009)

Bonus points for audio choice:

• Look Around You: Penguins by shati - Mawaru Penguindrum
• This Be the Verse by seekingferret - Adam West Batman series

Need to see:

• Martha Marcy May Marlene (see above)
• Curse of the Golden Flower (Hue by Aris Merquoni)
• Antique (Sugar Shack by KRIM)
• Caper (Simple Machine by sol_se)
• & a reminder to check out Almost Human (Gone Tech by blithesea)
• and Edge of Tomorrow (Make the Girl Dance by CherryIce/The Spaces In Between by Cara Marie)

Did not know (and was delighted to find out) it has a fandom:

• The Brain Scoop with Emily Graslie (Know Today by absternr)
• Adam Beach/Wes Studi RPF (I Only Have Eyes For You by me :D)

It would not be a complete list without some kink:

• S&M by thirdblindmouse - Man from U.N.C.L.E.
• I am what I am and Kinky Neighbors by thingswithwings - Batman*

*If thingswithwings didn't make one of these (I Am What I Am has that sweet acceptance/declaration of kinky/poly identity, and Kinky Neighbors is reminiscent of James Bondage) -- or maybe the one for Transparent, as it's so moving, like last year's Dottie Got Spanked vid -- I will lose all faith in my guessing skills.**

**Granted, I have never guessed right on anything, so there's not much faith to start with.

My vid(s) may or may not be included in the above list. *steepled villain fingers*

Comments

[daasgrrl.livejournal.com]

& a reminder to check out Almost Human

...you haven't watched Almost Human? It was so, so good. Sigh.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

For one thing, it took way longer than it should have for me to realize it was not the same thing as "Being Human"... oops.

[amnisias.livejournal.com]

I still get those two titles/shows mixed up if they come up randomely in conversation. ;)

[bironic.livejournal.com]

I'm getting them mixed up even now in this thread. LOL. *high fives you*

[daasgrrl.livejournal.com]

Ha - yes, I've perked up with interest occasionally upon glimpsing something about "Being Human" only to realise it wasn't The Right show *g*

[flywoman.livejournal.com]

I had never heard of it, but it does sound like it *was* good. Sigh, sounds like another show too intelligent (excuse me, "information-heavy") for the masses.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

I hadn't realized it had been canceled, either. Sigh.

[daasgrrl.livejournal.com]

See, I don't even think it was even a particularly "intellectual" or demanding show - its charm was mainly in its characters/setting/dialogue rather than being some big complicated thing, although they did start dropping tantalising hints about "The Wall" and other backstory which was so promising. But yeah, I get the impression that very few people actually watched it, I suppose science fiction is generally a harder "sell" to the general public than, say, crime.

ETA: Since you haven't actually seen the show I have to add that Michael Ealy is gorgeous, "Gareth" from the UK The Office is both hilarious and surprisingly charming, and the show is slashy as hell, with lines like "Don't scan my testicles... ever again." Okay, that''s probably the crudest example, but it is quite lovely in that respect *g*

[flywoman.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this post since it alerted me to go check out the vids, some of which were really great :).

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Sure! Cool.