Wednesday Review: June 24, 2009

Okay, so...I figure it'll be a good habit to break up the monotony of weeks with a review every Wednesday about...whatever. Some weeks will be TV shows, some weeks movies...we'll see how long it sticks before it's forgotten...but today's review is.

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog!

This 45 minute musical is the product of Joss Whedon during the writer's strike, bringing the creation to life via the Internet during the television downtime. It stars Neil Patrick Harris, who's generally amazing in everything he does, as Dr. Horrible, a would-be supervillain blogging his adventures as he aspires to be in the Evil League of Evil, run by the notorious Bad Horse [who's got one hell of a whinney, apparently]. Dr. Horrible's costars include an extremely sweaty flunky, apptly named Moist, a socially driven love interest named Penny [played by Felicia Day of "The Guild" fame, a webseries that I highly recommend for gamers out there], as well as Dr. Horrible's nemsis, the hero Captain Hammer, Corporate Tool [played by Nathan Fillon of Firefly]! Things begin to heat up as Dr. Horrible inadvertantly sets Penny up on a date with the very man he hates, Captain Hammer. I'll stop there and let you find out the rest for yourself.

First off, I was surprised that I enjoyed this so much, because I'm generally not a fan of musicals. Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillon, however, show off their pipes in this. Felicia Day's not too bad herself, but nobody would have been able to stand up to Fillon belting "A Man's Gotta Do" while surfing on a car or Harris's sudden realization at the end of act 2, which he plays off wonderfully. I also want to mention that I loved the Bad Horse chorus and their messages to the Doctor. Despite this being absolutely free on Hulu [easily found by googling Dr. Horrible], I plan to actually pay money for the DVD. It's that good. If you're a fan of musical, superheroes, or simply having fun...google this and do yourself a favor. Amazing way to spend 45 minutes of your life.