Netflix Classic: World's Greatest Dad

Netflix Classic: World's Greatest Dad

Have you ever watched a movie so bad you wondered what were those people thinking? I do this all the time. In fact you can read my previous blog about ‘Sharknado’ it was the worst movie I have ever seen. Which has inspired me to start a log of all the movies I watch that are just down-right horrible, most of them are F-list horror movies with cooky titles found on Netflix, hence the label “Neflix Classics”.  Every Saturday you can find my latest “Netflix Classic” review right here on my Mountain FM Blog.

World's Greatest Dad (2009)

In one word this movie is dysfunctional. 

To give this movie credit it is bold. I never imagined the dark places this movie goes. Honestly, I picked it for this week’s Netflix Classic because I had a jones-ing for a Robin Williams family movie; World’s Greatest Dad was definitely not what I had in mind. Seriously, don't watch this movie based on it’s poster!

I found this movie really hard to watch. The topics were uncomfortable and the characters were all very hard to like. It is a twisted movie, even though I like raunchy comedy parts in this movie are too much.

The movie drags along too, character development happens quickly in the beginning and then you are waiting for the movies climax. World’s Greatest Dad then plateaus on the action for a while and eventually wraps up quickly.

I won’t be watching this one again. I’m not sure who I would recommend this movie to  I have a feeling it would make pretty much anyone feel uncomfortable and confused. Even for some dark comedy I don’t think this movie is funny enough to balance its grimness.

Netflix Classic: iSteve

Netflix Classic: iSteve 

Have you ever watched a movie so bad you wondered what were those people thinking? I do this all the time. In fact you can read my previous blog about ‘Sharknado’ it was the worst movie I have ever seen. Which has inspired me to start a log of all the movies I watch that are just down-right horrible, most of them are F-list horror movies with cooky titles found on Netflix, hence the label “Neflix Classics”.  Every Saturday you can find my latest “Netflix Classic” review right here on my Mountain FM Blog.

iSteve (2013)

With the release of the new bio-pic about Steve Jobs being last week I decided to pick a parody film about the life of Steve Jobs this week for my Netflix Classic this week it was released online in April and it is called 'iSteve'. It was just as bad as it sounds. 

It is not often that I find a comedy so bad that I will tell people not to watch it. Even movies I don't like have seem to have some silver lining redemption moments, not the case with 'iSteve'. Funny or Die (online comedy heroes) really disappointed me with this turd of a movie. 'iSteve' was just not funny. It is that simple. I watched the entire thing, at first I thought I had read the description wrong and that it was a serious movie. Then it continuously made errors about the life of Steve Jobs and really bad joke so I knew it really was trying to be a parody film. 

Urg. I am not a huge Jobs fan. I am not a hater either. I read his biography, I have invested time into learning about Steve Jobs and the makers of 'iSteve' clearly did not. It was made written in three days and shot in five, I think they could have had something if they invested more time into making it. I have yet to see 'Jobs' the Ashton Kutcher movie released last week, I think I will wait on that. From the press it has gotten I think I will wait until it makes it to Netflix.

I may take time out of my day and money out of my wallet to see the Aaron Sorkin adaptation of 'Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. I thought the book was fair and well written, I doubt the makers of 'iSteve' took the time to read it because there was little to no evidence of any research being done on the subject of his life.

I am being very critical, I know. It was just supposed to be a funny, light-hearted extended sketch but I found it kind of offensive. Funny or Die has a huge following, with people who will watch their content regardless of the quality.  

The only part of the movie that I thought was mildly funny was part of the evolution of Pixar that showed a meeting between George Lucas and Steve Jobs. 

Not worth your time, do anything else. Seriously, anything else. 

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Netflix Classic: Video Game High School

Netflix Classic: Video Game High School

Have you ever watched a movie so bad you wondered what were those people thinking? I do this all the time. In fact you can read my previous blog about ‘Sharknado’ it was the worst movie I have ever seen. Which has inspired me to start a log of all the movies I watch that are just down-right horrible, most of them are F-list horror movies with cooky titles found on Netflix, hence the label “Neflix Classics”.  Every Saturday you can find my latest “Netflix Classic” review right here on my Mountain FM Blog.

Video Game High School (2012)

My boyfriend and his friends love this movie. They quote it regularly, it drives me crazy.

Video Game High School is the result of an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign, like most other ‘Netflix Classics’ you won’t find any really familiar names in the cast list; except maybe the guy from Epic Meal Time (Harley Morenstein) and even that is pushing it. Video Game High School was originally a web series and then edited into a really, really long two-hour movie. A second series is now being released on http://www.rocketjump.com/.

As much as the boys love this movie, I really don’t understand the appeal of Video Game High School. The premise of the movie is pretty basic; it is an underdog story about a futuristic high school student fighting for his place at an elite school that swaps out sports for video games. Don’t worry, they cover all types of video games; from shooters to music there is a place for all gamer kids at this school.

The dialogue is kitschy to say the least. I would give you a few quotes here, but I really don’t think reading them in type does their silliness justice. I have no idea who the target is for this movie, it is too violent to be a kid’s movie and it is way too out there to attract adults. I am guessing this is the perfect movie for teens or twenty-something guys who wish they could have attended a high school centered on video games.

Watch the trailer below, if you’re not a fan than you most likely should stay away from this Netflix Classic. If it looks like your cup of tea, groovy I hope you enjoy it! Video Game High School is in the process of releasing the second season of webisodes, so I am sure a sequel is in the works.

For more about Video Game High School check out:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2170584/

Netflix Classic: John Dies at The End

Netflix Classic: John Dies at The End

Have you ever watched a movie so bad you wondered what were those people thinking? I do this all the time. In fact you can read my previous blog about ‘Sharknado’ it was the worst movie I have ever seen. Which has inspired me to start a log of all the movies I watch that are just down-right horrible, most of them are F-list horror movies with cooky titles found on Netflix, hence the label “Neflix Classics”.  Every Saturday you can find my latest “Netflix Classic” review right here on my Mountain FM Blog.

‘John Dies at the End’ (2012)

This movie completely lost me. I thought it would be the perfect movie to start this series of blogs off because of the sheer quirkiness of its name, I was wrong. The first half of the movie was decent, but the second half of the movie lost me.

The movie lost me, it was too complex and near the end not even funny enough to continue watching. I managed to stay awake to see the unlikely hero in his prime, saving the day. That was most definitly the highlight. The best thing I can say about this thriller/horror flick was that I had no idea what was going to happen next or how it would end... partially because I had no idea what was really going on. This pipe-dream of a movie is great if you can envision a world where a drug called 'soy sauce'. 

I would not re-watch this movie, I would recommend it to anyone wanting to get seriously lost and confused in a mess of sci-fi and sass for an evening. 

You can find ‘John Dies at the End’ by visiting the movie page on IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1783732/?ref_=sr_1