Running with Speed

2023

Action / Documentary

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 96%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 96%
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 270 270

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Plot summary

Follows speedrunners, past and present, collaboratively digging for secrets and working to uncover mind-blowing shortcuts and glitches which are used to streamline their runs in top game franchises.

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1.33 GB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
2 hr 27 min
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2.47 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 27 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by TheFearmakers 6 / 10

Good, But Lacks An Antagonist

I watched this very long documentary having no real interest or knowledge (or interest to gain knowledge of) Super Mario Brothers, which came out after I was done playing video games (I am glad Colecovision was mentioned here, which I grew up with)...But I gave it a try as it started playing directly after a RoboCop documentary, and they did a good job showing what's involved in the games and how to play the games fast...But the best aspect is how to figure out the glitches of each game to save time... that alone could have been an hour-long documentary: on mistakes in video games that have become more iconic than the actual games...Anyhow, all the young adults centered here wound up making money streaming, and it seems like the whole purpose was to say, hey, you can make bundles of money by sitting around playing video games... but believe me, that's extremely rare, like winning the lottery...The four or five different gamers shown (no girls, by the way) are somewhat interesting, and they're very skilled, but what this doc lacks is what made A Fistful of Quarters so great, and that's a worthy villain...That is, an egotistical "star" who is the opposite of the humble and very affable people here, making each story feel the same, overall lacking tension in when these people compete against each other...Plus there's too much time centered on each person, so that when former interviewees turn up again, you've almost forgotten about them...Overall, you're not really rooting for anyone since everyone's so friendly... But it's an intriguing glimpse into a niche world.
Reviewed by voussoir-79654 6 / 10

It's long, sometimes repetitive, yet interesting (sometimes)

I was hyped to finally have a look behind the curtains of speedrunning.And I'm disappointed.First, it's a very long "Summoning Salt" video, intercut with interviews and background stories of famous speedrunners. But it's still basically built as a Summoning Salt video.And the way it's built, it's sometimes repetitive. And I mean, the documentary is 2 and half hours!! They could have cut a lot it, and that would have made it a way better experience (which is ironic coming from a documentary about people trying to get to the point as fast as possible!).The second big issue is that the documentary spends A LOT of time trying to explain the basics of speedrunning, and I mean, it does make sense that you want people who know nothing about speedrunning to be able to understand what's going on, but for someone who already watches a lot of speedrunning, it quickly becomes boring.But there are some interesting moments, like learning about how GDQs work in the background, and getting to know a bit more about some speedrunners.But in the end, it's very unsatisfying.
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