| "Wanted
to let you know how impressed I was with your
very loving and detailed tribute to our Raiders
of the Lost Ark. I saw and appreciated
the vast amounts of imagination and originality
you put in your film. Again, congratulations.
I'll be waiting to see your names someday
on the big screen." |
- Steven
Spielberg -
(in a letter to Chris, Eric & Jayson) |
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"This
would be the one of the greatest kids movies
of all time, much like the original is one
of the greatest
adventure films of all time. I LOVE LOVE LOVE
the idea
and am so happy to hear a screenplay is
being developed about it." |
-
Eli Roth -
(Director/Writer, Cabin
Fever) |
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"Chris
Strompolos captures the magic of Harrison
Ford
in the film... I feel this is the best damn
fan film
I have ever seen. The love and passion and
sacrifice
is on every single frame of this thing...
Personally, this is what fandom to me is all
about.
This sort of triumph. This sort of magic...
Be prepared to be blown away by PURE MAGIC." |
-
Harry Knowles -
(Ain't
It Cool News - May 31, 2003) |
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"Raiders
of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation is
just
phenomenal. [Chuckles] I think they really
pulled it off
- every single shot and every moment. It's
great!" |
-
Wes Craven - |
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| "Amazing.
You guys are crazy. Absolute insanity." |
-
Terry Rossio & Ted Elliot -
(Screenwriters Pirates
of the Caribbean) |
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"No
other film experience will prepare you for
this.
Raiders
of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation is
like no other
film you have ever seen - except for (the
original).
This trio of filmmakers showed more tenacity,
originality, heart, courage and skill than
ten
independent production teams put together
- and all before puberty!" |
-
Tim League -
(Owner of the Drafthouse
Cinemas in Texas)
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"It
was one of the single greatest experiences
of my life as a movie goer, seeing this." |
- Matt Zoller Seitz -
(New
York Press) |
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"The
video charms with its low budget ingenuity!
Lots of people play with camcorders, but how
many
pull themselves underneath moving trucks for
their favorite film?" |
-
Premiere Magazine
- |
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"It
is... nothing short of stunning...
a genuine virtuoso work." |
-
Sarah Hepola -
(The Austin
Chronicle) |
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"This
stitched-together masterpiece of low-fi execution
is
a chilling testament to the indefatigable
persistence
of boyhood, bolted to an amateur cinematic
expression
of bliss that's gone unintentionally
supernova.
“Adaptation" is a treasure of
comedy, marvel, and
accomplishment... It's a big wet smooch
to Spielberg,
youthful ambition, and suburban stuntwork;
every single
moment a triumph of construction-paper integrity
and geeky exuberance." |
| -
FilmJerk.com
- |
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"After
Harry Knowles's review was posted - I put
a link to the trailer and the review for Raiders
Adaptation on my website. This link
received 30,000
hits in five hours. It almost crashed my server." |
-
Marty Smith -
(Website Administrator, Seattle) |
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"The
Adaptation is the living proof what true
compassion for cinema can achieve." |
-
Hannoversche
Allgemeine Zeitung -
(newspaper, northern Germany) |
| |
"The
most unusual film of the entire festival.
[...]
Steven Spielberg is said to have shed tears
of joy
at the sight of this remake." |
-
Prinz
-
(German magazine)
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"To
realise their project the team showed more
compassion, more creativity and more skill
than
the average major production company." |
-
Mox
-
(German magazine)
|
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| "Unbelievable
but true" |
-
NWZ-Inside
/ Nordwest
Zeitung -
(newspaper, northern Germany) |
| |
| "One
of the most whimsical films of all time." |
-
Weser Kurier
-
(newspaper, northwest Germany) |
| |
| "A
hidden treasure." |
-
Bremer Anzeiger
-
(newspaper, northern Germany) |
| |
"Spielberg
honoured the young filmmakers vision and
originality, stating that he was impressed
by the
lovingly reenacted classic. [...] The touching
story
about three boys who achieved something great
just
through their fantasy and imagination." |
-
Neue Westfälische
-
(newspaper, northern Germany) |
| |
"It
took them seven years to complete the shoot.
The video footage doubles up as a study of
American
adolescence in the 80s.[...] This is a most
wonderful
hommage to Hollywood, interactive cinema
avant la letter." |
-
taz
-
(German newspaper, nationwide) |
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