...Captain Hammer is not one of them.
Can I just say how hilarious Nathan Fillion is in Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog? Of course Neil Patrick Harris is his reliably fantastic self, but Fillion took me by surprise with his comedic performance. After watching Firefly with Fillion as the forthright and tough captain Mal Reynolds, he gets to take the captain role to a very funny place with Captain Hammer.In the Firefly role, Fillion does get several funny moments and proves his skill with humor, but I feel like Dr. Horrible is a bit more challenging as far as executing the humor is concerned. Captain Hammer's humor is often over-the-top and exaggered (most obviously through the character of Captain Hammer--need I repeat "the hammer" joke?) rather than the quick/implied/astute Whedon humor we've all come to love or hate (most obviously through Dr. Horrible's character). In the brief sing-along blog, I feel like each of Captain Hammer's joke gets one shot, given with lots of exaggerated gusto, and that's it. There is still the touch of sharpness, of course, but I felt like Captain Hammer's humor was about employing a consistent bravado. Fillion did an excellent job being so ridiculous. And I mean that as a huge compliment.
3 comments:
I enjoy the term consistent bravado.
That's a hard choice to play.
This is awesome.
And Captain Hammer must have been so much fun to play! As an actor, I find it incredibly freeing to play someone who's a total asshole. It's like letting all the emotions everyone tries to hide rise to the surface and not giving a damn about it. It's just being real.
On a side note, in a way, Captain Hammer is a like the honey badger.
Nathan Fillion did do an awesome job with portraying Dr. Hammer. There are lots of over the top visuals in the Sing-a-long blog that demonstrate the over the top characters. For me, what sticks out is Dr. Hammer's entrance on top of the van. Just the way he is standing, the way it is shot and specifically when he brushes his hair back all pretty boy style, is just an amazing moment. Plus, looking out how it was shot is interesting. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.dixonschwabl.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/captain-hammer-on-van-2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fark.com/comments/4785542/Angry-man-in-van-terrorizes-peaceful-island-for-years-now-lead-singer-of-Killer-Bagels-is-dead-Not-a-movie-plot-unfortunately&usg=__Vo9fqejPrsOy0IShHpxCOp71P-U=&h=400&w=268&sz=28&hl=en&start=0&sig2=-yS9xuDKIuHS8foE-MkV5A&zoom=1&tbnid=kOYAnkhVtrRvmM:&tbnh=133&tbnw=102&ei=txSiTf-aKImP0QHYqc2XBQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3DDr.%2BHammer%2Bon%2Btop%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bvan%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D667%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=396&oei=txSiTf-aKImP0QHYqc2XBQ&page=1&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0&tx=33&ty=77
Even his hair style makes it look as if he is actually on top of the van when it moving.
A lot of details in this movie just add to how awesome it is.
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