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TETRIS MOVIE REVIEW
Lazy sunday, gonna pour myself a glass of red wine, crank up on the volume and blast Korobeiniki. What’s that? You say you’ve never heard that tune? What if I told you that not only have you heard that melody before but you could hum it in your sleep? Apple+ presents Tetris, the film that tells the creation and distribution of the timeless classic still going on strong to this day. Back in the 80’s at a gaming expo, a Dutch man living in Japan, Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton), purchases the rights to Tetris. Thus begins the first steps to obtaining the distribution rights to all of Tetris, with arcade, console, PC, and a top secret upcoming format known as handheld. That’s some fire-red information right there. Little to his knowledge, the Russian govt and KGB are locking the doors on distribution and promising a quick and easy vanishing to anyone who goes snooping around looking for Tetris. Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Efremov) the creator of Tetris is torn between helping Henk flood the globe with 4 piece blocks or remaining alive behind the iron curtain. Bradly, Neal, Dogget, and Harmony put together their own let’s play and discuss their history with titular game and all things Nintendo. They even discuss a little Sega on the side. Is there room for a fun comedy about game development in a bureaucracy spy thriller? Save your quarters, this review is coming at you free of charge from one of us.
DIRECTED BY: Jon S. Baird
STARRING: Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Sofia Lebedeva, Anthony Boyle, Ben Miles, Ken Yamamura, Igor Grabuzov, Oleg Shtefanko, Ayane Nagabuchi, Rick Yune, Roger Allam, Toby Jones
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Neil Anderson (Screener Squad)
I first got hooked on movies when I saw Star Wars at a drive-in theater as a kid. Growing up in a small, rural town meant not having access to a lot of movies. In college, that all changed. I couldn’t get enough. I love it all — flicks, films, movies, and cinema. I still have that wide-eyed wonder of that kid watching movies from the back of a pick-up truck at the drive-in.
Danny Dogget (Screener Squad)
Hey persons, it’s your favorite canine Dogget! As many of you know, I don’t identify as a critic as much as a classy shock jock. That being said, I do my best to give all of you a well-balanced review filled with my true opinions and hopefully a few laughs. You can occasionally find me on other persons podcast like Mission Impodible (that’ll be 10 dollars Nathan). For the most part, you can find me doing reviews on Oneofus.net.
Harmoni Anderson (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews, Unstabletop Gaming)
Harmoni is a mermaid-haired, millennial, rum drinking, Section 31, Slytherin (who’s divorced J.K. Rowling) preschool/nursery teacher and multi genre geek who also loves all things film, tv, fashion, makeup, and an embarrassingly huge BTS stan. Like really embarrassing. As in, mention them and then sit back and watch the insanity. Harmoni likes being able to game and talk movies/TV with people that aren’t 3 feet tall or all that demanding of her. Plus she can curse at us and not get fired….so bonus!
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