MRE Turns 2
A thank you and quick Q&A for the wonderful fans of Male Restroom Etiquette.
I’ve also released episode #037 of the overcast, which is the first time broadcast of an interview Lars Fuchs from AMAS conducted of me over Skype in December of 2006, shortly after the Machinima Film Festival for that year. Enjoy!
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I can admitt to you after all this time… I couldn’t think worse about this movie (about the theme) when it came out. In one moment, when I watch it for first time I stop the movie and erased from hard drive (this was after the line “kidney pudding”).
Toilet humor was the lowest form of entertainment I can think of.
It still is, but after some time of reading your posts and looking your other stuff I saw that there must be some brain beside toilet, so I watched movie again. And again. And again.
Now I think this movie is brilliant.
Are we still OK for these beers?
Comment by Tom — September 19, 2008 @ 11:37 am
Haha! Of course, Tom, and thank you for your candor. I doubt you’re alone in those feelings.
Comment by Overman — September 19, 2008 @ 11:54 am
Happy Anniversary, Phil. MRE has to be one of the great classic Machinima Films. I love the satire and wit in the film. Not to mention it was the first Sims film that actually worked as a film. Your deadpan narration and the pitch-perfect music as two of my favorite bits. MRE raised the bar for machinima filmmakers both in content and in technique. You know, I have to admit I haven’t listened to your commentary, but I will soon.
The MRE Turns 2 vid is very, very funny. Lisa kept looking over at me as I kept bursting out with laughter. I had no idea so many people were obsessed with the director of MRE being gay or not. Wonderful way to deal with it and have fun. 7,000 comments from the groundlings. You must have had a bottle of Bushmill’s next to you to deal with it.
Comment by Ricky Grove — September 19, 2008 @ 12:29 pm
Congrats Phil! I have to admit that I would love to see Female Restroom Etiquette. Love the Q and A session and blooper. lol.
Comment by Trace — September 19, 2008 @ 2:24 pm
Congratulations, Phil. In many ways, MRE was one of the first films (along with Only The Strong Survive and Red vs. Blue) that made me interested in film in a serious way. In many ways, I can thank MRE for inspiring me to major in film studies. It proved to me that anyone, even a 9-5 working man with a family, could create not only a film, but a work of art. All it takes is a little inspiration and a little tenacity. So thank you, as understated as that sounds.
Comment by kradproductions — September 19, 2008 @ 10:18 pm
This is one of the nicest things you can say to the author, Krad. You put a smile on a face of grumpy old me in very sensitive period of waiting for first morning coffee.
All thumbs up for both of you.
Comment by Tom — September 20, 2008 @ 12:50 am
@krad - Tom is right, that is indeed one of the nicest things that can be said to an author. Thank you so much.
Comment by Overman — September 20, 2008 @ 10:30 am
U R Gay.
Comment by todnyc — September 21, 2008 @ 2:27 am
WFT is this shit?!!!
Comment by Zuckerman — September 22, 2008 @ 12:46 pm
i mean WTF!!!
Comment by Zuckerman — September 22, 2008 @ 12:47 pm
@Zuckerman - I’m not clear what it is you’re reacting to?
Comment by Overman — September 22, 2008 @ 1:00 pm
Zuckerman, if you talking about todnyc post, he is joking. I like his sense of humor. I am sure Phil understand, too. Even he is gay.
Comment by Tom — September 22, 2008 @ 2:45 pm
Oh yeah, wow, I didn’t even think about that, I’d assumed it was to something I’d done in the video. If you’re reacting to todnyc’s comment, yeah it’s definitely a joke, and one very much in the spirit of MRE’s satire.
Comment by Overman — September 22, 2008 @ 3:05 pm
You guys!!!!! I was joking ALONG WITH TODDNYC! “WFT is this shit?” is a common a-hole youtube comment. I guess I missed the mark.
Comment by Zuckerman — September 22, 2008 @ 3:47 pm
did i mention i also have sislexia?
Comment by Zuckerman — September 22, 2008 @ 3:48 pm
on
Comment by Overman — September 22, 2008 @ 4:03 pm
@ Phil - what’s “on?”
and huuuuge conratz.
Comment by Zuckerman — September 22, 2008 @ 4:20 pm
Thanks.
And good news! I guess you don’t have dyslexia, else the “on” would have made sense as an answer to your question.
Comment by Overman — September 22, 2008 @ 4:55 pm
LOL. We’ve sucessfully recreated a youtube flame war, so to speak.
Comment by todnyc — September 22, 2008 @ 5:19 pm
@todnyc - Success!!! P.S. Yer gay.
@ Phil - Random aside: I’m getting your machinima-making ass drunk as hell next week so be prepared.
Comment by Zuckerman — September 22, 2008 @ 9:24 pm
TL;DR
Comment by kradproductions — September 23, 2008 @ 12:21 am
Well, Phil, it looks that you are star of Machinima section on Cambridge festival and on BBC Network.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/A41149875
Comment by Tom — September 23, 2008 @ 1:07 am
I meant next month! As you can see… I’m already drunk.
Comment by Zuckerman — September 23, 2008 @ 11:38 am
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