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I’m gonna say this straight-out: I’m a Shia Labeouf fan. Ain’t gonna lie. I love this kid. Even if he does make a few dumbshit mistakes every now and again. It’s not like he’s heaven-sent. And actually, my fondness of him is the only reason I remember that Eagle Eye is a movie. Hence, it is also the only reason why I ever even knew of EEFF.

(Yeah, I made an acronym. Eeff. Eeff.)

Speaking of which, who has tried Eagle Eye Free Fall, yet?

The gist.

Eagle Eye Free Fall is an online interactive game. (I guess.) And while the concept is pretty sweet, the game itself isn’t much.

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First, it asks for your name and number. (Why your number? I’m getting to that part. It’s the coolest thing about the game.) Then, it starts. For those who—for whatever reason—haven’t tried Free Fall yet, I’ll not spoil what happens. I’ll just assure you that everything on there is fake, so don’t exit out and quit if it seems like it’s getting too hard-core.

Not to say that Free Fall is an !OMGEXTREME! experience. Remember the phone number thing? The coolest thing about the game still. Probably because it’s the only cool thing about the game. Like, the only thing that sets it apart from other marketing techniques.

So, to finally answer anyone asking, yes they do call you. A good-to-know, though: It’s all automated. Another: It works a lot better when you don’t have a slow computer. I dunno if those’ll come across to you as spoilers or DURH!s, but just sayin’.

The opinion.

Well, while Eagle Eye Free Fall is definitely particular, it’s also extremely limited. Really, though.

The website claims to give everyone their own “unique” Free Fall experience, and…in a way it does. (It uses the name you give them, records your voice, uses the time and date that you’re running by….) But other than a few tiny things, I’m pretty sure that everyone who plays to the end gets the “PHIL, TURN THE FUCK AROUND” scenario with the exact same outcome.

Plus, Phil’s voice acting is terrible. He tries to pull off his lines—which is an effort that has charm in itself—but just doesn’t. However, he was just one in three voices. The other two were way more convincing.

And the game is pretty enjoyable for a while. I don’t possess the kind of knowledge that could tell how realistic it was, but it was way cool thinking I dancing back and forth between the lines of law. Might have been funner if the Beef was one of the voice-overs you get to “converse” with, or if it drew out for a little longer, or if there were multiple endings…but I won’t complain.

As a marketing technique, it did well. Not only did it make more people consider watching Eagle Eye, but it also gave them a shadow of what to expect should they go through with it.

(And if you’re boring bored like me, you’ll find that it’s a nice way to pass the time and prank your friends.)

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Oh, but if there is a way to get the Phil to DAMMIT TO HELL, QUIT WITH YOUR LAME ASS VOICE ACTING AND FUCKING DO WHAT I SAY OR YOU’LL -insert spoiler here, lol-, then be a pal and lemme know.

In the meantime, I’m gonna go to a matinee showing of Eagle Eye. (Cuz I’m cheap like that, yo.)

The pics.

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