thestot-1
Joined Jun 2006
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Love a good time conundrum, though most are a bit of a letdown.
This, however, was a bit of fun, and I did appreciate the obvious effort put into both the genuine Newsreel edits and the prop-builds.
Not surprisingly, there's a bit of "It's the 40's" pomposity, but that seems to be a common denominator of many period films.
A few anachronisms (namely using a camera which was not released until 1952, and which was as noisy as a chaff-cutter!), but overall, a bit of fun.
Annoying as they were, the characters fit the found-footage stage play feel quite convincingly, particularly the character of the soldier who discovers where they are.
Clever, and not reliant on grandiose effects (which tend to put me off...).
Worth a look, when you have a free hour or two.
This, however, was a bit of fun, and I did appreciate the obvious effort put into both the genuine Newsreel edits and the prop-builds.
Not surprisingly, there's a bit of "It's the 40's" pomposity, but that seems to be a common denominator of many period films.
A few anachronisms (namely using a camera which was not released until 1952, and which was as noisy as a chaff-cutter!), but overall, a bit of fun.
Annoying as they were, the characters fit the found-footage stage play feel quite convincingly, particularly the character of the soldier who discovers where they are.
Clever, and not reliant on grandiose effects (which tend to put me off...).
Worth a look, when you have a free hour or two.
When will they ever learn?
I mean, when will they learn anything about filmmaking?
I should have guessed by the over the top "Production Company" titles, followed by the numbingly endless actual titles, that this was going to end badly.
Still, I wasn't disappointed by my own prediction, so that deserves, at best, one grudgingly appointed star.
But please, don't let this talentless twit direct anything ever again.
Spoiler alert : There is nothing left to spoil.
I mean, when will they learn anything about filmmaking?
I should have guessed by the over the top "Production Company" titles, followed by the numbingly endless actual titles, that this was going to end badly.
Still, I wasn't disappointed by my own prediction, so that deserves, at best, one grudgingly appointed star.
But please, don't let this talentless twit direct anything ever again.
Spoiler alert : There is nothing left to spoil.
Really?
Someone actually green-lit this thing, or did a friend of the writer just accidentally forget to pop the scripts in the shredder when asked?
The hideous cliches (one in every scene) had me endlessly asking "Can someone tell me what the hell is going on here....?"; the CGI was brilliantly executed using warm, blunt crayons; the lighting, when the fixtures weren't leaning into the middle of shot, was as creative as the lighting in my 'fridge, and the acting....oh deary me.
No.
And No again.
People, please stop it.
Thanks.
Someone actually green-lit this thing, or did a friend of the writer just accidentally forget to pop the scripts in the shredder when asked?
The hideous cliches (one in every scene) had me endlessly asking "Can someone tell me what the hell is going on here....?"; the CGI was brilliantly executed using warm, blunt crayons; the lighting, when the fixtures weren't leaning into the middle of shot, was as creative as the lighting in my 'fridge, and the acting....oh deary me.
No.
And No again.
People, please stop it.
Thanks.
