Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
- Tom Plumley
- Hassie Harrison
- Joey Morgan
- Lukas Gage
- Greg Grunberg
- Lin Shaye
- Joseph D. Reitman
Jeremy Tremp
company
- 7 August 2020 (2020-08-07)
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]
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.
- ^ McNamara, Tara. "Max Reload and the Nether Blasters". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Whittaker, Richard (24 July 2020). "Max Reload and the Nether Blasters". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
External links
- Max Reload and the Nether Blasters at IMDb
- Max Reload and the Nether Blasters at Rotten Tomatoes