Vividcon premiere: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

[bop_radar]

Title: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Fandom: Smallville, Oliver Queen (Green Arrow)
Artist: U2
Spoilers: to mid season 9
Access vid: via direct download (90MB) or streaming at YouTube, vidders.net (once cleared) or Blip
Credits: With heartfelt thanks to supacat, who has wanted an Oliver vid to this song for years: I finally made it for her. She also betaed it more times than I can remember, so it's kind of her baby as much as mine. I'd also like to thank the Vividcon audience for being so receptive to the vid and to clarify that Oliver is BOTH the guy with the dark, angsty redemption plot and the guy who can't find his pants. And therein lies his appeal! *nod nod* talitha78 gets a special mention for being the only person to mention Batman to me so far.
Lyrics:
You don't know how you took it
You just know what you got
Oh Lordy you've been stealing from the thieves
And you got caught in the headlights of a stretch car
You're a star

Dressing like your sister
Living like a tart
They don't know what you're doing
Babe, it must be art!
You're a headache in a suitcase
You're a star

Oh no, don't be shy
You don't have to go blind
Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me

You don't know how you got here
You just know you want out
Believing in yourself almost as much as you doubt
You're a big smash
You wear it like a rash...star

Oh no, don't be shy
It takes a crowd to cry
Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me

They want you to be Jesus
They'll go down on one knee
But they'll want their money back if you're alive at 33
And you're turning tricks with your crucifix
You're a star (Oh child)

Of course you're not shy
You don't have to deny love
Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me
(orgasms to fade)

Comments

[ferdalump.livejournal.com]

HEE! I've heard a lot of buzz about this vid and I'm so happy to see it up! :D YAYYY!! I had to watch it quick before I run off to bed, but I'm sure I'll re-visit it often. ;)

It's just awesome and fantastic and sexy hot and Guh. Perfect song and your editing is just so sharp and fun. And YAY for Ollie love. Hee!! The boy just seems to lose his shirt so often, and you played with that fact beautifully. ;)

(and heh, he is SOOOO Smallville's Dark Knight, or Batman-lite as I like to call him. And as a diehard Bruce/Lois shipper that takes a lot for me to say. ;)) But he is a fun and very welcome addition to the cast in my book, and his chemistry with Erica is off the charts!

But back to your vid, AWESOME job. Thanks so much for sharing it! ;) And welcome home! :D

[kuwdora.livejournal.com]

OMG I LOVE THIS VID *flaaaaaaaaaillllllllllll*

[transtempts.livejournal.com]

*squeaks in delight*

OH YES. I have loved this song forever and I agree- very Batman-like.

<3s.

[workerbee73.livejournal.com]

That was FANTASTIC! I love that song and I love Ollie! I'm still like a season and a half behind in Smallville, but I enjoyed the hell out of this. Great job!!!

[taragel.livejournal.com]

Mmmm. Ollie! He's certainly become my favorite character on the show! This vid was fantastic, showing him in all his delectable, tortured glory. Love it!

[mahaliem.livejournal.com]

This was marvelous! I'm going to need to rewatch this several more times because so far my mind just goes mmmm...Oliver.

[shopfront.livejournal.com]

This is like a wonderful condensing of all the excitement Oliver brings to the show. I love him to pieces, but even I get a bit blah with the disservice he sometimes gets that his episode to episode angst never seems to get enough fresh light, so it frequently feels like a retread. But this is a lovely reminder!

Plus! Oliver's sneaky wooing of Lois to They don't know what you're doing/Babe, it must be art! Hee, he's so adorably silly with his pretentious little plans and attempts to make his intentions mysterious and everything. I also really love the starting section, with all of Oliver's gadgety-ness in all its upbeat glory, whee.

[duskwillow.livejournal.com]

Eeee! This was brilliant!! \o/
So fun, and fast and entertaining. ♥

I'm not really a fan of what they've been doing with Ollie for the last...season and a half, so thanks for reminding me why and how much I love him. :D
And damn, this really makes me hope we'll get more Ollie/Tess scenes, they're hot together!

