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This a question that I've been asking myself a lot recently, and unfortunately if I had to give a one word answer I would say 'yes'. I'd probably even go as far as saying that the one single reason the spoofs appear on this site at all is because they are technically Questionable Films productions. However, there is a little more to it than that, so I guess I'll take the time here to explain things. The Matrix spoofs were done at a time when the Matrix was still the thing to spoof. When we actually did the first one back in 2002, I don't think I'd seen another spoof or tribute to the Matrix, so it felt like what we were doing was pretty unique. Plus, while we'd filmed plenty of stuff before, this was the first properly planned video and thus we labelled it as a Questionable Films production. However, it's now 2007 and I find re-watching both spoofs to be a highly painful experience. If I were to watch these films with the other people who made them, I imagine I'd actually enjoy myself - however, I can't help but get the feeling someone who has never seen any of my stuff before is going to watch the Matrix spoofs, hate them, and think that's what the rest of my stuff is like. I find this particularly difficult to swallow, especially when I consider the quality of other QF stuff like the Steve series and Kung Spoon. Also (if I'm being totally honest) I personally just don't find either of the Matrix spoofs entertaining anymore - most of the humour comes from very specific in-jokes that no-one outside of the cast is going to get, and the action scenes have been made entirely redundant thanks to the level of choreography we put into stuff like Kung Spoon 2 and KS Ballistic Assault. With this said, I recognise that everyone has to start somewhere and in a way the Matrix spoofs are actually a pretty good example of how far I've come in regards to humour, pacing and making something entertaining. Then again, I can only say this because the Matrix spoofs are both so damn awful - if you want to watch them, go ahead, but just keep in mind that there's far superior stuff now available from Questionable Films. If you want a series that's genuinely funny and has some awesome fight scenes, check out the Kung Spoon series. NB - I realise this whole articles seems a tad harsh about all the people who starred in and helped me make the Matrix spoofs. However, all the criticisms listed above are directed solely at me - it was my idea to do the spoofs and the awful writing and choreography is entirely my fault. Sorry! One last thing though - these films do have quite a lot of cheesy nostalgic value attached to them, and I guess that's ultimately why I refuse to disown them. And who knows, it could just be me who hates them - I've seen plenty of people guffaw with laughter at certain bits, so perhaps my view of them is simply hyper-critical. 08/02/07 UPDATE: I was talking to Adam Sullivan earlier tonight and he told me how a friend of his had seen my site and really liked my stuff. This may sound great and yeah, I'm flattered, but this got me thinking about whether or not I actually want the Matrix spoofs on this site anymore. I mentioned it briefly in the main article, but the thought of someone watching the spoofs - regardless of whether or not they watch my other, far better stuff - is just excrutiatingly painful for me. The bottom line is this - the Matrix spoofs no longer serve as any kind of representation of my sense of humour, they're badly written and include some terrible, badly-timed jokes and some pathetic action sequences. I'm not saying any of my new work is perfect, but it's a damn site better and basically shows where I'm 'at' right now with writing, editing, and stuff like choreography. At first I thought it'd be kinda rude to remove the Matrix spoofs given there are other people in them who still enjoy them, but at the same time there's an awful lot stuff not on this site simply because it isn't technically Questionable Films stuff. The two 'Last Day of School' videos, for example, are far more amusing then either Matrix spoof, but I haven't put them on the site (yet) because some of the in-jokes are only relevant to my friends from home. However, the Matrix spoofs are riddled with even more in-jokes - the single reason they're here is because they have 'Questionable Films' at the start. With these things in mind, the Matrix spoofs can now only be accessed from this article. It may seem a little odd that I'm not removing them entirely, but to be honest I don't mind if anyone views them, just as long as they've read my above comments and know exactly what I think of the spoofs. Here are the links: |
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