Comments on: So I made a movie

By: james mather

james mather — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:18:55 +0000

Hi John – saw your film last night – great – really enjoyed it and what a cast who all turned in extraordinary performances. I must say I think both Ryan Reynolds and Melissa are movie stars – so watchable as actors. Mr. Reynolds, it seems, can shoulder pretty much any genre out there and Melissa, who I have not seen before, was superb.

Great intricacy in the script – clever details and great execution – thought it was great. Looking forward to your next one. Good Luck.

By: Ashok Banker

Ashok Banker — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:24:43 +0000

I just saw The Nines and it was terrific. I hate people who use ‘this meets that’ comparisons, but I’m going to do it anyway…it was like The Fountain meets Donnie Darko. And it was more than just that, a lot more. As an Indian who (accidentally) happens to specialize in myth cycles, I can’t tell you when I last watched a movie–an American movie at that!–which actually came close to capturing the mystery and surrealism of reincarnation stories from the ancient Indian epics. The Nines was that movie, and I’m amazed that you got it made, and made so well at that. You rock, man! You are so on my list of must-watch directors from here on.

By: the Jester

the Jester — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:45:39 +0000

just saw the movie.... it blew my mind... fucking epic my hats off to you john august so much so that i sought this site out to tell you so, finding out its your first film also blew your mind cos its so damn good.

i liked the reference to "Misery" haha you are very stephen king-esque... i liked even more when gary was sitting at the bus stop thats at the bottom of my street (Dunsmuir), im new to living in the city, used to live in the burbs about 20 minutes away, so im still getting used to seeing my street in everything

i certainly hope to see more from you and am going to buy the movie right now to support your endeavors...

--jon 3.22.08

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:58:07 +0000

I'm nobody to any of you, just as most of you are nobody to me, but for what it's worth: I absolutely loved "The Nines".

Thank you, John August. I enjoyed your movie a great deal, and as that should be the objective of any work of entertainment, I rate it a huge success. Please feel free to make more, and I shall be happy to watch them.

By: Chris [TheZeroYear]

Chris [TheZeroYear] — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:24:38 +0000

Quote "Janus: This movie is horrible man. Shoot yourself in the head, I was bored to hellâ€¦"

Answer: Well Janus, its easy to understand why you felt bored. I'm guessing it was because your intelligence during the movie was probably about coherent as your awareness of your opinionated reference to the movie ("bored to hell").

But no, I'm sure your smarter than that normally, and of course you saw all of the biblical references in the movie, and understood what Mr. August was trying to convey in his (first) film.

As for you John August,

Great work for your first film.

All all that I will ask of you is for more.

By: Janus

Janus — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:27:22 +0000

This movie is horrible man. Shoot yourself in the head, I was bored to hell…

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 21:08:23 +0000

Hey John,

I was just reading your latest post about the horrors of "test-screenings" and the potential of having your filmed reviewed before it's finished. With that said, I'm offering my services if you ever feel the need to get fresh eyes on the project. I work out here at a production company and would gladly help with comments...and I'll sign my first born away as collateral. Feel free to send me an email for further info if you're ever interested. Best Wishes.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 04:15:52 +0000

I CANNOT WAIT. Why 2008? Hurry it up!

By: Oli

Oli — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:42:29 +0000

Cool. Looking forward to seeing it… in a couple of years. But cool.

By: Sabine

Sabine — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:55:19 +0000

Congrats John. I can’t wait to read more.

By: Phoenix

Phoenix — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:20:35 +0000

Add me to the list of people who would love to hear about the business/financial/technical side of making a movie. I just moved out to SoCal myself to do the writing thing, and of course would love to look into making my own low-budget stuff (already have a short and full-length that could easily be filmed as low-budget/independant). Even if you just didn't wanna do any of it and hired someone, I'm sure we'd love to hear about the process.

Also, checking the Untitled John August Project on IMDB, they list a Russian Drug Dealer as a character. Based on that alone, this is firmly in my Top Ten of 2008.