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While I think James Rolfe as a person seems to be a pretty decent guy,the AVGN shtick lost its appeal to me years ago. Seeing that stretched out into a movie could be painful to watch. Can't see myself donating,but good luck to him anyway.
I'll be donating.
Cinemassacre and Team TGWTG (as well as a few others).
Are basically TV for me I watch there stuff all the time, and it just doesn't get old for me. I love a lot of the stuff at both sites and with them providing me such entertainment for free I like to give back through donating and DVD purchases. Plus its still cheaper than cable.
Cinemassacre and Team TGWTG (as well as a few others).
Are basically TV for me I watch there stuff all the time, and it just doesn't get old for me. I love a lot of the stuff at both sites and with them providing me such entertainment for free I like to give back through donating and DVD purchases. Plus its still cheaper than cable.
Sorry but no, not happening. I'm not that big of a fan.
Stick to the 15-20 minute videos, I don't need a full film.
Stick to the 15-20 minute videos, I don't need a full film.
@Karutomaru Super Nintendo? Did you ignore the first Nintendo. Tons of games on that thing. Games were around long before SNES.
Im definitely going to donate, I wouldn't mind having my name in the credits. I'm a huge James Rolfe fan, even outside of his work as the Nerd.
I'm sure all Karutomaru means is that his first console was an SNES and possibly that he was born at either the end of the 80s or the start of the 90s. I certainly don't have much love for the Atari generation because that wasn't what I grew up with.
I'll toss $50 his way. Board James and AVGN have been entertaining me for many a moon, and I actually offered to pick up a fairly obscure and expensive Japanese game for him at one point if he was interested in playing it, and unfortunately I got no response, be it due to being when he was launching his movie or just disinterest.
Either way, James Rolfe has earned some cash from me for his work, and I'm glad to send it his way.
Either way, James Rolfe has earned some cash from me for his work, and I'm glad to send it his way.
Sorry, but I'm not fond of the guy. All that I've watched seems to just substitute a sad attempt at shock value using expletives for humour. I just. Don't. Dig it.
James Rolfe is an inspiration.
The Nerd was great, it made me laugh out loud, it gave me interesting back story to the development of the games he played...
And then the Superman 64 video came in. From there on, the character was overexaggerated, Rolfe's acting turned from believable to simply goofy and the whole concept of the show lost its appeal when it stopped reviewing pop culture-inspired games. Remember when Halloween brought games from movies like Friday the 13th, and Halloween? Now all we get is a Frankenstein game I'm sure no one has heard of.
Anyways, I'm still supporting Rolfe. If he wants to make this, I say he deserves it. And if, in between, I find the movie to be more like the classic AVGN videos, then even better.
The Nerd was great, it made me laugh out loud, it gave me interesting back story to the development of the games he played...
And then the Superman 64 video came in. From there on, the character was overexaggerated, Rolfe's acting turned from believable to simply goofy and the whole concept of the show lost its appeal when it stopped reviewing pop culture-inspired games. Remember when Halloween brought games from movies like Friday the 13th, and Halloween? Now all we get is a Frankenstein game I'm sure no one has heard of.
Anyways, I'm still supporting Rolfe. If he wants to make this, I say he deserves it. And if, in between, I find the movie to be more like the classic AVGN videos, then even better.
I'm guessing the meat of the movie has to do with a visit to the place out in the desert where all the ET copies were buried.
Have to admit I do watch a lot of the stuff on Cinemassacre especially the monster madness every year. I don't really have any spare cash to donate but I wish I could. I know theres people who don't like Rolfes work sometimes but I do admit the amount of work that goes into each video shows he has a real passion for it and thats admirable.
@Gaidenrider
His very first review was of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, not exactly the cutting edge of modern day pop culture. But just this past year, he's had episodes about games based on Star Wars and Steven Spielberg movies, so I don't know where the idea is coming from that he doesn't still tap into pop culture.
His very first review was of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, not exactly the cutting edge of modern day pop culture. But just this past year, he's had episodes about games based on Star Wars and Steven Spielberg movies, so I don't know where the idea is coming from that he doesn't still tap into pop culture.
