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A Mouse Funeral
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The mouse is dead but the soldiers of the bathroom have decided to give their fallen comrade a right proper send off.
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45 Comments
roggy
I love this film. Very dramatic.
May 1, 2008
Report this commentAzeem
original, witty and well-made...this director has a future!
May 1, 2008
Report this commentliam
very very good and well structred
May 2, 2008
Report this commentjukesy
Great film - nicely shot
May 2, 2008
Report this commentjimmyfish
Silly subjkect matter
May 2, 2008
Report this commentvitessemonamour
A bizarrelly moving little film. Clunky and simple in its effects, but all disbelief could be suspended as actually I cared that the car and the soldiers wanted to celebrate the mouse. Maybe I should get out more.
May 3, 2008
Report this commentAudry
Amazed that such a film could be so moving, I was actually upset for the mouse and his family. May 3rd 2008
May 3, 2008
Report this commentNed
I cried............
I was peeling onions.
May 9, 2008
Report this commentkoovine
Imaginative!
May 12, 2008
Report this commentMattMosley
the title made me watch bt I wish I hadn't - sorry
May 15, 2008
Report this commentDan
tre cool - only thing i didnt like was the music - everything else rocked - definitely one of the more originsl films here. good stuff!
May 17, 2008
Report this commentjamie101
erm what can i say it was different and original so,..... yeh one problem if this gets in the cinema will it still be like all liney?
May 17, 2008
Report this commentThe Critic
yeah not too bad. watchable
May 18, 2008
Report this commentSaekur
Little things filmed up close gives it quite a nice intimacy.Editng and filmwork keeps you watching despite daft subject matter.
May 20, 2008
Report this commentjrich
On a low budget I like the atmospherics....keep up the good work and you will be another Spielberg.
May 21, 2008
Report this commentD
awesome clip! great scenes! Surprising turns... I've always loved how led soldiers and little cars were great for creating imaginary stories. the scene with the soldiers in a row carrying matches is kinda fuzy, i couldn't distinguish very well.
May 22, 2008
Report this commentPendragon
Witty, Well done and fun to watch - Its a winner
May 23, 2008
Report this commentnaomii=]
really witty.
May 23, 2008
Report this commentNoSalvation
Very witty and very nicely done.
May 30, 2008
Report this commentgelfling
amusing, funny idea, worth the watch.
June 1, 2008
Report this commentMichelleH
very imaginative. Nice sound track
June 1, 2008
Report this commentgregbutler1
Thanks for some lovely comments. Apologies for those squiggly annoying lines that appear, I accidentally uploaded a version that wasn't compressed properly. RE: Jamie101. Don't worry Jamie I have a lovely clear version on digi beta that cost me more than the film did to shoot.
June 2, 2008
Report this commentvelocity_boy
I absolutely loved this. Original, funny, strangely moving. You really do deserve to win this. Absolutely amazing
June 2, 2008
Report this commentRyanBrown
Seriously, what happened to the mouse after this was made?
June 9, 2008
Report this commentgregbutler
I'm afraid the mouse was actually cremated. Main problem was we forgot to open any windows, we were almost cremated with the little chap. Don't worry folks he died by natural causes, pheww!
June 9, 2008
Report this commentkamsss
I dont want to say it but I really liked it. music exlnt, story gripping, I want more of it.
June 12, 2008
Report this commentgregbutler
I wonder why Kamsss didn't want to say it, one of life's mystery's.
June 12, 2008
Report this commentmusicman
haha i love it, music is good too but got a tiiiny bit dominating and irritating at one point...(around 1 min08)
but well done!!
woo im at LCC too! yeah :)
June 13, 2008
Report this commentKevinSpacey
Wow! This is the third best funeral film about a mouse I've ever seen. If film makers carry on making films like this I might never act again, keep it up. Anyone want to come down the Old Vic tonight, its looking a little quiet? Sob.
June 16, 2008
Report this commentAlgie
A beautiful film...tragic and elegant.
June 18, 2008
Report this commentThomathy
Delightfully entertaining. More please. :)
June 27, 2008
Report this commentJayjay
first few seconds....uuuugh, dead rodent! rest was great though
June 30, 2008
Report this commentcarameldelight
went like this for me...'ewww ew ewww', then aawwww :)
June 30, 2008
Report this commenthocky
well done, enjoyed it. but deinterlace it next time as virgin don't seem to do it.
June 30, 2008
Report this commentalexnichol
Great idea - very original!
June 30, 2008
Report this commentwierdgreenbag
Very, very silly.
July 2, 2008
Report this commentmanalivestudios
Very crazy, but very original. Some surprisingly epic shots! Have a look at our vid - called "Mr. Alice" (do a search) - and let us know what you think.
July 2, 2008
Report this commentCharesa
yuck! the mouse made me cringe
July 4, 2008
Report this commenttomcat
yum! the mouse made my fringe
July 4, 2008
Report this commentHannah
LOVE IT!
July 13, 2008
Report this commentLeepy
It was pretty lazy film makiing mate. Are you serious or just taking the piss? Cos it seems like the latter to me, geezer.
One out of ten for the effort (getting out of bed).
July 18, 2008
Report this commentgregbutler
Thanks for those kind words Leepy. Incidentally 'Leepy' is the director of the self-proclaimed 'best fifty quid monster movie you'll see'. Hmmm so let me see…. rude, arrogant and possibly slightly bitter, nice one.
I'm all for criticism but I'm not too sure about the personal angle. "One out of ten for the effort (getting out of bed)", What about walking to my mate’s house and finding a dead mouse? Surely this deserves two out of ten. I'm also a bit wary of anyone who uses the word 'Geezer' but that's a personal issue.
I think we probably live on opposite sides of the coin. I honestly think for reasons I’m not going into that Leepy's film is actually quite poor but it doesn't mean to say I don't respect him for making it.
Forum's are dangerous places for bitching, I think we should all concentrate are efforts on encouraging people and not putting each other down. Good luck to yer Leepy, you obviously have an audience it's just a different one to mine, just accept it. It's O.K. we can both live in the same world. I'm honestly not lazy; I just have a very different approach to yours, if you can’t see that then I’m afraid you need to broaden yer mind a little.
July 22, 2008
Report this commentLeepy
He Greg. No, really, criticise away. I'dlove to hear your pearls.
July 22, 2008
Report this commentLeepy
Geezer :-)
July 22, 2008
Report this commentLeepy
Hey Greg.Well I'll start then as you're reluctant to. I like the music in your film. If the score was added after the edit then I think the composer did a great job. It gives your film its heart. You set up the toy car in the first shot which is good. By accident or design the film has a sepia colour cast which suis the mood.
But there's no story. (And what's there is illogical. Why would someone box the mouse and then leave it on the floor?) Drama is conflict;you know, a protagonist after a goal being countered by the antagonist. And I know some shorts don't have stories, they're more like little visaual poems, moments in time captured. But I think most people want to see a story, a problem solved. Capra said what people want to see is people. So dramatically there's nothing there to engage, to root for. And you don't help the audience suspend their disbelief cos your miniature camera work is wobbly and all over the place. Ok, there my be an audience for post modern films, where the film maker isn't playing by the rules. But I just think it's lazy. That's why I asked, "Are you taking the pee?"
I think the music is head and shoulders over the visuals and editing, which look like they were shot by a child. I really do think alot of viewers think this short was made by somene without pubes.
July 23, 2008
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