Having worked in independent films for years, I'd like to think I can rate a movie with detachment and clarity. One thing I have noticed on IMDb is that "indies" get a lot of reviews that use words like "horrible," "a must miss," "sucks," "don't wast your time," and "worst movie ever." Really? Worst ever? First thing I discovered is that in more cases than you would believe these comments are written by friends or acquaintances of the film makers. For what ever reason, jealousy, envy, or even just kicks, they feel the need to write the worst tripe about the movie. They use false names, and as these small movies do not get a lot of votes or comments the vituperative remarks tip the balance against the film. Second are the snipers. They love to assassinate every movie they can. Don't you wonder why they rented or bought this movie in the first place? Do they not recognize the signs of a B movie? What were they expecting? There are two possible answers. They are stupid. They cannot tell the packaging of a low budget B movie from the latest Dreamworks DVD. If this is the case I pity them as they are just showing their lack of intelligence by purchasing the movie in the first place, and then telling everyone on IMDb how stupid they were. Or they may just like trashing movies. It's fun. Like beating up an elderly person. Not much chance of getting hit back.As mentioned above their comments lack style, insight, or even a modicum of actual film critique. Knight Chills and others like it deserve better. Those of you that care about independent film must learn to disregard the rantings of these vermin that seem to thrive on low budgets. Pity them. If you can't pity them kick them in the shins.
