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September 08, 2004

The Coolest Video I've Ever Re-Posted

Sobek asked about this awesome video of acrobatic-urban stunts performed by a kid calling himself "The French Spiderman."

Sorry: Link should be fixed now.

More: Same video as above, but in .mov format, and plays in window.

A different video here.

And yet another video here.

Thanks to Addison for these.

In related news, John Kerry just tripped on a curb. He demaned his Secret Service detail immediately wrestle the curb to the ground.

And then he went windsurfing.

posted by Ace at 02:42 PM

Comments

Funny, ace, I didn't know you posted any questions about online poker.

Your sidebar is showing some spam posts.

What assholes.

Nice job, BTW, on the terrorism post from yesterday(or maybe monday?).

Posted by: hobgoblin on September 8, 2004 02:54 PM

Link = b0rken.

Rule #1 - nothing French is cool. Nothing.

Posted by: blaster on September 8, 2004 03:00 PM

Enjoy those knees while they last.

How much Ritalin did that kid need to sit still in class?

Posted by: Eric Pobirs on September 8, 2004 04:26 PM

My 4 y/o came over while I was watching that video .... and she said "IT'S SPIDERMAN" ... so I guess he's named himself appropriately.

Posted by: Carin on September 8, 2004 04:41 PM

Two things:

never show me stuff like this. I love stuff like this. French or not french, spiffy. I freakin' hate chirac, but I admit to a love for French Cinema especially luc besson and this guy is making a movie written by besson.

I am currently watching the trailer. Now i must find the dvd.

Thanks Ace:P

Posted by: Jennifer on September 8, 2004 04:48 PM

Blaster, as desparately as I want to agree with you I simply cannot in this case - these videos are amazing.

Posted by: Sobek on September 8, 2004 05:17 PM

The young Mr. Belle probably has maybe six or seven more years of this until his knees are gone (he looks about my age, 24 or so, now). Those fifteen foot drops across thirty foot gaps--even with the compensation roll--have to be destructive on the knees and ankles.

But it's good to see kids doing something non-destructive. Can't quite call it 'constructive' but at least they're staying out of trouble. Woe be the policier who would have to chase one of these kids.

Posted by: addison on September 8, 2004 05:27 PM

Seriously, if this kid is even a marginally capable actor, somebody hook him up with a Hollywood agent ASAP. This guy + Jackie Chan = the greatest stupid movie ever.

Well, besides Army of Darkness, that is.

Posted by: Eric Spratling on September 8, 2004 06:55 PM

Eric,

He has done a Nissan Altima commercial and a commercial on the BBC (couldn't figure out what it was advertising, though).

Posted by: addison on September 8, 2004 07:30 PM

I just saw a Scion car commercial that featured the same kind of moves, if not the same guys.

Posted by: Sean M. on September 9, 2004 02:18 AM

It is a French acrobatic troupe... first seen in Wieden+Kennedy's work for Nike... my favorite was called "Angry Chicken" which had a black dude (he was being chased be a chicken, which was obviously thrown off things! hahaha). I think there are several of these guys, all amazingly talented. Scion and Nissan using now too?? agghhhhh! hacks!

I'm in advertising see...

Posted by: Daddy Mack on September 9, 2004 08:55 AM

Blaster:

He pretends Germans are chasing him.

Posted by: GE on September 9, 2004 10:56 AM

Oh, to be 18-24 again. Enjoy those knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.

Posted by: dano on September 9, 2004 06:06 PM