I worked on the short film "Hells Paradox" in 1996 as production designer. Looking back at the film 15 years later, the film to me still both impresses, and disappoints.As anyone can tell you who has worked on a low budget film,on a very short schedule, things always go wrong on the set. Hells Paradox was no exception.The film however was shopped around in Hollywood, and over the years, you can actually see it's influence on films such as "The Other Side" and "Devils Rejects" (Rob Zombie was given a copy of the film in 1996)
Robert Rundle created this film as a calling card, something quickly put together to show his own style of action and gore. Some portions of the film are pretty successful, the tight close-ups of the escaped 4 criminals, the close-ups of guns being loaded,the over-all raw and gritty graphic-Novel style of film making is actually ahead of it's time.
The criticisms of the film are also warranted however.Expectations were high that an actual feature length film of this could have been made, but it never came about.
Robert Rundle created this film as a calling card, something quickly put together to show his own style of action and gore. Some portions of the film are pretty successful, the tight close-ups of the escaped 4 criminals, the close-ups of guns being loaded,the over-all raw and gritty graphic-Novel style of film making is actually ahead of it's time.
The criticisms of the film are also warranted however.Expectations were high that an actual feature length film of this could have been made, but it never came about.