Max Reload and the Nether Blasters

2020 American film
  • Tom Plumley
  • Hassie Harrison
  • Joey Morgan
  • Lukas Gage
  • Greg Grunberg
  • Lin Shaye
  • Joseph D. Reitman
CinematographyJeremy TrempEdited byScott Conditt
Jeremy TrempMusic byJesse Mitchell
Production
company
CineForge Media
Release date
  • 7 August 2020 (2020-08-07)
Running time
100 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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

  1. ^ Hoad, Phil (18 January 2022). "Max Reload and the Nether Blasters review – eager tribute to 1980s gaming culture". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ McNamara, Tara. "Max Reload and the Nether Blasters". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ Whittaker, Richard (24 July 2020). "Max Reload and the Nether Blasters". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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