The Toy Story/ Requiem For A Dream mash has long been my favorite in that it rather seamlessly blends two films with completely different content and tones. Not only does it take specific images (tv, turntable) and employ them in the context of the darker film but also adds the highly effective Dirtbag by Brad Sucks reuslting in an even more unfortunate story with toys as characters. I only recently came across this YouTube playlist that has 50 of the best mash-ups according to Empire. Make sure to check out the one for Yes Man.
Akin to The Shining recut linked earlier, an effective and strangely more fitting Mary Poppins horror trailer makes the list. And, as if made for each other, check out the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle/ Reservoir Dogs mash. It becomes incredibly obvious after watching a few of these that music plays such an important part in developing the feel of a film. And while we could argue all day about how mainstream Hollywood cinema uses it as a crutch, I give a little more slack to the creators of these re-edits.
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