The Garage

It was so refreshing to see a movie containing real life experiences. No offense to the sci-fi or action heroes of today. We have just become so busy, and fast paced, we forgot the quieter days of yesteryear. When, what you had was just right, and family and friends were most important. The story was something so many can relate to including myself. There were no cell phones, mp3's, DVD's or cars that have the directions right in them. It was a story of trials and triumphs that was very well told. Two thumbs up to the writer. He has a story that is told all unto often today. The acting and the directing were terrific.They put me back to a time of my youth that has been long since forgotten.

The Garage was a wonderful piece of work, reminding me of a great meandering film called Tender Mercies in 1983, it was timeless also. Carl Thibault captured the small town feel and the raw realism of family dynamics in the rural areas of America. I could relate to many scenes, emotions and the entire feel of this film. My congratulations to the whole cast and crew, this was a wonderful experience to be a part of as a viewer.

The Garage was a wonderful piece of work

Awards 2007 - Park City Film Music Festival: Won - Feature Film: Audience Favorite 2007 - Southern Fried Flicks Film Festival: Won - Best Feature 2006 - California Independent Film Festival: Won - Best Director 2006 - California Independent Film Festival: Won - Best Picture 2006 - Fargo Film Festival: Won - Carl Thibault 2006 - Fargo Film Festival: Won - Narrative Feature Film 2006 - Long Island International Film Expo: Nominated - Best Cinematography/Honrable Mentions 2006 - Rome International Film Festival: Won - Narrative Feature 2006 - Twin Rivers Media Festival: Nominated - Feature Film

Just watched the movie at the LONG ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM EXPO on Long Island, New York. What a great film! More films should be made like this one. Audiences wait for a movie like this to hit the screen as it gives them a reason to feel a film, instead of just watching one. I really enjoyed the story and the depth of the characters. I learned after the film that it was semi-autobiographical of the writer/director Carl Thibault. I also learned that this was his first film, and what a way out of the gate! His direction was flawless and the performances he got from his ensemble cast came together to execute a story that was truly heartfelt! The photography alone is a reason to see this film!

My husband has a 1967 Chevy SS convertible and a 1968 Chevy Impala, and has built a garage as an appropriate temple to his icons. I have never understood why until I saw this film. Skirting devilishly close to cliché, this coming-of-age-movie never succumbs. Instead, every time you think you know what's coming, something a bit different shows up. The characters are real, their agony shared, and their interactions cause laughter and tears. The 35 mm film and natural lighting provide an appropriate texture to this real-life, grease-on-you-face experience. Watching this movie was like flipping through a scrapbook of everytown USA and spending a day in your past. Even those of us who did not grow up in a small town have small towns inside us. The music was original (nice guitar work; some really good rock) and the acting brilliant for such young actors. I wanted my husband, father and son to see it immediately.

'The Garage' is great viewing. If you are past your youth, this will remind you of your younger time, when you had choices to make that would shape your destiny. If you are at that youthful 'turning point' time in your life, you will definitely relate and if you aren't at that place yet, you will learn about the turning points of decision that are soon to be headed your way. 'The Garage' succeeds in evoking many feelings from it's viewer. There are moments of warmth, humor and sadness as well as hopeful expectation and the audience is privy to feel them all. Remember your first love?...your first great loss?...the camaraderie of your best friend?...'The Garage' will bring them all to mind again.