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* AwesomeMusic: By BearMcCreary, with the request of making the soundtrack sound big and bombastic like you would expect from ''TheMovie'' (the behind-the-scenes Vlog even has Rolfe and Mc Creary referencing ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'' as inspiration). For your purusal, his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA-tZoGMxE remix of the Angry Video Game Nerd main theme]].

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* AwesomeMusic: By BearMcCreary, with the request of making the soundtrack sound big and bombastic like you would expect from ''TheMovie'' (the behind-the-scenes Vlog even has Rolfe and Mc Creary referencing ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'' and the White Lion version of its theme as inspiration). For your purusal, his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA-tZoGMxE remix of the Angry Video Game Nerd main theme]].

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* AwesomeMusic: By BearMcCreary, with the request of making the soundtrack sound big and bombastic like you would expect from ''TheMovie'' (the behind-the-scenes Vlog even has Rolfe and Mc Creary referencing ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'' as inspiration). For your purusal, his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA-tZoGMxE remix of the Angry Video Game Nerd main theme]].



* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Mandy being able to stand up to [=McButter=] (a ''commando!'') despite the assaults she takes on, and even takes advantage of her superior's stupidity to further mock her. [[spoiler: She eventually turns the tables physically and ends up defeating her!]]

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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: MomentOfAwesome: Mandy being able to stand up to [=McButter=] (a ''commando!'') despite the assaults she takes on, and even takes advantage of her superior's stupidity to further mock her. [[spoiler: She eventually turns the tables physically and ends up defeating her!]]



* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: By BearMcCreary, with the request of making the soundtrack sound big and bombastic like you would expect from ''TheMovie'' (the behind-the-scenes Vlog even has Rolfe and Mc Creary referencing TransformersTheMovie as inspiration). For your pursual, his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA-tZoGMxE remix of the Angry Video Game Nerd main theme]].
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: By BearMcCreary, with the request of making the soundtrack sound big and bombastic like you would expect from ''TheMovie'' (the behind-the-scenes Vlog even has Rolfe and Mc Creary referencing TransformersTheMovie as inspiration). For your pursual, his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA-tZoGMxE the remix of the Angry Video Game Nerd main theme]].

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: By BearMcCreary, with the request of making the soundtrack sound big and bombastic like you would expect from ''TheMovie'' (the behind-the-scenes Vlog even has Rolfe and Mc Creary referencing TransformersTheMovie as inspiration). For your pursual, his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA-tZoGMxE the remix of the Angry Video Game Nerd main theme]].
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: By BearMcCreary, with the request of making the soundtrack sound big and bombastic like you would expect from ''TheMovie'' (the behind-the-scenes Vlog even has Rolfe and Mc Creary explicitly reference TransformersTheMovie as inspiration). For your pursual, his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA-tZoGMxE the remix of the Angry Video Game Nerd main theme]].

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: By BearMcCreary, with the request of making the soundtrack sound big and bombastic like you would expect from ''TheMovie'' (the behind-the-scenes Vlog even has Rolfe and Mc Creary explicitly reference referencing TransformersTheMovie as inspiration). For your pursual, his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA-tZoGMxE the remix of the Angry Video Game Nerd main theme]].
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CrowningMusicOfAwesome: By BearMcCreary, with the request of making the soundtrack sound big and bombastic like you would expect from ''TheMovie'' (the behind-the-scenes Vlog even has Rolfe and Mc Creary explicitly reference TransformersTheMovie as inspiration). For your pursual, his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA-tZoGMxE the remix of the Angry Video Game Nerd main theme]].

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: By BearMcCreary, with the request of making the soundtrack sound big and bombastic like you would expect from ''TheMovie'' (the behind-the-scenes Vlog even has Rolfe and Mc Creary explicitly reference TransformersTheMovie as inspiration). For your pursual, his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA-tZoGMxE the remix of the Angry Video Game Nerd main theme]].
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CrowningMusicOfAwesome: By BearMcCreary, with the request of making the soundtrack sound big and bombastic like you would expect from ''TheMovie'' (the behind-the-scenes Vlog even has Rolfe and Mc Creary explicitly reference TransformersTheMovie as inspiration). For your pursual, his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA-tZoGMxE the remix of the Angry Video Game Nerd main theme]].
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* NightmareFuel: The Nerd's nightmare about the carnival actually looks like a realistic Zombie Flick. Even though no blood was shown, the sound effects and terrified expression on the Nerd's face was enough for this troper to believe he was actually being eaten alive.

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* NightmareFuel: The Nerd's nightmare about the carnival actually looks like a realistic Zombie Flick. Even though no blood was shown, the sound effects and terrified expression on the Nerd's face was enough for this troper to believe he was can actually make you think he's being eaten alive. alive.
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I haven\'t seen the film myself, but based upon the majority of IMDB reviews I\'ve read, this statement could not be further from the truth.


