Try VLC Player? Unless I misunderstood your situation, it's pretty much been able to play any old brickfilm I'll download since it supports everything.

Youtube @TheRealSonjira I consider it a personal defeat if my pee is not perfectly clear every time.]

If you're making a collection, then you need to find a brickfilm (was it by a guy called Night Owl?) about a man who makes a giant potato, but the potato comes alive and eats him. It was a total masterpiece (however goofy the concept sounds) but I've searched and can no longer find it.

Also, Ghost Train. The lighting is glorious and deserves to be noticed.

"Nothing goes down 'less I'm involved. No nuggets. No onion rings. No nothin'. A cheeseburger gets sold in the park, I want in! You got fat while we starved on the streets...now it's my turn!" -Harley Morenstein

I realize we're straying a bit from your original topic but I must say good on you Nathan! I too think its important to preserve these 'old' films. It will certainly be a difficult process but I think it is a worthwhile pursuit and should make for a very interesting project (and thread).

Here's my top pick:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qTSqiE … mp;index=5

This is a little known brickfilm, but I have always considered it a classic. Nearly two hours long, this film depicts Stephan Parson and his friends attempting to survive an icy apocalypse. I enjoy this film because it really feels to me like I am in it, hiding in a church, looking out the window to check to see if the ice monsters are out there. Will they freeze me? Will my friends and family survive? Will I survive? Is there any chance of ridding the world of the ice monsters? I also really enjoy the lighting in this movie, particularly in the scene when they are fleeing the airport. It really looks like it is night in an abandoned airport. The animation is very smooth, and the characters have interesting personalities. If you are looking for inspiration for a brickfilm about survival, horror, friendship, responsibility, action, or escape, look no further than the ice storm.

Another film I find inspiring:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsDfBw4 … p;index=19

Grace made its claim to fame when it won Brickfilms.com's "Fame, Infamy, and Glory" contest. Dyland already mentioned it earlier, but I wish to go into more detail. I find myself going to this film constantly for inspiration, as it is incredible. While there are numerous plot holes, it is difficult to explore a futuristic dystopia thoroughly in a ten minute time limit. The animation is incredible, especially in the fight sequences. The characters are not the best developed, but their basic ideals are obvious. My favorite scene is the end, which never fails to give me inspiration for delivering morals. Here, all conflicts come together in a fast-paced climax, in which Fabron's words are delivered in the most action-packed and dramatic way possible: "A glorious warrior shows grace, even to those who do not." That has to be one of the greatest morals of the decade! This film is monumental in inspiration for fight sequences, morals, and drama (at least for me).

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One of my favorite brickfilms. It's absolutely spectacular, and any brickfilmer who hasn't seen it already should go and watch it now. The plot manages to entertain the viewer for 30+ minutes, and the animation and cinematography is fantastic. The technical aspects, such as the sunset lighting at 22:47, are also very well done.

I'm really glad to see the Brickfilm Archive project getting underway.  I feel like I should be watching more classic brickfilms.

Anyway, most of the brickfilms I consider to be inspiring have already been listed, but I feel I should mention Indiana Scones and the Quest for the Platinum Waffle.  Along with The Letter, it was one of the first brickfilms I ever saw.  It first gave me the idea to make brickfilms myself, though it was not until several years later that I actually decided to act upon this idea.

Also, Bestia gave me many interesting ideas for camera movement.

I think i should mention Good Company as well.  I only saw it fairly recently, but it's a brickfilm based off Heart of Darkness.  That alone makes it awesome.  (I was actually vaguely contemplating making a Heart of Darkness-inspired brickfilm myself, but set in scifi space-type setting, at one point, though it never got beyond being a vague idea at the back of my head.)  Maybe it's just me personally, since I really liked the book, but I really like this film.

Last, but certainly not least, Pirates Rule!.  While I had been familiar with Brickfilms before, this (and How Not To Rob a Bank) were what really inspired me to get going.  Basically, they're the reason why I first began to brickfilm and joined this site.