The problem with most video games is that they’re boring, that they’re trying so hard to copy movies that they forget that they’re ridiculous and ludicrous. Red Vs Blue doesn’t, however as it’s not a video game it doesn’t do anything to assist with the problem. It is stolen from video games however, and re voiced by dumb slacker Americans so there is a link in there somewhere. The footage comes from those Halo games, and the voices are no doubt what the the characters in any video game would be saying if it had to endure you attempting just one more time to get past the stage. It’s Red Vs Blue, each attempting to wrench a Box Canyon in the middle of nowhere from the other colour. But rather than a crack commando force we’re stuck with regular Joe’s who bored out their brains, just try to get by. It actually comes off as a slacker indictment on war in general, in the unrepentant violence of video games, and gets pretty damn stupid -and at 5 mins or so per episode it doesn’t wear out its welcome. We’ve got sadistic ex girlfriend killing machines, a soldier who suddenly inexplicably starts speaking in Spanish and can’t stop, ghosts and an out of control tank. It’s clunky stupid, and at times pretty damn funny. Beginning life on the net It’s apparently up to its fifth season in the US.
Extra Features:
There’s a directors commentary, and it’s fascinating to hear how the cameraman was actually a character in the game on Xbox, getting crane shots from standing the cameraman on the tank and slowly raising it. There’s also some outtakes and some public service announcements about the dangers of weapons of mass destruction and tattoos.
Bob Baker Fish
