| "Dan Poole's Self Help Film School"
 If
you are reading this you are familiar with Dan Poole's Spider-Man video, THE
GREEN GOBLIN'S LAST STAND. Produced, written, starring and directed by Dan eight
years ago at a cost of nearly $500.00. This video has attained CULT status on
the Internet and at comic conventions in the past few years. Mistakenly
considered a student-film, it is anything but…
Now Dan Poole and his 'merry-men' of Alpha Dogs have put
together a documentary video entitled THE MAKING OF THE GREEN GOBLIN'S LAST
STAND. This video goes behind the scenes of the production of one man's dream do
make the ultimate Spidey flick. Its all here - the suit, the masks, the stunts,
the explosions and the bruises. If you have seen the video you know that when
it's over you say to yourself, as I did "this guy is nuts, I want
more!" The making of this cult video features interviews with the cast and
crew involved with the production of TGGLS and has many insightful antidotes
from Dan himself about the trials and tribulations of independent filmmaking.
Watching TGGLS the viewer comes away with a sense that it is a
very ambitious attempt to bring the real Spider-Man to life, granted it does
have its technical flaws due to the nearly non-existent budget, but this is
overshadowed by the shear fact this is a great Spidey adventure. If you marveled
at Dan in full Spidey gear swinging several stories up on a web, now you can see
how it was done. As if one take weren't enough you see Dan swing over and over
again until it's just right. Watching every swing knowing there is NO harness,
NO safety equipment just makes it all the more impressive to see the lengths at
which one man will go for his dream! To be SPIDER-MAN.
Dan Poole has fulfilled a life long dream with his production,
and this is more of a testament of one man's determination to follow that dream
and make it a reality. The MAKING OF THE GREEN GOBLIN'S LAST STAND, stands on
it's own as a well crafted documentary, the added bonus is it's got Spidey in
it.
Review by Chris Mason aka EXCELSIOR!
For more information on how to order your copy of the MAKING
OF THE GREEN GOBLIN'S LAST STAND - Visit AlphaDog Productions. CLICK HERE |
