Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog has a few one liners that are memorable such as “Wow sarcasm...that's original” and “The status is not quo”. The films focuses on Billy (Doctor Horrible) who is played by Neil Patrick Harris who also done comedies such as the Harold and Kumar. The other main characters are Captain Hammer who is Doctor Horrible's Nemesis played by Nathan Fillion and Dr. Horrible's crush Penny played by Felicia Day. Harris and Day have their roles focusing around comedic roles in films and television series. Most recent roles Day has been a characters in the internet comedy series The Guild. Harris even won an Emmy for Best Male Actor in a Comedy Web Series for his role in Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.
As a comedy it works and even the musical edge of the film does not clash but enhance the humor of this short. Overall it is entertaining and each of the acts build the story up into a tragic romance comedy . “The hammer is my” enough said this film is a 4 star comedy that delivers a romance slant. The music is catchy and fits the mood of the scene its used in and enhances that story and develops that characters into ones that are more tangible and relatable. The main story is that Doctor Horrible is attempting to become a famous villain and get the attention of the the Evil League of Evil. While doing this he is also trying to get Penny to notice him. Although this does not go smoothly and largely due to Captain Hammer interviewing in Dr. Horrible's affairs. Sadly there is a tragic ending that surprisingly was hard hitting.
Personally I found it to be a refreshing comedy that was worth watching because it was actually funny. Even though this was an internet film it had a charm that most big budget films do not seem to have anymore. Considering I have “a PhD. in Horribleness” i give it a 7/10.
-Ryan
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