John Maus - Bennington (Music Video)

From "A Collection of Rarities and Unreleased Material" (2012)

Visuals: Cool As Ice (1991)
Edit: David Romanski

[bluehousephl]

How they make Cool as Ice look like a cinematic masterpiece

[no-barknoonan]

This just proves, that the magic is in the edit.

[unskilledlabor]

It's ironic that his aesthetic in this movie would make him legitimately the coolest guy in 2022

[teeheeteeheeish]

This honestly tells the story of the movie better than the movie ever could

[occulusrexmedia]

This video was one of the final things that pushed me to quit my 30 year career in the Car business to be a full time filmmaker.

That was two years ago. I’ve made 2 short films of my own, directed 2 other films, was an assistant director and a DP on several others.

Getting ready to do my biggest solo project to date.

And this video is still gorgeous.

[volodymyrbilyk]

Isn't it weird that this video redeems the existence of cool as ice?

[virginiaandrewsfan]

Maus sings here about a girl he met after playing a show with Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti in 2003. They met after the show and there’s a backstory behind the song, which is that John and the Bennington girl traded e-mails for a while after this night, but eventually she stopped replying.

[nerdcity]

All I know about this movie is that it’s legendarily awful. And now you’ve convinced me to watch it.

[martyschwartzhere]

Best synth melodies I've ever heard. So simple yet so beautiful in my head when I close my eyes.

[daisylefleur]

This song is a glass of 10 yr old nostalgia that tastes as fresh as today.

[daksentertainmentcenter]

Everything was placed so perfectly and matched so well, I forgot that was an actual movie.

[BobbyBundlez]

im a few beers deep and this video/song exemplifies how much context really means. style, fashion, music, and so much that we don't always attribute to sheer context. this reinterprets that look and makes it look UNREAL

[KajaFax]

I watched the movie because of this video and honestly, I love it. Yes the script is bad, the acting is bad and it's generally just an extended music video but it has a charm and the cinematography is outstanding.

[dirbyh]

i don't think i can ever see this film now.. it'll ruin this song

[NASkeywest]

Vanilla Ice was robbed at the Oscars that year.

[doggotbitm]

everything about this is absolutely stellar

[gabrieleseerre]

Well I still love the girl from Bennington
Even though I'll never see her eyes
I love those fucking eyes
Well I still love the girl

Time and time again
I'll see her in my dreams

Time and time again
I'll see her in my dreams
Time and time again
Time and time again

Well I still love the girl from Bennington
Even though I'll see her eyes
I love those fucking eyes
Those eyes won't leave my mind

Just for one night
And now I'll miss her my whole life
Just for one night
Just for one night

[spergferguson]

This movie might be a trendy vanilla ice cash grab for the time but man oh man it was shot beautifully

[countbabyfang]

seriously this is one of the best music videos ever.

[andyfree]

Vanilla Ice circa 1990ish was the closest we’ll come to a gigachad