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Jay And Silent Bob Actor Jason Mewes Believes ESports Is A Legitimate Sport

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By John Gaudiosi, Contributor

For what it’s worth, the new movie Noobz, which is now out on DVD after a brief and limited theatrical run, celebrates eSports. The independent comedy was filmed in Hollywood by writer/director/producer Blake Freeman and puts pro gaming front and center. There are even cameos from pro gamers in the movie. One of the bigger names in the movie is Jason Mewes, who’s best known for his role as Jay in Kevin Smith’s Jay and Silent Bob movie franchise. Mewes, a diehard gamer, talks about the explosion of eSports and explains why he believes pro gaming is a legitimate sport in this exclusive interview. …read more
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Video Gaming

Noobz DVD Review

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Cody is a dick, Andy is the glue, Hollywood’s a sham and Oliver might be gay. Together these Gears of War gamers must stick together in order to try and win $400,000 at the Cyberbowl Championship in Noobz, an earnest but fiercely flat indie comedy about gaming culture.

Jeremy Piven-esque writer/director Blake Freeman, who also plays Cody, piles on tepid, tired gags in the vein of National Lampoon while trying to infuse Noobz with the deeper, wordier male-bonding aspects of Kevin Smith‘s View Askew films. Sometimes it feels like you’re watching an unlikable frat boy romp and the next second it’s Chasing Amy, with each side nullifying the other. Kevin Smith-player Jason Mews, surprisingly, gives us Mews-lite here, acting as possibly the least inept, dysfunctional member of his gaming “clan.” So there are aspects of Noobz I admire, namely the by-your-own-bootstraps filmmaking, but the comedy just isn’t there.

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Movies & TV

Noobz Director Talks Gaming in Movies

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In Noobz, four friends hit the road to LA to compete in the Gears of War 3 Cyberbowl Championship in hopes of earning themselves the title of Best Gamer Clan, and $400,000. Featuring names like Casper Van Dien and Jason Mewes, director and star Blake Freeman frames Noobz as a road trip comedy made for gamers by gamers, taking a comedic look at the world of competitive gaming. IGN recently got a chance to speak with Freeman, who talked to us about the evolution of gamer culture and the future of gaming in movies.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies