Thinking over this special, I decided to look on IMDB to see the reception it got. It got 5/10, but that didn't really suprise me because calling this a film really stretches the definition. It's a feature-length crossover between the TGWTG people done in 3 days. Not that that excuses them from criticism; it's more that it explains why it turned out the way it did. Usually for a film, the plot is the main element, with the characters being formed to complement the plot. But here, it's the plot that serves the characters.
Which can work. I'm not saying that it doesn't here, for the most part. But the problem is that even if the main focus is on your characters, the plot still needs to stand on it's own. Taking the plot out of contention for a moment, everything else falls into place if you're a fan of TGWTG.com. If you're not a fan of it, then it obviously won't. Admittedly some characters change, but then there's not really a canon to most of it anywhere (Unless you're Spoony or Linkara).
But then we have to bring the story back into the mix, and this is where I admit that this is what lets the whole shaboodle down. The style of comedy that the people of TGWTG do doesn't really translate into epic crossover plots. I'd point out here that I said CROSSOVER plots. I like Linkara's plots, and Spoony's plots. It's not to everyones tastes, in fact the haters hate it with a passion, but I don't see how adding things to grip and intruigue the audience is a bad thing. But when you have a plot tailored to giving everyone (except Handsome Tom, who's sent to flagpole duty) a moment in the sun and then trying weave the remainder into something it gets... warped.
Mostly it just feels... rushed. There needed to be more time spent crafting the story so it flows better. Here, it meanders. And a meandering river can be interesting, but when people are expecting the rapids they're gonna be dissapointed. It could've been 1 hour long, and we'd have missed little. Acting-wise it's solid all round; Cinema Snob is the standout, Bhargo and James Rolfe get their funny Cameos and Phelous and Film Brain break through their previous bad reps.
Overall, I enjoyed it but as a film it just doesn't work. As a feature length special, it mostly does, but it also shows that a rushed schedule and a surplus of characters just doesn't mix very well. (6/10)
A Feature-Length TV special, for Good and for Bad
Thinking over this special, I decided to look on IMDB to see the reception it got. It got 5/10, but that didn't really suprise me because calling this a film really stretches the definition. It's a feature-length crossover between the TGWTG people done in 3 days. Not that that excuses them from criticism; it's more that it explains why it turned out the way it did. Usually for a film, the plot is the main element, with the characters being formed to complement the plot. But here, it's the plot that serves the characters.
Which can work. I'm not saying that it doesn't here, for the most part. But the problem is that even if the main focus is on your characters, the plot still needs to stand on it's own. Taking the plot out of contention for a moment, everything else falls into place if you're a fan of TGWTG.com. If you're not a fan of it, then it obviously won't. Admittedly some characters change, but then there's not really a canon to most of it anywhere (Unless you're Spoony or Linkara).
But then we have to bring the story back into the mix, and this is where I admit that this is what lets the whole shaboodle down. The style of comedy that the people of TGWTG do doesn't really translate into epic crossover plots. I'd point out here that I said CROSSOVER plots. I like Linkara's plots, and Spoony's plots. It's not to everyones tastes, in fact the haters hate it with a passion, but I don't see how adding things to grip and intruigue the audience is a bad thing. But when you have a plot tailored to giving everyone (except Handsome Tom, who's sent to flagpole duty) a moment in the sun and then trying weave the remainder into something it gets... warped.
Mostly it just feels... rushed. There needed to be more time spent crafting the story so it flows better. Here, it meanders. And a meandering river can be interesting, but when people are expecting the rapids they're gonna be dissapointed. It could've been 1 hour long, and we'd have missed little. Acting-wise it's solid all round; Cinema Snob is the standout, Bhargo and James Rolfe get their funny Cameos and Phelous and Film Brain break through their previous bad reps.
Overall, I enjoyed it but as a film it just doesn't work. As a feature length special, it mostly does, but it also shows that a rushed schedule and a surplus of characters just doesn't mix very well. (6/10)