It was at precisely the moment when I began to think that the final chapter of Dr. Horrible was actually starting to suck that it suddenly became much better than I had hoped for…
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One word review: Wowza.
Definitely lived up to the hype, and surpassed even my very high expectations. Haha, I’ve already seen it twice tonight, and have plans to see it in theatres at least once more this weekend. And then I’ll probably see it again, in IMAX this time, sometime in the coming week.
It really is that good. (Plus I’m a huge nerd, haha). So ya, I give it an “A” ranking (not quite the rare “A+”, due to my minor issues – see below eventually). But best superhero movie ever, no contest.
So the second act of Dr. Horrible proved to be even more enjoyable than the first.
The whole geek anti-hero aspect of the story is definitely what makes it entertaining – so strikingly cliché, and yet told from an opposite perspective. And delightfully musical.
The crescendo intro duet was great, as was the outro rock-ish tension builder. Harris has a really great “abject dejection” face, and the blink-twitch is a nice mannerism touch that emphasizes the whole socially-inept-genius element. I especially enjoy the visual of him in the goggles and labsuit, awesome costume work. Haha, both Captain Hammer and Dr. Horrible remind me so much of Freedom Force.
“The hammer is my penis”. Hahaha. Instantly classic.
I’m looking forward to the third and final act, which drops on Saturday.
Oh Joss Whedon, you’ve done it again.
Ok, so it wasn’t actually that great. But for a < 15 min. musical comedy vlog, it was worth my time. Neil Patrick Harris came across surprisingly good (I hate Malcolm in the Middle, for the record, which affects my judgment). Uber-cool Nathan Fillion was actually kinda douchey, but I guess that’s his character. Although, it was amusing to hear both of them sing (Harris – again, surprisingly good). Felicia Day I don’t really find attractive at all, which kinda ruins her hero’s-romantic-interest potential in my books, but she has massive geek cred so it’s ok.
Overall it was campy but enjoyable, quirky but watchable – and touched actual emotions just enough (laundromat scene/song) to make me want to watch Act II when it drops tomorrow.
The inflated-popularity is hugely attributable to fellow browncoats looking for some of that Whedon+Fillion magic to be revived again (that was my reason for tuning in), and although Firefly can’t be bested, seeing Fillion again, in anything with Whedon’s name on it, is almost good enough. The key word being “almost”.