Dr. Horrible (Harris) wants to be a famous super villain and join the Evil League of Evil. He narrates a video blog chronicling his journey to evil. During one blog entry he receives a letter from the League regarding his latest application,
On his way to steal the last component for the Freeze Ray, Dr. Horrible runs into the woman he loves, Penny (Day), who is campaigning for better care for the poor... then his arch nemesis, local hero Captain Hammer (Fillion), arrives to thwart the robbery and win the girl.
AWESOME! Initially I was interested in this short film because of Joss Whedon (!!) and the fact that it was a musical. I'm a Whedon fan (I love his shows: Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Dollhouse) and was impressed with his musical episode of Buffy, so I had faith that it would be awesome. Also, Nathan Fillion and Neil Patrick Harris are in two of my favorite shows (Firefly, which is in my Top 10 Fave Shows, and How I Met Your Mother respectively)... Once again Whedon delivers!
Not only is the story funny, (written by Joss, his brothers: Jed & Zach Whedon, and Jed's wife Maurissa Tancharoen), but the songs are great as well. After watching all three Acts (Act I is summarized above), I proceeded to download the entire soundtrack. Interesting note, this short film was created during the Writer's Strike and released, by Act, online for free for awhile.
Harris is great as the star of the show, and has a background in musicals (he was even on Broadway), and makes Dr. Horrible sympathetic. Fillion succeeds at making you simultaneously love and hate Captain Hammer: he's cocky and over the top... and tries to steal the show. The rest of the cast delivers solid performances and good musical numbers. The best of the supporting cast are Captain Hammer's groupies who get some great lines in one of the songs.
Although I don't normally talk about the DVDs, I definitely suggest renting or buying the DVD. There is a hysterical musical commentary (Commentary: the Musical), sung by the cast and crew of the film. Sometimes they are in character, and other times they are parodies of themselves... I was crying by the end of it (from laughter). There are also funny videos of submissions to the Evil League of Evil (some of which are songs). Completely worthwhile! Now we just need to wait for the sequel...
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) 42 minutes
Director: Joss Whedon
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible
Nathan Fillion as Captain Hammer
Felicia Day as Penny
Simon Helberg as Moist
Maurissa Tancharoen as Groupie #1
Stacy Shirk as Groupie #2
Steve Berg as Groupie #3
"No response, BTW, from the League. But my application is strong this year. A letter of condemnation from the deputy mayor - that's got to have some weight. So... fingers crossed!"
and learns that the League is impressed and watching for his next evil move: to complete a Freeze Ray.On his way to steal the last component for the Freeze Ray, Dr. Horrible runs into the woman he loves, Penny (Day), who is campaigning for better care for the poor... then his arch nemesis, local hero Captain Hammer (Fillion), arrives to thwart the robbery and win the girl.
AWESOME! Initially I was interested in this short film because of Joss Whedon (!!) and the fact that it was a musical. I'm a Whedon fan (I love his shows: Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Dollhouse) and was impressed with his musical episode of Buffy, so I had faith that it would be awesome. Also, Nathan Fillion and Neil Patrick Harris are in two of my favorite shows (Firefly, which is in my Top 10 Fave Shows, and How I Met Your Mother respectively)... Once again Whedon delivers!
Not only is the story funny, (written by Joss, his brothers: Jed & Zach Whedon, and Jed's wife Maurissa Tancharoen), but the songs are great as well. After watching all three Acts (Act I is summarized above), I proceeded to download the entire soundtrack. Interesting note, this short film was created during the Writer's Strike and released, by Act, online for free for awhile.
Harris is great as the star of the show, and has a background in musicals (he was even on Broadway), and makes Dr. Horrible sympathetic. Fillion succeeds at making you simultaneously love and hate Captain Hammer: he's cocky and over the top... and tries to steal the show. The rest of the cast delivers solid performances and good musical numbers. The best of the supporting cast are Captain Hammer's groupies who get some great lines in one of the songs.
Although I don't normally talk about the DVDs, I definitely suggest renting or buying the DVD. There is a hysterical musical commentary (Commentary: the Musical), sung by the cast and crew of the film. Sometimes they are in character, and other times they are parodies of themselves... I was crying by the end of it (from laughter). There are also funny videos of submissions to the Evil League of Evil (some of which are songs). Completely worthwhile! Now we just need to wait for the sequel...
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) 42 minutes
Director: Joss Whedon
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible
Nathan Fillion as Captain Hammer
Felicia Day as Penny
Simon Helberg as Moist
Maurissa Tancharoen as Groupie #1
Stacy Shirk as Groupie #2
Steve Berg as Groupie #3
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