MISSIONARY MAN (Dolph Lundgren, 2007)

[Jox]

GENIAL
I haven't had time to check the shelves yet...

[bomaz]

oh, and by the way, when i bought my copy, I put all the dvd in the front (because they were hidden by an obscure unknown flick, Midnight Express)

[Jox]

Here's a bunch of funny German promo spots (seems Dolph is about to crack up doing these! )
http://www.youtube.com/user/FilmFre4k

and go to http://www.planetaction.de the German equivalent of Fight Factory Films...

apparently they did a live chat with Dolph when he was in Berlin on Feb 11th,
you can download the chat here
http://www.planetaction.de/archiv/downloads/pdf/dolph_lundgren_chat.pdf

and for German residents there's a contest to where you can win some Dolph merchandise!

Man if all Dolph's movies could be promoted this way from now on...

[Krom]

Great seeing Dolph so involved in the promotion. Of course he felt the US rental success and he's trying to push it harder, but i'm hoping to see this in all his future projects!

[Jox]

interview from Film School Rejects
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/interview-dolph-lundgren-will-fight-you.php

[Jox]

MM may play at the upcoming AFI Dallas Film festival (where Dolph introduced the screening of "Hot Fuzz" last year)! Apparently it's an initiative from producer Andrew Stevens (who lives there now, more than LA):
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-peppard_0310gl.ART.State.Edition1.46551af.html

Andrew Stevens' Texas filmmaking mission

12:00 AM CDT on Monday, March 10, 2008

By ALAN PEPPARD / The Dallas Morning News
apeppard@dallasnews.com

Locally based film producer Andrew Stevens plans to show Missionary Man at the upcoming AFI Dallas International Film Festival. Action star Dolph Lundgren wrote, directed and starred in the film, which was shot entirely in the Dallas area and is getting worldwide distribution from Sony Pictures Stage 6 Films.

Dolph plays the mysterious stranger, Ryder, who rolls into town on a motorcycle "carrying only the Bible and a desire for justice." (Cue the music.)

"I'm committed to promoting independent production in Texas," says Andrew, who, in his acting days, played Casey Denault in 33 episodes of the TV series Dallas. Andrew is also the son of actress Stella Stevens, who had a wonderfully over-the-top role as Ernest Borgnine's wife in 1972's The Poseidon Adventure.

Missionary Man
(USA, 2007, 93 mins)
Special Presentations
Saturday, April 5th 3:15pm
Northpark 7
$8.50

http://filmguide.afidallas.com/tixSYS/2008/filmguide/title.php/detail/?AlphaRange=MM&ShowShorts=Y&ShowPast=Y&

[Jox]

Dolph is to attend the screening too, which should be with Dolph's approved version so if you get a chance go there! (because so you know, the DVD looks bad because the down-conversion from the HD master tape to the DVD format was not correctly done at all!)

[Jox]

http://www.1888pressrelease.com/andrew-stevens-missionary-man-to-screen-at-afi-dallas-festi-pr-748f2f0qy.html

Mar
2008
Andrew Stevens’ Missionary Man To Screen At AFI Dallas Festival

Producer Andrew Stevens to attend screening of "Missionary Man" in Dallas


Dallas, TX (1888PressRelease) March 05, 2008 - Produced by Andrew Stevens Entertainment, Missionary Man is a modern day western in which a mysterious stranger, (Ryder), rolls into town on a motorcycle carrying only the bible and a desire for justice. Past vengeance collides as Ryder liberates the small town from a malicious oppressor.

Stevens mounted and shot the production entirely in the Dallas area , where he resides, for Sony Pictures Stage 6 Films world-wide distribution. "I'm committed to promoting independent production in Texas " said Stevens ". The production of Missionary Man showed me that Dallas, Texas has a professional talent and crew base which is competitive" The film was released on DVD in North America on January 22nd, 2008.

Missionary Man was written and directed by, and stars Dolph Lundgren (Universal Soldier, Rocky IV). Lundgren plays the role of Ryder, the enigmatic stranger with a score to settle and in true vigilante style, proves that justice still packs a punch.

Sharing the screen with Lundgren are John Enos III (Phone Booth, Blade) and Emmy nominee August Schellenberg (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, The New World).

Both Andrew Stevens and Dolph Lundgren will be in attendance at the AFI Festival in Dallas, which runs March 27 to April 6 2008.Please check AFI Dallas website for Missionary Man show times: http://www.afidallas.com/.

[Jox]

German interview
http://www.filmstart.biz/archiv_themen/lundgren_dolph_im_gespraech.shtml

[Mosquito]

I've made it! Yes, I've finally watched MM!

And what can I say? Dolph's best movie of recent years! I was totally surprised, but in a good way. Yes of course, y'all had said that it is a very good movie. But that has been said about other movies, too, and sometimes I wasn't very impressed. So I watched MM with decent expectations... and was totally happy! I watched it with a very good friend and Dolph fan and we both agreed that this was a very, very good movie. The storytelling was great, the pace, the whole mood, the music, all the actors.. just great! It was a "holistic" movie. There wasn't a single aspect that was bad.

What makes Missionary Man a much better movie than Dolph's other recent work:

1. Perfect pace. Not too fast, never too slow. Just perfect.
2. The cast. A bunch of very good actors. No single failure.
3. The music: Interesting. Appropriate. Perfect.
4. The style: Great! The filters made it look interesting and different. And I suspect that it covered the low budget. Maybe we could have noticed it if the movie was presented in the usual way. Nice trick!
5. Dolph! Ah, that menacing look... when he tells the guy that he will break the guy's nose with his knee... or *the* scene, the way he kneels down in front of Jarfe. Wow. I can't wait to see Dolph in a real bad guy role again.

