Spodaking

A review of L19: Disposed

by Spodaking on 04/30/2009

Wow. This was beautiful. Stop motion animation can be so stunning visually, when done correctly, and this is one of those cases. Everything worked - the modeling, lighting, and the sound was exceptional - Ben Burtt exceptional. Phenomenal set design - especially the conveyor belt that leads to the robot's design. This story is about a robot, something that you think of as... read

Smells like fly spirit

A review of Tortures for Flies: Girl Power

by Spodaking on 04/30/2009

Been awhile since I've seen a short from Priestly and Co. Not as brilliant as some of their earlier work but definately fun. The forte of these boys (and girl this time) from Down Under has always been offbeat stories, and this is no exception. The unique animation style works well in these environments, and these guys have gotten it down pat. Note the flickering light from... read

Nothing gets past Jack

A review of Legs 11

by Spodaking on 04/30/2009

This had some fun moments. It opens with a bit of slapstick between Jack and his hapless buddy, accentuated with a fun, jazzy score. Slapstick is tough, a physical type of comedy that has to be carefully choreographed to work, and this seemed fairly well planned. Soon the principal element of the story is introduced, with Jack hitting on what turns out to be one of his girlfriend... read

Working hard on the ranch...

A review of Posthole

by Spodaking on 04/30/2009

Interestingly enough, I had to replace a couple poles on my fence yesterday, so I found myself chuckling as I watched someone do the same. I also wondered why he didn't pour any concrete to really stabilize the post, but I digress. The short has beautiful imagery. The cinematographer knows his lens and gave the short a pretty close film look, with lots of nifty shallow depth... read

Ominous Sci Fi

A review of The Path

by Spodaking on 04/10/2008

It's starts out a seemingly casual walk in the forest. A couple affable guys getting to know each other. But things aren't as they seem... A pretty good concept, a basis for a possible bigger story - aliens sending in clones to set up invasion. Sound is poor. A sound of a stream (?) cuts in and out and is distracting. In places the voices sound far away. BTW, falter is... read

Perspective

A review of Islamaphobia

by Spodaking on 02/26/2006

Which is what this short does...puts things in perspective. We will most certainly die of something other than a terrorist attack. It's possible - but not probable. The voice over does a nice job selling the story. Our hero is calm in the beginning, slowly transforming to fear and paranoia. A simple train ride becomes a gauntlet of terror, sneaky Middle Easterners at every... read

Silly fun

A review of The Grumps: Probe 101

by Spodaking on 12/27/2005

This short film is juvenile...delightfully so. I like juvenile. Now, there are many misses in delivery but the short never surrenders it's overall feeling of fun and...well, juvenileness. "We Want You", the earlier film by this team is great. Snurd and Durf make their debut appearances there and it's lots of fun. They seemed somewhat original. This short takes a more satirical... read

Not enough happens...

A review of Telesale

by Spodaking on 12/27/2005

I could see this as being a pretty interesting stage play. It lends itself to that - to be in the actual presence of the actor delivering his lines...it would have impact. But as a short film, it just didn't seem to work. Film is a more visual medium. I need to see something happening. Nothing really happens here, just a one sided phone conversation. Now, the conversation should... read

Ambitious

A review of - The Birth of Shiloh -

by Spodaking on 12/27/2005

This is kind of a zany movie. It has an absurd element to it. Of course, that fits, because the mentality of people in the time period that this takes place in would indeed seem crazy now. A 64 year old virgin giving birth? Yeah, right. But it's something people might believe in then. This has mostly hits and a miss or two in execution. I liked the narrator's voice, the way... read

That damn apple

A review of A Chance Encounter

by Spodaking on 12/27/2005

This little movie seems to ask the question: When God created Adam and Eve, did he account for the seemingly inherent misunderstanding of the sexes, a misunderstanding that seems universal in all relationships? Or worse, did God do it on purpose? Books have been written, even an entire industry - marriage counseling - have addressed this question. "A Chance Encounter" takes... read

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