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On the table this week in the one great thing, in my opinion, to come from the writer's strike of 2008: Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog. A quirky story of a wannabe supervillan and his not-so-secret obsession with a fellow laundry-matt-goer. With a geek studded cast of Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day, and Nathan Fillion, directed by Joss Whedon, with help from his brothers Jed and Zack Whedon, this "movie" was set from the start to be any self loathing geek's wetdream. And by the by, I say "movie" because this was originally set as a three part mini series released on the internet.
Fans have a love-hate relationship with Joss Whedon. We (Yes, I am coming out of the closet here and saying I AM A JOSS WHEDON FAN, just keep reading) love him for his bizarre outside of the box writing style, and we hate him because very few things he ever writes end well. By well, I mean with an ending satisfying to the audience. He has a terrible tendancy to kill off the character you love or at least feel deserves it the least. His shows get cancelled before anyone finds out about them so they never get a solid conclussion and if he does have the foresight to conclude them it's one of the most confusing painful experiences you have ever experienced.
With that said, this "movie" is no different. It's like the thrill ride that ended with a screeching halt just before you hit the wall with a glorious explosion. Neil Patrick Harris is comedy gold as anyone who has turned on the t.v. in the past 2 years is sure to have noticed. As the title character, Dr. Horrible, he makes the fight for evil endearing. My personal favorite is Nathan Fillion. That man is sarcasm personified. He plays Dr. Horrible's arch nemisis Captian Hammer and makes being a hero look unbelievablely self centered. It's a brilliant twist. The laundry doing love interest (Penny) is played by Felicia Day who is the newest female love interest of geeks world round, thought I'm still not totally sure why. Perhaps meek red heads just aren't my type?
The music is unreasonably catchy. I've been singing it for days. For a movie made in 6 days, there is little to complain about. But there is always something. Some of the shots get blurry, taking away from the story for a moment while your eyes try to figure out what the hell is going on. And the ending leaves you wanting more, but again, this is a Joss Whedon staple. If it ends right, he probably didn't have much to do with it.
Overall, the movie is a fun time. If you are geeky and in the mood for a few laughs and some catchy songs getting stuck in your head for the next two days, I think you can waste 40 minutes on this movie. What better do we college students have to do? Homework? Pssshhhhh...
Honestly, I saw this a few months ago and I had some reservations. A friend of mine dressed up like dr horrible(red jacket and goggles...looked just like him). I had no idea what his costume was about and he suggested I watch it. I am not sure if you know the series "Firefly" but I am sure you do, well since it was the same director/writer and personally I am not a fan of the show. Well I was finally suckered into watching it and boy was I happy I did...great little movie!! I had no idea it was made in 6 days, but that would be typical of joss wheden. Its true what you say about wanting more, that was part of my problem with Firefly was it was so abruptly canceled and there is no resolution. But anyway...just know you are not the only geek out there that absolutely lovvved this little movie!
ReplyDeleteGeeks unit! If you watched all of Firefly but haven't watched Serenity, I'd say check it out. It's the movie version of the show with a almost satisfactory ending. I actually saw the movie first and loved it, then went back and watched the show. It almost seems as though Whedon leaves everything he does open at the end so in case he wants to come back to it. :/ And he never does...
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