In complete honesty, this film was incredible, and I would recommend it to any aspiring documentarian, and filmmaker in general. This film encompassed exactly what I would hope to accomplish as an aspiring filmmaker; I even gave it a full 5 stars on letterboxd.
As a documentarian, we have what I believe to be the two most important roles of a filmmaker; to capture attention, but also educate in the most productive way possible. What I mean by productive, is…
I was pleasantly surprised by this documentary and the effect it had on me. Given the topic, I expected there to be a disconnect between me and the subject(s) of this film, considering they were all millionaires living out the dream of building what is now over a $100 million dollar house. However, though their living and monetary circumstances are different from mine, per se, I was pleasantly surprised at how likeable this film was, as well as how much…
My personal rating scale, for reference:
-1/2 Star: Should not have been made
-1 Star: Terrible
-1 1/2 Stars: Pretty Bad
-2 Stars: yeah…Probably not going to watch that again
-2 1/2 Stars: Below Average
-3 Stars: Average… fine I suppose
-3 1/2 Stars: You’re getting somewhere, Above Average
-4: Quite good, I’ll watch that again
-4 and 1/2: that was pretty freaking amazing
-5: Absolutely Exquisite, practically perfect
I try to be sparing with my 5 star ratings, because…
Just watched this again for the first time in several years, and I’m still quite intrigued by this bazar storyline, to put it simply. Just as a clarification/ reminder, this is the scale of which my ratings are based on:
-1/2 Star: Should not have been made
-1 Star: Terrible
-1 1/2 Stars: Pretty Bad
-2 Stars: yeah…Probably not going to watch that again
-2 1/2 Stars: Below Average
-3 Stars: Average… fine I suppose
-3 1/2 Stars: You’re getting…
