Comments on: Zach Braff “Shocked” By “Unfair And Unfounded” Kickstarter Campaign Backlash

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

Aren\’t profits on crowdsourced projects only an issue when they exist?

By: simon

simon — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

in breaking news Zach Braff confirms that he\’s clueless

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

I love it when people do shitty experiments with other people\’s money.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

look any one who had worked with Zach will tell you he\’s a huge asshole. Let\’s not skip this fact when we write about him.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

I invested on his Kickstarter and never got the benefits that came with my gift level.

By: Jay R

Jay R — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

Most of the press coverage (or at least the most widely read coverage) of Kickstarter this past year has been really negative. It\’s either wealthy people like Braff who have no business using it or really stupid projects getting a lot of money for ridiculous reasons. That\’s not good for anyone, not Kickstarter or people in the arts.

By: Fred

Fred — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

Another C-list, insulated boob, squeezing a living out from that last drop of tv celebrity. Keep it moving folks, nothing to see here.

By: Wolf

Wolf — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

I always cringe whenever Zach Braff speaks. The dude is seriously lost in outer space.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

I love when other people criticize how people choose to give their money on kickstarter.

By: SomeDude

SomeDude — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

Sorry Adam, Kickstarter is a donation medium, not an investment.

By: Indie Film Minute

Indie Film Minute — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

Sorry, but I have always been turned off by very rich celebrities and their "passion projects", where the passion goes only so far as "please give me your money". With the current laws, they cannot make it a business proposition, but guess what, that doesn\’t stop them from paying everyone back and sharing in profits out of the goodness of their hearts. Of course that would take goodness in their hearts! Sorry, no sympathy here. Crowdfunding should be used for artists who need it.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

Kickstarter is NOT for wealthy celebrity projects, Zach. Pretty sure anyone on the planet knew that before your experiment.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

because if you have seen this, you\’ll notice that it is made on a much higher budget than 3.5 million. And that nowhere has there been a confirmation of the actually budget. Where is the rest of this money coming from? Why did he need to beg for this piece of crap in the first place?

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

This is just jealousy. The film was quite good and he was very appreciative and kind to all involved.

By: Neena

Neena — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

What a prick!! (excuse the lingo) but really!!! My advice to mr IQ less than drywall: Leave kick starter for people who really need it and if is sooooo hard to find $$ in the industry, just open your own fat wallet !

By: Coco

Coco — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

Adam, if that\’s true, please contact us by messaging us on our Kickstarter page. There we can help you.

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

Work speaks for itself. A celebrity like Zach Braff enjoys access to wealth (actors, investors, producers) that most of us lack. It speaks volumes that none of them wished to fund his film.

By: Russ

Russ — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

I think it\’s unfair to compare the Theatrical numbers of a film released before the "Digital Age" with one released in the New Age of "Filmmaking", Obviously NO Indie Movie is going to do Financially what a Breakout Indie could do a decade ago with Netflix, RedBox, Amazon Prime, Hulu & Free Pirating Torrents all over the web, so let\’s start here my criticism & then we can say that by all accounts the guy made a hell of a Beautiful film, one that no matter what financial platform holds it at this point in time is worth its weight in Gold.

By: Inspector fu

Inspector fu — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

No one forced anyone to pay for his flick. If you had a problem with it, get over it and do something better, otherwise quit your anonymous pms\’ing.

By: Miswallace

Miswallace — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

don Cheetle is doing the same thing and my reaction was one that is part of the overall crowd. Why ask ppl with everyday struggles for their money. The teirs of donation and payoff make it worse. In honesty I love a band with a backup singer who was really struggling for years to get his own cd out, I followed it and donated $5, when I ran into him at a bar after a show I mentioned;" what\’s up with the kickstarter, I want the cd..( in a nice way)" and he was so appreciative and taken aback it was worth the $5 and the .mp3 pre release was worth it but the genuine gratitude was moreso. Zach can screw. He\’s like the jason Biggs, stage five clinger.

By: Chris Parker

Chris Parker — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

Next time he should use equity crowd funding and not rewards. People should be able to invest in a professional movies not receive t-shirts!

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

What he wanted was no accountability. Too bad that didn\’t work out. The bloom is off the rose when it comes to donation based crowdfunding, and he is largely to blame. Crowdfunding is here to stay, but equity based is the future. People want accountability now, and the idea that people giving ten dollars for a feeling of being a part of something is entirely laughable. I\’ll pay my money AFTER the movie is done from now on.

By: Dom

Dom — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

I went to one of the advanced screenings for people that funded the film on behalf of somebody else that did. I didn\’t think much of the film but the majority of people there seemed to really dig it and feel a part of something. I spoke to one girl on the tube who came all the way from Edinburgh to London to see it and she donated £100. She told me all the benefits they got from that money, but to me it didn\’t seem much.
Personally, I don\’t think I would have felt any connection to the film having paid 100 clams, it just seemed like a vehicle for Braff\’s ego. (Too harsh?)

By: Nelly Rahman

Nelly Rahman — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

Incredible work man! I like the nice work system. Thanks for share.

By: Zach

Zach — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:23:08 +0000

Why is everyone mad at me for getting idiots to fund my movie so that I can make more money?