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Aliensfilm Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 2/20/04 11:42pm Subject: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE
	Alien Films is pleased to present THE ASSASSIN. "The Assassin" is a Star Wars Fan Film That takes place six months before the events of Episode IV. The rebellions' best Assassin has been sent on a dangerous mission... Can He Fulfill his mission and stop the Empires Ultimate Weapon from being fully operational with a large bounty on his head . . . Download the film HERE or click the link in my sig to find out what happens to The Assassin... -----signature----- My Film "The Assassin" is online!!! http://Alienfilms.net/ http://boards.theforce.net/Fan_Films/b10015/14983908/p1
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WhisperingDeath Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 2/20/04 11:43pm Subject: RE: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE - Date Edited: 2/21/04 12:03am (1 edits total) Edited By: WhisperingDeath
	EDITED and SPOILERS It says 9 minutes... obviously he must have forgotten to put the zero after it, I mean come on 90 minutes right? Wrong! It was short, sweet, and I was gripped every second of the film after the opening crawl. That was really fun to watch, the betrayal, the chase, the explosions - all lots of fun. And the ending was quite the twist! Undoubtably some people are going to knock you for the costumes and props (paintball gear), and the fact your models and animation are less than pixar quality. But those things are so fickle that the people who focus on that have probobly lost focus on what a good story is. I was smiling and actually mouthed "awsome" at one point. I loved it, it was what most films arn't - very entertaining. -----signature----- http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org
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SilverFox0440 Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 2/20/04 11:44pm Subject: RE: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE - Date Edited: 2/21/04 12:10am (1 edits total) Edited By: SilverFox0440
	Yah, I'm downloading. It's a bit slow, though. Edit: I'm too tired to write a full review, but in one line: Your directing is great, but if the shots had been done by ILM or something this would rival Lucas's stuff, for the amount of excitement (but obviously not quality, which pulled me out of the experience.) -----signature----- "ARFARG a new word? Or just gibberish/ you decide." "What IS Meatball?" http://www.HunterCarter.com/stagnation -- My Blog http://lokidoki.com/ -- MP3 Rotation http://www.2manshows.com/ - Free video and webhosting.
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Aliensfilm Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 2/20/04 11:50pm Subject: RE: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE - Date Edited: 2/21/04 12:15am (2 edits total) Edited By: Aliensfilm
	Use the mirrors with a download manager if your having trouble with speed.. I have it on two servers so using mirrors with download manager should help speed up your download.. -----signature----- My Film "The Assassin" is online!!! http://Alienfilms.net/ http://boards.theforce.net/Fan_Films/b10015/14983908/p1
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WhisperingDeath Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 2/21/04 12:03am Subject: RE: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE
	See my above review and I had no problems DLing - 1mbps for me, great server man! -----signature----- http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org
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Aliensfilm Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 2/21/04 12:23am Subject: RE: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE
	Thanks WhisperingDeath It took a long time to get all those action sequences down even close to the way I wanted them. The film took two years of my life working on it only when I had the time while working around a full time job & an active social life.. If you have time to write a full review later, I'd love to see it even the downsides which I know there are plenty I just used what I had to work with.. Looking forward to other reviews keep them coming. -----signature----- My Film "The Assassin" is online!!! http://Alienfilms.net/ http://boards.theforce.net/Fan_Films/b10015/14983908/p1
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AdamBertocci Title: Manager: Fan Films Registered: Feb '02	Date Posted: 2/21/04 12:26am Subject: RE: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE
	My review. For all my reviews, visit THE FAN FILM MENACE --- I sort of liked how this crawl fades as it flew, but the fonts, wording and music editing did not impress me. This isn't school, guys, you don't need to double-space your lines. That said, wow, hell of an opening shot. The CGI gets a little fake-looking here. For some reason I'm put in mind of a commercial for candy. But I can't fault the (virtual) cinematography. There's some gorgeous moves here. It's not particularly photo-realistic, but it looks cool, and when I need to choose between the two, that's the arrangement I prefer. Hey, now we know what happened to Lord Rive from Duality, he's in this film! No, but seriously folks. I want to comment on the great-looking digital interior here. And of course the Dooku-esque shot of the Death Star plans. I do wonder, though, how well I believe the idea of a computer virus in the GFFA. It just seems so, well, Earthly. I mean, I know that bad things happen out there, but a computer virus? But, wow, holy crap, a flying Boba Fett doing cool stuff. It's great how your nitpicks can be put to ease by neat stuff. Flamethrowers, a nifty AOTC-inspired soundscape and even digital stunts. But, really, there's no excuse for Imperial police to be wearing bicycle helmets. There is definite potential among this crew. I genuinely enjoyed many of the shots, and that alone was enough to hold my interest throughout the show. That is significant. That means something. B- --- Rick McCallum loves you! -----signature----- "Run Leia Run", "The Chopped-Off Hands of Star Wars" and "The Fan Film Menace"... ... and now the award-winning "Brooklyn Force". Check 'em out. http://www.runleiarun.com
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WhisperingDeath Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 2/21/04 12:28am Subject: RE: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE
	I'll be on it in the morning, need some sleep to think better - I suggest you do the same. 2:30am central time on a friday night is not the peak forum time. -----signature----- http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org
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odj_310388 Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 2/21/04 12:56am Subject: RE: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE
	I'd love to watch it but On2 codec doesent work with me any chance of a different version? -----signature----- leads to leads to leads to Poster designer for "Threads of Destiny".
