"An unknown producer from Uruguay, Fede Alvarez, shelled out about $300 to create a cool video of a robot invasion in Montevideo, the capitol of Uruguay. The four-minute short, "Ataque de Panico!" (Panic Attack) features ginormous (but slow-moving) weapon-wielding robots that blow stuff up.
Alvarez told the BBC, "I uploaded 'Ataque de Panico!' on a Thursday and on Monday my inbox was totally full of emails from Hollywood studios." Long story short, a bidding war ensued. The offer he pocketed: A $30 million deal with Sam "Spiderman" Raimi's Ghost House Pictures. That's a nice return on investment."
The Playlist gushed over this short film but interestingly, the majority who left comments had very few nice things to say, if at all.
I thought it was good. The beginning was pretty interesting, with the kid playing with his own robots and then suddenly seeing huge ones walking by. The shot of empty child swings moving back and forth and then the one scene where the woman let go of the baby stroller and it took off down the stairs - all great ways to have an impact on viewers - I mean it did me but maybe that is because I'm a mom.
Anyway, I'd lvoe feedback on this - what did you think?
