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    HACKSAW: Documentary of a Psycho Killer


    Gory Pumpkin presents...a Toby Johansen film

    Written, directed and edited by Toby Johansen



    I was sent a copy of UHM member Toby's new gore/horror film. I was lucky he chose me. I was a little scared when I received the movie....no, not because its a 'scary' movie...nothing frightens me. I can watch anything. its because I felt I followed step by step in the birth of Toby's film. He talked about it so much and I was always there to support him and encourage him even though things got a bit rough at times. Whattheefuck if I hated it. I am honored to have gotten this film in my mail...well here I go..


    It is a self documentary of Dillon Mason, a young man suffering from skin cancer.

    He opens up with Chapter One...Betrayal Of The Faceless Clown

    He talks about this skin cancer and how it has effected his life. This is a video diary of sorts, before he ends his life.

    First comment...Toby your are fuckin insane! I love you in this role. You are convincing and you know these lines like...fuck, like its you. You acted your lines like you were saying it from your heart. This is your baby so I felt the connection. Awesome.

    So the film goes on to tell how he killed his so called friends that betrayed him because of his rotting skin and looks from cancer. Billy is first. He records these killings on tape.

    This torture scene with Billy was good. What you did to him needed more blood and your sound effects , well didn't care for them, otherwise brilliant! You were amazing playing with his fear....oh by the way.. I like clowns darlin'.


    Chapter Two...Poor Little Goat Boy

    This was my least favorite chapter. Why? Well too much back round music. It over shadowed your lines. I turned it up and the music got louder but I still couldn't hear you clearly. There was also was an annoying scratchy sound. I switched players but it was still there. These scratchy sounds were only in the kitchen scene. On the other side of this, your FX was great. Loved your playland. I would love to play with you in there.


    Chapter Three and Four...The Blood That Teaches Mrs. Vanny & The Artist's Feast Upon Ignorance. The Epiphany of Dillon Mason


    These were my favourite by far..so bloody awesome and you are a sick fuckin man! I loved what you did to Mrs. Vanny. I knew you wouldn't let me down, yeah I was waiting for alittle filthiness..

    You ended the film perfectly. I didn't know what was going to happen..the masks throughout the film were amazing. The FX very good. Your sound and some of the camera work..the switching of the look/color or distorting the picture, well it got a bit much but hey, I'm not a film maker so this may be your style. It didn't once bore me. Your music was loud at times and too constant for me. Like I said..this may be your style that you may change as you make more films. I felt you didn't need background music for every scene. The scenes spoke for themselves. I also say you coulda made better sound effects just from yourself..the hacking, ripping and eating..



    To round this up...I enjoyed your film. You played the insanity and madness perfectly. The gore was good and you are sick man...just sic! Fuck yeah. Thanks for sharing this film with me. Good luck at the film festivals...yeah, We will be seeing more from you.



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    "To round this up...I enjoyed your film. You played the insanity and madness perfectly. The gore was good and you are sick man...just sic! Fuck yeah. Thanks for sharing this film with me. Good luck at the film festivals...yeah, We will be seeing more from you. "

    Awesome, great write-up as usual. Look forwards to picking this up

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    Wooden,

    Thank you so very much for reviewing my flick. It does feel great and something special when you're one of the crowds I praise this movie about to how much I loved making it and had fun with it how it would brign a tear to my eye to finally have made a horror film and a feature film of my first ever.

    I wanted to make a film that looked and sounded like it was being made by a psycho killer in every way, shape and form, done in a found-footage-diary type of storyline I've never seen in horror. Sure there's American Psycho, August Underground, Behind the Mask: Rise of Leslie Vernon, though they have an over-all dramatic effect nothing too raw, which I wanted this film to feel like, as if it were a real snuff film.

    First off, I'm glad you enjoyed my role and my execution on it, I poured every bit of my hate, love, sadness and everything into it that symbolized the disfunctional family in my life that had forced my previous films to be canned, this one would have to be one of my masterpieces of more that are yet to come, I loved playing this role I love playing the villain anyways it suits me best!

    Good, good...because..you know'll happen if you didn't like clowns? ...Now, do you like "FUCKING" clowns?

    I was a bit iffy on the kitchen scene myself, I guess I just have ears that keep telling me it sounds okay, but you're probably right about the background music not really being needed for the moment, should've let it run on its own, but I'll do better next time.

    The sound effects with the meat and bone crushing and stuff is actually....my mouth! Hehehe I just felt like I had a knack for making those sounds, but I could've went out to find some cds, which I did last year of all times, of gore sounds to be used for other scenes.

    The editing with the flashing colors, I wanted an 80s feel to it, as for some of the unfortunate "Rob Zombie" shakey editing it was to hide a few goofs, more specifically the Mrs. Vanny scene where I used two different chainsaws. Other than that, other scenes I felt I could change with the effects of colors and contrast, you live and you learn.

    The blood and gore I've always loved in the parts of this movie, I suppose you could say the beginning chapters were a warm-up before we get to the juicy and meaty stuff that we crave from horror!

    Hmmmmm yes, I think I can arrange you to come to my playland...maybe in a sequel.

    I'm happy you've enjoyed it and I look forward to making more films and comics in my lifetime. Thank you, keep the blood and horror alive!

    By the way...
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    He doesn't have skin cancer, it was an artistic void no one understood

    ...just makes it all the more frightening and crazy.

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    I had thought about that, the spoiler you just revealed, but I just went with the storyline.

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    Quote Originally Posted by woodenheart View Post
    I had thought about that, the spoiler you just revealed, but I just went with the storyline.
    I tried to add more artistic value but it is my first film, I can always reuse the character for future stories and flesh him out even more. Yes, pun intended.

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    It almost looks like Toby wrote a review for wooden's review

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    Quote Originally Posted by FrighT MasteR View Post
    It almost looks like Toby wrote a review for wooden's review
    You want a copy, FrighT?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toby View Post
    You want a copy, FrighT?
    I'll have FrighT's copy Only kidding, going to wait till I get home next week till I order Tobemeister

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    Quote Originally Posted by Splat View Post
    I'll have FrighT's copy Only kidding, going to wait till I get home next week till I order Tobemeister
    Awesome!!!!

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    You're movie is up on my top shelf!

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    Quote Originally Posted by woodenheart View Post
    You're movie is up on my top shelf!
    LOOK AT ME NOW!!! I'm the horror dude that'll bring blood and chaos to the gorehounds!!!

    You never fail to bring blood-filled happiness to all the blackest hearts of horror fans, Wooden.

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    Quote Originally Posted by woodenheart View Post
    You're movie is up on my top shelf!
    Now that IS saying something Tobe...cannot wait to get my dirty filthy hands on this

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    Did you end up getting it into Tromadance?

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    Did you end up getting it into Tromadance?
    I think they're still looking through feature films, I saw two that have been selected on their website, I'll just have to wait and see.

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    Okay cool good luck!

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    I think they're still looking through feature films, I saw two that have been selected on their website, I'll just have to wait and see.
    Good luck with that mate

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    Doesn't look like it made Tromadance, must've sent them a bad copy and forgot about it...damn DVDStyler...

    But there IS an upside to this, Shriekfest just sent me a notice letting me know they got my film and will be viewing it, letting me know by September if I've gotten a spot in their film fest.

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