I'd like to add Butt-Monkey: Ronny to the index. Hung and Eric bring his rival Joe, to game, suggest Ronny has had a Date with Rosie Palms, cheat in front of him and whine about it when he stops them. Ronny is awkwa,rd around Gwen, who ignores him in favor of Joe, and has to endure his helpers stealing his triumphant moment. His game is wrecked, his player based killed, and he himself winds up dead by the end of the movie. What should be his Crowning Moment of Awesome, understanding the nature of Eric's book and figuring out what has happened, is undercut by the fact that this information ends up being useless; undercut by the fact that the heroes win using a truck and Joe's ability to rock out. Even the epilogue, which notes that his game was great, is subverted by another Date with Rosie Palms joke.
I'd like to get other peoples' opinions before cleaning up and posting this.
I'd like to add Butt-Monkey: Ronny to the index. Hung and Eric bring his rival Joe, to game, suggest Ronny has had a Date with Rosie Palms, cheat in front of him and whine about it when he stops them. Ronny is awkwa,rd around Gwen, who ignores him in favor of Joe, and has to endure his helpers stealing his triumphant moment. His game is wrecked, his player based killed, and he himself winds up dead by the end of the movie. What should be his Crowning Moment of Awesome, understanding the nature of Eric's book and figuring out what has happened, is undercut by the fact that this information ends up being useless; undercut by the fact that the heroes win using a truck and Joe's ability to rock out. Even the epilogue, which notes that his game was great, is subverted by another Date with Rosie Palms joke. I'd like to get other peoples' opinions before cleaning up and posting this.