Now this movie is getting thrashed here on IMDb, and that's fair enough. People don't like what they don't like and you should read what they have to say. However it seems there was too much expectation, which leads to an overwhelming number of poor reviews. This is fair, too, since a 300 million dollar movie with tons of hype that doesn't live up to the expectation will see this too. Now I'm not going to compare this movie to a 300 million dollar blockbuster, it clearly came to life on a shoestring budget.
It's easy to point out all the things not to like. The acting is pretty hammy, and that's why I didn't rate this movie more than around average, but I took the whole experience with a grain of salt. This film just smells of 'fan service', and in that respect it does okay. The script is fairly imaginative, and generally allows anyone to watch the film even if they have no earthly idea who James Rolfe's character is in real-life internet culture. The set up actually should have been longer in my opinion, this was probably the strongest part of the film before the climax.
The characters in this movie are...B-Movie material, but are only bad if you take the movie as being something beyond face-value. The special effects are a great nod to an earlier time where practical effects were king. This was my favorite part of the movie hands down. Some plot devices were totally ridiculous, but if you're a fan of Jame Rolfe's earlier work this will just feel normal, though in a few cases he tried a little too hard to force a gag that didn't land over and over. The movie suffers from too much ambition and too many characters; the director obviously had a difficult time juggling the story for each character and maintaining a cohesive plot from start to finish as a result.
I would recommend seeing this film if you're a fan of the Director's work, or if you just like off-beat films with silly stories and practical effects. I liked it, maybe you will too, or maybe you won't and that's fine too.
It's easy to point out all the things not to like. The acting is pretty hammy, and that's why I didn't rate this movie more than around average, but I took the whole experience with a grain of salt. This film just smells of 'fan service', and in that respect it does okay. The script is fairly imaginative, and generally allows anyone to watch the film even if they have no earthly idea who James Rolfe's character is in real-life internet culture. The set up actually should have been longer in my opinion, this was probably the strongest part of the film before the climax.
The characters in this movie are...B-Movie material, but are only bad if you take the movie as being something beyond face-value. The special effects are a great nod to an earlier time where practical effects were king. This was my favorite part of the movie hands down. Some plot devices were totally ridiculous, but if you're a fan of Jame Rolfe's earlier work this will just feel normal, though in a few cases he tried a little too hard to force a gag that didn't land over and over. The movie suffers from too much ambition and too many characters; the director obviously had a difficult time juggling the story for each character and maintaining a cohesive plot from start to finish as a result.
I would recommend seeing this film if you're a fan of the Director's work, or if you just like off-beat films with silly stories and practical effects. I liked it, maybe you will too, or maybe you won't and that's fine too.