Everything Put Together Review
05-21-02, 01:16 PM
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Everything Put Together Review
I cannot believe that this disc got a good review. Granted the DVD is fine. But it's one of the worst films I've seen ever. And considering how many films I've seen that is saying a lot. The story is dull and predictable. The entire plot could have been told in 10 minutes and not been spread out over such a torturous long amount of time. I can never regain the two hours stolen from me. The image is horrible. They blow out details constantly by mislighting the scenes. And then they keep shooting through glass and other objects for absolutely no reason.
Everything Put Together's only redeeming quality is that maybe by watching it's mistakes other DV filmmakers can learn what not to do.
Everything Put Together's only redeeming quality is that maybe by watching it's mistakes other DV filmmakers can learn what not to do.
05-21-02, 03:24 PM
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I voted it as the worst film of 2001. And my review states exactly what you just said about how NOT to make a DV film.
I voted it as the worst film of 2001. And my review states exactly what you just said about how NOT to make a DV film.
05-21-02, 04:13 PM
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This is what I had to say about the filmmaking techniques on display in the film:
As for the quality of the story and atmosphere, that's a more personal thing. I was into the characters. But I definitely agree with you guys about the digital video.
BTW, I saw an example of excellent DV filmmaking at the Tribeca Film Festival called The Cloud of Unknowing. I'll be talking about it in an upcoming Cinema Gotham.
Shot on widescreen digital video, Everything Put Together can be extremely ugly at times. Some may consider digital video the future of filmmaking, but if it all looks like this, it's more like a death knell. Everything Put Together gets by on acting, atmosphere, and ideas; The visuals are mostly well below the level of quality presented by the cast.
BTW, I saw an example of excellent DV filmmaking at the Tribeca Film Festival called The Cloud of Unknowing. I'll be talking about it in an upcoming Cinema Gotham.
Last edited by Gil Jawetz; 05-21-02 at 05:12 PM.
