Why Watch? Because all a story needs is a gun and a girl. This high-intensity short is a showcase of action – both stunt work, hand-to-hand combat, gun battling, and a surprise or two. It’s shot fluidly (thankfully avoiding an overly shaky camera), and it’s got a clever hook to hold it all together. That’s about it. Nothing fancy. Nothing crazy. Just good, solid action with a few curious costumes (or at least one) and a little bit of movie love. If you’re interested in the pre-production and planning that went into making this film, there’s a comprehensive production diary for it that might provide a little insight for those interested in making something action-oriented. What does it cost? Just, you know, 3 minutes of your time. Check out 3 Minutes for yourself:

It’s not every day you can make the claim that something has just revolutionized the film industry. It’s also not every day that you see liquid shit fire out of a man’s ass like a volcano, gushing three feet into air before splattering down onto that man’s own buttocks in three dimensions. Well, unless you’re a member of the Jackass crew, because then stuff like that is pretty much a day to day activity. In theaters October 15th, Jackass 3D is the… well, not exactly third installment, considering Number Two was overflowing with enough stunts to create Jackass 2.5. So technically I guess this is the fourth film and it is without a doubt the best looking of all of them. That’s what you get when you use Phantom 3D cameras, which are capable of capturing amazing slow-motion, three dimensional footage, and have a price-tag that involves six digits. So what happens when you give equipment like that to guys like these? Well, they throw up on them, of course.

I imagine the children of the next generation will be forced to slam together green blocks and head for a computer to add in the cars afterward. CGI has grown up considerably in the past decade, but it’s also become prevalent to the point of fault. It’s great to see advancements, but it’s not great to see technology used as a crutch when practical filmmaking is so much more exciting to watch. Cars flying down the crackling asphalt of highway is one of those occasions.

So the Academy Awards are over and even after last weeks explosion, I’m still angry.