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Westender (2003)
Not a good first effort
this is not a "good first effort", as many here have been saying. if you have to make allowances for the inexperience of the cast and crew to justify the film, then it is most definitely and average to bad first effort. I've seen many a first effort that stand on their own as films without requiring excuses to be made on their behalf. and I can allow for bad acting (oh, and there is certainly an abundance of that here), and I can allow for bad dialog (again, were talking Costco proportions in this movie), and though the basic story was vague, that does not necessarily make a bad movie either. when combined though with self-indulgence on the part of the director, and a screenwriter that I can only assume is a high school sophomore who wanted to impress his friends at the D&D table, well it all adds up to a pretty shabby attempt. the one shining light of this movie was the cinematographer. HE has a good future ahead of him if there's any justice in the world.
this is however a great movie to make fun of MST3K style, especially if you're from oregon, so by all means, get some friends together and get some beer, and tear into it!