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Goodnight Moon Horror Movie Trailer

Apr 172013

It is difficult to find anyone who didn’t read the classic children’s book Goodnight Moon when they were kids. The movie trailer nerds at Gritty Reboots definitely had the book read to them at bedtime, but they found the literature more disturbing than soothing.

Now that they are older, they can fully express how terrifying the book is in this parody trailer for the non-existent horror film, Goodnight Moon: The Movie.

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Shower Patch Kids Body Wash April Fool’s Commercial

Apr 022013

Were you ever tricked by all those delicious and yummy looking soap and shampoo bottles as a kid? They look so tasty, yet are poisonous.

Well, for their creative April Fool’s video, Sour Patch Kids Candy debuted this commercial for their ‘new,’ and not real at all, Shower Patch Kids 2-in-1 Body Wash.

The mock commercial features soap that not only feels and smells great, but also tastes like you favorite Sour Patch Kids candies.

Class action law suit from the countless angry parents with sick kids from drinking their favorite soaps in 3, 2…

YouTuber Braves White Sox Fan can’t help but love the idea. “If this was real, everyone would buy it!!!” he says.

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Pokémon Snap: The Movie Trailer

Mar 282013

Nostalgia nerds are loving this week old faux-trailer for Pokémon Snap: The Movie. Already, the fake trailer by GrittyReboots has over 475,000 views, and is featured on Kotaku, StuffIStoleFromTheInternet, and GekoSystem.

YouTuber Bren Tenkage says, ”Oh man, I would so watch this if this was a real movie.”

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MinusIQ Pill Makes You Stupid But Happy

Mar 192013

Creative production company Sleepthinker just published this mock commercial for a new pharmaceutical product that will change the world.

The ad features a new pill called MinusIQ. What does the medicine do? It lowers the user’s IQ by 10 to 50 points. Why in the world would you want to be dumbed down?

“Because life is easier, and the world is a much happier place when you’re dumb.”

They claim that an IQ of around 70 is right in the happy zone. You can still tie your shoes and make a decent rap song, but you won’t have worry about scary concepts in the world, like Quantitative Easing, Global Warming, or simply calculus.

Of course, you can’t just pop the pill and except to instantly stupid and happy. No, users must also watch plenty of MTV to achieve optimal results.

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Jimmy Kimmel’s Movie: The Movie: 2V

Feb 252013

After the great viralviral success of his first Movie: The Movie online trailer, Jimmy Kimmel has done what Hollywood does best. Made a cheap sequel just for additional fame and financial gain.

The original celebrity packed faux-trailer stands with over 20 million views!

Now, countless more big time celebs star in the new fake trailer–including Jude Law, Gerard Butler, Bryan Cranston, John Krasinski, Oprah Winfrey, Samuel L. Jackson, Wolf Blitzer, and even Matt Damon–that has instantly gone viral this Monday.

The video is further covered on NYPost, Vulture, HuffPost, io9, and Nerdist.