There are no words to describe how funny this short is. I've seen on Youtube many times and everytime I watch it I get the greatest laugh ever. The commentary following the "accidents" are pure hilarity (did the director watch FOD or something).
Also I can't believe no one else has posted about this short.
"We have guided missiles and misguided men."
Check this out. Hours & hours of hilarity.
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While the film is fun, I never saw it as "funny."
The accidents shown all can easily occur, and the dark humor was used as a way to make it sink in with its intended audience.
It wasn't necessarily that the film was trying to be funny or that it didn't have a valid message. It's just that the acting was so terrible and it was so melodramatic that it comes off as funny (and many people watching it today don't need to worry about heavy machinery related accidents, not being the intended audience of the film)
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