Here is the web site of Darla's company with business partner Dana Pike:


http://nextmonkey.com

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Product Description

Mitch Steiger is about to discover that you can't run from evil wen it owns you. Soon, he will learn that someone has a manipulated his every move, pulling him deeper into their twisted world of drugs, ex and rock and roll. Who it is will shock him. What he must do will lead him to the edge of insanity. Now, the two of them are connected to each other. Now deth is connected to them.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #150351 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-12-07
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 90 minutes

Review
This is a very intense script with some unsettling and jarring subject matter. Trey Fillmore is a bland but believable Mitch, but Jamie Sworski literally steals every scene with a solid portrayal of the sarcastic and reckless Crash. Enlow herself (who starred in Toe Tags) appears as Skat, a slutty groupie lover of Crash who meets a bad end. Her onscreen charisma is fun and it s a shame her character is not given more to do. Meg the bitchy band manager is very powerful and menacing, but also has a multi-dimensional aspect to her character that is almost lost in the fretful cinematography. Comprised of flashbacks, memories, and visions, Mitch s dream world is very difficult to fully grasp, as is the complicated and often unclear plot. As a director, it appears that in Branded, Darla Enlow had a fear of close-ups of her characters. While she utilizes some very fun and interesting shots, there is a distance put between the viewer and the characters because of the lack of close-ups on anyone or thing. There is also a documentary-style feel to Branded, especially in the treatment of the crime scene discoveries, human remains, and blood. This lends a bit of realism to the film but puts it on the border between thriller and horror. Think Jacob s Ladder, Seven, or The Bone Collector; it d be easy to point out horror elements in all of these films, but by its very subject matter it falls into the category of psychological thriller. The most detrimental facet of Branded is that there s a distinct lack of action. Everyone, including the director, seems to be holding back, just bursting at the seams to let out the real torrent of emotion and agony that the storyline demands. However, Branded does rivet the viewer to the screen in order to solve the mystery that is so undecipherable. While Enlow may have been holding back the intensity, she lets loose with the warmth and light, especially at the end of Branded, when the viewer is finally privy to some of the broader aspects of Mitch s personality. Oh yes, and let s not forget the blood, torture, and traditional horror fun. Enlow s film lacks nothing when it comes to scares and menacing figure --pretty-scary.net

About the Director
Darla Enlow is the heart & soul of Next Monkey. She began the company when she noticed that not many independent filmmakers were completing their projects. "It was very frustrating to work on the set of a movie that never would be finished. You'd believe that 'this time would be different,' and get excited about seeing the finished product only to hear the movie had been scrapped." When her patience finally expired, Next Monkey Horror Films was born. Horror film making is my passion. Life is to short to not live your passion. Enlow s Next Monkey movies can be seen in film festivals across the globe. The 2 lady film team has won several awards. We are extremely proud of our awards. They help open doors... and the networking while attending film festivals and conventions is awesome. Enlow was awarded the Lois G Weber award. This award is to honor women behind the camera. Weber was a legend in her time creating over 100 films.Enlow was awarded the Lois G Weber award. This award is to honor women behind the camera. Weber was a legend in her time creating over 100 films.

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Customer Reviews

Oh, Cover Art ......How I Loathe you.
Ok before I start bashing this film,
let me just list everything that was entertaining about this experience.
- The art on the cover of the DVD...................
That is all.

It's a movie about a corny rock band,
staying at a managers cabin, where murders start taking place.
That's it.
Nothing deeper or more profound.
The flashbacks into the lead singers past do little to enrich the already hopelessly mundane story.
And the uninspired story being the only grace that COULD have saved this flick, falls desperately flat.
The dialogue seemed like it sort of wanted to be witty, (I guess)
but when jokes are being delivered by meat-puppets,
no ones laughin'.

You ever watch a movie that felt more like a trial in self-masochism than entertainment?
You ever curse yourself for not turning a movie off?
Waiting forever for that one redeeming death scene that you know has to be coming.
The glorious scene that will make the unbearable wait worth the effort.
But before it ever arrives,
the credits roll.
And frustration burns it's way deep into your scalp?
Essentially;
If I were to put a handful of razors on my tongue,
duct-tape my mouth shut,
pour boiling water on my face,
and bite down, to ease the pain,
it would pretty much be the be equivalent of watching 20 minutes,
none the less, a feature length film of this mind-numbing, brutally-amateur, souless effort.
Amateur porn actually has better production values than this horror flick did.
I can't believe I had to type that.
The acting is sooooooooooo bad,
(the leading man is the worst actor I've seen, in my soon to be short life)
it actually takes you out of the film.
You are very aware that you are watching people "try" to "act".
And I use that term loosely.
This movie, if little else, has created a new term for me,
"Murphys Horror"
"Everything that could be wrong WAS wrong with this movie."

Just a thought:
I've noticed,
The best low-budget horror movies, are the ones that are wildly over the top.
The ones that are acutely aware of their low-budget,
and instead of letting that be their limitation,
they use it to their advantage,
to instead focus on other aspects of a movie that are regularly absent from bigger budget horror flicks
(ie: Oh, I don't know.........Style, Soul).
Usually the best ones are horror-comedies, but that's not always the case.
They're usually unique in scope,
And now-a-days, more often than not, unique means wildy bizarre, or viciously hilarious.

MORAL OF THE STORY:
Have a suicide counselor on speed dial, if you actually bought flick.

Kinda cheesy
This movie is a low budget film. You may want some crackers with it.

Really really cool
I saw the Germs movie, and liked this one better even. I have sceen it so much, and love rock 'n' roll too, so there you go! I mean "what we do is stupid" (finished)