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Best friends John and Elliot try to reach super-stardom before their thirtieth birthday.
Repeat after me: “I don’t understand.” Now you are caught up on the movie “Nerdland.” Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt have taken a low blow to their careers by being the voices of John and Elliot for this adult cartoon. I cannot imagine this work is a step up for the director, Chris Prynoski, who previously made “Metalocalypse.” It’s a definite step down for writer, Andrew Kevin Walker, who wrote “Seven.” There is nothing redeemable about this cartoon. Maybe a few people living in their mom’s basement, in Colorado, will enjoy this as a pastime until their thumbs recover from their favorite video game. Otherwise, this movie cannot possibly draw a large enough audience for this moronic film to go to Blu-ray and DVD.
John and Elliot want to become famous before they are thirty years old, which is tomorrow. They reach this decision after losing their jobs, on the same day, and stalking two female mall employees who want nothing to do with them. Bored, they decide to pursue their future by becoming infamous on TV, despite no real effort for anything ever in their lives. First, they try to rescue an old woman from a fire, but she rescues them. The two idiots give money to a poor man but forget to film the event and homeless man ends up beating them up. When being heroes doesn’t work, John and Elliot decide to change tactics and be bad. Hacking doesn’t work for them, nor does police brutality. The next step for this pair of geniuses is, of course, a murder spree. Thankfully they are bad at killing too. The only thing they actually manage to do, besides look like morons, is to witness a crime syndicate in action. Now they must run from the law to avoid entering the witness protection plan.
Why was this movie drawn? Why is the movie called “Nerdland?” The name doesn’t seem relevant, which is the only thing fitting for this movie. The cartoon images manage to actually be more visually unattractive than Ren and Stimpy, which I suppose is a feat in and of itself. Between blow-up dolls, butt-holes, mass amounts of cleavage, and dogs pooping, there is nothing enticing about this film. The plot doesn’t even follow through with what little direction it has. The only real purpose to this monstrosity is consumers will get what they want at all costs. Save yourself and find a different movie to watch tonight.
Available on Blu-ray & DVD Tuesday, February 7th
