February 26, 2009

Company of Thieves – Oscar Wilde

Rushmore is my favorite Wes Anderson movie, and one of my favorite movies in general. Which is why I can’t decide whether or not I like this Company of Thieves video. Is it a delightful homage? Or a blatant, lazy rip off? I can’t tell. Thoughts?

7 Responses to “Company of Thieves – Oscar Wilde”

  1. On 02/26/09 1:43 PM, William Benton said:

    I am usually quick to gripe about things like this but…I have been effectively charmed.

  3. On 02/27/09 7:54 PM, xfreekx said:

    I LOVE THIS BAND. Their record is incredible. Seriously.

    Here’s a free download of this song…..legally….

    http://previewnewmusic.com/companyofthieves/

    I (also a Wes Anderson fan) find the video charming.

  5. On 03/4/09 2:14 PM, Jason said:

    I directed the video and I can assure you it is absolutely a lazy rip-off! In all seriousness though, we thought up the idea of using Max to show the theme of the song – which is the lengths people go to conform with society. The band and I are obviously big Wes Anderson fans. I originally thought the humor in our version would come out due to the cheap props & no budget. Watching them side-by-side, I get a kick out of how comically cheap our version looks and some of the funny ways we re-enacted certain shots.

    I want to thank you for the writeup and welcome all comments – including the haters who make us laugh too. Please be sure to check out the band regardless of what you think of the video – they’re not only extremely talented but very down-to-earth nice people as well.

  7. On 03/4/09 3:11 PM, Nicholas said:

    This video is awesome. I might be a bit biased, Mike (the drummer) is a friend of mine. I finally just saw these guys a couple weeks ago, and they’re so good live. If you wanna see the song live, they were recently on carson daly’s show on nbc. find his website and there’s a video of it. So happy to see these guys doing well. BUY THEIR RECORD!

  9. On 03/4/09 5:55 PM, wagon burner said:

    Never heard of the band but buy chance seen them open for thriving ivory in Arlington VA.on 02-28-09
    INCREDIBLE !! Exploded on stage from the very first note. New fan..Look forward to there return to the mid-atlantic.
    Keep reaching cause it will be more than you would have ever imagined.

  11. On 03/5/09 5:45 AM, Howard said:

    Damn you Wagon Burner! We don’t do “encouragement” round these parts. Too much work.

  13. On 04/16/09 2:39 PM, Susan said:

    Stumbled on the music video – Never listened to the band until today actually, even though I’m from Chicago. Clever…I dig the low budget Wes Anderson thing. I just wish her gum had stayed stuck to the wall near the end there. (Kidding…. Ok, I’m not.)

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