INDIE FILM CHAT FORUMS

Hi All;

I am curious to learn what those of us who were lucky enough to get to Tribeca so far think is the best film they saw.

Fire away, I plan to go down tomorrow.

So far my girlfriend and I have seen, in chronological order –

1) Let The Right One In – Interesting film, very entertaining.  The film takes a slew of horror movie clichés and approaches them from a different direction, and it works.  Definitely recommend.

2) From Within – There are a few ideas within the movie that are interesting, like the “bible thumpers” being the true evil of the town, but unfortunately most of the film is spent on pretty standard horror movie death scenes and not on the compelling story elements.  Plus there’s a large technical problem with shots from the final scenes that really bothers me (let’s just say bright daylight coming through the trees in the woods during what is supposed to be a late night/early morning scene).  Skip it.

3) Love, Pain, And Vice Versa – Love the style of the film, and the story is fantastic.  The structure is perfect and the acting is quite impressive.  I wouldn’t call this my favorite movie from the festival so far, but it has generated quite a bit of positive conversation between my girlfriend and I.

4) The Wackness – Saw this at Sundance, favorite thing there, and watching it the second time here it was even better.  I love this movie and can’t recommend it enough to everybody.  Favorite movie of the festival so far, though I guess that comes with prejudice.

5) Milky Way Liberation Front – Definitely the most unique film we’ve seen at Tribeca, and in general in a long time.  I like a lot of the ideas in the movie, but I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to being pleasantly confused during parts of it.  Still, good film, and I’d like to see it again just to see if I can better wrap my head around it.  Consider it recommended.

6) Football Under Cover – The story behind this documentary is a lot more interesting than the final product.  Don’t get me wrong, the film isn’t bad, but it doesn’t go beyond the surface level.  With as many interesting women as they had on the two soccer teams, it seems like a missed opportunity to not spend more time with their stories and not just the main plot.  Slight recommendation.

That’s it so far.  We’ve got tickets to This Is Not A Robbery and Idiots And Angels tonight, Whatever Lola Wants tomorrow, and Playing on Saturday.  It’s been a good festival so far.  Definitely my favorite Tribeca experience since we started doing it three years ago.