IMDB refused to post my review the first time so I'm giving it another go -
Most reviews give this film 1 star and say things like "The acting is bad and it looks cheap, like some low budget LARP movie"... This IS a low budget LARP movie.
I imagine a group of friends who love DnD got their hands on an orc costume and decided to make a movie, so rather than grade it a 1 because it doesn't compare to LotR, i'll grade it based on what it actually is, a low budget family LARP movie.
Pros - +Lots of different camera angles! That's refreshing for a LARP movie!
+I thought the orc looked pretty good *shrug* +Acting wasn't half bad for the type of film it is, Wolf J Sherrill especially stood out as fairly charismatic +I know some people thought the time jumps and flashbacks were confusing but I thought it made it a bit more interesting than your average "Man journeys through woods" movie.
+The guy definitely looked the part of a ranger, I feel like he wishes he could dress like that all the time.
+Lots of extras! Got the whole neighborhood in costume for that town scene, good job.
+Nice drone shots, pretty scenery, that always adds some value.
Cons -He spent 4000 days training with the ancient one? That's about 10 years, that girl is grown or got eaten by orcs ages ago, I have a feeling they didn't do the math on that one.
-I don't know exactly how much time has past but that outlander never washed the blood off his beard. Kind of bothered me after a while.
-How bout some special effects next time? Little sparkly magic for that necromancer? Everybody has at least one friend with access to Adobe After Effects.
-Could use a few more locations - I get that it's easiest and cost effective to film in the woods but maybe a little guerilla filming in...I dunno, got any old ruins up there in Canada? A nearby lake?
All in all, it is what it is, and for what it is, it's not half bad. I've definitely seen worse acted, worse filmed low budget movies, I think this crew has potential.
Summary: C'mon people, it's not that bad.
Most reviews give this film 1 star and say things like "The acting is bad and it looks cheap, like some low budget LARP movie"... This IS a low budget LARP movie.
I imagine a group of friends who love DnD got their hands on an orc costume and decided to make a movie, so rather than grade it a 1 because it doesn't compare to LotR, i'll grade it based on what it actually is, a low budget family LARP movie.
Pros - +Lots of different camera angles! That's refreshing for a LARP movie!
+I thought the orc looked pretty good *shrug* +Acting wasn't half bad for the type of film it is, Wolf J Sherrill especially stood out as fairly charismatic +I know some people thought the time jumps and flashbacks were confusing but I thought it made it a bit more interesting than your average "Man journeys through woods" movie.
+The guy definitely looked the part of a ranger, I feel like he wishes he could dress like that all the time.
+Lots of extras! Got the whole neighborhood in costume for that town scene, good job.
+Nice drone shots, pretty scenery, that always adds some value.
Cons -He spent 4000 days training with the ancient one? That's about 10 years, that girl is grown or got eaten by orcs ages ago, I have a feeling they didn't do the math on that one.
-I don't know exactly how much time has past but that outlander never washed the blood off his beard. Kind of bothered me after a while.
-How bout some special effects next time? Little sparkly magic for that necromancer? Everybody has at least one friend with access to Adobe After Effects.
-Could use a few more locations - I get that it's easiest and cost effective to film in the woods but maybe a little guerilla filming in...I dunno, got any old ruins up there in Canada? A nearby lake?
All in all, it is what it is, and for what it is, it's not half bad. I've definitely seen worse acted, worse filmed low budget movies, I think this crew has potential.
Summary: C'mon people, it's not that bad.
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