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10:03pm 02-08-2010

M Angel

wow-I was only offering my thoughts on how you could possibly improve the site -i didn't think they would be met with an almost spoilt child like hostility.

9:32pm 01-06-2010

Jay

Forget what other people say MJ, do your thing, its your site and your writing style! If they dont like the way you write, they should not comment or use your site. What happened to freedom of the press?

1:51pm 01-04-2010

Minx

Your reply to M Angel is what I would consider to be extremely unprofessional. The fact that he/she praises your site, yet includes constructive criticism is for your own benefit. You should be grateful that your work is receiving a following, and creating intellectual conversation. I to am a fan of the site and appreciate most articles. I was unaware of anything on The Richard Driscoll Experience, and in my opinion, its the only thing that lets the site down as it would appear to be more of an attack than anything constructive. I suppose you will delete further comments that slightly challenge you, but I urge for your own sake to maybe consider the fact that you are receiving some negative, but helpful comments... instead of getting defensive, you could embrace others opinions to improve you approach to certain topics on your site. The Richard Driscoll Experience looks like it has the potential to be a great feature on your site, provided it was readdressed and approached in a more professional manner. (at the moment it reads like a sour schoolboy with a vendetta)
Sorry if this comes across as rude, I assure its purely meant to be a consideration of constructive criticism to help improve your site to achieve a larger following.

Sincerely, Minx  x

Replied on: 6:53pm 01-04-2010

I am very happy with my site quite the way it is, thank you - and my opinion is the only one that matters here. It is my site. I do it for a hobby. It's fun. I am no more interested in people's suggestions to 'improve' it than a gardener would be if passing strangers admired his front garden then told him where they thought it could be made better. I am not interested at all in reader feedback or suggestions or discussion or constructive criticism. I am not running a business or providing a public service. I am not bothered about site stats or anything else like that. I just enjoy writing this stuff and knowing that *some* people enjoy reading it.

And the Richard Driscoll Experience is not an attack, it's a celebration.

10:08am 12-27-2009

M Angel

Wether you believe you're right and they're wrong. The gracious thing to do would be to let these comments slip. The truly ridiculous posts will just show the lack of wit shown by the contributors . It seems very much so that comments that go against your views regardless of how coherent or intelligent are deleted-To me this seems a very biased form of journalism on your part. I enjoy reading your site,and as a former employee the antics of Driscoll never fail to keep me amused however thats not to say I agree with everything that is written about him.I understand this is a guestbook and so you only want to see praise on here but maybe if you're not happy with whats been left perhaps you could set up a forum to discuss all things genre,Driscoll,your news articles etc so everyone can express their views regardless. I will continue to read your site with interest as I do genuinely enjoy it ,thankyou. M

Replied on: 10:48am 12-27-2009

If I wanted a forum, I would have a forum. This is my site for me to write my opinions and observations on these films. It's not a site for discussion or for other people's views. There are a million cult movie forums on the web where people can discuss stuff.

12:19am 12-24-2009

MJ Simpson

This is a GUESTBOOK. It is for people to write a message if they have enjoyed my site or if they have an intelligent comment to make about my writing. If you don't like my site, don't read it. If you feel the urge to write something here complaining or criticising, might I humbly suggest you get a life?

11:12pm 11-20-2009

Smutty

I have just read your frankly magnificent and astonishing review of Breathe Safely by Paul Push.  As I was idly Googling away on the web I thought I would search for his name as I once worked on a film titled ‘Fantasy Movie’ which was also written, directed and starred by the very same man.  Fortunately this atrocity never made it to completion but it did leave a trail of struggling crew and actors who put in time and their own money to try and make something of the abysmal script and dire egotistical performance of Paul Push, aka Paul Cohen I believe.  As one of the crew who was left owed money after Paul’s sudden disappearance I was interested to see what had become of him and was delighted to come across this site.  I have not yet seen the film, but was overjoyed to find a copy on ebay, but the description you have depicted of his egocentricity and blatant oblivious knowledge of his lack of talent and style certainly seems to fit in with his character.  The film I worked on saw himself as a lead actor trying to get away with playing a 20year old, looking exactly the same has he does in Breathe Safely.  Although I like to think the inspiration may have come from our film set and the amount of stress smoking he caused from the cast and crew.  Considering you have no prior knowledge I was amazed at how accurately you were able to anticipate the behind the scenes set up.  I can’t wait till my copy turns up so I can see it with my own eyes, although I anticipate your narration will be far better than the real thing.

