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/

How To Feel Super Old In One Simple Step: Watch The Teen Choice Awards

I had a pretty embarrassing Sunday. As you can read in my previous post found here, I spent the day learning about the world of competitive video gaming. Once that was finally over, I was excited to watch Big Brother and reenter my world of pointless girl drama. Little did I know I would have to cross through the torturous world that is teenagerdom first. That’s right, I suffered through a whole 20 minutes of the ‘Teen Choice Awards’.

Yes, it was suffering. I love award shows, but the ‘Teen Choice Awards’ is unbearable to adult-Kate. It is unfortunate because the same people who did a horrible job voting for the awards are the people attending the awards moshpit; teen girls. Here is the Kate Bruce magic equation for understanding teen girls, it all is based on how many you have to deal with.

1 teen girl – potential to be best friends for an afternoon, day or weekend, she will love everything you do and say you are the coolest

2 teen girls – they don’t like you, they ARE whispering about you and nothing you do is cool

3 teen girls – two of them are horrible (read above), one of them understands your pain and is surprisingly bearable

4 teen girls - just put on ‘Mean Girls’ (every girls guilty pleasure) and try to pull out the coolest crap you have to impress them

5+ teen girls – host and award show where they decide who is nominated and who wins the world… the biggest popularity party on earth

Always try to limit talking, on both sides of the equation.

After watching the horrible tail end of the program, including lots of unfamiliar faces presenting awards (seriously, I am a radio host I should know who these people are) and Miley Cyrus winning the inexplicable ‘Candies Fashion Trendsetter’ award (issue #1: 1998 called and wants it’s relevant sponsor back and issue #2: seriously the girl wearing a dog collar?). I was a little sour and depressed, when did I get so old?

But, then the ‘Teen Choice Awards’ redeemed itself… kind of. I caught a re-stream of Ashton (Chris) Kutcher’s speech that was surpisingly great. If you have no idea what I am talking about watch this (skip to 1:50):

Work hard, be sexy (by being smart) and don’t be afraid to stand out. Seriously an amazing message, from a not-so-serious guy; I am not a huge Ashton Kutcher fan but I am a big fan of this message (even though it was totally a plug for his new Steve Jobs bio-pic). A little more intelligent than Miley’s, “Thank you guys so much! You little kids having fun this year at the Teen Choice Awards?” 

The worst really won’t and can’t stop, right?

This blog was totally spurred on by these kiddos total lack of judgment; everyone knows ‘Get Lucky’ and ‘Blurred Lines’ are the songs of the summer… chosing ‘We Can’t Stop’ just shows how bad their judgment is.

Also, it made me feel really old.