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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Two words: Superhero Musical.
More words: This is the DVD version of a 3-part webseries masterminded by Joss Whedon. He's the guy who created Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly, so you know you're onto a good thing here. He and his friends made this during the Writers Guild strike, in their own time and with their own money!
The songs are catchy, it's all very entertaining and there's some great one liners! The sad thing is it's very short (about 40 minutes), but the DVD comes with a bunch of extras (about 90 minutes worth), including real people applying to join the Evil League of Evil (they held a contest), as well as Commentary The Musical!
The DVD is also NOT Region 1 but REGION FREE, which means it works on any DVD player in the world! I heartily recommend this disc!
More words: This is the DVD version of a 3-part webseries masterminded by Joss Whedon. He's the guy who created Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly, so you know you're onto a good thing here. He and his friends made this during the Writers Guild strike, in their own time and with their own money!
The songs are catchy, it's all very entertaining and there's some great one liners! The sad thing is it's very short (about 40 minutes), but the DVD comes with a bunch of extras (about 90 minutes worth), including real people applying to join the Evil League of Evil (they held a contest), as well as Commentary The Musical!
The DVD is also NOT Region 1 but REGION FREE, which means it works on any DVD player in the world! I heartily recommend this disc!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I saw this when it was first released on the Internet, and couldn't wait for it to be released to buy. Being sad, I ordered it from Amazon.com and was overjoyed to have it arrive on Christmas Eve! It's great - a true Joss Whedon epic crammed into forty-odd minutes, with wonderful songs that stick in the mind, characters who grab your heart, and an ending that ... well, I won't say, just in case I spoil it for you, but it's pure Joss. As for the extras, there are mini-docs on the making of this phenomenon, some fan-created auditions to join the Evil League of Evil ... but the best is Commentary! The Musical, where for the entire length of the show you can sit back and listen to the main protagonists singing about, well, everything.
When it came out on the Internet, it crashed the server because there were so many hits, and has just won a People's Choice Award in the States, so dig out some hard-earned cash and settle back to watch a once-in-a-lifetime story (that we all hope gets a sequel) then go and buy Firefly, Serenity, Angel ...
When it came out on the Internet, it crashed the server because there were so many hits, and has just won a People's Choice Award in the States, so dig out some hard-earned cash and settle back to watch a once-in-a-lifetime story (that we all hope gets a sequel) then go and buy Firefly, Serenity, Angel ...
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is sheer genius. Even if you have downloaded the musical from iTunes or watched it last summer on the Internet, you still need this DVD. It's worth importing from the US, but it would be so much better not to have to.
Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Firefly) wrote this with family and friends during the writers' strike, filmed it just before embarking on Dollhouse and released it to enormous acclaim in the summer of 2008 - so popular it "broke the internet". The central character, Dr Horrible, desperately wants two things - Penny, the love of his life, and to be a super-villain. Alas - how can they be compatible?
The songs are fresh and stick in the head. The lyrics and script are as funny and engaging as you might expect from this master-writer. The DVD extras are awesome - where else would you get a whole new musical as a commentary? Applications to join the Evil League of Evil sent in from master criminal wannabes from all over the world? You know you need this!
Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Firefly) wrote this with family and friends during the writers' strike, filmed it just before embarking on Dollhouse and released it to enormous acclaim in the summer of 2008 - so popular it "broke the internet". The central character, Dr Horrible, desperately wants two things - Penny, the love of his life, and to be a super-villain. Alas - how can they be compatible?
The songs are fresh and stick in the head. The lyrics and script are as funny and engaging as you might expect from this master-writer. The DVD extras are awesome - where else would you get a whole new musical as a commentary? Applications to join the Evil League of Evil sent in from master criminal wannabes from all over the world? You know you need this!
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I cannot believe my eyes!
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Published 12 months ago by P J Benney
Says exactly what it is!
I was extremely satisfied with this product, I got exactly what I was expecting, a brand new and sealed DVD in the UK region delivered in the timescales indicated! Thanks!!
Published 16 months ago by Andy
clunker
i love ol joss but this my god what a miss-fire. i even watched it again after a few beers still did not work for me.
hope he gets his mojo back for avengers.
hope he gets his mojo back for avengers.
Published 19 months ago by Kennie Williams
Awesome
Written by Joss Whedon, starring NPH, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day.
Did you expect this to be anything other than the absolute awesome that it is?
Did you expect this to be anything other than the absolute awesome that it is?
Published 21 months ago by Russ HP
Addictive!
Loved, loved, loved Whedon's 'Firefly' - which remains the most repeat-watched TV series ever in our house. Bought this on the back of it, and it doesn't disappoint. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Michael Kwasniak
Not so Horrible
Entertaining if a little short - I have heard rumours that there will be a second part when NPH a.k.a. Barney has a break from H.I.M.Y.M. Read more
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Absolutely brilliant - Joss at his best
This is fantastic. The music is great. Joss Whedon really ought to write a broadway show. Neil Patrick Harris and the gorgoeus Nathan Fillion complement each other well. Read more
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