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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
more like " this film is in need of a God", September 2, 2003
Though I'm a fan of independent films; GODS OF OLYMPIA cannot even be classed as such, unless you include someone who went to an electronics store and bought a video camera, and along with some of his friends,thought they could make a movie with it. The acting, editing, cimematography, screenplay etc., was all amateurish and subpar. The scenes don't flow naturaly from one into the other, and in one, you hear someone off camera giving one of the actors his lines he forgot say,There are a couple of nude-sex scenes that have nothing in common with the story line; same with several segments of people talking amongst themselves in the gay eatery which the films story is centered around. The story take place in Olympia Washington (only 60 miles from where I live) the characters includes a supreme court justice who dresses up in drag and is running for empress of the local emperal(gay drag gueen)court;and the Lt. govenor who is just comming out; and neither actor is convicing in there respectable roles; a homeless man (who's european accent is so pronounced that it is difficult to understand what he is saying half of the time) who is befriended by the waiter and and a relationship then developes (at least this sex scene makes some sense), a dishwasher who falls in love with the Lt. governor; and the cook who inherits the resturant. I choose not to go into detail more of the story for those of you who have not yet seen this film
I wish I could find some redeeming qualities for this production, but there are few to none. Don't pay full price for this dvd ( you will thank me later) unless you want to know what a bad gay film is like and want to add one to your collection. I'm sure the people involved in this production made an earnest and sincere effort to produce a good movie, they just didn't pull it off
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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
One of the worst I have ever seen., July 27, 2004
Somebody's got to be kidding - this is the worst attempt at a movie I have ever seen. How it ever got produced is beyond me. The cast, (I can't bring myself to call them actors,) is uniformly atrocious. These people are either good friends of the producer or they paid him big bucks to cast them. It is inconceivable that any of them were cast after an audition. Technically, the cinematography and sound are so bad that it looks like somebody's first attempt at trying out their new video camera. The script is non-existent. There is no story, just a seemingly endless series of scenes between the untalented non-actors. There is no attempt whatsoever to tell a story or maintain any sense of continuity. I wish I could say something positive about this movie. Unfortunately there is nothing good to say. It's a total zero from start to finish,
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Gods of Olympia, July 31, 2003
By A Customer
Wow! And I wish I meant that in a good way. I am a big fan of independent film and alternative cinema so very willing to overlook the flaws of low budget film; I'm sorry to be writing this as I'm certain the folks involved with this film put their hearts into it, but it's unfortunately pretty (really) bad. The camera work is poor, though improves as the film continues. The pacing is slow and feels disjointed, as does the plot, which is fairly diffuse. As a gay man, I'm not offended by nudity or lovemaking, but this film gives us essentially hardcore scenes, neither of the quality of good X-rated films, nor with the subtlety of R-rated films (you know what's going on but don't see explicit action.) There are lengthy scenes, such as watching a street person search dumpsters that could be handled in 30 seconds, not 3 minutes, while background music plays loudly--much louder in fact that when the actors speak, so I was constantly adjusting the volume. The acting is also notably inferior. Imagine you and your friends decided to shoot a low budget movie. Everyone has his/her lines memorized, but often the deliveries are off. Though I appreciate the many positive and/or realistic messages--that thru community colleges folks can transform their lives, that sometimes younger persons can be attracted to older persons (the age of their grandfather), that street people can be educated, knowledgeable, trustworthy and safe, that gay teens are sometimes rejected by their families and so forced to live on the streets, etc.--I thought these aspects were often preached, rather than revealed by the story. I really wanted to like this film, enjoyed seeing the community support this film clearly got and hope the folks involved keep trying, but only after further studying their craft.
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