Fan Fiction just took a big step forward....

[geoschmo]

Has anyone seen this? Star Wars - Revelations. It's an amateur film, but it's a step beyond the usual fan made movie. Check it out: Movie Website (http://www.panicstruckpro.com/revelations/revelations.html)

I haven't downloaded the entire 45 minute movie yet, but some are saying the effects are almsot as good as the real movie, and from the trailer I'd say that's right. Of course the acting isn't Oscar caliber, but it doesn't suffer too much by comparison to Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

What the..... Oh my..... That..... Words cannot adequately describe this.....

[Ron_Lugge]

Great. And *I* can't watch it!

[General Woundwort]

I downloaded the film last night and watched the first five minutes of it. Yes, the special effects are excellent for a non-Hollywood outfit, very impressive. And yes, the villainess' acting is a bit flat, but in comparison to Chrstensen that's not a deal-killer. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif I'll post a more thorough review once I finish the movie.

[geoschmo]

I watched it last night on Ifilm.com. They have it available there as streaming video so you don't have to download the whole thing. It probably suffers a bit from being on my computer. I'd still like to download the .iso at some point and burn it on a dvd and watch it on my tv, but I was very impressed. The acting in total isn't that bad. The costumes are impressive considering they were all made by amateurs. The climactic light saber duel was very nicely done, although it seemed a bit dark. That may have been because I was watching it on my computer. The space scenes are quite simply stunning. I found myself forgetting at times that it was a fan flick.

The story was as engaging as it could be given the limited time they had to develop it. It fit very well with the established Star Wars universe.

[Nodachi]

I watched it about a week ago and rather enjoyed it. One thing you tend to notice is that the actors look like everyday people rather than the plastic Hollywood types. All in all I think they did a great job!

Something to note for all the people who claim that George Lucas is evil, is that he encourages this type of thing.

[Atrocities]

Any one know where I get download and watch TROOPS?

[Atrocities]

Ok,

Special Effects - Good. I think this short was all about show casing someones 3d art work abilities.

Dialog - needs a lot of extra help. Their dialog is far to contemporary and does not lend itself well to the over all sound and feel of the movie.

Acting - VERY bad! (Oscar winning "Worst Acting" award bad!) You combine the bad acting with the bad dialog and you get what we call a D movie.

"A" for effort. My hats off to them for actually making the movie. Well done folks. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Phoenix-D]

Atrocities said:
Any one know where I get download and watch TROOPS?



No idea, but I've got it on my HD. If you can accept files on IRC or have a REALLY big file size limit on your email (its 28 .6 MB) I can get it to you.

[Captain Kwok]

The effects were well done, the rest of it had a b-movie feel but I'm sure a lot of hard work went into it, so good for them!

[Phoenix-D]

Phoenix-D said:

Atrocities said:
Any one know where I get download and watch TROOPS?



No idea, but I've got it on my HD. If you can accept files on IRC or have a REALLY big file size limit on your email (its 28 .6 MB) I can get it to you.



Found it!

http://www.theforce.net/fanfilms/shortfilms/troops/

[Atrocities]

Thanks.