Yes, my dear fellow fans, Missionary Man delivers. And no, this is not the uncritical view of a blind fan. I've discussed the different aspects of the movie with my fellow watcher and we totally agree that this is a really good and complete piece of entertainment.

Jox: Please recommend the person responsible for the music also for Direct Contact. Due to our recent discussions I had spent special attention to the music of MM and I really, really liked it. So did my friend.

I am throwing a birthday party soon and MM will be on top of my list.

(Ok, I admit it. It's only on top of the list because I already got the 16 GB iphone yesterday.)

PS: ok, ok, I can't praise a movie without any criticism. So there is only one tee-tiny thing. We both thought that it doesn't look so good when Dolph gets ready to kick some ass and purses his lower lip in combination with puckering his chin. He does that recently and it looks... unfavourable. Do you agree? Or are we über-critical?

[Tom]

I've made it! Yes, I've finally watched MM!

And what can I say? Dolph's best movie of recent years! I was totally surprised, but in a good way. Yes of course, y'all had said that it is a very good movie. But that has been said about other movies, too, and sometimes I wasn't very impressed. So I watched MM with decent expectations... and was totally happy! I watched it with a very good friend and Dolph fan and we both agreed that this was a very, very good movie. The storytelling was great, the pace, the whole mood, the music, all the actors.. just great! It was a "holistic" movie. There wasn't a single aspect that was bad.

What makes Missionary Man a much better movie than Dolph's other recent work:

1. Perfect pace. Not too fast, never too slow. Just perfect.
2. The cast. A bunch of very good actors. No single failure.
3. The music: Interesting. Appropriate. Perfect.
4. The style: Great! The filters made it look interesting and different. And I suspect that it covered the low budget. Maybe we could have noticed it if the movie was presented in the usual way. Nice trick!
5. Dolph! Ah, that menacing look... when he tells the guy that he will break the guy's nose with his knee... or *the* scene, the way he kneels down in front of Jarfe. Wow. I can't wait to see Dolph in a real bad guy role again.

Yes, my dear fellow fans, Missionary Man delivers. And no, this is not the uncritical view of a blind fan. I've discussed the different aspects of the movie with my fellow watcher and we totally agree that this is a really good and complete piece of entertainment.

Jox: Please recommend the person responsible for the music also for Direct Contact. Due to our recent discussions I had spent special attention to the music of MM and I really, really liked it. So did my friend.

I am throwing a birthday party soon and MM will be on top of my list.

(Ok, I admit it. It's only on top of the list because I already got the 16 GB iphone yesterday.)

PS: ok, ok, I can't praise a movie without any criticism. So there is only one tee-tiny thing. We both thought that it doesn't look so good when Dolph gets ready to kick some ass and purses his lower lip in combination with puckering his chin. He does that recently and it looks... unfavourable. Do you agree? Or are we über-critical?

So did you like the film then?

[Mosquito]

So did you like the film then?

Yeah.. well... hm... kind of...

PS: No need for a full quote.

[dolphage]

I LOVE the movie. Cuz it´s badass and awesome! It is one of DL´s top ten EVER (like, it´s in tenth place, maybe) (but still)
However there are a few things things that are less than amazing.

It looks cheap. Even with the grainy washed out style it looks television.

Some of the acting is.. not so great... Like the little boy in the family... Was he the brother of the diseased?... Anyway, he sucked. And there were some other place were some different casting or more direction of the actors would have been nice.

And I´d hate to go against the general opinion here but I am NOT impressed with the music. It was Cmiral´s usual homestudio computersounding laidback pornomusic. I mean he has a wealth of classic movies and moviescores to draw from to come up with a modern spaghettiwestern soundtrack.

Still, a sweet movie.

AND it stars Dolph "fckng" Lundgren!!!!

Mosquito, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

[Mosquito]

It looks cheap. Even with the grainy washed out style it looks television.

Hm. I have watched it on a brand new big LCD. It didn't look cheap. But this TV does not have a picture as good as our big old tube TV. So maybe I'll change my mind when I watch it again on my own TV.

Some of the acting is.. not so great... Like the little boy in the family... Was he the brother of the diseased?... Anyway, he sucked. And there were some other place were some different casting or more direction of the actors would have been nice.

Hm, strange, I didn't notice. And usually I'm pretty picky about that.

And I´d hate to go against the general opinion here but I am NOT impressed with the music. It was Cmiral´s usual homestudio computersounding laidback pornomusic. I mean he has a wealth of classic movies and moviescores to draw from to come up with a modern spaghettiwestern soundtrack.

Well I can't tell because *I* am not familiar with music that they use in porn. This was not some usual out-of-the-box stuff. At least it didn't sound like that to me. But yeah, I know, you would have preferred Rage Against The Machine or such.

Mosquito, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Thank you!

[Jox]

Even with the grainy washed out style it looks television.

Let me repeat one again that the DVD does NOT look the way intended (and approved) by Dolph, and he is not happy about it!!!

There was a major screw up during the HD down-conversion!

(A new copy or print should thus be presented at the AFI festival on saturday)

Mosquito, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

It was my B-day too on Tuesday!

About the music my little finger says Lerner is likely to choose Steve Edwards who did BOD and most of his films...