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Cool guys don't look at explosions

Thanks to NPR's Monkey See blog for finding this:

Published Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:00 AM by oldnewthing
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# re: Cool guys don't look at explosions

Thursday, June 04, 2009 10:30 AM by mastmaker

Raymond, o you devil!

That song is now stuck in my head. How do I shake it off?

# re: Cool guys don't look at explosions

Thursday, June 04, 2009 10:32 AM by ton

Classic!!!!!!! :-)

Where can I buy the album?  

# re: Cool guys don't look at explosions

Thursday, June 04, 2009 11:43 AM by jcoehoorn

Can anyone give a synopsis for those of us who can't watch videos at work?

# re: Cool guys don't look at explosions

Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:16 PM by James Schend

jkcoehoorn: it's from the MTV Music Awards. It's a "comedic" song about how, in movies, the cool character never looks backwards as things are exploding behind them.

I didn't find it that funny, personally. The concept is there, but the execution is weak. It looks like something they whipped up in a couple hours, instead of putting real work into.

# re: Cool guys don't look at explosions

Thursday, June 04, 2009 1:19 PM by RobO

"Can anyone give a synopsis for those of us who can't watch videos at work"

...And, Mark Wahlberg is wearing a hat.

It kind of looks and sounds like they used some of the concept of the Literal Videos guys (http://www.dustfilms.com/literalvideos) with a montage of explosion scenes instead of a music video.

# re: Cool guys don't look at explosions

Thursday, June 04, 2009 4:59 PM by Grank

This always bugged me.  I always wanted the cool character to get pegged in the back by shrapnel.

# re: Cool guys don't look at explosions

Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:47 PM by JohnCKirk

The flipside of that would be the "Johnny English" trailer (not looking at the explosion for a different reason).

# re: Cool guys don't look at explosions

Thursday, June 04, 2009 10:54 PM by Anonymous Coward

Thanks, I will never look at an action flick the same way again.  ;)

# re: Cool guys don't look at explosions

Friday, June 05, 2009 1:41 PM by PaulCam

also good is Samberg's best fight scene promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT1hj3cfN0c (a little NSFW language)

# re: Cool guys don't look at explosions

Friday, June 05, 2009 7:43 PM by zachd

@2: It'll probably be on the next The Lonely Island CD.  Their Incredibad CD is pretty hilarious.

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