Other Reviews by stefstrife 4

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  Tough Guy Act
  A review of THE MAFIA TYPE
  by stefstrife on 09/22/2011
  'The Mafia Type' is the story of struggling actor Bobby, trying to raise his young daughter while also scoring that big part. After a long day on the set, his brother-in-law calls asking for a favor. He wants Bobby to act as a hardened mafioso and threaten someone who owes him money. The acting was very well done and Bobby's portrayal as the mafia guy in the limo was very convincing... 'The Mafia Type' is the story of struggling actor Bobby, trying to raise his young daughter while also scoring that big part. After a long day on the set, his brother-in-law calls asking for a favor. He wants Bobby to act as a hardened mafioso and threaten someone who owes him money.
  The acting was very well done and Bobby's portrayal as the mafia guy in the limo was very convincing. The daughter was a little hard to believe as I felt a seven year old probably would not talk like that.
  The editing felt a little choppy at times, and transitions between scenes seemed somewhat disjointed. I also think the final scene was too abrupt and could have shown his arrest more fully. Sound could also have been improved as it seemed there were portions missing where there should have been something (ex: In the first scene when the victim actor attempted to climb a fence, it seemed like there should have been some noise from the rattling chain-link.)
  Overall, an enjoyable short with good performances. read
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  Every Moment
  A review of Ivory
  by stefstrife on 09/21/2011
  Remember every single detail of every second of your life. What kind of struggle would you experience in such a case? 'Ivory' shows us just that and it does so very effectively. The flow of the narrative works well with the main character trying to explain his condition of remember everything that ever happened to him to a pair of investigators trying to understand. His condition... Remember every single detail of every second of your life. What kind of struggle would you experience in such a case? 'Ivory' shows us just that and it does so very effectively. The flow of the narrative works well with the main character trying to explain his condition of remember everything that ever happened to him to a pair of investigators trying to understand. His condition makes his life a constant trial, never able to connect to anyone else, alienating him from loved ones and friends. The editing was excellent, flying between past scenarios and life moments. The POV shots were used to terrific effectiveness, often feeling like we are getting a glimpse of this man's life. I liked the addition of seeing the investigators in the background in these flashes, reminding us that these are still only memories. The sound quality was very good and many good uses of sound to accentuate certain moments. I enjoyed the dialogue and the actors' performances very much. I would have liked to see better video quality however and this really holds the film back from achieving what it could be. All in all, an interesting work of film indeed. read
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  Dramatic Time Travel
  A review of Happy Hour at Traveller's Cocktail Lounge (rev)
  by stefstrife on 09/21/2011
  Stories about time travel have been with us for generations and each puts their own spin on it, but what I really liked about 'Happy Hour at Traveller's Cocktail Lounge' was the sense of humanity to it. The characters felt like real people and the issues they had to address were very personal, such as Uecker's decision to have his son-in-law murdered to protect his daughter... Stories about time travel have been with us for generations and each puts their own spin on it, but what I really liked about 'Happy Hour at Traveller's Cocktail Lounge' was the sense of humanity to it. The characters felt like real people and the issues they had to address were very personal, such as Uecker's decision to have his son-in-law murdered to protect his daughter. Issues such as Uecker's draws out the question of what we would do if given a second chance. A big theme to tackle but I feel 'Happy Hour' demonstrated it's compassion on this theme excellently, along with some sci-fi flair for the icing. The protagonist's disbelief to the old men's tale was very believable as well. I liked the structure of the story as it slowly revealed more and more. The final revelation that Addice had saved the World Trade Center on his second journey through time was astounding and again asked us what we would do given that knowledge. These men did what they could with their second lives and literally having saved the world from a parasitic alien and a devastating terrorist attack, they can truly be called heroes.
  A well-written piece of dramatic sci-fi that kept me interested throughout. read