Watch this movie and you will come away with some serious questions - not least concerning your sanity.
The most pressing question on my mind after watching thks was "is it actually a movie?" I'm still not sure. It's attained DVD release status, it has a presence on IMDB, but that doesn't alter the fact that anyone who has watched this "film" will almost certainly be in full agreement that Monsters of the Id has absolutely no right to call itself a movie.
There is absolutely no sense of cohesion to this project. The storyline (if indeed it has one - there is absolutely no chance that I could explain the 'plot' to you, nor indeed tell you ehat the Id is, or what represented the monsters) cannot be garnered through anything save for psychic ability, for the sound quality is so poor throughout that it's almost impossible to hear.
The animation (and I use that word advisedly) is wholly lacklustre, though that I suspect is because this was a bedroom project with a budget to match, and so therefore they must be commended, for it is far better than I could muster.
That being said, commendable efforts under constraint aside, it is impossible to avoid the fact that what is inherently a school project should never have been committed to film.
The first 30 minutes will keep you transfixed through humorous disbelief - after that it just becomes a bit sad really.
I believe Warwick Davis lends his voice somewhere in this film, though he has clearly gone to great lengths to ensure no record is kept of his involvement.
I want to love this film for how bad it is - and in a weird sort of way I do - but I could never with a clear conscience recommend it.
The most pressing question on my mind after watching thks was "is it actually a movie?" I'm still not sure. It's attained DVD release status, it has a presence on IMDB, but that doesn't alter the fact that anyone who has watched this "film" will almost certainly be in full agreement that Monsters of the Id has absolutely no right to call itself a movie.
There is absolutely no sense of cohesion to this project. The storyline (if indeed it has one - there is absolutely no chance that I could explain the 'plot' to you, nor indeed tell you ehat the Id is, or what represented the monsters) cannot be garnered through anything save for psychic ability, for the sound quality is so poor throughout that it's almost impossible to hear.
The animation (and I use that word advisedly) is wholly lacklustre, though that I suspect is because this was a bedroom project with a budget to match, and so therefore they must be commended, for it is far better than I could muster.
That being said, commendable efforts under constraint aside, it is impossible to avoid the fact that what is inherently a school project should never have been committed to film.
The first 30 minutes will keep you transfixed through humorous disbelief - after that it just becomes a bit sad really.
I believe Warwick Davis lends his voice somewhere in this film, though he has clearly gone to great lengths to ensure no record is kept of his involvement.
I want to love this film for how bad it is - and in a weird sort of way I do - but I could never with a clear conscience recommend it.
