On 22nd September of this year (2006) I wrote up a review for a little horror film called Live Feed. I hated it. I wrote a scathing review. It was a little on the mean side. Looking back, with a clearer head, and better understanding of the film, I do regret my reaction a bit. I still don't think the film was good, but my violent dismay was most likely brought on by the fact that I really wanted to like the film.

Some time after my review went up director Ryan Nicholson somehow got word on it, and replied in the comment section. Now, honestly, I partially expected a response from the director after seeing his hands-on website, and figuring the fact that this was his first major DVD release. I prepared myself with a response for what I was sure would be a venomous reaction to my review. "If you can't take a little critical slagging, get outta the business", I was going to say.

I was shocked when Nicholson turned out to be a decent guy. He was obviously a little angry in his response, but handled himself well. After updating my review to state clearly that Live Feed was not actually a rip off of Eli Roth's Hostel (though I still say MTI is trying to cash in on Roth's film), I stopped by the Live Feed website and dropped Ryan an E-Mail. I decided that if he was game, I'd like to interview him about his film, and maybe set the record a bit straighter than I left it.