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I wanted to like
“Rebel Studz.” It has a great concept and with a tighter script it could
be a funny spin off of the whole “Spinal Tap” gamut, but in the end I
wasn’t crazy about it. After the ten minute run time, and the jokes that
flung at the screen almost a mile a minute I was pretty lethargic toward
the experience. It was flat, and mainly because the jokes manage to miss
their mark.
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I could
never really understand what the concept was for this group
and what direction they were being taken in and Claveria
never makes it completely clear. Were they a wonderful band
who became too big for their own good, or an awful band
praised by a bunch of morons? I wasn’t really clear, and
damned if I wanted to find out. Meanwhile this follows the
same formula of Claveria’s previous film “The Erotic
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Little known figure,
gains cult status, a dubious legacy, interviews with professionals and
people who knew them, witnesses to their fame, people who hated them and
curse their existence, embarrassing footage during their downfall, a
rabid fan base, and of course the retrospective with candid footage of
the figures in their setting. I saw all of this in “The Erotic Samurai”
and to a greater effect. “Rebel Studz” is a great concept with a lot of
promise, but sadly that doesn’t translate on the screen.
With a better
set-up and script, “Rebel Studz” can be funny, but the ten minute short
just didn’t click with me. The jokes just didn't cut it, and the formula
has been done with a better punch in Claveria’s past films.
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