The only downside is that after 30 minutes or so the bad green screen becomes overused, even for Breen standard. Two Breens for the price of one! Take everything we love about Breen and Double it.and put it on a green screen. What's there to say about either? Both are extremely slow paced and try to go from point A to Point B but travel from Point A to 4 to C to L to Smile Face Emoji, to to &, to Uno, finally to Point B. I guess it just has no value to me on the street.Ĥ/3. Plus Neil recycles his own 'AI Comes to Earth to save humanity from corruption" plot, looking at you I Am Here.Now. It has nothing of note besides the green screen tiger and Neil's line of "Isnt that CORRUPT?!". daughter? Also has the most fucked up moment of any Breen film in my opinion, only being contested by Pass Thru.Īs someone who has watched all 5 Breen films for my YouTube reviews, my rankings, from Worst to Best: My favourite part must be the extremely long table at the shrink and Jim's relationship with his wife and. My jaw was dropped for most of my view of the movie.įateful Findings: The only Breen movie with a somewhat coherent plot, also has the most quotable lines and memeable scenes in my opinion. From Neil flying around and desperately trying to ask a woman for a drink, to Cuzzx constantly fondling diamonds and being consulted by his three leopard masters. Twisted Pair: 100% the most batshit wacky of the movies. A lot of the movie is just stock fotage and footage from the desert though. Also the ending is probably the most spectacular of any Breen film. Pass thru: It has some of the all time classic moments, like the "isn't that corrupt" scene and Neil t-posing in the desert. Even though Neil nearly driving of a bridge because he's eating tuna is one of my favourtie moments in the entire series, it still has to much of Neil just being angsty and stock fotage to be ranked any higher. Fun to analyse from a symbolic perspective.ĭouble down: Close call, but this has to be fourth. Worst of all it's the movie where we see least of Breens own appearance. The re-using of shots is really painful, especially of the blood dripping in the desert. Now: It has a few enjoyable moments, but no quotes I really remember. Note: All of these movies fall squarely into the category of "so bad it's good", some are just more enjoyable than others. Breen's third film, "Fateful Findings," was compared to Tommy Wiseau's "The Room" by the former film's North American distributor.įinally watched them all, am a bit drunk. The author noted that he thought that Breen would one day earn a place in the "terrible movie hall of fame" alongside Ed Wood and Tommy Wiseau. Since then, Breen's films have been picked up by arthouse theaters and film festivals, including the 2012 "Butt-Numb-A-Thon." In Paste Magazine's 2014 list of the 100 best B movies, Breen's film "I Am Here Now" was ranked 21st. Breen says that his films have a "sense of social responsibility" and reflect the "mystical or paranormal side of life."īreen gained notoriety after his first film, "Double Down," became a part of Netflix's library. Breen's films tend to pit Breen's morally upstanding protagonist against powerful institutions. Breen has noted that there is a common misconception that he is a real estate agent according to Breen, he earned a real estate license, but only briefly worked as a real estate agent. His releases thus far have been considered cult films.īreen did not attend film school and considers himself to be a low-budget filmmaker who is not a part of Hollywood's "insider's group." Breen makes his living as an architect in Las Vegas, and Breen self-funds his films from the money he makes as an architect. Breen came late to film-making, having previously worked as a real estate agent and architect. He is best known for writing, directing, starring in his self-produced films Fateful Findings, I Am Here Now, and Double Down. "Neil Breen is an American film actor, director and writer. A subreddit dedicated to the majesty that is Neil Breen.
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