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Aliensfilm Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 2/21/04 1:16am Subject: RE: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE - Date Edited: 2/21/04 1:21am (1 edits total) Edited By: Aliensfilm
	I do have a Sorenson3 Version but the lowest file size I could get without loosing to much quality with all the fast paced camera moves is about 65MB... If anybody wants it just PM me.. The Picture quality isn't any better then the On2 Version but if you have problems with On2 I'll give Sorenson3 only upon request because of Bandwidth issues... odj_310388 Check your PM Edit: Thanks for the review Adam I love feedback. I know.. yeah, the bicycle helmet is my biggest regret. -----signature----- My Film "The Assassin" is online!!! http://Alienfilms.net/ http://boards.theforce.net/Fan_Films/b10015/14983908/p1
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odj_310388 Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 2/21/04 2:53am Subject: RE: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE
	A realy nice film, obviously it had flaws as every film does. But I feel that these flaws could easily be rectified. One thing about this fan film is that it is fast paced, now i'm not saying that thats not a good thing but combining it with quiet talking its not very easy to follow. One thing i realy liked was the fett flying, i'm not sure why but i though you captured the way he flies quiet well. Overall if/when you do it again i think you'll be able to recognise bad things straight away. -----signature----- leads to leads to leads to Poster designer for "Threads of Destiny".
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Sau-Den Registered: Aug '02	Date Posted: 2/21/04 11:08am Subject: RE: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE
	Well this film did have some flaws. The bicycle helmets was one and was so were a few edits being a little quick. And also I thought the opening crawl had too much complicated information for an opening crawl. But with that aside I thought it was a hell of a good ride and very exciting. I didn't mind some of the CG being sub-par because the way that it was handled was great. A very good action-packed show. -----signature----- Creator of "The Movie Spoof" Trilogy "Pain is temporary, film is forever" "Sorry doesn't put Humpty Dumpty back together again." http://www.moviespoof2.cjb.net http://www.maximusfilms.cjb.net
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VengeanceGOD Registered: Nov '03	Date Posted: 2/21/04 11:33am Subject: RE: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE
	I really enjoyed it. Nice acting, the costumes were cool looking ways to use normal everyday items, and the fights were very nicely choreographed. While the effects weren't the greatest, technical wise, we have ever seen in a fanfilm, the choreography of the chases were awesome and worked really well. And even though there really wasn't a plot, I enjoyed every minute of it. Stuff to work on: The opening crawl needs to be a tad better written. It sounds like something off of Real Ultimate Power. You might want to explain how the Assassin got his hands on a lightsaber, maybe in just one or two lines between him and Fett. Funnily enough, I felt that the fact that he was a droid didn't need explaining. Also, the audio quality on the dialogue needs a little fixing-not sure what was wrong but I couldn't understand some of it. Other than that, nice film. The first one in a while to make me go "awesome!" (when he ejected from his ship onto a speeder) -----signature----- Director of soon-to-be (I hope) cult-favorite fanfilm duology: The Power of the Dark Side and The Power of the Jedi Currently in post-production
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djr33 Registered: Apr '03	Date Posted: 2/21/04 12:03pm Subject: RE: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE
	bike helmits- bad everything else- pretty fun to watch. the CG and live action fit together quite well. i definately enjoyed watching this -----signature----- "Boredom is simply the pause before creativity" ...i'm still waiting If a picture is worth 1000 words, then what's a movie worth? Error: Only 1 message post per minute is allowed. http://www.thebrb.com JOIN US! d33jr-AIM/djr33@fanforce.net
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FigChrystie Registered: Jan '04	Date Posted: 2/21/04 12:23pm Subject: RE: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE
	The last bit with the guys arm reminded me of the bad guy in Once Upon A Time In Mexico (with the knees). -----signature----- Defunct.
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GWPGearWorx Registered: Feb '02	Date Posted: 2/21/04 12:23pm Subject: RE: THE ASSASSIN - OFFICIAL RELEASE - Date Edited: 2/21/04 12:25pm (1 edits total) Edited By: GWPGearWorx
	The Good: I watched your film and I was fully sucked in. I thought the film was rather well done with of course the MINOR hitches (which every film has). It was like Whisper said - Very entertaining. From beginning to end I was glued to my monitor. The Bad: The ONLY bad point that pulled me away from the film a little was the audio. It was in some parts rather horrid. Do not get me wrong it was still easy to watch and I still enjoyed it, But it sounded like all mono clips slapped into the footage. I would download a higher res DIVX version with AC3 sound. The film is good enough to have 5.1 surround Even if you do not want to or do not have the time to at least throw in some sound panning when objects that emit sound cross the screen. Also do not try to drown out the music by making the sound fx even louder. Lower the BG music and then lower the sound FX a little and your set. The Ugly: Nothing was bad enough to fit here. Well done. I hope to see a higher res version sometime hehehe -----signature----- Gear Worx Productions http://gearworxprod.com
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