Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Movie Title-- Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Release Year-- 2008

Running Time-- 42 Minutes

Director-- Joss Whedon

Cast-- Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day, Simon Helberg

A short story about aspiring supervillian Dr. Horrible that includes a few run ins with his arch-nemesis Captain Hammer and their mutual love interest Penny.


Alright, just a few facts about this film----Joss Whedon funded this project on his own. It was put on the internet in three different "acts", all 14 minutes each and 2 days between each other.

This movie was pretty awesome. At first it seems a little cheesy but once you actually get into the story, it is really good. Neil Patrick Harris plays Dr. Horrible and at first looking at him one thinks "hmmm...do you think that he can pull this off" but he does a very good job at playing the bad guy. Nathan Fillion plays Captain Hammer, Dr. Horrible's arch rival. Captain Hammer is very self-centered and egotistical, which just makes things hilarious. The two of them working together made for a pretty funny team.


Felicia Day plays Penny, Dr. Horrible's (a.k.a. to her Billy Buddy) and Captain Hammer's love interest. Her looks are very plain, especially next to Neil Patrick Harris' baby face and Nathan Fillion's good looks, but it almost seems like that is what Joss Whedon was going for when he cast her as Penny. The only thing that I think makes her completely unattractive is her nose but the only sensible thing to do is look past all that and listen to her voice. I think that her singing voice was just remarkable, honestly, I would not expect a voice like hers out of such a small body.


Over all this is a very enjoyable film. It is a musical (hence "Sing-Along Blog"), so anyone that can't stand to sit through a musical, you may want to just skip this one. I say if you have 42 minutes to burn and don't really mind sitting through a musical, sit through it. Just go into this film knowing that it may seem a little cheesy and that the story is a little shallow but with it being only 42 minutes long there is no way it could have delve any deeper into any kind of a story other than what Whedon was trying to relay. If you do sit through this film, I am fairly sure you will enjoy it. Until next time, don't forget the popcorn!