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Post by Neal on Jul 8, 2007 3:19:03 GMT -5
After talking to Scott Goldberg on the last show I decided to pick this movie up. I really enjoyed it. A documentary about Indy horror film makers. It was cool to catch up with Mark Borchardt from American Movie again and see he's still at it. I think the guy doing the make up showed the most promise. I'd suggest it to anyone, looking forward to seeing Scott Goldberg in the sequel.
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Post by joeflyman on Jul 8, 2007 3:46:19 GMT -5
this is a wonderful film and i would say pick this movie up! joe
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Post by gibberingmouther on Jul 8, 2007 21:21:45 GMT -5
Very entertaining, was pleasantly surprised after Scott Goldberg mentioned it I decided to check it out.
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Post by Loser-Boy 2049 on Sept 9, 2007 8:03:11 GMT -5
I picked it up, watched it, and didn't really know how I felt after watching it. I plan on re-watching it any day now (actually screw it, I've got time today-that's what I should do) but the one thing I do remember about the film was how weird that guy was who was making films based off of the dumb David Icke philosopy (for the lack of a better word)
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Post by Neal on Sept 9, 2007 16:12:52 GMT -5
You don't have to like or agree with the people in the movie, to me that wasn't so much the point. In fact it added to it for me. I kind of liked the fact that what these guys were making really looked bad and not entertaining or good in anyway, yet thought themselves as something great. I did think the make up artist did really good work.
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Post by john on Sept 15, 2007 16:30:38 GMT -5
Well personally I found everyone really annoying in this film except for the obvious few who weren’t feature enough in the film.
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Post by Riren Voorhees on Sept 16, 2007 16:25:47 GMT -5
I thought it was kind of sad. The quotes in the opening from Rod Serling and Orson Welles were very inspiring, and wound up the highlight of the documentary. The movies they made looked terrible, and some of these guys came off as real snobs, so their work being poor just made me dislike them. Mark Borchardt dismissed all supernatural films because he doesn't have supernatural experiences on a day-to-day basis, but then what's his movie about? Something a million miles away from real life. The shots at the convention were really uncomfortable because I've been to booths like those, and you really don't want to give their owners a dime or watch what they've made. I had more fun reading about Reptilian conspiracies on wikipedia than I did watching the actors and director talk about it.
There were some good parts, though. I appreciated their drive to support their art (hence the snarking at Hollywood, mainstream culture, superhero movies, etc.), since every artist has that. Theirs simply felt overinflated, which may be the natural result of having to fight so hard or work so long to get anything done on a shoestring budget. I liked Borchardt's self-control with alcohol, and his thoughts on subjectivity. Sid Haig was fun, as expected. The weird little ode to Texas Chainsaw Massacre was also pretty funny.
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