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Post by ModdedCentipede on May 29, 2020 13:09:33 GMT
This week, we cross the border (after crossing a few oceans for us non-Yanks) for a meeting with...  Chosen by: Bogard Year: 2012 Starring: Johnny Millenium, Rob "Rob Man" Thrift, Brian Milne, DJ Robichauld, John Lester Written by: Johnny Millenium |
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Post by Bogard on May 29, 2020 14:23:25 GMT
This was such good movie that captured the character and the show really well that lived up to all my expectations on what a Happy Console gamer the movie should be. Captured the atmosphere and soul of the glory days of HCG.
This movie pretty much cost him nothing and it was miles better than the AVGN movie.
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Post by stratogustav on May 29, 2020 22:28:21 GMT
Thanks for this recommendation, I have been subscribed to his channel for some time now, and I watch his videos here and there, but I had no idea this movie even existed. It looks like his channel have been rocking it for quite some time now. I had no idea.
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Post by Balder on May 30, 2020 0:02:54 GMT
I guess it makes a good addition to our discussion of YouTube gaming channel movies. I'll watch this movie this weekend.
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Post by Balder on May 30, 2020 15:18:59 GMT
Watched it, and here's my thoughts on it:
"Another YouTuber movie, or at least an attempt at making a movie because this is just a long YouTube video. Its production value is high... for a YouTube video back in 2012. This is essentially a zero budget movie. It is just a couple of friends who got together to make a feature length video. I feel it is kind of unfair to compare it to the AVGN movie since that was actually a movie production, even thought the writing on that was awful. There is a lot of work and passion put into this movie and it clearly shows, but I would never go as far to call it an actual movie. The writing is not clever, it essentially uses generic plot points and characters that are all derived from inspirations, that is not to say that this movie is not funny at times because it really is. I am have not watched a lot of Happy Console Gamer videos, but I have watched enough to where I know his character and I am sure that fans of his channel like this movie a lot. In many ways it is better than the bigger budgeted YouTube movies that stray away from the spirit of the original channel; this is actually true to its source material. As a film, this is not that great, but as a YouTube video, I cannot complain about all that much." 2/5.
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Post by Bogard on May 30, 2020 18:08:04 GMT
Watched it, and here's my thoughts on it: "Another YouTuber movie, or at least an attempt at making a movie because this is just a long YouTube video. Its production value is high... for a YouTube video back in 2012. This is essentially a zero budget movie. It is just a couple of friends who got together to make a feature length video. I feel it is kind of unfair to compare it to the AVGN movie since that was actually a movie production, even thought the writing on that was awful. There is a lot of work and passion put into this movie and it clearly shows, but I would never go as far to call it an actual movie. The writing is not clever, it essentially uses generic plot points and characters that are all derived from inspirations, that is not to say that this movie is not funny at times because it really is. I am have not watched a lot of Happy Console Gamer videos, but I have watched enough to where I know his character and I am sure that fans of his channel like this movie a lot. In many ways it is better than the bigger budgeted YouTube movies that stray away from the spirit of the original channel; this is actually true to its source material. As a film, this is not that great, but as a YouTube video, I cannot complain about all that much." 2/5. I think we should post the trailers for the movies on here also, to give people who haven't seen it a sense of what to expect. The HCG the movie isn't a movie I guess in the sense that it wasn't released in any theatre or had a budget, but it was never meant to be. They said from the very beginning that this project was going to be just a couple of friends in front of a camera for about an hour. It literally cost them nothing to make for all the actors you see in the movie were friends who did it for free. But they achieved what they set out to do and i guess "the Movie" bit in the title just refers to "The Happy Console Gamer the Adventure episode" if you will. I for one loved it because it captured the character and the atmosphere of the show at the time really well and I liked it way more than the AVGN movie which I didn't like at all. But then again AVGN himself said he wasn't happy with the way his movie turned out and how the final result would of been very different if he knew what to expect or didn't have all the obstacles that he faced while filming. |
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Post by Balder on May 30, 2020 22:04:11 GMT