7:45pm 11-11-2009

Tosca

A friend recently worked for dubious Driscoll and everything said here is sadly true. The man is up to his old tricks again and owes money to so many people including the crew and cast. He had people working well over legal hours and my friend sussed out he was getting about £1.40p an hour. Driscoll is a tyrant to work for apparently with frequent temper tantrums. The script for El Dorado is so bad the actors didnt know how to play it out and Driscoll changed it every few minutes. As with everything he has ever done it is a rip-off of other films. The studio was built without planning permission and Driscoll is trying to stop it being torn down by the local council. The man is so ignorant he thinks he's going to get away with it but the council have put an enforcement notice on him. He is also up to his neck in financial do-do so I don't think El Dorado will be finished anytime soon. He will possibly rename it and finish it in 7 years as he did with Alone in the Dark. That way he can get away with not paying people. Its becoming a bit of a pattern. People should be warned.

9:26am 10-26-2009

John

Eldorado trailer now online.

http://www.fantasticfilmsinternational.com/new_detailed.html#

5:11pm 09-02-2009

John Curry

Hi there, i am trying to find a copy of Evil Calls: The Raven but cant get a copy any where. Do you no of any where a can find it?
Thank John

Replied on: 7:51pm 09-02-2009

Evil Calls:The Raven was never legally released, it was only available from Driscoll's InternetGore website which has now closed. I'm sure he'll start selling it again eventually.

11:20pm 05-22-2009

js

I think its sad that Mr.D is at work again I worked there for a short time and as with many others am still owed money, I just wish I could tell everyone to stay well away as every story told is true. How he carries on amazes me.

1:49pm 01-15-2009

TechnoJock

I watched Kannibal last night and totally agree with everything you say MJ. It is a shameful rip off and Driscoll could have saved a helluva lot of cash by just cutting scenes from Hannibal and other flicks he's plagurised, and editing them in a different order.  At least the acting would have been better. But if he had done that he would'nt have managed to place himself in almost every scene, so that would'nt appeal to this talentless egomaniac. I have to say that the high point was definately the Tosca comment. I thought it was a joke until I heard it for real. Me and my mates skipped it back 5 times as we could not believe it. Verdict - amatuer hilarious idiotic garbage made to please one person only - its meglamaniac creator.

2:30am 01-11-2009

vincent

I don't see how anyone could watch ANY richard driscol film all the way through. The comic, kannibal and evil calls are all collections of short scenes, badly made and ripped off from real films; thrown together with no connection.
Can nobody stop him from spewing forth more of this puerile, inane gargage?

6:35pm 08-08-2008

time bomb

just seen evil calls, its not half as bad as your review suggests. Don't get me wrong it's no masterpiece and is quite confusing, but all in all i enjoyed.

Did the makers bully you or something simpson, you really seem to have it in for them.

6:26pm 07-31-2008

Jimmy

Fair enough, I didn't read that so I jumped the gun. Thanks for clearing that up, however how do you define what a film sets out to do? That's a very subjective way to judge, saying that reviewing films is always subjective I suposse

9:08pm 07-26-2008

Jimmy

MJ I have read a lot of your reviews and at times don't really understand your reasoning behind the judgements you make.

I have seen quite a lot of the films you review, and some of the films you give with an A, I mean come on! You have films with an A, which are very low budget with little production budget. If they are an A, with A being the highest does that mean you rate them as high as some of the oscar winning classics?

Apart from the silly rating I do enjoy reading about these obscure works.

Keep it up.

Replied on: 8:52am 07-27-2008

This is clearly explained on the front page: "Films are rated on how well they achieve what they set out to do, rather than against some absolute scale"

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