IAC DISCUSSION FORUMS

That was a good piece. My initial concerns about the not so great quality footage/lighting in the motel room quickly dissipated as I found myself being drawn into the story through the mainly excellent writing and acting. Throughout, I was changing my expectations as to where the story was going. Gr...

Have you watched the two minute trailer? it was meant to give a clue to the variety of scenes to come. The trailer is a gamble. Personally i like the unfinished statements/unanswered questions, it captures my interest but I can see how it might frustrate others. It also gives an indication of the v...

Actually I watched it through twise, and I did enjoy it, but as I said the emotional build-up was not quite right... well that is what I felt. And I'm perfectly OK with that. You comment caused me to question it - which is good - and decide I was happy with it how it is - which is equally good :) T...

Whilst I agree with much of what Ned says, I can see why you would combine your gender reassignment journey with your spiritual one in the context of the film. I have attempted to watch the film twice before. Previously I'd only made it to a little over half way so this time I was rather delighted t...

Thanks for wtaching and for your comments, Jameela. For me the climax is clear - Danny chasing Eddie into the blackmailer's house, leaving the audience guessing as to whether he prevents the attack. Clearly we failed if that's not what you got from it. I'd not sure what you mean about introducing th...

ned c wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:12 pm Where is everyone else; we don't bite and love to discuss films so post a link here and many of us are housebound and this is much more fun than most other things.

Calling Howard Smith!!!!

Thanks Ned. I agree about the following the blackmailer scene (not the accountant - that's what threw me). It's far too cartoony. As for the newpaper - again, I agree, but Danny needs to discover they were not responsible for the death somehow so it was either that or a radio report. I'd do it diffe...

Thanks Ned. It's very intresteing that you see the opening as a weakness. Our intention was to grab the viewer's attention immediately with the opening line (even the word "Murder") and the accompanying possibly violent footage. The whole idea behind the second scene (the talking head) clearly faile...

Just trying to maintain inertia, here's a film made six years ago. It didn't do particularly well at BIAFF, but I think the star rating it received is perfectly valid as were the comments received. I know what I think about it - how about you?!

https://vimeo.com/87520351

ned c wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 3:22 pm I look for additional films for review here and the extension of the discussion.

So do I. this is one way in which I learn so much about telling a story and film making in general.

Just for fun, I'll pop one up made a few years back.

True, but if I represented an award giving organisation, the "Star Rating" would reflect my organisation's views As far as I'm aware the IAC has no views regarding content so long as it is legal. Any self respecting judge doesn't even need to set their personal views aside as the message/theme is n...

Regarding star rating... I would say it depends entirely upon viewpoint. I also think this film does highlight that a film's rating says more about the viewpoint of the Judges, than it does about what is being judged! Hope that helps, Jameela A panel's personal preferences/prejudices don't (or shou...

The words 'censored' and 'sadistic' are appropriate to my strong feelings in the above contexts. That's as maybe, but they are inaccurate. "Not published " is not the same as censored and you have no way of knowing whether any panel has ever experienced satisfaction in awarding two stars to a film ...

Thanks for the explanations, Ned. I'd certainly intrepreted Moses as the compliant intermediary and Sheila as a temptation but Brick's presence wasn't quite so clear to me. Whilst the main purpose of Sheila was clear, I didn't get the impression that he was in the slightest tempted and I took from i...

My reaction on first viewing was that this falls somewhere between a comedy and an honest satirical look at the start of cultish religions. Of course, there is no reason why something cannot be both. It really needs more gags to qualify as a comedy, but I was relieved you did not fall back on lazy s...