What a fun story, told with some interesting behind the scenes bits.
Some reviews say they loved it but give it a bad rating because Drew Carey swears in a previously recorded interview they show excerpts from. Who cares?! They are words. Your children will be just fine, the sky is not falling, everything will be okay. Just absolutely ridiculous and silly for an adult to be so distressed by words.
While this movie isn't quite as interesting as the Press Your Luck documentary I still thought that it was mildly amusing and interesting. I think the best part of the documentary was seeing current-day Bob Barker sounding just as I remembered him (he was part of the soundtrack of my youth).
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I really enjoyed this movie. I figured out why: it is not only the story of this one man and his relationship to TPIR, but it is a history lesson about the show itself. It even covers the changeover from Bob Barker to Drew Carey. Best of all, the story doesn't feel stretched or dragged out...this was the perfect length for the tale to tell. Great job and unexpected! If found this one free on YouTube right now, by the way, which didn't hurt!
This is a fun little documentary around a pretty niche subject.
This almost plays out as a The Price is Right documentary, but using a really interested fan to tell the story.
Would recommend if you're looking for a light hearted, obscure, documentary.
Review by Ian ScheilBlockedParent2018-08-22T06:17:25Z
This film was a surprise plus in my book. When I first sat down to watch it I was expecting a conspiracy theory laden snooze fest. It was anything but that.
Throughout the film you get to learn about the history of The Price is Right. You even get to hear it from the producers themselves and Bob Barker. I personally enjoyed hearing Bob Barker's personal story about how he got the job, how much he loved it and the little things nobody else hears about.
As a tie in to the show we also have another story about an individual contestant who beat the game at itself through his own genius and without cheating in any way. It is amazing to see and without a doubt entertaining. All of this ties into the show as it is today as Drew Carey joins in as well. Great film. Well done, entertaining, informative, and great for anyone interested in multimedia in any way including film history students too.
One of my favorite things about this film is the fact that I never once found myself bored with it. The style is so well blended. I haven't seen a documentary that well done blending past present and future as well as the writers and directors did with this.