Saw this movie at a con a while back. After talking with the director and a few of the actors, I realized that this group of individuals had produced A VERY COOL INDIE FILM while on a very constrained budget.
If a studio was to give this group a decent budget and artistic control, they (New Illusions Pictures) would definitely be a force with which to be reckoned. While talking with some of the key people involved with this flick, (Director: Patrick Desmond, Actor: Richard Conant and Stunt Coordinator: Michael Bradley) I realized that they have a lot of good ideas brewing in their collective brains. So I hope someone out there (listen up studio execs) gives this company some funds and a chance to show their true muscle.
Now, if you saw any of the first cuts which were shown in 2004 and 2005, you may have come away form the experience less than impressed. You must now understand one thing: This final edit is almost a different movie! Desmond and Co. have trimmed 20 minutes off of the running time by cutting a lot of fat while adding great blood effects and a scantily clad girl or two. Now, consequently, they have tightened up the pace of the film.
So... anyone who has been giving this movie any kind of grief or lip service owes it to themselves to check out the final cut when it becomes available in June. I am looking forward to seeing what these guys do next... and so should you.
If a studio was to give this group a decent budget and artistic control, they (New Illusions Pictures) would definitely be a force with which to be reckoned. While talking with some of the key people involved with this flick, (Director: Patrick Desmond, Actor: Richard Conant and Stunt Coordinator: Michael Bradley) I realized that they have a lot of good ideas brewing in their collective brains. So I hope someone out there (listen up studio execs) gives this company some funds and a chance to show their true muscle.
Now, if you saw any of the first cuts which were shown in 2004 and 2005, you may have come away form the experience less than impressed. You must now understand one thing: This final edit is almost a different movie! Desmond and Co. have trimmed 20 minutes off of the running time by cutting a lot of fat while adding great blood effects and a scantily clad girl or two. Now, consequently, they have tightened up the pace of the film.
So... anyone who has been giving this movie any kind of grief or lip service owes it to themselves to check out the final cut when it becomes available in June. I am looking forward to seeing what these guys do next... and so should you.