The Chase

This film was recently posted on IMDb as in the United States you can now view some films, TV shows and shorts. Due to licensing issues, I have no idea when or if it will be available elsewhere.

This film is odd, because in many ways it looks very, very amateurish. However, at other times (particularly when you see how they did everything in the credits), it is rather exciting to watch. The film is much like a Terminator or Matrix film but the problem is that there really is no plot to speak of--just lots and lots of stunts with no context for what is occurring. Hopefully in subsequent films they'll work all this out and focus more on the narrative, as a film can't just be special effects and fighting.

This short is filled with great fighting action. If you liked the Matrix battles, you'll dig these. Some creative and realistic stuff. A foot to the chest looks better then any of the fights scenes in the big budget Torque. I happen to have just seen that this evening and the producers of that movie could learn a thing or two from these filmmakers.

The sound too was awesome. Sound plays a big part in any visual story, and so often I see shorts that lack any sound design. Thankfully this short has spent the time and money to get it right. Especially because it's so important to hear realistic hits to match the blows.

The cinematography was just as good as the directing and both were great. I see that both and more are done by Johnny Wu. He wrote it too!

I'd have given it a 10 if I understood the plot. Not the writers fault. I still don't understand the Matrix.

Be sure to watch the credits to see behind the scenes of how they did some of the stunts.