RNC gets mash
Mash media is now Republican. This is well-done.
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So much for the culture wars! The RNC has released an add riffing off of Austin Powers. I guess they're aiming for the "South Park Republicans". It's a great ad, though; see for yourself.
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lawrence, being an appeasing european and all, i am not sure i get why that is well-done.
this is soo much better!
If by well done you mean half-baked, yes. And elliptical... and cringeworthy.
I believe by well-done Professor Lessig is referring to the "mash" of Austin Powers and the Kerry speeches, not the content itself. This, like most of the attack ads actually leaves me with a sense of "so what?" But at least this one is otherwise creative.
Which people? At the most, it's this ad that's hated. Although, hate is such a strong word. I have a hard time reading "hate" from the above posts.
"Well-done" in what sense?
Well-done in that it demonstrates some basic video and sound editing skills? Well done in that it teases Kerry for his blunder of quoting unnamed foreigners while borrowing style and narrative elements from a feature created by a foreigner (or a one-man band of foreigness--Mike Myers being not only Canadian but British thanks to his immigrant parents)? Well-done in that it demonstrates that even the Grand Old Party has assimilated the "throw it against the fan, run it up the flagpole and see if the chickens roost" attitude toward political productions circulating in cyberspace?
If a vote is to be taken, mark my ballot "Inadequate," as in unfunny (criminally so) and empty.
So, character assassination based on what a guy talked about once to supporters is reason to get excited? Don't you think the Republicans are going too far with it all, considering they cry fowl at even the most even-handed acusations from the other side.
Oh, wait, is it well done because it pirates media from other people?
Who do they need approval from in order to run this kind of thing? Can they just do it themselves, as a satire (or was it fair use?) like with the Mastercard... Priceless ads? Or did this mean that the movie company and/or Mike Myers supported the RNC's position?
jaa jaa- a notable difference between the two "attack ad" styles is that the Kerry video consists of "sound nibbles" (apparently a full "bite" is not permitted) - snippets constantly cut and framed by commentary & music; whereas the Rummie episode is uncommented and unadorned.