I was completely blown away watching this the first time. I thought that it would be cheesy and crude. This musical ended up giving great characters, hilarious dialogue, wonderful songs and a surprising amount of depth and emotion. Now if you go into this musical thinking it's going to be a comedy, it is until the last five minutes or so. That part will kill you. Aside from that it's hilarious.
The characters are some of the most likable characters ever created. Dr. Horrible may be the most lovable villain ever put on screen. Even though he's a villain who desires world domination, in reality he's a shy awkward white guy. When not rocking a suit, Neil Patrick Harris is the perfect awkward white guy. Felicia Day plays his love interest Penny and she's great. I am in love with Felicia Day so my opinion of her is obviously biased. She could play a rotting corpse and my love for her wouldn't change at all! Dr. Horrible's arch-enemy Captain Hammer is played by Nathan Fillion. He steals the show in just about every scene and song he's in. Yeah, Fillion can sing. Bet you never guessed that Captain Mal Reynolds could sing. I didn't guess that.
Some of the songs are more comedic, some are more dramatic, some are sad and some have a chorus of cowboys. In short, the soundtrack is flawless.
After finishing this, I was amazed how good it was. Then I looked who wrote the script, songs, produced, directed and created this. It was none other than Joss Whedon. It's official, Whedon can do anything. Anything.
Final Report: If you haven't seen Dr. Horrible's Blog Sing-Along yet, I implore you to do so. It's on Netflix, it's shorter than an episode of Star Trek The Next Generation and you won't regret watching it. Another incredible addition to the ever growing Whedonverse.
Yeah, I thought this one was great too. VERY funny. I forget what happens at the end that makes it a tear-jerker, but sometimes I'm a cyberman (or a cyberman crossed with the tin man). Speaking of cyberman, maybe you should watch and review The Lawnmower Man. It's an oldie but a goodie and I'd be curious to read movieandtvreviewsbyjoel.blogspot.com's comments on it. --Jer
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting Jer! I'll try to review The Lawnmower Man but I have so many movies that I'm just dying to review! After I finish reviewing all seven Batman films, I'll put it on my "Must review list"
ReplyDeleteSara and I watched it last night thanks to this review! I think it was a hit, although it's an oddball movie for sure. It's full of great lines though. This one that made me laugh:
ReplyDeletePenny: But, he turned out to be totally sweet. Sometimes people are layered like that. There's something totally different underneath than what's on the surface.
Dr. Horrible: And sometimes there's a third, even deeper level, and that one is the same as the top surface one. Like with pie.
--Jer
Or like onions. Or cakes. Or parfaits!
DeleteStay tuned later this year for Joss Wheadon's take on Shakespeare. He's doing Much Ado About Nothing.
ReplyDeleteHickey
I'm very excited for that. What better way to follow up a record shattering summer blockbuster with a black and white, independent Shakespearean film?
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