tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7295641698816483686.post5858839085401190158..comments2024-03-01T02:25:25.029-05:00Comments on Movie Feast: Bloody Nightmares #5: Serial Killer (2002)Doug Tilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291634680094221868noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7295641698816483686.post-60519679484890118902009-09-28T18:08:02.555-04:002009-09-28T18:08:02.555-04:00Thanks again for dropping by. I've worked on a...Thanks again for dropping by. I've worked on a few low-budget films, and i've found that often the behind-the-scenes stories are as entertaining (if not more-so) than the finished product. <br /><br />Kudos to Ryan for sticking to his guns.. I believe there are a few more of his films in this collection, so i'll at least feel like i've experienced a sample of his work. <br /><br />It would be a shame if you got out of the game completely. From my experience it's sadly rare that actors in these productions throw themselves into the roles like you obviously did. <br /><br />Either way, good luck in the future.Doug Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291634680094221868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7295641698816483686.post-74067242538848379582009-09-27T23:46:05.202-04:002009-09-27T23:46:05.202-04:00It's really fun to find folks that have seen t...It's really fun to find folks that have seen them, though I'll admit that there's an element of embarrassment that goes along with it. I think I was one of the few actors Ryan used that had much acting experience outside of his movies. I'd done lots of Theater; both in school and with the local community theater, and even a few student movies at Penn State. <br /><br />I give mad props to Ryan for being consistent and getting his work done and out there. I did four movies with him; Shudder, Demon Slaughter, Serial Killer and Day of the Ax 3. <br /><br />I just saw Demon Slaughter for the first time tonight, and I think it was the best looking of the bunch, though it was probably the poorest acting I did. ;) The devil make-up was lots of fun. Plus, I got lost driving home in this little cul-de-sac, and kept going by the same handful of houses. There was a group of little kids playing in the yard that stopped dead the first time I went past. The second time they watched me pull around, and then ran away. :D<br /><br />I don't know if Ryan would want to work with me again, and now that I'm married and have a kid, I don't know if my schedule would allow it to happen. It would be more fun to write him a script, I think, and maybe do a little cameo or something.<br /><br />Thanks again, Doug, for the kind words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7295641698816483686.post-71984818091620762202009-08-31T18:01:52.146-04:002009-08-31T18:01:52.146-04:00I'm glad that you enjoyed the review, and i...I'm glad that you enjoyed the review, and i'm certainly glad you noticed the "you're dead" thing. In my research for the review, I noticed that most other reviewers praised your own performance most of all.. and rightfully so. And I give credit to Adam for the inclusion of the "interview" segments, even if they arose out of necessity to break up the film a bit rather than a strict stylistic choice.<br />I try not to be brutal when it comes to reviewing low budget films like this. I've worked on some productions myself and I recognize that it's really just a series of compromises to vision, and the final product can constitute an accumulation of any number of frustrations. <br />That said, it must be pretty neat to get distribution enough that some dumb-shit in Ontario can review your movie. :)Doug Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291634680094221868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7295641698816483686.post-61928755573497570022009-08-28T11:35:36.629-04:002009-08-28T11:35:36.629-04:00Thanks for the nice review. Also, I still hate th...Thanks for the nice review. Also, I still hate that picture of me with the Lipstick. ;) It was pretty fun to make, though I didn't enjoy having to watch the weird SM porno while we shot. Thanks, too, for pointing out the whole "your dead" thing. I always scream "Your dead what?" when my cronies and I MST3K this flick. BTW, yes, this really is Vic Badger. Incidently, the whole plot was changed cause Adam Berasi and I couldn't sync up work schedules to actually film the climax of the movie where we were supposed to fight. And I still have divots in my hardwood floor from whaling away with Sam Hoyle's mid-90s Cell phone. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7295641698816483686.post-5097377538746687692009-02-23T13:00:00.000-05:002009-02-23T13:00:00.000-05:00Actually, from my experience it's quite rare for a...Actually, from my experience it's quite rare for a z-grade shot-on-video distributor to ever go on to anything much larger than, say, a Troma film. Of course, most of the films in this collection are from 2002+, so it's possible that one of these directors will rise up. Frankly, I haven't seen any director thus far that is ready for anything much bigger. Todd Sheets has, I think, made a few actual b-level films, but he started out much earlier than the filmmakers i've encountered.<BR/><BR/>What's interesting is the community that surrounds these z-grade features. It really is a weird subculture, since it takes a very specific sort of person to seek films like this out. It's the cheapest sort of thrill.Doug Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291634680094221868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7295641698816483686.post-47516024235521734062009-02-23T10:40:00.000-05:002009-02-23T10:40:00.000-05:00Have any of the directors from these films gone on...Have any of the directors from these films gone on to do any studio (or even legit B-level) films?Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638457313380556662noreply@blogger.com