Ah, the ’90s! A time of economic surplus, when the Iraqi war was something we had won, and the 21st century held promise of a neverending cool thanks to hipster pioneers like The Beastie Boys and Spike Jonez. Over a decade later, and the future turned out not to be so bright, but that doesn’t mean these cool hunting veterans can’t still have a good time. So here we have the clip for “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win,” Jonez’s first collaboration with MCA, Ad-Rock and Mike D since 1998’s “Root Down” video, and it’s a nostalgic winner.
Seems the three bad brother, along with collaborator Santigold, have been tranformed into 12-inch GI Joe-style action figures, and are being pursued by some baddies with an anti-Beasties agenda. Shootouts, chases and general mayhem ensues. The clip premiered on Funny Or Die, which is appropriate given the wink-nudge style of cool these guys helped invent. So have a laugh before the world gets worse.
OR get the full 11:09 minute video here http://youtu.be/w-QIiVS_7Hs