I think this film is a prime example of what can be done with talent, imagination and no money. I do not subtract points because the subject of movie geekdom is "easy" for a film geek.
But I would really want to know why all the videos in this film are VHS. Since this is not a historical recreation, and a lot of the films mentioned are recent, why no DVDs?! To make Oregon look backward? Or was it because the filmmakers were not allowed to tamper with the DVDs on their location shoots? I really wish someone would explain that to me but I won't subtract any points for that either.
Oh, and I really, really liked the irony of the very last scene!
P.S.: James Westby himself (!)just e-mailed me the following message the day after I posted the preceding:
(start of message)
Hey man
The omission of DVDs was (sort of) to make it feel somewhat anachronistic and more like like an '80's after school special. I realize how pretentious that sounds.
Thank you for the nice review - it means a lot.
Best regards
James Westby
www.filmgeekthemovie.com
(end of message)
But I would really want to know why all the videos in this film are VHS. Since this is not a historical recreation, and a lot of the films mentioned are recent, why no DVDs?! To make Oregon look backward? Or was it because the filmmakers were not allowed to tamper with the DVDs on their location shoots? I really wish someone would explain that to me but I won't subtract any points for that either.
Oh, and I really, really liked the irony of the very last scene!
P.S.: James Westby himself (!)just e-mailed me the following message the day after I posted the preceding:
(start of message)
Hey man
The omission of DVDs was (sort of) to make it feel somewhat anachronistic and more like like an '80's after school special. I realize how pretentious that sounds.
Thank you for the nice review - it means a lot.
Best regards
James Westby
www.filmgeekthemovie.com
(end of message)