Video Games: The Movie (2014)

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I didn't make it past the time-line at the beginning, when they omitted the Wii U from it. That, there, told me the to watch the rest would be to waste my time. 'Nuff said.But I do have to write more.The little I did watch had nothing but flash and pizazz, but seemed like a rotten apple on the inside. I feel the authors of this work have never actually played a video game, never actually watched a documentary, or even watched a YouTube video by people like the Gaming Historian or Kim Justice. Lots of MTV-style flash in the pan editing, most likely done on a MacBook Air with the default iMovie version installed.So, they funded this on Kickstarter? They need to return the money to the investors. And calling themselves "The Movie"? They missed that honor by a King's mile! There are ways to do documentaries on this subject, and still be accurate. Even offering a companion book, etc. I mean, I doubt they covered video game magazines, like Nintendo Power, GamePro, etc., that were VERY powerful during video game history.Nope. Just a bunch of ignorant PS3 players who "think" they know video games. I'll repeat my opening paragraph to close:"I didn't make it past the time-line at the beginning, when they omitted the Wii U from it. That, there, told me the to watch the rest would be to waste my time. 'Nuff said."

Video Games: The Movie(2014) Starring: Sean Austin, Wil Wheaton, Zach Braff, Alison Haislip, Donald Faison, Chloe Dykstra, Chris Hardwick, Clare Grant, Nolan Bushnell, Jim Brown Directed By:Jeremy Snead Review To watch a documentary you have to love or enjoy the topic. I am a gamer I love playing video games, I'm more for movies yes but I do enjoy a good game every once in a while. I own an XBOX 360 soon to be XBOX ONE and a Nintendo WII. But for some reason I did not find this documentary all that enjoyable. Narrated by Sean Astin and featuring in-depth interviews with the godfathers who started it all, the icons of game design, and the geek gurus who are leading us into the future, "Video Games: The Movie" is a celebration of gaming from Atari to Xbox and an eye- opening look at what lies ahead. The documentary should have been something special but it comes as an excuse to be an informative book of something you could have read online about the history about virtual technology and video games. I wasn't too big on the documentary for this, but it is great to see the images of the nostalgic games of the past and the great ones of the present. I did enjoy however the the talks about gaming of the future and where it's going, innovative talk like that always is something I like to hear. I don't review a lot of documentaries so I can't necessarily say if all the elements of a good documentary is present, but I give Video Games: The Movie a two out of five.

-Video Games: The Movie review: - Video Games: The Movie is a documentary about video games. My first documentary review, bear with me….-So I actually thought this was Indie Game: The Movie and got really excited, until I found out they were two very different things. Nonetheless, I still finished Video Games: The Movie and have something else to review! -The documentary looks at nearly every element of video games, which I thought would be too much for 90 minutes, but I actually feel like they covered everything well. It looks at origins and technical aspects and popularity and reception and criticism and all that jazz.-It is narrated by Sean Astin (Sam from LOTR) and I liked that it was. It also had a lot of people in it that I recognized, so that was cool.-The music was fun and fitting. It also used a TON of games. Even games that I have played! (And I don't play many games) -It covers the whole violence debate and puts it to shame, which I thought was impressive. Although it slammed films A LOT and I didn't like that at all.-The editing feels like a documentary. There are long montages of pictures and it feels slow.-Idk what it is rated, but there is nothing offensive.-So if you don't hate documentaries and you don't hate video games, Video Games: The Movie is worth a Netflix watch! 7/10.

I don't consider myself a gamer. Of course I've played video games. Growing up, my siblings and I would play on our Nintendo 64, Play Station 2, and Game Boy Advance. I still play video games with my friends, but not consistently. I don't have the knowledge that some of my friends do about video games. I was interested in watching this film though, because I knew little about the video game industry and was curious. Jeremy Snead's "Video Games: The Movie" is a documentary about video games that is broken up into 4 clear sections: history, culture, creation, and future. Throughout these 4 sections, Sean Astin narrates and a collection of video gamers and creators tell us about video games, what they mean, how we use them, where they were, where they're going, and why so many people love them.The first half an hour or so bursts with energy and gives us an overview of the history of video games. The opening credit sequence is fun and is a tribute to video games. Although it feels rushed, has missing parts, and can be a little hard to keep up with, it keeps you engaged. The rest of the film jumps around and fills in the blanks throughout the other sections. I'm not sure why Snead did this. Why not give a complete telling of the history of video games from start to finish? "Video Games: The Movie" feels kind of broken up when it could have been more of a holistic documentary. It could have been stronger in storytelling, but it still works.Sean Astin has fun being a narrator and the people being interviewed have a deep passion for video games. Snead does a great job of capturing the love of video games and what they mean to our society. You may not always get the small details of who built what and why, but you get the essence of video games and why they have been so successful and ingrained in our culture. Snead's "Video Games: The Movie" has its speed bumps and may not capture all the gritty details about the video game world, but it's a good overview of video game history and culture that captures the love people have for video games. Going into this knowing little about the video game world, I feel like I know much more about them now. I want to go out and play some video games now.