** This trope basically summarize a good chunk of the reviews for this film: if you are a fan of the AVGN, you'll love it. If you are not a fan of the AVGN, you'll hate it.
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* HypeBacklash: While the film itself has been a success (especially among the fandom, James' target audience), anyone who isn't a fan of the Angry Video Game Nerd may find the film to be... below satisfactory.
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* AngstWhatAngst: You'd think Dark Onward would be at least a ''little bit'' angry over the [[spoiler:loss of BOTH of his arms, which is in addition to him ''already being on a wheelchair'' by the start of this movie.]]
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** Really, some of the special effects are easily to call out, which is part of the fun of watching this movie as a good chunk of it was intentional.
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* BrokenBase: Not to carry over from the [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd main page]], this is concerning only to the movie.
** The production to this movie divided the fans somewhat, with a good chunk of them disapproving of James Rolfe relying on [=IndieGoGo=] to get it funded, while so many others happily contributed to the project, even to the point where he had more than what he needed to make the film happen, and more.
** Then came the films release on Vimeo on Demand. $5 to rent, and $10 to purchase. A good chunk of people argued that he ought to make the film free to watch mainly because it was crowd-funded, while many others are ok with paying to watch it and even argued that this took the most amount of effort yet (especially if you've been following his updates) and is worthy of those prices.
** This trope basically summarize a good chunk of the reviews for this film: if you are a fan of the AVGN, you'll love it. If you are not a fan of the AVGN, you'll hate it.
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Mandy being able to stand up to [=McButter=] (a ''commando!'') despite the assaults she takes on, and even takes advantage of her superior's stupidity to further mock her. [[spoiler: She eventually turns the tables physically and ends up defeating her!]]
* CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming: The Nerd does genuinely love his fan base to the point of doing everything he can to make sure that not any more of them subject themselves to Eee Tee, even being over-protective of them. This gets lampshaded by a few of the major characters.


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* HypeBacklash: While the film itself has been a success (especially among the fandom, James' target audience), anyone who isn't a fan of the Angry Video Game Nerd may find the film to be... below satisfactory.
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** Bonding through the shared trauma of [[spoiler: being manhandled by Death Mwauthzyx]] maybe? Wouldn't that be an at least decent excuse to give a first date a try?

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** [[FireForgedFriends Bonding through the shared trauma trauma]] of [[spoiler: being manhandled by Death Mwauthzyx]] maybe? Wouldn't that be an at least decent excuse to give a first date a try?
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** Bonding through the shared trauma of [[spoiler: being manhandled by Death Mwauthzyx]] maybe? Wouldn't that be an at least decent excuse to give a first date a try?
** First date maybe. But {{Big Damn|Kiss}} SmoochOfVictory reminiscent of a famous photograph?

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** Bonding through the shared trauma of [[spoiler: being manhandled by Death Mwauthzyx]] maybe? Wouldn't that be an at least decent excuse to give a first date a try?
** First date maybe. But {{Big Damn|Kiss}} SmoochOfVictory reminiscent of a famous photograph?
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** First date maybe. But {{Big Damn|Kiss}} SmoochOfVictory reminiscent of a famous photograph? (Not to mention that photo itself has its unfortunate implications as it may or may not be depicting sexual assault.)

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** First date maybe. But {{Big Damn|Kiss}} SmoochOfVictory reminiscent of a famous photograph? (Not to mention that photo itself has its unfortunate implications as it may or may not be depicting sexual assault.)
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** Bonding through the shared trauma of [[spoiler: being manhandled by Death Mwauthzyx]] maybe? Wouldn't that be an at least decent excuse to give a first date a try?

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** Bonding through the shared trauma of [[spoiler: being manhandled by Death Mwauthzyx]] maybe? Wouldn't that be an at least decent excuse to give a first date a try?try?
** First date maybe. But {{Big Damn|Kiss}} SmoochOfVictory reminiscent of a famous photograph? (Not to mention that photo itself has its unfortunate implications as it may or may not be depicting sexual assault.)
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* NightmareFuel: The Nerd's nightmare about the carnival actually looks like a realistic Zombie Flick. Even though no blood was shown, the sound effects and terrified expression on the Nerd's face was enough for this troper to believe he was actually being eaten alive.
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* StrangledByTheRedString: The [[spoiler:Cooper/Mandy]] at the end came from where?! She only used him to get close to the Nerd and he accused her of being a DoubleAgent and left her to possibly die, romance was not in the movie.

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* StrangledByTheRedString: The [[spoiler:Cooper/Mandy]] at the end came from where?! She only used him to get close to the Nerd and he accused her of being a DoubleAgent and left her to possibly die, romance was not in the movie.movie.
** Bonding through the shared trauma of [[spoiler: being manhandled by Death Mwauthzyx]] maybe? Wouldn't that be an at least decent excuse to give a first date a try?
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How did it make anything harsher, exactly?


