Restless a moviemaster film the gates are double open!

lawriejaffa said:
Well your films are an aquired taste that people will either love or hate moviemaster imo. It was funny but my filmmaker brain was overtly critical of both, for their technical standards - oh lots really!

Its funny but i wonder how many filmmakers neurosis for percieved excellence might cloud perspectives on the secret merit of these films ;)

Suffice to say I enjoyed them - i felt it was wrong to haha, but they are excellent and very indulgent b movie treats for fans of the macabre.

There is a gross simplicity that comes across as dark and sadistic. For all the slickness of a well shot horror, great blood/and fx, there is something crudely effective about the mask, warm colour hues and documentary style of cinematography.

It may be the voyeuristic element (of home video/film) which combined with the sadistic feel makes us uneasy viewers (secretly delighting in its perverse representations)
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I think lawriejaffa sums up what I feel towards you movies, movie master. He says what i'm unable to articulate. Yes, the films are not up to "snuff" when compared to the expectations of cinematic excellence, but that's comes from preconceived notions of what makes a "good" flick.

Anyway, here is my review:

Oh, Movie Master, you’ve done it again. Your oddly effective creepiness has risen above your self-proclaimed limitations. This piece kept my attention throughout and even got a “oh my God what the F*ck” reaction out of me when the boogy man showed up. You know, your film style has this 70’s snuff film feeling to it. I swear you must have killed the whole cast after the film was wrapped.... What are you shooting your films with? The look is just home made eerie.

I also loved the lighting when the detective was on the phone. It doesn’t conform to the ‘high quality’ standards of a flick with an actual budget, but it gets the story across with mood.

It has nothing to do with the story, but your films make me feel like there is someone with a video camera and a kitchen knife lurking in my house at night.

All in all, kicked Dark Fortune’s unfortunate a$$. You are indeed a filmic demon.
 
Dude.

That was some scary shi*.

One of the scariest scenes in the fest right here: the moment when the mom thinks there's something wrong and decides to turn around. Creeepy. Who hasn't had one of those dreams when you're paralized by fear. Hell.
 
you rule! the monster gets into bed! too cool! you could've ended the movie right there, bam. good stuff!
 
Ok, I shouldn't have watched this one right now. Really liked the closeup of the mom's face when she was too terrified to roll over...the way it lingered really helped build suspense. Everybody's pretty much already said what I felt...the gritty retro quality of it really helped sell the whole thing. Some creepy stuff man. Good job!
 
Carrying on the tradition from Timefest, the AIM sessions have returned, a live stream of whatever may come out of our heads as we watch your films. Here are Ben Sliker and Brad Mates thoughts on "RESTLESS."

spesliker (1:01:31 PM): RESTLESS BY THE MOVIE MASTER
spesliker (1:01:42 PM): good god ... it's not even in the right aspect ratio.
TheBrad84 (1:02:02 PM): MOVIE MASTER IS THE MASTER OF MOVIES, HE DECIDES WHAT RATIO IT WILL BE
spesliker (1:02:20 PM): apparently this is 666 EVIL 666 aspect ratio
TheBrad84 (1:02:20 PM): A SILLY CONTEST HAS NO BEARING ON THE MASTERING OF MOVIES
spesliker (1:02:31 PM): rdy?
TheBrad84 (1:02:39 PM): I AM READY TO HAVE MY MIND BLOWN
spesliker (1:02:44 PM): 3
spesliker (1:02:45 PM): 2
spesliker (1:02:46 PM): 1
spesliker (1:02:47 PM): go
TheBrad84 (1:03:14 PM): INTENSE TITLE SEQUENCE
spesliker (1:03:17 PM): KUNGFU PANDA=MEGA EVIL
spesliker (1:03:51 PM): that must be INTERLACING OF EVIL
TheBrad84 (1:03:59 PM): MOVIE MASTER HAS NOT MASTERED AUDIO
spesliker (1:04:12 PM): NO THIS IS MASTERED AUDIO
spesliker (1:04:20 PM): WE HAVE NOT REACHED THIS LEVEL YET.
spesliker (1:05:05 PM): AAA! ITS THE BOOGYMAN
TheBrad84 (1:05:06 PM): SLIPKNOT JUST BROKEN INTO YOUR HOUSE LADY
spesliker (1:05:52 PM): LOL< WHY CANT I THINK OF ANYTHING FUNNY TO FOLOW THAT UP WITH?
TheBrad84 (1:06:06 PM): BECAUSE I AM THE JOKE MASTER
spesliker (1:06:06 PM): BEN=DROPPED BALL
TheBrad84 (1:06:17 PM): IT WAS THE PINNACLE OF FUNNY AT THAT MOMENT
spesliker (1:06:36 PM): ALRIGHT< LOOKS LIKE YOUR AVERAGE EVERDAY POSSESION
spesliker (1:06:40 PM): LETS WRAP IT UP
TheBrad84 (1:06:59 PM): WHATS WITH THE LIGHTING? IS THIS COPS?
spesliker (1:07:16 PM): WHATCHA GONNA DO WHEN EVIL COMES FOR YOU?
TheBrad84 (1:07:24 PM): (BROTHA)
spesliker (1:07:51 PM): RAWR!
TheBrad84 (1:08:03 PM): AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR LESSON TODAY. GIRLS = EVIL
spesliker (1:08:12 PM): WAIT< THERE WAS SPECIAL EFFECTS?
spesliker (1:08:27 PM): THEY MUST HAVE BEEN SO SEEMLESS THAT I MISSED THEM
TheBrad84 (1:09:01 PM): THE MASTERING OF MOVIES IS TOO MUCH FOR YOUR MONITOR TO HANDLE. THE SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE THERE TO DULL THE PURE AWESOMENESS OF MOVIE MASTER SO THAT YOU CAN VIEW HIS FILMS WITHOUT YOUR HEAD EXPLODING
spesliker (1:10:08 PM): i can't beat that
spesliker (1:10:15 PM): you win
spesliker (1:10:22 PM): i'll no longer type in CAPS
TheBrad84 (1:11:21 PM): somethings that could have improved the creepy: the reveal of the guy on the bed is more comical than anything. and if you are gonna have a creepy girl, utilize her. the shift to first person at the end is a cop out
spesliker (1:11:36 PM): for sheeze.
spesliker (1:12:20 PM): for later
spesliker (1:12:25 PM): any more comments?
spesliker (1:12:30 PM): i need to shower and go to work
TheBrad84 (1:12:40 PM): then do so
TheBrad84 (1:12:47 PM): permission granted
spesliker (1:13:18 PM): thanks

MM, what's been said already i can't say any better. These are the best worst movies ever. cheers. :beer:
 
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