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The ‘Downfall’ of HD-DVD (R-rated)

By Mike
January 17, 2008 in Movies, Videos

(this video does contain some strong language, so be warned)

I came across this video on Thursday and it spoke to me. Yes, mainly because it sort of mimics my own demise in that my newly purchased HD-DVD player from December is already on its way to becoming a collector’s item.

The video above uses the apex moment from the film Downfall, which I’ve actually seen and totally loved. The movie is about Adolf Hitler in his final days of his life, hidden away in a Berlin bunker at the end of World War II.

Obviously, doing a parody on anything related to the holocaust seems inappropriate, but it’s not a big deal here at all. The scene used totally fits the HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray war and it’s pretty funny.

I totally love the Lord of the Rings moment at the end, it made me laugh, but also kind of made me cry.

Again, the video has a few moments of harsh language.

On a side note, if you haven’t seen the movie, it’s foreign, in sub-titles, but so worth it.

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Comments
Comment by R.A. Porter on January 17, 2008 @ 10:21 am

Awesome. There was another use of this scene from Downfall last year, about Hitler getting banned from XBox Live.

R.A. Porter’s last blog post..Musk or Lilly, Rose or Bergamot?

Comment by Jina on January 17, 2008 @ 10:57 am

Should this version of Downfall get added to your “Not-so-manly Movie Moments”, you cry baby? :)

Comment by Scott on January 17, 2008 @ 3:20 pm

Mike -send your HD DVD player back now! That will make the Blu Ray victory less painful.

I’m already over it.

Scott’s last blog post..Climbing the corportate ladder, the law of diminishing returns

Comment by Mike on January 17, 2008 @ 3:41 pm

I actually bought HD-DVDs, so it’s cost me something :)

Comment by The Trousered Ape on January 17, 2008 @ 3:59 pm

rotflol

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