* HarsherInHindsight: The whole "nerds before birds" thing is a bit harder to watch given the "fake geek girl" controversy that popped up just before the film's release (note that the script was done several years earlier).
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* BileFascination: The Nerd explains that the reason he reviews terrible games is to keep people from playing them and ruining their lives. He is horrified to learn that his harsh criticisms usually ''entice'' people into playing them.
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* SpecialEffectsFailure: One pretty bad special effect occurs when The Nerd, Cooper, and Mandy try to cross [[ItMakesSenseInContext a stream of lava]], that is obviously CGI, and the actress playing Mandy actually ''steps in the lava a few steps'' before jumping on the platform! Other examples are deliberate to invoke laughs, such as the toy models for the van, and tank.

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* SpecialEffectsFailure: One pretty bad special effect occurs when The Nerd, Cooper, and Mandy try to cross [[ItMakesSenseInContext a stream of lava]], that is obviously CGI, and the actress playing Mandy actually ''steps in the lava a few steps'' before jumping on the platform! Other examples are deliberate to invoke laughs, such as the toy models for the van, and tank. The van doubles as NarmCharm as somber music is played as it burns up.
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* StrangledByTheRedString: The [[spoiler:Cooper/Mandy]] at the end came from where?!

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* StrangledByTheRedString: The [[spoiler:Cooper/Mandy]] at the end came from where?!where?! She only used him to get close to the Nerd and he accused her of being a DoubleAgent and left her to possibly die, romance was not in the movie.
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* StrangledByTheRedString: The [[Cooper/Mandy]] at the end came from where?!

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* StrangledByTheRedString: The [[Cooper/Mandy]] [[spoiler:Cooper/Mandy]] at the end came from where?!
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-->"Even my dreams are low-budget!"

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-->"Even my dreams are low-budget!"low-budget!"
* StrangledByTheRedString: The [[Cooper/Mandy]] at the end came from where?!
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* HarsherInHindsight: The whole "nerds before birds" thing is a bit harder to watch given the "fake geek girl" controversy that popped up just before the film's release (note that the script was done several years earlier).
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* HilariousInHindsight: The infamous Atari game burial rumor was proven true on [[http://www.gametrailers.com/news-post/73611/its-true-atari-e-t-cartridges-found-at-new-mexico-landfill April 26, 2014]], months after the movie wrapped up production.
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* EndingFatique: A complaint that has cropped up from some is that the film runs too long (about 2 hours) and could've been cut in some places.

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* EndingFatique: EndingFatigue: A complaint that has cropped up from some is that the film runs too long (about 2 hours) and could've been cut in some places.
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* EndingFatique: A complaint that has cropped up from some is that the film runs too long (about 2 hours) and could've been cut in some places.
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* ClumsyCopyrightCensorship: Obviously, they can't use the exact title "E.T.", so the game is constantly spelled as "EEE TEE", and the video game graphic shows E.T. with a mustache.



-->"Even my dreams are low-budget!"
* SpringtimeForHitler: Due to the Nerd's influence over gamers developing BileFascination, Mandi has developed a follow-up to ''Eee Tee'' that is designed to out-suck the original.

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-->"Even my dreams are low-budget!"
* SpringtimeForHitler: Due to the Nerd's influence over gamers developing BileFascination, Mandi has developed a follow-up to ''Eee Tee'' that is designed to out-suck the original.
low-budget!"
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* BileFascination: The Nerd explains that the reason he reviews terrible games is to keep people from playing them and ruining their lives. He is horrified to learn that his harsh criticisms usually ''entice'' people into playing them.
* ClumsyCopyrightCensorship: Obviously, they can't use the exact title "E.T.", so the game is constantly spelled as "EEE TEE", and the video game graphic shows E.T. with a mustache.
* PanderingToTheBase: The whole point of the film is The Nerd finally doing a review of the infamous "E.T." Atari game, which he finally does at the end of the film. Surprisingly, [[spoiler: he doesn't actually consider it the worst game ever made, and even points out that Atari's "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was more cryptic than their "E.T." game!]].
* SpecialEffectsFailure: One pretty bad special effect occurs when The Nerd, Cooper, and Mandy try to cross [[ItMakesSenseInContext a stream of lava]], that is obviously CGI, and the actress playing Mandy actually ''steps in the lava a few steps'' before jumping on the platform! Other examples are deliberate to invoke laughs, such as the toy models for the van, and tank.
-->"Even my dreams are low-budget!"
* SpringtimeForHitler: Due to the Nerd's influence over gamers developing BileFascination, Mandi has developed a follow-up to ''Eee Tee'' that is designed to out-suck the original.

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