‘Tetris’ Review – One of Us
Is this retelling of the wild story of Tetris worth wacthing? Check out the One of Us crew’s Tetris review.
Lazy Sunday; gonna pour myself a glass of red wine, crank up the volume, and blast Korobeiniki. What’s that? You say you’ve never heard that tune? What if I told you that not only have you heard that melody before, but you could hum it in your sleep? Apple+ presents Tetris, the film that tells the creation and distribution of the timeless classic still going on strong to this day.
Back in the ’80s, at a gaming expo, a Dutchman living in Japan, Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton), purchases the rights to Tetris. Thus begins the first steps to obtaining the distribution rights to all of Tetris, with arcade, console, PC, and a top-secret upcoming format known as handheld. That’s some fire-red information right there. Little to his knowledge, the Russian govt and KGB are locking the doors on distribution and promising a quick and easy vanishing to anyone who goes snooping around looking for Tetris. Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Efremov), the creator of Tetris, is torn between helping Henk flood the globe with 4 piece blocks or remaining alive behind the iron curtain.
Tetris Review
Bradly, Neal, Dogget, and Harmony put together their own let’s play and discuss their history with the titular game and all things Nintendo. They even discuss a little Sega on the side. Is there room for a fun comedy about game development in a bureaucracy spy thriller? Save your quarters, this review is coming at you free of charge from one of us.
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