HeyimShibby

Very interesting documentary. I love the use of blender to have a flowing feel to it. The narrator/creator should feel very proud of this.

The soundtrack is pretty good, there is some really great humor, I love the information presented. The story is certainly worth telling and found the film to have a pretty great amount of information within it.

I felt fixated on the screen for pretty much the entire documentary, was never really bored. It definitely got a bit jumbled a bit just due to the large amount of photos/objects on the screen. Even with this, I feel the camera does give a good feel of what the narrator is talking about.

Given the fact this is done by one guy, this is really really impressive. It's a bit simple, but it's still original, well done, and a very interesting subject to talk about. I really enjoyed this documentary Go watch it on YouTube!

Low 8/10.

Today I watched freeway and it was really funny and very good.

So yeah, this Director directed the movie tiptoes which is one of the worst films ever. It is the only thing I knew about this movie before watching it. I got to be honest and say that I thought this movie was pretty darn good. There really isn't a terrible performance, the cinematography seemed purposeful, the writing was very funny, and most importantly, pretty much every character in this movie feels like a real person.

I've met trashy people exactly like this entire family, and I got to be honest the way that the Director was able to really show off that white trash behavior is just great. He really knows how to write just a trashy person. The way the story progressed, genuinely hilarious but also pretty dang sad. This poor woman did not deserve any of this.

I love how it really never let up on the main character throughout the entire movie. There isn't a time when I'm like "omg please give her a break, she doesn't deserve this." Though honestly, that's what I love. It feels incredibly human in a really messed up way. Reese Witherspoon killed it. Kiefer Sutherland was great. Pretty much all the acting was great. Everyone is so mean!

The cinematography of this film reminds me a lot of a home movie. Honestly, it feels very purposeful with the story that they're trying to show. Why would they use a high grade immaculate camera and set up when they're trying to show off this crazy lifestyle this character is in? The way the cinematography was able to capture the feeling of just... trashiness is honestly assisting the tone.

Music felt, again, very fitting again for the tone of the film. I don't know how else to explain it. It's just exactly what I would expect the scene would need to feel the most just... sleezy in the moment. Sound mixing wasn't great, the audio did peak a couple times, there was some instances when something that was supposed to be quiet was not. Weh

Also the heavy handed approach towards the red riding hood story was kinda unnecessary. Imagine if you didn't see the red riding hood opening and the description of this film didn't mention it. It would be a more interesting experience, it's kinda hand holdy. I wish it was more implied than explicitly stated.

Overall, very funny movie. Good film in my opinion, I honestly had no idea what to expect. It's trashy but immersive. Everyone feels so... awful but... real. Don't do druqs

High 7/10 to Low 8/10.

Today I watched Mad Max and I thought it was good.

I personally find this film to be a rather ambitious venture for the director. For a first full length feature on a micro budget, this film is incredibly impressive.

The action is genuinely really good for the low budget. The practical effects are very visceral. They're are genuinely the best parts of the movie.

I find the acting from Mel Gibson to be pretty decent. I can't really remember anything really bad besides like 1 weird delivery. The villains are kinda caricatures and are almost comedic.

The overall story of this movie is kinda repetitive... We basically get the same emotional beats repeatedly throughout the movie. Also, don't get me wrong, there are some really great story moments in this movie. However, It's just kinda not the main part I'm finding interesting about the film.

The stuff about his family was like, not very moving oddly enough? It felt dumb and forced. It has this inconsistent tone with most of the other parts of the movie as well. I understand this is to make him relatable but one of the characters makes very dumb mistakes repeatedly. Like why are they splitting up, why are you going there? Because the plot needs you there. There is payoff to that part of the story, but I just didn't really attach to that aspect. Max and his cop partner had a much more direct level of chemistry between their characters than Max and his wife.

There is a lot of leather. One of the characters is wearing an ascot with his full leather gear and uh... he has a small bit of hair on his bald head while rocking a handlebar mustache and his name is Fifi. There are a lot of men in leather.

The music was kinda pretty good. Again given the budget, I'm surprised it sounds as good as it does. It is not perfect, but there are memorable moments from the soundtrack.

The cinematography was pretty good but sometimes very annoying. It had a good way of conveying action in a believable way that felt intense. At the same time, there were several 180° rule breaks, some very jarring framing, and extreme unnecessary closeups. The dialogue scenes were usually worse visually than the action scenes.

I know I praised the practical effects already, but there are a couple of instances where the special effects definitely fell under budget restrictions. Some weird prosthetics and one goofy looking crash stuck out in my mind.

The visual landscape of the film is very neat. I understand that the original intention wasn't for post apocalyptic, but it really does have a "everything is falling apart" vibe.

The movie felt oddly long by the end of it. Like it wasn't long at all, but I was just kinda waiting for it to end. I did like the ending however.

Overall, I find this film to be a very ambitious movie. The shoestring budget does show sometimes, but it is very impressive what Miller was able to do in this film. It's a pretty fun watch and I'd like to see it again.

Low 7/10.