After speaking with you about Revelations the other day I really hadn't expected you to be soooo, hmmm, positive, squee, ummmm, misleading in your review. **epp!** I said nothing!
I agree that for a fan film they pulled off some pretty amazing stuff, however, that amazing stuff I gathered was from professionals who work within the film industry which feels like a bit of a cheat to me.
That aside, the story - the part of the movie the fan filmmakers were solely responsible for - was convoluted and thin. Which can probably be put down to the writers/costumers doing the fannish thing of writing snippets of things they liked and only at the end worrying about how they were going to jam all the scenes into a coherent story. This was ALL admitted, without shame I might add, during the "Behind the Scenes" interviews. I was especially impressed when the main writer/costumer actually admitted that they wrote an entirely pointless scene because they wanted the main female baddie to have one scene wearing an elaborate gown. I mean you just don't admit that! **sigh**
However, in spite of all that I do agree that people should give it a go but not for the reasons you give. People should watch Revelations IMnsHO because...
...it is hokey and if you go in for that sort of thing **raises hand** this story delivers the goods.
...it is fandom related without being commercially icky. I like Star Wars but sometimes the marketing aspect of this fandom can be a real turn off, so it is nice to see something Star Wars which has no other purpose other than to be fun, entertaining and advance the fandom.
...it is fannish AND hokey! Think Mystery Science Theater 3000, 'nuff said. (What would be the UK equivalent of MST3000?)
...the "Behind the Scenes" nit-picking is worth it! The interviews are (unintentionally) funny. And, yes, I am sad enough to really enjoy nit-picking a fan film's "Behind the Scenes" extra.
THE END! :-)
Well... maybe not. The world needs more tubby, hirsute "dashing pilots"! In fact, I can give you my card... I know MY limits and dashing is completely out of bounds... How about you? Do you know yours? If you don't, I would be entirely happy to watch you give your best shot - just try not to be too put off by me bursting into hysterical fits of laughter! :-D
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Ewww...
Date: 2005-08-03 07:32 pm (UTC)After speaking with you about Revelations the other day I really hadn't expected you to be soooo, hmmm, positive, squee, ummmm, misleading in your review. **epp!** I said nothing!
I agree that for a fan film they pulled off some pretty amazing stuff, however, that amazing stuff I gathered was from professionals who work within the film industry which feels like a bit of a cheat to me.
That aside, the story - the part of the movie the fan filmmakers were solely responsible for - was convoluted and thin. Which can probably be put down to the writers/costumers doing the fannish thing of writing snippets of things they liked and only at the end worrying about how they were going to jam all the scenes into a coherent story. This was ALL admitted, without shame I might add, during the "Behind the Scenes" interviews. I was especially impressed when the main writer/costumer actually admitted that they wrote an entirely pointless scene because they wanted the main female baddie to have one scene wearing an elaborate gown. I mean you just don't admit that! **sigh**
However, in spite of all that I do agree that people should give it a go but not for the reasons you give. People should watch Revelations IMnsHO because...
Well... maybe not. The world needs more tubby, hirsute "dashing pilots"! In fact, I can give you my card... I know MY limits and dashing is completely out of bounds... How about you? Do you know yours? If you don't, I would be entirely happy to watch you give your best shot - just try not to be too put off by me bursting into hysterical fits of laughter! :-D