Can Canadians screw up what would ordinarily be an interesting topic?
Yup.
This batch of short films, with the exception of one, were especially
bad. Here's the details, blow by blow.
Cupid
Annoyingly shot film (looks like poor Cupie's got the jitters) of Cupid
getting hit by his own arrow. Huh? Was that all? Guess so. Ugh.
Always Watching
Mismatched couple gets bored of video. Neighbours watch them have sex. So
why was this 15 minutes long?
The Surveyor
Non-linear story about a kind of date rape situation. And this is also
nothing new.
Brothers
Hey look! It's a poorly-made, shorter, Canadian version of "Bad Boy
Bubby". Too bad it sucked.
Seeing the Literature in Racitot
French film shot in Vancouver on random film stock. Very poorly
subtitled. Annoying.
from morning on yesterday I waited
This could have been good. I didn't like it, but it was the best of the
ones I didn't like. Woman seduces Asian grocery store clerk. He's
irresponsible and leaves his store. Bad boy! Bad boy! The description the
VIFF wrote talks about interracial issues. I think the dumb boy just
followed his penis too much and it got him in trouble.
L'Amour L'Amour Shut the Door Pir Favor
This film improved dramatically when it melted about 2 minutes into the
screening. Canadians trying to be Europeans is even more pathetic than
Canadians trying to be Americans.
Far Reaches
I didn't see much of this one because I had my eyes closed. The first few
seconds were very annoying and headache-inducing though. It would be more
at home on a big screen behind a DJ in a club somewhere.
AMF's Tiresias
This was the only one I liked. A modern telling of the story of Tiresias
done through animation.
Heirs to a Felt Fortune
Bad poetry + bad pornography = good film? No.
