For fans. Not for not fans.

I'll try not to give anything away here. My summation is my title. If you're a fan of the channel, like I am, this is great fun. That's not to say the movie is great, it's just to say that, especially with a few beers in you and a decent knowledge of AVGN episodes, there's enough here to keep you entertained and chuckling through the nearly 2 hour runtime.

As others have said, it is a love letter to fans. So fans should check it out, pay for it please, and enjoy. You will enjoy it. It's filled to the brim with references and cameos and there's also some things in here that defy convention in the storytelling department. It's good stuff if you know and like what you're getting in to. I can only imagine what a person who is new to AVGN would think, though. I'd imagine their reaction would not be positive because it simply was not made for them. Great for the fans, not a smart idea in terms of marketing. But in the end, it's a love letter to fans. A big THANK YOU for the support. And I'd like to take this opportunity to thank James for his effort.

The best part is easily Bear McCreaery's sound track. It might slip right by you if you don't listen for it, but when it kicks in and you pay attention you will realize what a true talent this guy is. And how cool is it that he did this? He's not exactly an unknown. He did this out of passion, clearly. And that's *beep* awesome.

The story is fun and entertaining (again, for 2 hours. That's quite an accomplishment). That's about it. It's nothing amazing, but it satiates what we've wanted. Would producing more AVGN episodes have been better than this movie? IMO, yes, but I respect the chance James took here and while it didn't totally pay off, it basically broke even.

Now for the negative:

This movie relies heavily on the "intentionally bad" miniature and puppet effects. It was very funny at times, but I believe the low production value outside of the intentional really took away from the impact of these sight gags. Many of the shots were out of focus. So many, in fact, I'd say it was at least one per scene. And it just had a youtube look, despite the aspect ratio. I didn't expect PTA 70mm The Master here, but it wasn't a huge step up from the latest AVGN episodes. At least those were entirely in focus. This theme of low budget, rushed film making rang true throughout the movie, from the acting to the script to the cinematography. Which is not to say these things make the movie itself bad, but they did take away from the impact of the "intentionally bad", which was something that occurred quite often. Often enough, at least, to make it the biggest negative IMO. Those gags would have been much funnier had the rest of the movie not felt like a struggle to appear well made/produced.


In summation:

If you're a fan, please pay up the small fee instead of torrenting it and watch the movie. It's worth it. There's some good stuff here. You can practically hear James and co. screaming at you "we did this for you!" through the screen. If you're not a fan, watch some episodes on youtube and maybe you'll get into it and then watch the movie. If you don't find the youtube episodes funny, I doubt you'll find this funny and will likely hate it.

Thanks, James, for your years and years of entertainment. Please keep it up! Fans of AVGN are true fans and will remain loyal no matter what. While this is nowhere near a masterpiece, it is a love letter to us, the fans, and a great way (if you're a fan) to spend two hours.