Video Games: The Movie

Variance Films | Release Date: July 18, 2014

6.2	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Ratings

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mrniceOct 24, 2014

Provides a quick primer for newcomers or policy-makers, but mostly saying obvious platitudes and showing showy footage of a bunch of predictable titles. Gamers would be better entertained by a Youtube channel or one of the more in-depth andProvides a quick primer for newcomers or policy-makers, but mostly saying obvious platitudes and showing showy footage of a bunch of predictable titles. Gamers would be better entertained by a Youtube channel or one of the more in-depth and subcultural alternatives (for example Indie Game The Movie, or the more recent Us And The Games Industry).… Expand

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TenchuuKhanNov 5, 2014

There's everything been said already about this "documentary" that needs to be said.
While it starts out with your regular "that's where it all started" story about the first computers and Pong, etc. it soon becomes a really dull,There's everything been said already about this "documentary" that needs to be said.
While it starts out with your regular "that's where it all started" story about the first computers and Pong, etc. it soon becomes a really dull, unreflected, almost pathetic appraisal of the industry.

You'd think that for a documentary, funded independently, you'd get a more critical view on the subject, rather than an all around appraisal.
The only "critical" subject they covered was violence in video games, great. Instead of actually digging into the subject they come up with some "speakers" that use platitudes that could be compared to anti-gay slogans like "It's Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" or gun enthusiasts making dumb "guns don't kill people" comparisons.
They should have at least come up with the results of a proper study in this regard. But I guess that was too hard.

There were no questions raised about the development of micro-payment systems or the DLC policy of some companies. Neither was there much mentioning about the flood of early access games.

All in all most of this piece dumbs down to: omg look at the graphics - how we went from this, to that... so amazing. Yea, great - I get the same insight watching "Kids react to" videos.
Also, too many segments with **** music and just clips from games... what's the point?… Expand

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ozymandias79Jul 21, 2014

More of a money making venture than a genuine documentary. Questionable speakers, padding out with montages, and weird views (facebook is a game?) don't help this effort in documentary making.

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EpicLadySpongeApr 18, 2016

This wasn't really needed. Scratch that, it's supposed to be useful, but no one wanted this movie to exist since there's a whole load of information about video games on the Internet.

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