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[#131203] Written by: Drostie [31/03/10, 08:23]
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Several of these were /nice/, but none of them really felt /great/.

"Gilbert" was an enjoyable character study of a man at work, worth watching again.

"Prebloc" was also a character study, but in a fictional character. The short builds up tons of
suspense only to let it fall away on a note of irony.

"Bitter Sweet" has a very /wu wei/ feeling to it; the main character has very few lines other than
saying "no," and yet convinces the entire remaining crowd of a massive and elaborate story fueled by
their fears. But as an investigation into this phenomenon, it is relatively superficial.

Of all of these shorts, "Luckiest One" is the only one to show some degree of variety, some
variation in emotional content from slacking to joy to sorrow to resolution. Sean Donnelly did a
good job writing it, but I felt that the play choreographed its own ending much more than it really
needed to. There's thus no central feeling of struggle or drama and only a passing feeling of
resolution, partially burdened by the fact that we /don't/ know where it goes from there. It could
go pretty much /anywhere/.

The "Lilah" character study felt somewhat mediocre, to me. I mean, since it doesn't have a writer, I
can't say "you should have done this or that better" -- you get whoever you get, and they'll come
out however they come out. But I really kinda felt bored with this piece, until a gem at the end,
where there is a sort of supernatural beauty to how she's playing with the cameraman's emotions.

"Watch Lilah Bleed" is easily the worst of the tape. It's essentially a stop-motion music video done
with dolls. Unfortunately for the music video, the music is generic techno angerpop, something not
worth the ten minutes spent listening to it. The music only provides two real lines on which to
build the story, a voice saying "There is no God" and another voice saying "It's aliiiiive", with
which Andersson builds a faux-gory film in which one doll decapitates another (first line) and then
revives it from the dead with electricity (second line). I'm an atheist, so I suppose this was all
supposed to intellectually flatter me, or something. Whatever. Protip 1: if you start with crap
ingredients, you're gonna cook a crappy meal. Protip 2: if you try really hard to be edgy, it comes
off as insincere.

All together, this mixtape is not a must-see. While I like the fact that Vodo is moving forward, I
was hoping for much more from the free world. I suppose video-oriented mix tapes will have to wait
until we have a bigger community of filmmakers working for the free culture.

It's going to be difficult, I think. The great popularity of the mix tape came from home users, not
content-providers like Vodo. It's not really a mix-tape culture until everybody has the means to
mash together whatever little video clips they've enjoyed and then share it with their friends.
[#131435] Written by: QJo [03/04/10, 21:08]
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I wish EZTV would hurry up and find a new "Featured Release" soon so that I wouldn't have to look at that UGLY brother
every time I log on.
[#131587] Written by: fnumbers [06/04/10, 19:45]
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Wow, I'm sorry I wasted my time watching this rubbish. It's got just about everything you can expect
in an "indie" movie. Boring short documentaries about uninteresting people, a vague unclever story
about a mental case, hipsters whining about life and being douche bags in general, a gory anti-God
stop motion animation (which I believe, in an earlier comment was nominated "the worst of the tape",
and I agree). I, however, quite enjoyed "Bitter Sweet". It was short enough to avoid being annoying,
and had a bit of unexpectedness to it.
[#132025] Written by: franglais [14/04/10, 10:14]
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Great idea, and beautiful quality. Haven't watched all of the clips yet, wasn't crazy about the
French one, a bit too predictable and lazy. I REALLY liked the short fiction roommate love story,
even though the acting of the lead guy could've been a bit better. He *almost* nailed it, he does
have potential.

The two short docs are great, although I think documentaries are more effective where we don't hear
the voice of the interviewer: try getting the subject to answer your questions in a way that we
either understand the question, or they put the questions in their answers.

All in all, love the mix tape video concept, keep 'em coming!
[#132742] Written by: kiplaird [24/04/10, 09:58]
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Hurry up and take this off the Home Page - Fed up seeing it
[#133147] Written by: denios [29/04/10, 22:11]
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^completely agree, can't stand the screaming-face-guy pic anymore, get rid of it
[#133257] Written by: route404 [01/05/10, 16:54]
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I agree, please find a new "Featured Release" or change the thumbnail.

In the meantime let your browser block this URL: http://ezimg.eu/f/mixtape_1/thumbnail.png
[#133476] Written by: QJo [04/05/10, 17:28]
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I was beginning to think I was the only one. Glad to see others are also annoyed (glad I'm not the only one, not that they
are annoyed). Thank you so much for the blocked content tip, so very simple yet I hadn't thought of it. Instant gratification,
thanks so very much. You're my new hero. Can I get you anything? Something to drink, hot meal, ticket to a major sporting
event?
[#133617] Written by: route404 [06/05/10, 19:24]
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You're welcome. And hey, I would be a fool to decline a hot meal and a drink, but being your new found 'hero', perhaps it's
better to stay cool, staring into the great beyond ... and watch series, never leaving my pedestal.

/off-topic
[#134064] Written by: tim123 [12/05/10, 17:04]
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Yes - I agree with QJo

PLEASE UPDATE TEH FEATURED RELEASE - SICK OF LOOKING AT "UGLY BROTHER" EVERY TIME I VISIT THE SITE. There is
enough music and video talent out there that surely you can find someone else to feature for a while.
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