Max Reload and the Nether Blasters is a 2020 American science fiction action-comedy film directed by Scott Conditt and Jeremy Tremp, starring Tom Plumley, Hassie Harrison, Joey Morgan, Lukas Gage, Greg Grunberg, Lin Shaye and Joseph D. Reitman.
Cast
- Tom Plumley as Max Jenkins
- Hassie Harrison as Liz
- Joey Morgan as Reggie
- Lukas Gage as Seth
- Greg Grunberg as Eugene Wylder / MMO Wizard
- Jake Grunberg as Young Eugene
- Lin Shaye as Mrs. Wylder
- Joseph D. Reitman as Barton Grabowski
- Jacob Mendoza as Young Barton
- Martin Kove as Gramps Jenkins
- Jesse Kove as Steve
- Richard Lippert as The Harbinger
- Kevin Smith as Chuck
- Wil Wheaton as Arcade Heroes Narrator (voice)
- Scott Conditt as TV Cowboy #1
Reception
Phil Hoad of The Guardian rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and called it a "slight but eager tribute to the home-computing heyday."1
Tara McNamara of Common Sense Media rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote while it "isn't good by any means", it "racks up a lot of happiness points if your personal nostalgia aligns with the film's."2
Richard Whittaker of The Austin Chronicle rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "So if you've worn out your DVD of Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (or even know who the Angry Video Game Nerd is), it'll be a distraction but no Triple A release."3
External links
References
Hoad, Phil (18 January 2022). "Max Reload and the Nether Blasters review – eager tribute to 1980s gaming culture". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jan/18/max-reload-and-the-nether-blasters-review-eager-tribute-to-1980s-gaming-culture ↩
McNamara, Tara. "Max Reload and the Nether Blasters". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 6 October 2022. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/max-reload-and-the-nether-blasters ↩
Whittaker, Richard (24 July 2020). "Max Reload and the Nether Blasters". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 6 October 2023. https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2020-07-24/max-reload-and-the-nether-blasters/ ↩