Should you watch Video Games: The Movie?
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Video Games: The Movie
Documentary · 2014
From executive producer Zach Braff and director Jeremy Snead, "Video Games: The Movie" is an epic feature length documentary chronicling the meteoric rise of video games from nerd niche to multi-billion dollar industry. Narrated by Sean Astin and featuring in-depth interviews with the godfathers who started it all, the icons of game design, and the geek gurus who are leading us into the future, "Video Games: The Movie" is a celebration of gaming from Atari to Xbox and an eye-opening look at what lies ahead.
The sides of Video Games: The Movie
- Interviews with the pioneers of gaming
- Arcades, Atari and the first home consoles
- Sean Astin as narrator
Video Games: The Movie is good for you if…
- you like the story of games from Atari to Xbox.
- you want to hear from the people who made the games you grew up with.
- you want a light, friendly evening with no dark turns.
Video Games: The Movie is bad for you if…
- you need suspense, and this is a history told in interviews.
- you roll your eyes when interviewees talk about games with starry-eyed love.
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