Other Reviews by monkeman 269

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  Gritty, dirty...liked it.
  A review of Gazillion
  by monkeman on 01/26/2006
  I must say, this film was a pleasant surprise. I enjoyed it thoroughly. It has what most films on this site are missing, style. The style, a sort of gritty and at times dirty and atmospheric added to the success of the picture. I liked the quick cuts and choppy editing, someone definitely knew what they were doing.The music worked nicely as well. The voice-over at times was... I must say, this film was a pleasant surprise. I enjoyed it thoroughly. It has what most films on this site are missing, style. The style, a sort of gritty and at times dirty and atmospheric added to the success of the picture. I liked the quick cuts and choppy editing, someone definitely knew what they were doing.The music worked nicely as well. The voice-over at times was not as convincing as I thought it could have been. VO are hard to get right, but it still didn't detract from the movie that much, I was still believing it. Also some of the dialogue of the voice over was a little cliche'. But all in all, I count this as one of the more successful films here on TS. read
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  Vampir/ Artsy or storytelling
  A review of Vampir
  by monkeman on 11/29/2005
  When I first started watching this film I felt like it had some good camera work, nice shots and editing, a very dark brooding feel. But as it continiued I waited for a story to unfold that never came. Technically it is a good, solid piece and for the budget, pretty impressive. I felt like the story could have been developed quite a bit more, giving the whole thing a more high... When I first started watching this film I felt like it had some good camera work, nice shots and editing, a very dark brooding feel. But as it continiued I waited for a story to unfold that never came. Technically it is a good, solid piece and for the budget, pretty impressive. I felt like the story could have been developed quite a bit more, giving the whole thing a more high production value. A few shots seemed to have been repeated, maybe a few more angles on the shoot. I liked the piano piece, very nice, it fit the story well. All in all not a bad film, it could have been a little shorter as just as effective. It was a little too artsy for my liking, but still a good solid effort. read
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  Sad and emotional, a success!
  A review of The Note
  by monkeman on 03/19/2005
  This one really got to me, in a good way. Very sad and emotional and when a short film can do that it's very successful. The black and white was the perfect choice for this film, it added to the feeling of isolation the young orphan was feeling and that causes him to reach out to someone, anyone for companionship. The soundtrack that accompanied was also a nice touch, it brought... This one really got to me, in a good way. Very sad and emotional and when a short film can do that it's very successful. The black and white was the perfect choice for this film, it added to the feeling of isolation the young orphan was feeling and that causes him to reach out to someone, anyone for companionship. The soundtrack that accompanied was also a nice touch, it brought you even deeper into the film. I really don't what to say, if I had any critique it might be the hand held shots looked a little jerky, but I barely noticed. Other than that, thank you for making this film and I'd like to see more from this filmmaker. Nice job, it's not often someone can capture such feeling in a film this short, but you did it. read