I would describe my expectations for the AVGN movie as cautiously optimistic and I think my expectations were met.
Don't expect a full on comedy, it's more of a comedy adventure film. The movie has plenty of scenes that aren't meant to be comedic, they're meant to further the story, characters or add dramatic tension. With all these points that make up the movie including the comedy, script, character interaction, cinematography etc., I'd say they all the elements hit their mark *most* of the time.. but their are certainly times they don't.
On the script: The story/plot it's self was a lot of fun. It was enjoyable to see what was going to happen next. Blending the E.T. burial story with a lot of crazy non-sense and then tying it all up. The dialogue never felt like it was overtly unnatural, (with the exception of the Nerd... but that's part of his character to talk like that so I make an exception). It wasn't spectacular dialogue, but it was never bad to a point that it took me out of the movie.
The characters served there purposes for the most part... but I never felt like I was ever truly cared about the friendships. There just wasn't a lot of chemistry among the lead characters.
The effects we're a lot of fun (most of the time). I was very excited about the practical effects and they certainly got a lot of laughs at the theater I went to. I do have a few gripes though about the special effects. There are a few CGI touch-ups that just didn't work for me. The Nerd jumping away from Gun Fire and we see CGI dirt shoot up? You couldn't of had a practical effect for that? As far as practical effects go, most made me laugh. But to try to be vague on spoilers, there's a character in this movie relied very heavily on practical effects... and the character looks terrible. This didn't work for me because it was supposed to be an actual character that the leads interacted with... but I just couldn't by the character because of how fake it looked. Don't get me wrong, it made me laugh when I first saw him, but after that it was a distraction.
I'm glad I saw it though. I took my wife to the movie and it's not like she doesn't like the avgn videos... they're just not her thing... but she even said she found the movie entertaining. I think if this movie can please a person who is not very familiar with the AVGN series, then James Rolfe did something right.
I look at this movie two ways: 1. A mildly entertaining comedy adventure film. 2. Fantastic Accomplishment for James and everyone involved(including the budget provided by fans).
Don't expect a full on comedy, it's more of a comedy adventure film. The movie has plenty of scenes that aren't meant to be comedic, they're meant to further the story, characters or add dramatic tension. With all these points that make up the movie including the comedy, script, character interaction, cinematography etc., I'd say they all the elements hit their mark *most* of the time.. but their are certainly times they don't.
On the script: The story/plot it's self was a lot of fun. It was enjoyable to see what was going to happen next. Blending the E.T. burial story with a lot of crazy non-sense and then tying it all up. The dialogue never felt like it was overtly unnatural, (with the exception of the Nerd... but that's part of his character to talk like that so I make an exception). It wasn't spectacular dialogue, but it was never bad to a point that it took me out of the movie.
The characters served there purposes for the most part... but I never felt like I was ever truly cared about the friendships. There just wasn't a lot of chemistry among the lead characters.
The effects we're a lot of fun (most of the time). I was very excited about the practical effects and they certainly got a lot of laughs at the theater I went to. I do have a few gripes though about the special effects. There are a few CGI touch-ups that just didn't work for me. The Nerd jumping away from Gun Fire and we see CGI dirt shoot up? You couldn't of had a practical effect for that? As far as practical effects go, most made me laugh. But to try to be vague on spoilers, there's a character in this movie relied very heavily on practical effects... and the character looks terrible. This didn't work for me because it was supposed to be an actual character that the leads interacted with... but I just couldn't by the character because of how fake it looked. Don't get me wrong, it made me laugh when I first saw him, but after that it was a distraction.
I'm glad I saw it though. I took my wife to the movie and it's not like she doesn't like the avgn videos... they're just not her thing... but she even said she found the movie entertaining. I think if this movie can please a person who is not very familiar with the AVGN series, then James Rolfe did something right.
I look at this movie two ways: 1. A mildly entertaining comedy adventure film. 2. Fantastic Accomplishment for James and everyone involved(including the budget provided by fans).