Let me start off by stating I am a long time fan of the entire Rooster Teeth brand. I will try and stay as unbiased as possible while I write this.
Considering this was RT's first attempt at a movie, they did a great job. Some of the special effects were visible placeholders and could have been improved with the added budget. And while we love the guest castings from the RT employees, most of their acting is terrible and wanting to have such a large say in the movie questionably dragged it down. (I'm looking at you, Burnie.) There's a lot of gripes that can be made, but considering how low their budget was and that the entire movie was funded directly by the fans it can be excused.
One thing to note though is that the entire movie is designed to be a love letter to the fans. Many of the exchanges between characters were filled with quotes and references to other products in the brand and were sprinkled with their trademark jokes. It has all the makings of a cult classic, full of Easter eggs directly aimed at the fans that a lot of people that the casual watcher wouldn't catch.
Overall, great first outing for the team. As long as you go into watching the movie without high standards and enjoy it as the campfest it was designed to be, you'll love it.
Considering this was RT's first attempt at a movie, they did a great job. Some of the special effects were visible placeholders and could have been improved with the added budget. And while we love the guest castings from the RT employees, most of their acting is terrible and wanting to have such a large say in the movie questionably dragged it down. (I'm looking at you, Burnie.) There's a lot of gripes that can be made, but considering how low their budget was and that the entire movie was funded directly by the fans it can be excused.
One thing to note though is that the entire movie is designed to be a love letter to the fans. Many of the exchanges between characters were filled with quotes and references to other products in the brand and were sprinkled with their trademark jokes. It has all the makings of a cult classic, full of Easter eggs directly aimed at the fans that a lot of people that the casual watcher wouldn't catch.
Overall, great first outing for the team. As long as you go into watching the movie without high standards and enjoy it as the campfest it was designed to be, you'll love it.