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Vacationland by Todd Verow
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Charles Ard, Jennifer Stackpole, Michael John Dion, Mindy Hofman, Theodore Bouloukos Director: Todd Verow Brand: HOLLOWELL,BRAD DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language) Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen Running Time: 104 minutes DVD Release Date: 2006-11-14 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Water Bearer Films
Movie Reviews of VacationlandMovie Review: Visiting Vacationland Summary: 4 StarsPrevious reviews of this movie are quite varied, some liking it and some hating it
and that's the beauty of art. Yes, this film is art and the writer has a message
to convey. The film is clearly low budget with completely unknown actors.
Nevertheless, there is a lot about the film that stuck with me after I viewed it.
The relationship between Joe and Andrew clearly progresses and deepens as the film
progresses. There is a obvious chemistry between Joe and Andrew and for first time
actors I thought they did a good job, especially with the make-out scenes. We have
no idea about the orientation of the actors but they surely seemed authentic when
"getting it on." There is also a plot in the movie: how to grow up in a bad
environment and how to deal with painful experiences and bad baggage from the past.
The final comments from Joe at the end of the movie sum up the theme, that no
matter how bad our life seems we can always make the best out of bad times and
we should grab onto the good times, not hesitating for a second. After all, this
isn't a dress rehearsal -- this is the show! I'm glad a watched the movie and I
played the final scene several times. Of course I agree with many of the astute
observations of others that the editing is not good, there are gaps in the plot,
the sound isn't high quality, and the scenery of the "vacationland" is not
exploited. But the film was, for me, a great experience.
Summary of VacationlandThe latest unflinching work from New York City based film maker Todd Verow (FRISK, ANONYMOUS) is a deeply personal. semi-autobiograpical story of growing in picturesque Maine. Gay high-school senior Joe is not quite out to his family and has for years been in love with his best friend Andrew. Unhappy at home, Joe moves in with an older artist as his caretaker and occasional nude model. The boys girlfriends finally figure out the guys are more interested in each other than in them, and convince the lads to get it on. As Joe and Andrew explore the gay world around them (as well as exploring each other) a stranger figure from Joe's distant past comes forward forcing Joe and Andrew to face their fears and begin a new, happier chapter in their lives.
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