Watched it, and here's my thoughts on it: "Another YouTuber movie, or at least an attempt at making a movie because this is just a long YouTube video. Its production value is high... for a YouTube video back in 2012. This is essentially a zero budget movie. It is just a couple of friends who got together to make a feature length video. I feel it is kind of unfair to compare it to the AVGN movie since that was actually a movie production, even thought the writing on that was awful. There is a lot of work and passion put into this movie and it clearly shows, but I would never go as far to call it an actual movie. The writing is not clever, it essentially uses generic plot points and characters that are all derived from inspirations, that is not to say that this movie is not funny at times because it really is. I am have not watched a lot of Happy Console Gamer videos, but I have watched enough to where I know his character and I am sure that fans of his channel like this movie a lot. In many ways it is better than the bigger budgeted YouTube movies that stray away from the spirit of the original channel; this is actually true to its source material. As a film, this is not that great, but as a YouTube video, I cannot complain about all that much." 2/5. I think we should post the trailers for the movies on here also, to give people who haven't seen it a sense of what to expect. The HCG the movie isn't a movie I guess in the sense that it wasn't released in any theatre or had a budget, but it was never meant to be. They said from the very beginning that this project was going to be just a couple of friends in front of a camera for about an hour. It literally cost them nothing to make for all the actors you see in the movie were friends who did it for free. But they achieved what they set out to do and i guess "the Movie" bit in the title just refers to "The Happy Console Gamer the Adventure episode" if you will. I for one loved it because it captured the character and the atmosphere of the show at the time really well and I liked it way more than the AVGN movie which I didn't like at all. But then again AVGN himself said he wasn't happy with the way his movie turned out and how the final result would of been very different if he knew what to expect or didn't have all the obstacles that he faced while filming. It's a way better movie than the AVGN one regardless. |
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Post by Pimpjira on Jun 1, 2020 20:04:24 GMT
I like the channel but still haven't gotten around to watching this.
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Post by Bogard on Jun 1, 2020 20:15:22 GMT
I like the channel but still haven't gotten around to watching this. To be honest the channel itself isn't that great as of now and hasn't been for the past couple of years. There was a time where HCG was the only reason I logged into Youtube, but now he's become a lifeless drone who's incredibly predictable and has no real opinion besides EVERYTHING IS GREAT!. |
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Post by centipede on Jun 3, 2020 14:34:36 GMT
I like the channel but still haven't gotten around to watching this. To be honest the channel itself isn't that great as of now and hasn't been for the past couple of years. There was a time where HCG was the only reason I logged into Youtube, but now he's become a lifeless drone who's incredibly predictable and has no real opinion besides EVERYTHING IS GREAT!. Has he sold out or has he turned senile? |
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Post by Bogard on Jun 3, 2020 16:26:59 GMT
To be honest the channel itself isn't that great as of now and hasn't been for the past couple of years. There was a time where HCG was the only reason I logged into Youtube, but now he's become a lifeless drone who's incredibly predictable and has no real opinion besides EVERYTHING IS GREAT!. Has he sold out or has he turned senile? lol yeah it's more on the lines of being senile. There really isn't any point of watching his reviews on anything for the past couple of years because you'll know exactly what he's going to say. |
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Post by Balder on Jun 4, 2020 2:06:36 GMT
Has he sold out or has he turned senile? lol yeah it's more on the lines of being senile. There really isn't any point of watching his reviews on anything for the past couple of years because you'll know exactly what he's going to say. The parody by Game Sack was hilarious though. You should watch it if you haven't. |
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Post by Bogard on Jun 4, 2020 2:27:14 GMT
lol yeah it's more on the lines of being senile. There really isn't any point of watching his reviews on anything for the past couple of years because you'll know exactly what he's going to say. The parody by Game Sack was hilarious though. You should watch it if you haven't. lol I remember watching it and not likeing it because I was huge fan of the HCG at the time. will rewatch it to see what I think of it now. |
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Post by Balder on Jun 4, 2020 14:28:35 GMT
The parody by Game Sack was hilarious though. You should watch it if you haven't. lol I remember watching it and not likeing it because I was huge fan of the HCG at the time. will rewatch it to see what I think of it now. I thought all of those parodies were spot on. |
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