The Controller

I am watching this now and all I can say is lol! It sorta looks like a group of friends got together in a small town and decided to make a "film". The main character's acting is just terrible. Most of the supporting casts' acting is "OK", at best, but still better than the main character. Fragmaster is pretty funny tho.

The film quality is professional looking but the acting IS NOT.

Kind of makes me want to grab some of my friends and make a "film"! I think younger kids (younger than 15 or 16) would enjoy this movie.

Overall, good movie for kids and pre-teens. I guess OK to watch if there is nothing else on t.v. (like I'm doing now). I will never watch again tho if there is nothing else on t.v. I will just turn it off lol.

This is a remarkable effort for an indie film. One and half hours of HD live drama spliced with gaming animation and a unique sound track. Being kid friendly with a little risqué comedy (Benny Hill would have been proud). There were some standout performances, notably Fragmaster and the ever irrepressible Knarf37. Masterchief deserves a special mention, his comedy timing and screen interaction with Mrs Masterchief proved to be first class entertainment. I would love to see more of them acting together in a romantic comedy - bravo!! The HD camera work showed artistry,clearly combined with a considerable amount of experience. Great scene angles, lighting and sound. The sound track alone is worth the price of the DVD.

I was recently visiting friends in Kona, Hawaii and we ran into The Controller showing at a local film festival. My son and I really enjoyed it. It was very ambitious for an independent film, but it was fun and entertaining throughout. And unlike most indie films, I could enjoy it with my son. He especially liked PappaPooh. This character was trying to play this online video game and take care of his two young children at the same time. Needless to say that caused many funny moments. Also, there was a lot of CG in the movie, and although it was not to "Hollywood standards", it seemed to fit into the framework of the movie and created some good action moments. Overall, we were really impressed. I'm glad someone finally made a movie about a hobby that millions of people enjoy, including myself.

The movie doesn't start as a comedy, but once competitors have to be found it turns into a comedy. For example, PappaPooh happens to be home with his kids in Portland, Oregon, which provides many opportunities for laughs. Once the action begins, while there is comedy, it's not as much a part of the movie as it was earlier.

The actors playing the competitors are really good, and they make us care about them. There are plenty of laughs as well as touching moments.

The actress playing Captain Jenkins does a capable job. Her second in command is good for a few laughs.

The one major weakness is Bob Rue as William. He seems like he is auditioning for the role, or perhaps reading with the person auditioning for another role. While he has his moments, he should have been told, "Thank you, we'll let you know."

The video game art is what I will call video game realistic. Not real realistic, but quite detailed.

I have no experience whatsoever with video games of any type, and the closest I have gotten to this type of experience is an episode of "Community". Still, I had a good time.

It's quite entertaining.

It gets a 9 out of 10, comedy, action, the gorgeous Mrs Master Chief, the insane but comic Mr Master Chief and the typical teenager Knarf37 make this film a must for all young at heart. This is a wonderful, fun and interesting movie. Although the primary cast aren't actors as a first profession, they are very natural together and the film flows very well because of it. Don't listen to the comments left on this page by idiots who don't get the film. They have no idea what it takes to produce an independent feature film containing vast amounts of video game imagery. So the plot wasn't full of 'save the world' ambitions and the good guy was a millionaire, can anyone say Bill Gates, but who cares? It was a gorgeous straightforward film about two people who love each other. After hearing about this movie at the Kids First Festival, I was sad I wouldn't get a chance to see it. Luckily it's being shown on the Stars network I just saw it and it's a wonderful movie.