Viral Video Round Up: Monopoly, Archer, Bear Grylls, Prom, Almighty Thor, and Little Thor Dan Koelsch, April 21, 2011 The Internet is full of videos related to movies, whether they be fan made, studio made, or somewhere inbetween. We regularly bring you the best, most interesting, or just plain weirdest, and today we do it again. Check out the latest viral videos after the break. While a real Monopoly movie is in the works, the group Half Day Today decided to show us what a movie based on the popular board game could really be like. [via /Film] Have you ever noticed the amount of times “yup” and “nope” are said on the animated show Archer? YouTuber itscrawford did. [via Uproxx] Finally we get to see a video representation of the Bear Grylls Pee meme. Disney has created a mash-up video for their upcoming movie Prom. The mockbuster studio Asylum has made a Thor movie for the SyFy channel, and they avoid copyright and trademark issues by officially (though extremely loosely) basing it off of the actual Norse god. Check out the trailer for Almighty Thor that is making the blog rounds.Movie Trailers – Movies Blog Speaking of Thor, Marvel made a parody commercial to promote the upcoming comic book movie, basing it off the Darth Vader Volkswagen Super Bowl commercial. [via GeekTyrant] That’s it for this edition of Viral Video Round Up. Let us know in the comments below what videos we should feature next time! Fan Made Work Viral Marketing Viral News Viral Videos Almighty ThorArcherBear GryllsDisneyMash-upMonopolyPromThorViral videoViral Video Round Up
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