Change Your Image
MacGriffyn
Reviews
Bass Reeves (2010)
FINALLY...Someone Shows Another Face Of The West...
As opposed to the whiny, spoiled brats who want only Transformers, GI Joe, and HUGE budget films devoid of heart and message other than "OH, LOOK at the BIG explosions and big boobs", I can see the true beauty and merit in this production. It is a low budget film, but the story is important, the actors are sincere, and we can see a vision of a man fighting for what he believes is right. The fact that this man is black is unimportant to the message, but important to the genre. When has anyone other than Mel Brooks shown a Western with a main character who is black? A man who ACTUALLY tore his shackles and went on to greatness...a man surging forward against prejudice, hatred, and bigotry in a time when his skin color relegated him to life as a second class citizen. Ponderous' film may lack a huge budget, but it does not lack in honesty, heart, and the ability to tell a story that has been FAR TOO LONG relegated to the same second class status as it's main character. This was a story that needed to be told, and apparently Ponderous was the only one with the courage to tell it. Bravo...and please tell us more.
Innocence Saga I: The Innocent Killers (2008)
Sad Story...But A Good Beginning...
I have to admit...I hated the beginning. I think Loveland would have become one of my favourite characters! The story quickly spins into a bizarre conglomeration of mystery, ideas and theories that can be debated and argued upon for days. That is, of course, one of the reasons that I find this film so fascinating. Imagine if Hollywood could stop retreading ideas that ran out of life 20 years ago!! If NOTHING else, this film has such a fresh and unspoiled perspective on it's own mix of genres that I can't help but watch it again and again just to better understand the concepts and appreciate the thought that went into the writing. Add the sincerity of the production members, and I believe that this film will keep you thinking about it...and discussing it...long after the credits roll.