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Batutta

Batutta

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Uh...okay. I give this filmmaker points for making the most out of an absurd premise. Could be fun to watch in the right spirit--

 
I saw it in Locarno last summer. Honestly, that trailer is most of the movie. Don't let the quick cuts at the end make you think there's more material than there is. What would have been a decent short was stretched beyond repair to make a short but tedious feature. Some of the visuals are nice and the concept is amusing at first, but it runs out of steam and showing it at art festivals where entertainment is secondary doesn't salvage it.

But I also didn't think much of Monsters either when I saw it at Locarno and some people are going crazy for that.
 
I've heard some pretty good things about this, and unfortunately I missed it at the Stockholm fest.

I did see Monsters though, and loved that one.
 
After watching the trailer, I'm pretty sure they shot this in Lancaster (at Club Ed) where Devils Rejects was shot.

Ya think?



: )

dmc
 
Gary Huff said:
I just have to wonder if the film is actually entertaining to watch, of if this is a scenario where the trailer is better.
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You mean like nearly every feature film, right? hahaha.

That's advertising for ya: a good trailer can get you into the best places.

Someone mentioned that this trailer shows pretty much the entire movie, I'd like to believe that means that the trailer has every instance where the tire moves in it and there isn't much more to that. Whoever picked this up and is releasing it saw a golden opportunity to make a few quick bucks perhaps, as I've heard--similar to Tiny Furniture--it's a snooze fest.
 
Yes, as a trailer, or maybe even a short film, it's interesting enough, but I seriously wouldn't want to watch the whole movie (though the comedic dialogue seems funny enough with the police guys). <grin>

It'd be like trying to adapt the Isaiah Mustafa Old Spice commercials into a feature film...
 
Just a heads up, this is available on Netflix instant now. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's actually a very entertaining and funny movie. I wasn't expecting it to be a meta deconstruction/parody of horror films (not that I thought it was going to be serious). If I didn't have to go to work in a few minutes, I might actually watch it again. It definitely won't be everyone's cup of tea, but I loved it.
 
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