![]() Haus of Pain is steaming now on demand via Rooster Teeth’s ROOSTER TEETH FIRST subscription service. There is a very clear message here: that you should always explore your passions, even if it doesn’t work out and that is more that I ever expected to take away from the guys responsible for a YouTube gaming channel.ĭocumentary Score: FOUR AND A HALF STARS OUT OF FIVE Haus of Pain is a funny, insightful look at an industry shrouded in misinformation. John Hennigan (former WWE star John Morrison) even has a segment where he gives tips on playing to the crowd. James’ wife Elyse Willems, also of Funhaus, is a constant source of support and hilarity Funhaus content producer and host Adam Kovic is present to basically shit on dreams and the guys from the industry itself such as trainers Paul Ventimiglia and Bo Cooper are incredibly passionate, encouraging and helpful. There are a wonderful selection of supporting players here too, both memorable and familiar. Once again, it’s a credit to Hames that he decided to frame Willems’ story with a love for a the sport and not just rush to the final act, which I might add is fantastic pay-off, built to perfection. The amount of work and exactitude that needs to be mastered in order to prevent serious injury and to put on an entertaining show makes not only the skeptical in the documentary believe, but helps to bring viewers around too. What Haus of Pain does in tandem with its sociological experiment is peel back the curtain and grant us a look at an industry whose secrets are usually heavily guarded. It’s no secret that professional wrestling is the subject of a healthy amount of mockery, stemming from its silly storylines, even sillier characters and primarily, its heavily scripted matches which are – to those on the outside looking in – perceived as “fake”. It’s nothing heavy and moments like these don’t detract from the warmth and charm of the doco but it’s great to see director Mat Hames (who has the benefit of not being a Rooster Teeth member) shoot his cast in candid moments, capturing their second thoughts and fear. For a pro wrestler, such minor mishaps would be scoffed at but for two gamers who joke around on camera all day, it’s a turning point, at least for Lawrence that maybe they’re in a little too deep. One particular instance is when Lawrence accidentally cuts open James’ forehead. ![]() That doesn’t mean that Haus of Pain doesn’t at least attempt to inject some heart and danger into the proceedings. ![]() After all, it is a Rooster Teeth production and everyone involved has their feet squarely planted in comedy territory. I’ll make something clear upfront, this isn’t a rival for 1999 documentary Beyond the Mat. Diets are altered, bumps are taken and eventually the drastic repercussions are finally met. ![]() Willems takes fellow Funhaus alumni Lawrence Sonntag on his journey and the two have the unenviable task of preparing for a tag team match in a local competition with only a week of training. I watched my single take, cringed a little bit and said fuck it, you guys will understand.Do you ever sit back and take stock of your life, and wonder how things might have been if you followed another path? A path you were so adamant you’d pursue at some point? This is the premise for Rooster Teeth’s newest documentary Haus of Pain which sees James Willems of the popular YouTube channel Funhaus, attempt to see what life would have been like had he followed his dream of becoming a professional wrestler. Look, I was tired from working all day and had just started rendering my timeline. I didn't see enough to make two videos with what little footage we had but while editing I combined the two and we got the magic that lay before you.Īlso, I just realized that I finally went full-YouTube and said "it really helps us out" after asking for you find folks to subscribe. Also, while setting up his Xbox One, I started filming and James went off on some random unboxing bit so we just ran with it. When the footage exported, James' had no webcam, mine crashed and lost webcam and Freddie's exported perfectly with the webcam overlayed on the gameplay joy. Freddie was in already from filming OpenHaus with us and we decided to mess around with GTA for fun. ![]() "We were trying to capture some gameplay to test webcam overlays for GTA Online's upcoming Heists update. ![]()
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