[dreamer1104.livejournal.com]

I loved that! Great job! :D

[myniamh.livejournal.com]

Doesn't matter what universe it is, Ollie will always loose his pants. :)

It's a fantastic vid, I especially love the rising tension to that final shot! I haven't even watched the show up to where he's introduced! :D

[hazyshade.livejournal.com]

I love this!! Brilliant editing, and it's an awesome concept. :)

Also, who knew Oliver spent that much time with his shirt on?!

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

That was awesome!

[talitha78.livejournal.com]

Yay, you posted!!!

Also, so glad you made it home safe and sound. You have had some adventures, have you not? *hugs hugs*

[keewick.livejournal.com]

This was super hot and thrilling and just all around entertaining...and I've never been much of a Ollie fan so that reaction is 100% credit to your awesome vidding talent. Great job!

[brokenmnemonic.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm downloading this, but I'm worried about the lack of pants...

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

If I weren't in love with Ollie before this vid, I definitely would be now!

[slinkling.livejournal.com]

Oooooh shiny. I'd been waiting for you to post this ever since kassrachel told me about it. And I love it. What I find so fascinating is that -- coming from my Lex-centric love of early SV, without having seen the last few seasons -- Oliver really comes across here as Lex 2.0, in every possible way, AND HE KNOWS IT. And it's eating him from the inside, but no matter how he fights it, he just winds up reinforcing it.

I swear, between you and sisabet, I'm feeling seriously tempted to check out the last few seasons. If it weren't for my gut-certainty that I'd be disappointed (because there's no way the show could live up to these vids, it's just not possible), I'd be ordering them from netflix right now.

[jlvsclrk.livejournal.com]

Magnifique! OK, I actually find myself impressed by Ollie, and coming from me, that's quite a compliment to your vidding skill.

[svgurl.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, I've been looking forward to you posting this video and I have to say, totally worth the wait! It was really amazing, and you did a good job in capturing Ollie. The song was perfect, the lyrics totally matched the clips and everything flowed perfectly!

I really enjoyed your vid from start to finish. You had me riveted throughout!

Wonderful job! :D

[cee-m.livejournal.com]

Okay A. I adored this vid and I don't even watch Smallville. B. Could I possibly use this vid in my dragon*con project?

http://countessmary.livejournal.com/484726.html More info here.

I would credit you and all of that good stuff I just really think this would work!!

[mresundance.livejournal.com]

Every time I watch this vid I fall in love with it a little more. You carry the narrative so well and everything is so transparent. The colors are DELICIOUS in this and it's probably the best argument I have seen in vid form to watch Smallville. What I understand about this show from this vid is that there is a hot guy who fires arrows and gets to be all mopey and tragic, right? :D

Sexy as heck vid and great work. Massively entertaining and well edited. This is no small feat!

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

Thank you SO MUCH for the generous feedback! He's definitely Batman-lite and I appreciate you saying so because I know how much Bruce means to you. I'm sure if they had actually been able to have Batman on the show it would have been a whole other amazing layer of awesome, but I do appreciate that they can play around with some similar themes with Ollie. Plus Justin just puts so much into his work and I really appreciate it. Watching him and Erica together is always spectacular because they're both so classy and high calibre actors and steamy as hell, oh yes!

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

Thanks, sweetie! I'm still surprised people got into it--Smallville felt like such a hard sell before the con (though it seemed to make a big splash AT the con!).

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

Oh yay! You like! *happy*

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you like it. And YAY another Oliver fan. You have GREAT taste! (I've seen a high correlation between BSG fans and Oliver fans ... I've no idea why but I'm not going to question it!!) And dude, there is SO MUCH good Oliver material in Season 9. There's some stuff that annoyed the hell out of me (there always is in SV) but if you sift it for the bits you like, it's a world of awesome. Plus they actually increase the amount of time he spends with his shirt off. DID YOU KNOW THAT WAS POSSIBLE?