Comments for "Billy's Balloon" Video at VideoSift.com

By mlx

mlx (http://mlx.videosift.com) — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:36:56 -0800

http://www.bitterfilms.com/balloon.html

"It makes no sense and has no redeeming value. A stick-figure cartoon of a walleyed tot is attacked by his toy balloon. Was it the animator's lizardlike timing or the Keaton-like deadpan of the victim or the strong taboo against enjoying the spectacle of a child being hurt - or the combination of all three - that made me laugh so hard? I think that people in the theater next to me were convinced that a psychopath was among them." Richard von Busack, Silicon Valley Metro

By plastiquemonkey

plastiquemonkey (http://plastiquemonkey.videosift.com) — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:43:24 -0800

oh, read my mind!

By Halon50

Halon50 (http://halon50.videosift.com) — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:35:34 -0800

Oh the wonders of the ~~series of tubes~~ Internet! Sooooooo many clips have finally broken out of the Festival's tiny circle and into the mainstream thanks to Youtube! *3

By dotdude

dotdude (http://dotdude.videosift.com) — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:47:54 -0800

Hertzfeldt cartoons get pulled very quickly. Good luck with this one.

By eric3579

eric3579 (http://eric3579.videosift.com) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:09:56 -0700

*dead

By siftbot

siftbot (http://www.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:09:56 -0700

This published video has been declared non-functional; embed code must be fixed within 2 days or it will be sent to the dead pool - declared dead by eric3579.

By mlx

mlx (http://mlx.videosift.com) — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:57:46 -0700

fixed

By fissionchips

fissionchips (http://fissionchips.videosift.com) — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:27:05 -0800

Hertzfeld fiercely protects his material online. *dead

By siftbot

siftbot (http://www.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:27:05 -0800

This published video has been declared non-functional; embed code must be fixed within 2 days or it will be sent to the dead pool - declared dead by fissionchips.

By mlx

mlx (http://mlx.videosift.com) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:59:30 -0800

undead, again

By dotdude

dotdude (http://dotdude.videosift.com) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:47:45 -0700

*dark
*promote

By siftbot

siftbot (http://www.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:47:50 -0700

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Friday, January 26th, 2007 10:52am PST - promote requested by dotdude.

Adding video to channels (Dark) - requested by dotdude.

By Napalm

Napalm (http://www.videosift.com/member/Napalm) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:52:47 -0700

Brilliant!

By WhiteRabbit

WhiteRabbit (http://www.videosift.com/member/WhiteRabbit) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:56:28 -0700

Very darkly funny.