James Rolfe is a huge inspiration to me and led me to discover my love for filmmaking, i'm also a huge fan of the AVGN series. So it saddens me to say I couldn't even finish this waste of time. I followed the production from announcement to completion and I can't believe how truly awful it is.. After seeing this Im left to wonder if James is in any way a competent filmmaker. Ive seen all his college films and while they aren't great they show technical competence and at least some creative ability. What it boils down to is James doesnt seem to be an especially imaginative or creative person, at least if this film is anything to go by. Everything in this film is ripped from things James likes such as video games, giant monster movies, zombie movies you get the idea. Ive seen almost all his videos so I know what he likes in movies and while he loves the superficial elements things like story, character, good writing and all the key components of a good film dont seem to interest him and this film fully demonstrates it. This isn't a movie its James Rolfe emptying his nostalgic fantasies onto the screen and putting his angry video game nerd character in the centre of it all. There is no attempt to tell a compelling story, give us interesting characters or even competent effects. The comedy is pitiful and well below what James has demonstrated in his AVGN series. James has always had a love for practical effects and has given many a bitter tirade about modern cgi so in this film he aimed for as many practical effects as possible. Are they charming? Sure. Are they in any way convincing? Of course not and maybe this was the intention but James, if you aren't gonna take this film seriously why should we? This movie is just a massive in joke and comes across as senseless. Its not funny its not entertaining and as a huge AVGN fan I was severely let down. I wish James all the best in his future projects but honestly as much as his journey inspired my younger self part of me wonders if James is just a poor filmmaker. I love James' passion but that passion is wasted in garbage like this.

Yes, the movie is not perfect, but I really enjoyed it. It's better than most of the comedy movies we get anyway.I think it was the bad idea to have that many bad effects in the last part of the movie with too many ridiculous things that are happening. It should have been more realistic until the end because first half of the movie was quite realistic compare to the ending. So I think the problem are not effects or other stuff, because it kept the feeling of AVGN, but the problem is consistency through out the whole movie.Overall, I think it's pretty cool movie, that I've never seen before, so good work!To the haters: I don't understand you, most of you don't make any sense. You don't like things that what this movie makes of what it is. It's like saying "I hate this horror movie because it's scared me".

I'm a fan of the AVGN and respect him for making his movie and getting it out. Unfortunately the film is not what I and some others had hoped for, even with conservative expectations. Here is a summary of the good and bad aspects: THE GOOD:The sound has a nice clarity to it and the practical effects were funny at times - the models, costumes, soundtrack and sound effects in this movie had some decent effort put into them.THE BAD:Plot - Way too many plot points, at times it seems like the plot was written by an overexcited kid. This movie includes plot points involving: an evil corporation, reviewing games, hoaxes, zombies, a double agent girl, Area 51, evil military, aliens and a giant god (the poorly thought out Death Mwauthzyx). Just one or two plot points should have been the focus, instead it is needlessly convoluted. Acting - No one seems to be taking this seriously. It's meant to be fun, but don't treat it like a school play, at least give a proper performance that is serious when needed. The actors play it like a kids movie. James has a large adult fan base, so why make the screenplay and acting so childish? Also a major issue is that James himself sometimes looks so uncomfortable on screen that it's painful to watch.Writing - The humour is often lame and juvenile - eg. when the military Humvee blows up from hitting a pane of glass... Zandor's long, boring speech with a ton of exposition and clumsy foreshadowing. Cooper pushes the nerd early on, then suddenly tells him to give up and go home - inconsistent writing that is annoying to watch. Character names, including - Cockburn, McButter and Dark Onward - these are supposed to be funny? Cinematography - Many of the shots outside are overexposed; color balance and brightness is off too, to the point where the film often looks ugly.Overall - The movie should have been a lot better and also not so juvenile. I expected more from James - someone who has made short films and analyzed feature length films for years. Seemingly no one he worked with offered honest feedback and instead just agreed with him during the production. Because of all the reasons mentioned in this review, this movie really misses the mark unfortunately.

I do not want to use the words, "disgrace", "abomination", and "gaming" in the same sentence to describe this movie. While they may be true, I want to give this movie a fair review like I would any other game. Having said that, I am a long time fan of the AVGN; I started watching his movies sometime around 2007; but when I see this movie, it does the AVGN a disservice.The Angry Video Game Nerd is all about reviewing bad games; he reviews them so that we don't have to play them. If it isn't about the entertainment value behind swearing and getting frustrated at games (we've all been there) then it is often about learning about bad games that the viewer doesn't know existed. This could be an awesome premise for a movie, but the movie pays no homages to the character as much as it involves him in an adventure; I can remember a similar movie in a similar vane, "Peewee's Big Adventure".The AVGN lives playing bad games as a lifestyle; he also works as a clerk for a video game rental store. The movie throws him into bad acting, stereotyping of nerds, and otherwise a plot with him against the production schedule of a greedy company that holds no values sacred when it comes to gaming. The plot could have stayed there, but it instead throws in a secret government project and unfinished business with the video game crash of 1983.The movie has a few good things going for it; it has the AVGN, the opening montage and music pays homage to him and looks good, the opening documentary on E.T. is not out of place in the movie; the dream scene that pays homage to bad, but classic monster movies of the 1950s-1980s, is also good. However, out of place special effects, over the top characterization, bad action sequences, and bad jokes make this an otherwise bad movie.In this day and age where good movies are plenty, I do not expect to see such a bad movie. The movie is quite possibly the worst I have ever reviewed; I do not recommend this to gamers, and I would suggest fans of the AVGN steer clear of it.Originally posted to Orion Age (http://www.orionphysics.com/? p=6156).