The Prius Explosion Experience

Since I know at least a few of you thought this was amusing I thought I'd post a quick update to the website, including a short video clip of our brave Prius owner Paula -- to watch her video click on her head.....

http://www.cargoboom.com

We recently got a very generous donation to the site -- we're on our way!
...yes, you still need flash to view the site...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jbarnhart @ Jun 12 2006, 09:56 AM) [snapback]269974[/snapback]</div>

I think you'd be surprised how UN-attached someone can get to their car when presented with a briefcase filled with $30K cash

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Somechic @ Jun 12 2006, 11:34 AM) [snapback]270035[/snapback]</div>

Well, to be honest it's just not as funny to blow up a random used car. Something about watching a Prius fly off a ramp and explode is way more entertaining....at least to us....and as far as we know nobody has ever blown up a Prius. We need to break new ground in the field of car explosions.

Also, for those unable to view the site for whatever reason, here's the direct link to Paula's video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P_reNaQArPA

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ScottY @ Jun 12 2006, 12:19 PM) [snapback]270064[/snapback]</div>

Oh come on, haven't you ever gone to a big budget Hollywood movie where they blow stuff up? This isn't about "getting a Prius off the road" it's about making a piece of entertainment. I'm more than willing to concede that people have vastly different ideas of what counts as "entertainment" though....

Plus Hummer's cost about twice as much....well, maybe except for that new H3....but that's no fun.....

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ScottY @ Jun 12 2006, 01:33 PM) [snapback]270117[/snapback]</div>

Well, mentioning the big budget Hollywood thing was just to say that people pay money all the time to see films where lots of things get blown up -- and greatly enjoy it. We want to make a *short* big budget movie.

And we're talking about spending $100K on this film, so clearly we're on the side of big budget. If we were Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer, or we had say, a studio funding us, we'd certainly think even bigger

Also, for the record we don't necessarily like Bay/Bruckheimer movies, but they definitely have a knack for making spectacles.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(AnOldHouse @ Jun 12 2006, 02:55 PM) [snapback]270159[/snapback]</div>

Yeah, that's the spirit! Trust me, our goal is to make a short entertaining film -- including a plot. If you look on the site we even ask for story ideas from people just like you!

We have some ideas ourselves, but we'd like to make it an interactive process. But yes, of course we want to make the movie funny and entertaining -- it's not *just* an exploding Prius, it's what leads up to that that'll make it great.

Please send us something through the site (under 'Your Part') and maybe we'll use your idea! fun!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(blackzen @ Jun 12 2006, 03:27 PM) [snapback]270176[/snapback]</div>

There's nothing really to "get" per se -- we just want to transform the Prius from a reliable, sensible, efficient vehicle into a full blown action star. Italian sports cars had their day in the sun, now let's let a thinking man's car have a little excitement.

What if one day you're getting chased down by some lunatic (maybe in a Hummer) and there's a slowly opening drawbridge ahead -- you might wonder if you can make it our not -- after you see our film you'll *know* for a fact that the Prius is begging for a chance to get airborne. You'll gun it, and with any luck land safely on the otherside.

So there's that....which is nice.