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Doug from Velvet Candy Entertainment wrote to give me a heads up on their new film, Socket, the first "gay sci-fi thriller". They just released the trailer for the movie:
Looks like fun to me - and I see at least a couple of hotties floating around in there. And as you know, I'm a bit of a sci-fi geek, so this should be right up my alley.
Looks terrible....like most gay movies. And I love sci-fi and being gay.
anonymous
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2011-05-09 21:51
Looks great! Finally a gay movie that's not like anything we've already seen. PS - Love how haters always sign things anonymously.
socket_fan
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2011-05-09 21:51
Sounds like you love being cynical more. What's so terrible about it? Love to see what kind of great movie you'd make.
yogi bear
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2011-05-09 21:51
Velvet Candy: I think just maybe you're over-reacting to Anonymous' impression of the movie trailer. I thought the trailer made the movie look silly, but I don't typically take the time to post a critical comment. (Specifically, I thought the trailer made it look like electrical prongs magically emerge from people's wrists, and that made me shake my head.) In any event, I hope it's a big hit for the filmmakers.
Ed
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2011-05-09 21:51
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Wow. Ok.
1. My comment was anonymous because I don't need random people spamming me, hating me, etc. I respect others' differing opinions, please respect mine. I don't have to like this movie even if you do. And, I don't need to be a filmmaker to know what a good movie is.
2. We *have* seen shows like this before. There's Dante's Cove on Here! TV. That show is bad, too. And there all the David DeCoteau movies. Not good either.
3. Gay cinema has much to be desired. Movies like Latter Days, Broken Hearts Club really dissapoint. While they may be good conceptually, the writing and execution of these movies leave much to be deisred. They are often obvious and trite. I saw another movie recently called Quinceanera (made by queer filmmakers) and it was terrible. Apart from two good actors, the concept, writing and acting was awful, almost insulting (BTW: I'm also Mexican-American). Movies like Brokeback Mountain and Angels in America are examples of good "gay cinema" because of how well written, acted, etc. they are, but these types of movies are too few and far between. It is ok to say that gay movies can be bad. I want something to be proud of as a gay man. We are capable of so much more.
4. Ed is exatly right. The trailer did make the movie look silly. The prongs on peoples wrists, either magial or intentionally modified, looked silly. The acting didn't seem much better. And, yes, I haven't seen the whole movie. I do support indie films, gay or not. I keep renting the gay ones hoping that they'll be good.
5. I do have a question if Velvet Candy is still reading: Do you feel like labeling yourself as "low-budget indie queer filmmakers" pigeon-holes you too much? Why not just filmmaker?
-JG
anonymous (JG)
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2011-05-09 21:51
JEEEEZ. "FILMMAKERS" NEED TO RELAX A LITTLE. SOOOO DEFENSIVE. IF THERE ARE SO MANY THAT THINK YOUR FILM LOOKS GOOD, WHY BE SO BOTHERED BY ONE UNFAVOURABLE REVIEW. I THINK IT LOOKS KINDA GOOFY AND THAT WOULD BE IT'S ATTRACTION FOR ME. IF IT WAS TOO FINELY POLISHED OR SERIOUS, IT WOULD HAVE TO STRONG A "WOULD BE IF IT COULD BE" QUALITY AND THAT'S JUST NOT ATTRACTIVE AT ALL. SEX IS MEANT TO BE A WHOLE LOT OF FUN AFTER ALL........ ISN'T IT?
JWC
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2011-05-09 21:51
Funny that both "Brokeback Mountain" and "Angels in America" are big-budget Hollywood productions with all-star casts made by straight men. They were both great, but films like "Quincenera" and "Edge of Seventeen" are great too - and they are indie queer films. I think "Dante's Cove" is a camp riot - "Socket" looks nothing like it. Too me "Socket" looks more like "Videodrome" or "Dead Ringers" ...and I kinda like that.
Movie_Lover
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2011-05-09 21:51
I think this movie looks really interesting. The story seems original and the trailer has a nice creepy vibe- very cool! I love that it features gay characters too. I look forward to checking it out!
TD
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2011-05-09 21:51
Well, Movie-Lover, I thought Trans-America was very good, and it wasn't a big budget Hollywood movie. And, I don't think the fact that having a "big-budget" or straight directors making movies like Brokeback and Angels takes away from how good they are. Basically it all comes down to good writing and good acting. Either the movie has it or it doesn't.
Anonymous (JG)
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2011-05-09 21:51
I think what we're learning is that there is room for all kinds of movies.
Movie_Lover
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2011-05-09 21:51
It looks pretty damn good - and very different. I don't think I've ever seen a film like that to combine a gay relationship as the fore-front relationship with a horror feel. I wanna see the whole film!
Kevenn
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2011-05-09 21:51
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