{"id":18245,"date":"2014-08-21T09:51:07","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T13:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=18245"},"modified":"2015-12-30T09:55:40","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T14:55:40","slug":"angry-video-game-nerd-the-movie-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/21\/angry-video-game-nerd-the-movie-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cThe Angry Video Game Nerd,\u201d for the uninitiated, is an online personality and character created by James Rolfe, who plays really bad vintage video games on his show usually by request of his fans. He then provides insightful commentary (along with excellent comedy) that also includes a lot of rage, anger, and bafflement as to how what he\u2019s played could have ever been allowed for public consumption. \u201cThe Angry Video Game Nerd\u201d is a wildly popular and influential online series that is mostly familiar to gamers and pop culture fans alike, so it\u2019s wise that director James Rolfe takes the big screen debut of his beloved character, and broadens it to appeal to more general indie audiences alike. Director James Rolfe and Kevin Finn\u2019s movie is still a niche comedy with loads of cult potential, but will also catch the eye of movie goers in the mood for meta-comedy, and an honest to goodness indie road trip film.<\/p>\n

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As a fan of the original web series and character for years, the movie was a long time coming, since co-director Rolfe built a world around the AVGN, as well as momentum that would open the door for an inevitable movie. He\u2019s played endless amounts of terrible games, except for what is widely considered the worst: \u201cE.T.\u201d So a movie chronicling his attempts to garner a copy makes sense and is fodder for an entertaining adventure film in the vein of \u201cPee Wee\u2019s Big Adventure,\u201d and \u201cWayne\u2019s World.\u201d Since the film adaptation is based around a low budget, director\/writers Rolfe and Finn skirt copyright infringement by presenting facsimiles of the titles he\u2019s reviewed, especially \u201cE.T.\u201d now branded \u201cEee Tee.\u201d Rolfe plays the titular nerd whose own online presence has turned him in to a bonafide hero among gamers and fellow nerds around the world. In an effort to promote the release of \u201cEee Tee 2,\u201d (a purposely bad sequel to the original awful game) video game company representative Mandi, plans to lure in The Nerd to play and bash the game.<\/p>\n

This will ironically act as an actual endorsement to his fans. Now that bashing games has become an excuse to re-discover the awful titles, the company wants to misuse The Nerd\u2019s influence. The Nerd is angered by his newfound ability to turn people on to bad games, and with his loyal partner\/cameraman Cooper, heads to Mexico to disprove the myth of the landfill of Atari games, in hopes of also turning his fans off of the sequel. While there, The Nerd mistakenly becomes the target of government officials, all of whom have hidden secrets within the Atari game that they\u2019re convinced he\u2019s discovered. Thankfully Rolfe and Finn seem to understand how to adjust the original show for fans, and turn the feature length film in to a fun, funny, and unique pop culture fest, that\u2019s also an extended episode from the character. Rolfe seems to have a good time in the skin of the Nerd, playing him as a cynic who slowly realizes that his conspiracy theorist sidekick Cooper may be on to something with his wild theories about reality.<\/p>\n

Rolfe is helped by great supporting performances by Jeremy Suarez and Sarah Glendening, both of whom act as foils and aides for the character of the Nerd, playing very well off of Rolfe\u2019s character, and helping to transform him in to more of an inadvertent hero. Fans hoping for nods to past episodes and the like will be pleased to see that Rolfe and Finn leave no stone unturned. There are cameos from other popular online and cult personalities, subtle homages to classic science fiction and action films, and very clever special effects. Rolfe works within the confines of the low budget providing strong miniature work and puppetry that are truly charming and never distract from the pacing and action. Rolfe (a hardcore movie buff) alongside Finn, obviously know how to tell a gripping and entertaining story, mixing all kinds of sub-genres in to one really fun reward for the loyal fans of the \u201cAngry Video Game Nerd.\u201d If the film isn\u2019t proof enough of Rolfe\u2019s love for his fans, stay for the closing credits. You won\u2019t regret it.<\/p>\n

On VOD September 2 exclusively on Vimeo, and on DVD\/BluRay in November.<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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