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Magnificent Effort But ...


Inasmuch as I appreciate all the magnificent effort that went into the making of this film (truly remarkable for amateurs) ... in the end this film is not good! The biggest problem is horrible sound editing and a totally obnoxious soundtrack. Secondly the script often loses focus and fails to drive the story. Empirically, there is never a doubt this is an amateur undertaking as there are so many scenes that just don't live up to movie making standards.

That said, this is a brilliant concept for a film which deserves a second chance. Hopefully this second chance will stay fairly true to the original as there is so much here that was done right.

Certainly worth the time to watch ... wish it had subtitles ... 6.5/10

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