good indie, bad indie

The Green One

The Green One

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As filmmakers, we should support indies. I don't mean "Saw" or "Garden State." Well, we should support those, but I'm talking about straight to video and very limited release...the true micro-budget films. There are some really good and some really bad movies in this category. What are some really good recent straight to video movies you've seen?


Rolling Kansas - very funny drug road trip movie. Think Bottle Rocket without the following. It's like the first 5 minutes of Super Troopers without the boring 85 minutes that followed. Despite several unmatched cuts, it was very professionally made.

Going to see Primer after work...it's in limited release but I believe it's been out for a few years (will have to double check imdb to make sure.)
 
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I dont know for sure on this one, but there is a movie called Haiku Tunnel that I enjoyed a lot and it HAD to be straight to video. I dont remember it getting a theatrical release. Just a funny movie and checked it out at B-busters simply because the name caught my eye.
 
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Another must add would probably be L.A. Twister. A tale of two friends who try to get a film made in Hollywood. Funny film. :)


--Bop
 
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[quote author=John Hudson link=board=movies;num=1099692544;start=0#3 date=11/05/04 at 17:46:22]Resevoir Dogs. [/quote]

Good call! - Made **** at the box office - Gained a cult following - now everyone has this bad boy on DVD.
 
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I'm still floored it made less then 3 mill gate ??? Who was in charge of pushing this puppy ::)
 
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I feel like I'm always the one to throw out Evil Dead into discussions. But IMHO it is a great film worthy of discussion.
 
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I just replied to that. You and John just talked about it. I guess I'm not the only one!
 
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Everytime I hear that song.. I forget by who... but always reminds me of the ear cutting scene in Reservoir dogs
 
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[quote author=LloydC link=board=movies;num=1099692544;start=0#10 date=11/05/04 at 21:57:25]Everytime I hear that song.. I forget by who... but always reminds me of the ear cutting scene in Reservoir dogs

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Yeah, I can't remember who sings "Stuck in the middle with you" either, but it sounds alot like the Steely Dan stuff that came out around the same time.

--Bop
 
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the happiness of the katakuris, ever though it came out in theaters it was shot on all digital for pretty cheap, and was hilariously magnificent.
 
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[quote author=michael_summers link=board=movies;num=1099692544;start=0#13 date=11/06/04 at 07:00:34]it was shot on all digital for pretty cheap, and was hilariously magnificent.[/quote]
That's the best kind of magnificent! ;)
 
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Stealers Wheel did "stuck in the middle with you" :)
 
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