MTV New Media teamed up with Mean Magazine's Kashy Kahledi to create a stylish celebrity-driven music video for the upcoming movie 'Kick Ass'. The video shows what can be accomplished using a current movie (members of the cast included) and interwining with a relevant song. In this case, song is by the band Softpack.
That’s right, we’ve got an up-beat punk song (or is it post-punk? You tell me) from San Diego band Softpack starring all four of the kids in the movie. You’ve got Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Grace Mortez and Clark Duke - - although they aren’t playing their characters from the movie (unless these are supposed to be Red Mist and Hit Girl, et al, in their civilian identities? Nah, that would be too crazy). I don’t think it’s the best song, but it’s certainly a fun video. Chloe unleashes holy hell on a bully while McLovin’ sprays their gang with some bazooka powered soda. Check it out for yourself…
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My mind turns, as it always does, to that particular nice of music video history that I so thoroughly enjoy - - the movie tie-in. It turns, further, to the niche corner of that niche genre - - the music video that ties in to a superhero movie in a (usually) totally bizarre way. And the crown prince of that lot is most definitely the video for "Partyman." See, people think about the different interpretations of Batman. There’s Frank Miller’s version, there’s Christopher Nolan’s version, there’s Tim Burton’s version, and so on. But they neglect to include possibly the most colorful one - - Prince’s Batman. Behold…
-- Tom Pinchuk is the writer of UNIMAGINABLE for Arcana Comics and HYBRID BASTARDS! for Archaia. Watch out for the HYBRID BASTARDS! hardcover collection this April - - available for pre-order now on Amazon.com.