First of all, I cannot say how GLAD I am to hear this film is shot in Steadicam. I consider hand-held camerawork to be the DEVIL'S WORK. It is hideous, nausea-inducing, and completely off-point, clearly indie filmmakers' attempts to capture the feel of real eyesight. Well, it DOESN'T WORK, mainly because a person's eyes do not do that. Have any of you ever noticed your vision bouncing around like crazy when you walk? Of course not! That's because your eyes are set in their sockets in a liquid medium, making for the same steady movement that you find in...surprise!...STEADICAM. The handheld shit is for amateurs who care more about their own egos than about thinking logically. THANK YOU ALEX.
But I digress.
Next, YAY for all the great reviews! I am so glad to hear so many people giving this film the thumbs-up. Elijah, bless his heart, has more than a few things in common with my former heartthrob, Keanu Reeves, and one of the worst is his seeming destiny of signing up for films that look great at the start but turn out, when all is done, to be crap. So it's great that this one looks to become a feather in his cap.
Last but certainly not least, SPAGHETTI. As a believer in the FSM, I welcome this new Pastafarian ritual to the canon. May this film be touched by His Noodly Appendage, and may His Holy Marinara cover all involved in its production!
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Date: 2008-01-22 03:07 am (UTC)But I digress.
Next, YAY for all the great reviews! I am so glad to hear so many people giving this film the thumbs-up. Elijah, bless his heart, has more than a few things in common with my former heartthrob, Keanu Reeves, and one of the worst is his seeming destiny of signing up for films that look great at the start but turn out, when all is done, to be crap. So it's great that this one looks to become a feather in his cap.
Last but certainly not least, SPAGHETTI. As a believer in the FSM, I welcome this new Pastafarian ritual to the canon. May this film be touched by His Noodly Appendage, and may His Holy Marinara cover all involved in its production!