Number Rolled: 59
Movie Name/Year: Dr.
Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Length: 42 minutes
Rating: NR
Director: Joss
Whedon
Writer: Maurissa
Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon
Actors: Neil
Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day, Simon Helberg, Nick Towne, Jed
Whedon, Rob Reinis, Otto Michael Penzato
Ok. Why is this the first time I saw this movie? People have
been talking about this movie consistently for the past four years. When I told
people I hadn’t seen it, I got a lot of gasps and questions as to how someone
as immersed in the geek culture could have not seen it. Now? I understand.
Neil Patrick Harris is the only actor in the world that
could have pulled off this part. It was a cheesy ball of perfect. Felicia Day
is … well … Felicia Day, which is awesome as is Nathan Fillion. He’s not
Felicia Day. He’s just awesome. And then there’s Joss Whedon.
This may have been a 45 minutes geek-fest instead of a full
length feature film about superheroes or a TV series involving the
supernaturally fucked, but don’t go thinking that Joss Whedon didn’t make it
just as epic.
Cut into parts, this short movie is more than worth the time
it takes to watch. It follows the life of a villain and keeps in mind that
simple piece of truth that you learn as a writer: the villain does not believe
he is wrong. You get to see this in Dr. Horrible and the way Neil portrays him.
You can see the difference between his anarchistic point of view and the cocky
point of view of the hero, Captain Hammer, portrayed by Nathan Fillion.
If this movie stands as a hole in your geekdom, as it did
for me, let it stand no more. Forty-five minutes is all it takes to fill that
hole with the greats geek-filled musical you will ever see. Watch it.
Overall Opinion – 5/5
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