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Movie Reviews of Make Your Own Damn Movie
Movie Review: A work of Absurd Geeeenius! Exploitation at its finest!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow what can I say, this is actually pretty amazing. If your a filmmaker than Make Your Own Damn Movie Is A Must!!!, and cheaper than film school. There are plenty of examples of what to do, and what not to do on actual shoots, and some cringe worthy. Of course this 5 DVD set has the usual Troma absurdities like extreme violence,random nudity,sex scenes, and outta control "Acting" . Lloyd Kauffman is great at self-promotion which is a main point that most filmmakers shy away from. There are a lot of laughs to be had, and a color coded system to keep track of interviews or of categories like, "Financing your Own damn Movie". There are plenty of great interviews throughout with George Romero, Matt & Trey Parker from South Park, James Gunn, Stan Lee, Eli Roth etc. This is exploitation at its finest! And as an aside , if you love Toxic Avenger, there is a great Book of The Toxic Avenger: The Novel that's excellent. While watching all these amateur and professional shoots, it really drives home the message to get it made no matter what! Stop wasting time wishing someone is gonna drop 30 million in your lap and trust you with the future of their studio, and grab your handycam or whatever else you have, make it, promote it, distribute it, get the thing sold!!!, and move on to the next!!! -Alberto B.Movie Review: Best learning experience and very entertaining at the same time
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been a fan of Troma since I was 6 and I'm 24 now and still am a huge fan. It's because of movies like Toxic Avenger that I wanted to get into the movie making business. I've had many ideas in the past, but never really knew where to go after I had the ideas down in my head. All that has changed because of the Make Your Own Damn Movie set.
This DVD set is a blast to watch all while learning alot of important information about making movies and what it takes to make a movie. There are plenty of interviews, making-of documentaries, and words of wisdom from Lloyd Kaufman himself.
Besides this set, I also own the Cinemaker DVD set and I have to honestly say that Make Your Own Damn Movie is far better than Cinemaker. Yes Cinemaker pretty much teaches you the same things, but they are really serious when they are talking and if you are a first time film maker like myself...you can easily get lost with what they are saying. Lloyd Kaufman does a great job at getting the main points you need to know out in a simple way that anyone can understand...all the while making the viewing experience a fun one too.
If you are thinking about getting into the movie making business, I highly recommend this DVD set to start off with. You won't be disappointed.
Movie Review: Tromatized!
Summary: 5 Stars
Being a fan of Tromas work, I was quite delighted to see this. But trust me, this box set is no ground breaking insight into making your first movie. It's more a fun behind the scenes look at how Lloyd runs Troma and how things work in "his" world of movie making. Granted, he does explain some aspects of the business and presents good examples of "Indie" film making but there is not enough detail on how to really get it done. The layout of the DVD menus are not the most user friendly and it just gets more disorganized (a direct reflection of the Troma way) as you progress through the disks. I could go on but... long story short...
If you Love Troma, corny FX and know who "Toxie" is = You Must Get It!!!!
If you want honestly want learn how to make your own DAMN movie = You Must Skip It!!!
(I recommend Dov Simens' 2-Day film school on DVD if your really serious about film but can't afford to attend a film school - No joke, he is the best!)
Thanks for Reading
Wade
Movie Review: A lot of great information in this set
Summary: 5 Stars
I've made several short films and am venturing into feature film territory. Even though I thought I knew everything there was to know about making and selling films (at least on a small level) I am the first to admit I was wrong. I'm a long time fan of Troma and picked up both the `Make Your Own Damn Movie' book by Lloyd Kaufman and then the DVD set mainly because I was just a fan. I was surprised that I learned quite a bit. The documentaries give you a good idea of how hard it is to make a movie and the interviews give you a lot of good tips when it comes to selling your film. My main gripe would be that some of the interviews were done using the camera microphone so on some of them it was hard to hear all of the audio.
If you're looking for something on the art of filmmaking then there are plenty of other places to look. If you're looking for something that gives you a good idea of the hard work that goes into making and selling movies then I highly recommend this set.
Movie Review: CHILL-FEST 07
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't speak for everyone, but this is an extremely useful and entertaining DVD set. If you're thinking about making a movie, this is an aid that you really do need. LK informs in his stylistic humorist way, but the information is there. But I find it so much better than a straight boring teaching aid that doesn't relate to real world pitfalls.
Troma, in my opinion is the best source to guide you to Make Your Own Damn Movie. LK has been doing it for more than half my life, and now I Make My Own Damn Movies.
I haven't read the book, but I'm about to order it right now. If being an independent film maker is what you do, or intend to do. Trust me, get them both! You can't go wrong. Thanks LK, keep doing what you do!