Posts by northerncrane4

Jessica Nguyen85 The user said:It’s incredibly arrogant—though I suppose that was expected—to reduce this director to nothing more than some petulant schoolboy.

And who exactly was responsible for that?

My take? The movie is absolute garbage for the reasons I already laid out. The dramaturgy is cliché—cheap tricks all around—and as far as the acting goes, besides Borko Perić, there isn’t a single redeeming quality to be found.

Not all Hollywood movies suffer from terrible framing, but this one—frankly—is an absolute disaster. And don't even get me started on the editing.

Jessica Nguyen85 said:And just a quick side note regarding the selection committee for the Tribeca Film Festival—quite an impressive reach, I suppose. 😬

For him, it’s just more of that typical Midwestern kitsch—nothing out of the ordinary.

Arthur Anderson49 stormycyclist13 said:🤣 They didn't just impress me—it was actually the exact opposite. They felt completely real, rather than just acting. In my book, that’s the best kind of performance.

The best way to act is simply hitting the right tone for the film or play you're in. Acting like Chekhov in a movie about American vampires is—well, it's just wrong. Lame..

Amy Mendoza25 said:I don't know... those first ten minutes are a total disaster—classic American filmmaking tropes where it’s just a repetitive loop of close-ups on Navojac, then Filipovic, then back to Navojac, then back to Filipovic. And what are they actually doing? Just staring at each other gloomily.

It’s been ripped apart like some messy high school drama—cuts strictly at the start of every sentence. Truly gruesome. A total theatrical performance.

Amy Mendoza25 said:So, after that, it took me a full hour just to collect myself—and right when I was finally starting to settle in—it was over.

And not just any ending—we’re talking a cameo by Nada Gaćešić-Livaković!

Arthur Anderson49 said:I'm actually thrilled by how much the cast looks like random people plucked off a street corner. Real people—not actors. Nobody in this movie is attractive!!!

And frankly—it's not just the looks—none of them can act to save their lives.

Richard Hernandez13 said:😕
Everyone keeps claiming this movie is too complicated—personally, I knew exactly who was doing what to whom at every single turn.

There’s something fundamentally wrong with you. 😎

nimblemarlin17 said:Anyone with actual ambition left this place a long time ago to find work abroad.

Where people actually bother to stand up for our own talent.

Henry Campbell5 said:I remember back when the old union was still around—the biggest hit in theaters was 'Let's Fall in Love, Part Two'.

True enough—but then again, almost everything else back then pulled better numbers than most of what we see today.

nimblemarlin17 said:You can shoot an amateur film with a digital camera. God, what a waste of money. 😛

Oh right—you belong to that Bob Saget generation.

Henry Campbell5 said:unless you're just some director's kid or an actor's child—which, let's face it, makes up most of the academy anyway. just little kids of industry elites.

Oh, don't forget the spouses. 🥳 🙂

nimblemarlin17 said:That’s the reality for 99.99% of blogs—which is exactly why people keep writing them. 🙄

So, tell me, "expert"—what does it actually cost to write a blog?

Paul Mendoza8 said:Someone told me that for the (good) works category, you can actually list "raising an heir" as a credit—referring to Ogni Sviličić. 😬

He isn't raising him—he's just leeching off him.

Paul Mendoza8 said:It seems to me that a Vampire account will always be more substantial than what Ogi brings to the table.

Ogi acts like he’s some kind of intellectual heavyweight—it's a joke. As for Žiro? The guy couldn't tell a masterpiece from a commercial if his life depended on it.

bluecobra9 said:but you could apply that same logic to any indie or micro-budget shoot with a pro crew—starting from film school projects and going up from there.

Not quite. We’re talking about a guy who—for the last thirty years—has managed to mess up everything he’s directed or greenlit. But he’s so deeply entrenched in the system that his opportunities at his home studio will be endless. When you agree to work for free at an academy, there's no guarantee that working with that specific person will pay off down the road. Of course, there is another angle—using your final thesis projects to suck up to the professors.

bluecobra9 said:p.s.
The point is—we aren't all corporate sharks where a good connection and a solid crew can just whisk you away somewhere. 😉

No—we aren't all on the payroll at some major Hollywood studio where you don't even have to show up for a month to get paid. Instead, we play the part of the misunderstood American—filming low-budget indie flicks with a crew just praying they'll land a gig in some future big-budget production, whether it's a new "our little house, our little freedom," an "conquest of Ljudevit Posavski," or some massive "holding company."

Men don't have feelings—only women and flowers do. The only sentiment a man actually possesses is national pride.

Ethan Perez97 said:There it is—the moment of truth. When a woman claims a movie is garbage, but we men all know it’s actually a masterpiece... well, that's when you know *Speed* is a real man's movie. 🙂

Die Hard is a real man's movie. Speed is just its lazy younger brother—the kind of kid who goes to music school to play the flute.

Bryan Torres said:But this latest workshop—which I actually organized myself for the first time back in January 2006—will probably turn out more people who can actually handle the technical side of filmmaking...

Exactly—that’s the missing piece we need—more technicians. 🙄

Jack Harris3 said:I don't mind if the characters aren't deeply fleshed out—it’s not like they have time to weave in an entire life story for everyone—but realistically, there's enough substance here to grasp both the plot and what drives them.

Exactly. It works for me.

Well, there you have it—that's the info. 👍 Thanks.

My apologies if I seemed oblivious—I noticed there was something being sold here, so I wanted to know exactly what we’re looking at. What specific gear are we talking about, how long are these workshops, and which festivals can we actually submit finished pieces to? Basically, I want to know what those $267 are actually paying for.

So, shipping is extra. Thanks.

Laura Roberts61 said:He’s got a website—stop bothering the guy.

Look—if you feel the need to emphasize how low the price is compared to the value, then maybe just actually state what that value is.