Early Christmas Pressie

Whether this is a good present or not probably depends on your tastes.

Via Bloggy
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Like the original, it's a bit longish, but you really have to admire the insanity, er dedication, of Miriam and Philipp Lents, who recreated, in what I can only assume was Ritalin-enhanced detail, Michael Jackson's full-length Thriller video in stop-action Lego animation.

The Zombie dance alone is worth it.

Warning: One commenter on Bloggy said when trying to download the file his Virus Protection warned him to stop (this could mean many things depending on that person's settings). I watched it online on a PC and had no problem, but still I'd recommend Mac viewing if possible.

Here's the link.

Comments

[Edward]

And it appears I'm not the only one in the holiday mood. Martians are apparently giving away free "car washes."

Via Instapundit:

[S]omething -- or someone -- had regularly cleaned layers of dust from the solar panels of the Mars Opportunity vehicle while it was closed down during the Martian night.

'Tis the season...

[kenB]

And for their next animation project, Styx's "Too Much Time on My Hands"...

[Joel]

That reminds to check in to see how the ASCII version of Star Wars is coming along.

[Coprolith]

I downloaded the source video and scanned it with McAfee using updated virus definitions; nothing came up, so PC people can trust the video to the same degree they trust McAfee...

[hilzoy]

If anyone is feeling violent, check out Wrath, in which you get to be an angry, vengeful God and smite your people. And some animals. Including parachuting sheep, and cows who try to avoid your wrath by tiptoeing backwards across the screen. Alternately, Gulf War 2 (the video game) is always fun, if a bit dated.