Film Name | Film Rating |
Arbor Day | 9.4 |
Truck Wars | 9.4 |
The Day After Independence Day | 9.2 |
The Mediocre Fascist Dictator of Boz | 9.0 |
Labor Day | 8.8 |
The Last Sunrise | 8.7 |
Red Barchetta | 8.4 |
Trojan Horse | 8.2 |
Racer X | 8.0 |
The Accident | 8.0 |
The Unknown Soldier | 7.8 |
In this sequel to Josh's earlier film Labor Day, the alien threat that seemed to be eliminated is replaced by a new one. Arbor Day surpasses its predecessor in every possible way. The graphics look even better, the sountrack is great, the humor is very funny, and the story line keeps you guessing. The special effects look even better than they did in the original. And anyone who can turn trees into devices of destruction is a genius! The only problem? At only 11 minutes, there isn't much time for the plot to develop. It looks like the trees will keep coming until LD3.
Conclusion--Although short, Arbor Day is a wonderfully done film. What will the final part of the trilogy be called, LD3: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?
Graphics: 10Film Name | File Name | File Size | Film Length | Film Type | Director |
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Arbor Day, File 1 | arbor1.zip | 2.2MB | 2:40 | New Playone | Josh Horowitz |
Arbor Day, File 2 | arbor1.zip | 1.8MB | 2:40 | New Playone | Josh Horowitz |
Arbor Day Readme | readme.txt | 5K | --- | --- | --- |
Ray Montes, a new SIFA member, shows his creative ability in The Last Sunrise. It's short, has no new props, and not much time for a story, but I find it very intriguing. The music adds to the mood of the film, while the excellent camera placement shows you what's going on. Despite not having new props, The Last Sunrise makes excellent use of the default props, and the special effects are great.
Conclusion--One of the better short films around. Ray has some real talent which can be seen in this short, but very good, film.
Graphics: 9Film Name | File Name | File Size | Film Length | Film Type | Director |
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The Last Sunrise | sunrise.zip | 600K | 2:40 | New Playone | Ray Montes |
This film is long, has a futuristic setting, and has an action-packed ending. Even with these, it fails to be fun. Although it comes with a USERSND, the voice acting is not great, and the music is fair at best. The graphical realism is a bright spot, with some interesting and futuristic touches. The final chase scene is an example of where the film falls short. The destruction sequences are varied, but the whole thing just gets old and lasts forever.
Conclusion--It has many weaknesses and is not for everyone. For most people, though, it should be an interesting film to watch, even if it does get old pretty quick.
Graphics: 9Film Name | File Name | File Size | Film Length | Film Type | Director |
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The Unknown Soldier | unknown.zip | 150K | 22:20 | FLM with USERSND | Brian Gardiner |
Trojan Horse is a short but interesting little film from veteran filmmaker Wayne Poe. It's not a complete story, but it does have some interesting space scenes similar to Truck Wars. Although it has no music and virtually no story, Trojan Horse does manage to keep your attention and entertain you for three minutes. It also includes some great new props.
Conclusion--Until Truck Wars II comes along, have fun watching Wayne's little film and some great ships
Graphics: 8Film Name | File Name | File Size | Film Length | Film Type | Director |
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Trojan Horse | trojan.zip | 300K | 3:10 | New Playone | Wayne Poe |
21st Century Frog pushes the film limit even further with this long and complex film. Althought the voices are hard to hear, acting is excellent, and the film has almost constant John Williams background music. Kiss those block-headed SI actors good-bye, this film has a couple dozen 'actors' with realistic faces and moving body parts. Finally, the hundreds of other new props needed for this style of movie are beautifully done.
Conclusion--Truck Wars completely redefines our idea of a Stunt Island film.. download it and be prepared to be blown away! (I still haven't found my socks.)
Graphics: 10Film Name | File Name | File Size | Film Length | Film Type | Film Studio |
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Truck Wars | TWARS1.ZIP | 8.5MB | 40:00 | New Playone | 21st Century Frog |
Truck Wars Preview | TWPREV.ZIP | 148K | 0:35 | New Playone | 21st Century Frog |
Wayne Poe gives us the first film of its kind: A Stunt Island music video! Using music from the Rush song, Wayne has put together a fun little film using his graphical creativity and a few new props.
Conclusion--The first SI music video is a very interesting step for SIFA. Maybe we'll see some more of these down the line from different members.
Graphics: 9Film Name | File Name | File Size | Film Length | Film Type | Director |
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Red Barchetta | redb.zip | 1.1MB | 5:10 | New Playone | Wayne Poe |
The amazing soundtrack is definitely the highlight of this film. Other than that, everything else is amazing, too. The story line is one of the best ever seen, and the special effects are really awesome. There's some pretty funny humor here, too.
Conclusion--Download it NOW! If you haven't seen this film, you need to.
Graphics: 8To download this film, go to Gavin's download page. |
Josh Horowitz's second film is a parody of 1996's most successful film. It is excellent in nearly every area, making especially good use of forced perspective to create large UFO's. Labor Day also has some good music and sound effects, plus an original story line.
Conclusion--It may not have quite the "hugeness" that ID4 had, but Labor Day is definitely a fun film to watch, and one of the better recent ones.
Graphics: 9To download this film, go to Josh's page. |
This is one of the better films as far as complete musical score and voices go. It also has an entertaining story and some pretty neat looking visual effects. Boz comes in three parts and each part just seems to get better.
Conclusion--It's long, it's fun to watch over and over, and it was one of the longest and most entertaining films of its time. And even now, it's a great piece of filmmaking.
Graphics: 9Film Name | File Name | File Size | Film Length | Film Type | Film Studio |
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Boz, Part 1 | BOZ1.ZIP | 2.7MB | 9:50 | New Playone | Paraduck |
Boz, Part 2 | BOZ2.ZIP | 2.0MB | 7:20 | New Playone | Paraduck |
Boz, Part 3 | BOZ3.ZIP | 2.6MB | 10:40 | New Playone | Paraduck |
Boz Readme | BOZ.TXT | 3KB | --- | --- | --- |
Although this film's plot has a few holes and the sounds are so-so, the special effects and amazing graphics come through. This is a very, very cool film with some real originality. Good ideas are not wasted, with the figures skating and football scenes looking realistic.
Conclusion--Anyone who uses event lists must see this groundbreaking film. Other people will enjoy it for the great movie it is.
Graphics: 9Film Name | File Name | File Size | Film Length | Film Type | Director |
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Racer X, Part 1 | mammoth.zip | 127K | 5:15 | SI | Peter Sunder |
Racer X, Part 2 | mammoth2.zip | 148K | 7:15 | SI | Peter Sunder |
This film about large nuclear weapons has appropriately large special effects, along with a good story and great visuals, especially in the stunning opening sequence.
Conclusion--Any filmmaker should take a look at Chris's excellent first film, if only to see his unique multiple explosion effect.
Graphics: 8Film Name | File Name | File Size | Film Length | Film Type | Director |
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The Accident | accident.zip | 119K | 7:00 | SI | Chris Hagherty |