I'll be donating about $5 or twice that if I can afford it. I'd donate more but with all the games coming out lately I just don't have the extra cash. I'll be sure to pick up the DVD when it comes out though.
I'll make sure to donate. He's always been an outrageously funny guy and meeting him at SGC 10 was great.
I... I like the pure AVGN videos and I love it when James does a video straight, I haven't liked any of his cinematic efforts. Obviously enough people do though, so I wish him the best of luck.
Even though there hasn't been a lot of Nerd videogame reviews lately for the last couple months, I still support James Rolfe. I really like watching his videos and always anticipates his next videos, but I don't have money to donate to him. Heck, how could I when I don't even have a credit card/paypal, etc, yet. Someday, when I get money and a CC or PP, I'll donate money.
The AVGN is the biggest reason I got into retro game collecting, and his videos were also my gateway drug to The Nostalgia Critic and ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.com. These guys are true pioneers of internet TV, and with all the entertainment and inspiration I've gotten from AVGN, I can certainly send some money his way. James signed my copy of E.T. at MAGfest last year, which alone is worth at least $5 to me. :D
Buwhat? I mean his shorts are entertaining, sure, but how is he going to turn his hate and obscenity fueled show about old games into a movie? Well, I guess Wayne's World didn't really make sense as a movie and that worked out. Dunno.
I enjoy the AVGN, but to me there's just no way it could carry a whole feature-length film. I hope to be proven wrong, but I'm skeptical.
James can pull this off, he's done many, many videos over the year and this is his dream. I'm definitely going to donate, I really want to see it.
I wish him the best. I'd like to see him do something else other than the Nerd for his feature film, though. I didn't know he did anything different until now, so I'd like to see more of what he's capable of besides his already popular character.
I'll definitely contribute to the movie, but I'm gonna need a part-time job first. Probably at least ten dollars, if not more. Anyways, I'm really looking forward to this!
I find it a little strange that none of the donation options actually intitles you to the actual film.. But whatever I'll still be donating for sure. Maybe the 200$ package.
I donated 25$ before and now 30$ just because I really like his work. He brought me hours of entertainment and making a movie is his dream. It's just fair to give something back.
@Gaidenrider: Yeah, some episodes are not that good, I admit that but I can't say that I think they are bad. They are just not as high quality. Short films like Mr. Bucket on the other hand really stand out I think. James has talent and I really like to see what he does with some budget. Maybe it'll be horrible, maybe not. We have to wait and see.
@Gaidenrider: Yeah, some episodes are not that good, I admit that but I can't say that I think they are bad. They are just not as high quality. Short films like Mr. Bucket on the other hand really stand out I think. James has talent and I really like to see what he does with some budget. Maybe it'll be horrible, maybe not. We have to wait and see.
Best of luck to the guy. One of the hardest working internet film producers deserves to see his efforts pay off.
@Janklogs
You're right, I totally forgot. Jekyll and Hyde popped up in my head because that was the first time he appeared on camera in the Nerd persona.
You're right, I totally forgot. Jekyll and Hyde popped up in my head because that was the first time he appeared on camera in the Nerd persona.
if the proceeds of this film would go to a charitable source, kinda like what penny arcade does, then I'd donate. Simply donating to glorify himself or whatever the hell he's trying to accomplish with this...not so much.
@Junkown3d
For years, he never asked for a cent from people, and he's produced literally hundreds of videos. Asking for a little help to tackle something that he's fiscally incapable of pulling off on his own shouldn't be criticized.
You curiously brought up Penny Arcade, as if those guys don't "glorify themselves" with stuff like the Penny Arcade Expo. Seriously, if the fans are getting something in return, isn't that a benefit to both parties? Isn't that a GOOD thing?
For years, he never asked for a cent from people, and he's produced literally hundreds of videos. Asking for a little help to tackle something that he's fiscally incapable of pulling off on his own shouldn't be criticized.
You curiously brought up Penny Arcade, as if those guys don't "glorify themselves" with stuff like the Penny Arcade Expo. Seriously, if the fans are getting something in return, isn't that a benefit to both parties? Isn't that a GOOD thing?
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