Description
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) stars as Billy, A.K.A. Dr. Horrible, a budding super-villain whose plans for world domination continually go awry. His two goals: getting accepted into the Evil League of Evil, and working up the guts to speak to his laundromat crush Penny, played by Felicia Day (The Guild). The only thing standing in his way is Captain Hammer, Billy’s superhero arch-nemesis played by Nathan Fillion (Firefly). With one big score, B… More >>
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
Tags: arch nemesis, Blog, Firefly, guts, Horrible's, laundromat, patrick harris, SingAlong, superhero, villain, world domination
#1 by Micah on March 21, 2010 - 5:18 pm
In a nutshell, boring. A poorly written, stupidly cliche plot attempting to make light of itself and supervillans everywhere. The title alone tells you absolutely everything about this monstrosity.
If you are a fan of humor that is completely spelled out for you in excruciating detail (ie. the onion) then you will love it. If, however, you prefer not to be beaten over the head with a premise that is the only joke… you will turn it off after about 2-3 minutes. We get it, you’re making fun of a cliche. Now what?
Now I go watch something else.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by blkswansec on March 21, 2010 - 7:59 pm
Joss Whedon has indeed turned into a One Trick Pony. In every one of his works, one of the characters is stabbed with something; may it be a harpoon, a spike, sword, etc. This Whedon incarnation is just like the others. Like all his works he is unsure how to move forward so he does the only thing he know how to do- he kills a character, this time with shrapnel. How original. The appears to be the solitary way that he’s capable of writing to evoke emotion. It’s sad really. He used to be a great writer and now this…
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by CyberLouis on March 21, 2010 - 8:22 pm
Sorry, but I did not get this. I am a fan of Firefly and Serenity, but this I do not get. The music is bad, the story is silly, the singing is comparable to Mamma Mia (and that is not a compliment), and most of the jokes miss the mark. Nathan Fillion has his moments, great actor that he is, but nothing can save this exercise in wannabe camp. Watching this made me realize how hard it is to create “camp”. Rocky Horror Picture Show was not an accident and neither was High School Musical. Creating camp takes a lot of work. You may not know you’re creating it, but you will know it’s hard work. This on the other hand doesn’t look like it took much work. If it did, sorry.
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by T. Cecil on March 21, 2010 - 9:59 pm
Storyline very typical. Mad Doctor Taking over the world, and singing about it. Never been done, right? wrong. Dr. Steel, MST3K, And the Rocky Horror Picture Show, all feature singing mad doctors. I suggest if you want to be entertained that way, go to the other three for your jollies.
I miss firefly…
Rating: 1 / 5
#5 by Scott Lelievre on March 22, 2010 - 12:21 am
I watched 15 agonizing minutes of this because of the high ratings on amazon. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. The songs are awful, the story is awful, the acting is awful. How this is getting so many 5 star reviews is beyond me. Is this a joke no one told me about?
Rating: 1 / 5