Film Made for $17,000 made $1 Million Profit

[mmm]

Hey! That kitten was looking at my girlfriend funny! You got a problem with that!?

...

 

[Owen]

The kitten is being robbed? I always thought it was an execution.

 

[thisiswells]

Since it now appears obvious this was a "drive-by pimp my site," I'll post some reviews of this movie:
http://www.joelcomm.com/gone_a_review.html

... Maybe we could post our favorite quotes from that page! That would be swell!

Enjoy.

 

[thisiswells]

Hi Everyone,

I'm the director of 'Gone' and I was kind of stunned when I find this site today on the search engine Google. I want to apologize to all the people on this site who found the movie horrible. We were shooting on a tight budget and finished the film in about 18 days.

I had great visions for the film, but much of it did not come across or translate during the production and post-production of the film. I wanted to achieve a very realistic portrayal of the Rapture and the ensuing consequences, but I failed to engage the audience or move the plot forward crisply.

Am I still proud of the film? I don't know to be honest with you - it's almost a daily thing. Reading through all the negative reviews made me rethink many things. Maybe I'll try my luck as a farmer.

I think we planted the seeds of re-thinking the end times in people's minds and I've received some wonderful and encouraging emails from people who saw the film at a Bible study where it made them think more about where we're all headed in our lives as a whole.

If any of you want to discuss the film with me, feel free to call me personally at (310) 890 7195 and I'd be happy to share all the blood, sweat, and tears of the filmmaking process that went into making 'Gone'.

God bless everyone who shared their opinions on 'Gone' on this site.

Warmest regards in Christ,


Tim
Writer/Director 'Gone'

http://www.joelcomm.com/gone_a_review.html
December 16, 2004 4:56PM

 

[Kennedy]

I like that review thisiswells. Sound like it could actually lead people to eat their own heads. Which, of course reminds me of Team America:

"I've seen everything."

"Really, have you ever seen a man eat his own head?"

"No."

"Well, then I guess you haven't seen everything."

 

[Sanchez]

$17 grand goes quite a long way in the PHilippines (I was born there, last visited in November) ...

I could totally see a local production company cranking it out for cheap. Costs for labor is next to nothing and the American dollar is very strong there.

dvxuser member "Bohol" is from there, he can attest.