Directing Movies, Vol. 1: From Action to Wrap
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Actor: Ted V. MikelsDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Victory Records
DVD Reviews of Directing Movies, Vol. 1: From Action to Wrap
DVD Review: Complete Garbage
Summary: 1 Stars
In the summer of 1987 I had the misfortune of staying at Ted Mikels house for a few days. My now deceased step-father, who was a nice guy but also a complete fool, had moved to Las Vegas and was living with Mikels, hoping to use this association to get into the film business. My step-father was just one of several hangers-on that Mikels surrounded himself with, apparently as a means to seve his absurdly inflated ego. I stopped over for a few days while on my way to California and it was perhaps the weirdest experience of a life. Mikel's home was like a bizarre "mini-castle", decorated with an armored knight statue and a skeleton sitting on a throne. Mikels walked around in gold sequin underwear barking orders at everyone in sight. I told my step-father he was an idiot for associating with this guy and left the house as soon as possible.
This product really offers nothing in terms of film making. Instead it's just a "vanity project" for Mikels to ramble on about his bottom of barrel exploitation films from the 60's and 70's. He chats with two hangers-on and then shows trailers for his various trashy flicks such as "Astro Zombies" and "Corpse Grinders". This is a complete waste of time and money, just another attempt to exploit the public by this low life, sorry excuse for a human being.
DVD Review: "Zero" Star Rating
Summary: 1 Stars
Directing Movies, Vol. 1: From Action to Wrap
I am a huge idiot for having bought this without checking the reviews first. You would be a much bigger idiot if you repeat my mistake. Take your money you would have spent on this and flush it down the toilet, while doing so film it on your cell phone camera, burn it to a DVD, and your finished product will be more interesting and worthwhile than this tripe. What a colossal waste. No redeeming value of any kind, except to say that clearly ANYONE can make a movie.
DVD Review: Don't waste your hard earned money
Summary: 2 Stars
This is 101 minutes of poorly shot talking heads, discussing seventies schlock movies with very little redeeming value. That would have been tolerable if there was any insightful directing instruction. Simply not there. I was disappointed, myself.
Leon Rodriguez
Filmmaker
Austin, Texas
DVD Review: horrible
Summary: 1 Stars
I don't like to really be negative in general in my life, but I feel I must truly warn those out there who think this is a slick well-polished instructional video, to take a second look at all these comments. This video looks like and was probably shot in the early 80's with home video cameras. It is not interesting nor is it very good at teaching, and the films it shows you how to aspire to are really cheap B-movies that wouldn't sell in the $1 DVD bin at Walmart. Time to retire this old video and take it off the search engines. Steer clear filmmakers...DVD Review: It's not what it sounds like
Summary: 1 Stars
Directing Movies, Vol. 1: From Action to Wrap by Ted V. Mikels sounds like a complete A-Z explanation of movie making, right? Don't be fooled like I was. It's nothing more than an unprofessional interview with Mikels who shows off numerous movie trailers from some of the worst films you've ever imagined. As bad as the movies are, they do offer hope. If Mikels could get funding for dogs like that, it should be easy for the rest of us.
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