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Post by Hauntedknight87 on Feb 28, 2017 23:18:25 GMT
I miss the Spill.com crew. I know Korey made Double Toasted, but i preferred spill.com. Especially with Co-Host 3000 and Cyrus.
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Post by politicidal on Mar 7, 2017 0:14:44 GMT
I still watch Nostalgia Critic but I like Cinema Snob better now. Others I watch include MovieBob, Jeremy Jahns, GoodBadflicks, and that British dude who reviews action films.
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Post by LeWildPlatypus on Mar 8, 2017 0:04:14 GMT
I used to like Doug Walker, Mark Kermode and occasionally Mathew Buck (Film Brain), I still enjoy James Rolfe's stuff and respect him the most for not following the heard of critics when Ghostbusters 2016 was released. But like many film reviewers they seem to succumb to a political agenda. Sadly nobody can review anything anymore without a political bias and it taints it for me. I do keep an eye on the RT scores and check out reviews by non-internet famous people but that's as far as it goes.
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Post by politicidal on Mar 9, 2017 0:09:40 GMT
I used to like Doug Walker, Mark Kermode and occasionally Mathew Buck (Film Brain), I still enjoy James Rolfe's stuff and respect him the most for not following the heard of critics when Ghostbusters 2016 was released. But like many film reviewers they seem to succumb to a political agenda. Sadly nobody can review anything anymore without a political bias and it taints it for me. I do keep an eye on the RT scores and check out reviews by non-internet famous people but that's as far as it goes. He wasn't the only one. Richard Roeper hated Ghostbusters (2016).
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Post by LaurenceBranagh on Mar 9, 2017 2:01:59 GMT
I still watch Nostalgia Critic, but I prefer it when he's just reviewing movies and not doing editorials.
Brows Held High is my favorite.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2017 19:36:31 GMT
I loved Brows Held High's review of "Anonymous."
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Post by politicidal on Mar 12, 2017 20:39:45 GMT
And back when he did some actual research instead of just assuming things. I'll never forgive him for that "Event Horizon fans are just sports jocks pretending to be real horror fans" comment. This right here is what pisses me off most about both him and Rob Walker these days. And it's with such arrogance too. I remember when the two talked about film scores during an editorial video, one of them said off the cuff how after Mrs. Doubtfire that Howard Shore never went on to do anything. Um, DOES FUCKING LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT COUNT FOR ANYTHING? On top of that, Howard Shore did Philadelphia, Ed Wood, Se7en, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, A History of Violence, I could go on but I'm lazy.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2017 21:18:17 GMT
You'd think he'd learn after many "Top 11 Fuck Up" Episodes.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 16:16:54 GMT
No not really because of the spoilers. And nobody can review a movie like I can. LOL
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Mar 27, 2017 21:10:23 GMT
I loved Brows Held High's review of "Anonymous." One of my favorite reviews ever. I love RedLetterMedia and Double Toasted (formerly Spill.com). Also just discovered RalphTheMovieMaker. Like others, used to be a huge Nostalgia Critic fan, as well as other Channel Awesome regulars (Spoony, Cinema Snob, Film Brain, MikeJ, Phelous, etc). Most of them either went downhill or I outgrew them. Not a fan of the jump-cutting vlog-style reviewers like Stuckmann and Jahns.
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Post by Nalkarj on Apr 10, 2017 0:47:53 GMT
Interestingly, I've found that Doug Walker is actually a good critic (purposely based on his favorite critic, the late Roger Ebert, I think). I was surprised to discover that because, as many have written here, he has tended in recent years to focus on the comedy rather than the criticism. Yet, if you watch his " Disneycember" or "Real Thoughts" reviews, it's interesting to see how much he understands film and can analyze it intelligently. I still enjoy his more sketch-based material, but I go back to his Disneycember and Real Thoughts reviews far more.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 1:28:40 GMT
Doug Walker DOES NOT understand film and cannot analyze it intelligently. He never did. His "Event Horizon" review alone is proof of that.
His obsession with the phrase "it's nothing new" to describing just about every film alone makes him lose credibility. If he was such an expert on story-telling, he'd know originality is fiction. Nothing is new. Nothing is original. Even Shakespeare himself wasn't original (something Walker has not acknowledged despite claiming to be a huge fan). Every single one of his plays were either romanticized versions of real events or were direct remakes of other works.
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Post by Nalkarj on Apr 10, 2017 3:42:05 GMT
Well, @weirdraptor, I must respectfully disagree. Like all critics, he has his biases, but I must insist that he can analyze film intelligently, honestly, and wittily. I have not seen his Event Horizon review, and I have not seen that movie. As I noted, many of his "Nostalgia Critic" reviews are amusing, but they sacrifice honest film criticism for comedy. I insist, however, that his "Disneycember" and "Real Thoughts" reviews are intelligent, respectful, and intriguing analyses, with a depth and breadth of knowledge behind them. Have you seen those? I agree with you about the concept of originality in film, but many very intelligent critics (far more intelligent than I, certainly!) still consider it a valid criterion. Ebert, whom Walker idolizes, was one such critic.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 4:17:46 GMT
Well, @weirdraptor , I must respectfully disagree. Like all critics, he has his biases, but I must insist that he can analyze film intelligently, honestly, and wittily. I have not seen his Event Horizon review, and I have not seen that movie. As I noted, many of his "Nostalgia Critic" reviews are amusing, but they sacrifice honest film criticism for comedy. I insist, however, that his "Disneycember" and "Real Thoughts" reviews are intelligent, respectful, and intriguing analyses, with a depth and breadth of knowledge behind them. Have you seen those? I agree with you about the concept of originality in film, but many very intelligent critics (far more intelligent than I, certainly!) still consider it a valid criterion. Ebert, whom Walker idolizes, was one such critic. "intelligently, honestly, and wittily"? No. Just no. You need to be willing to do research to be intelligent, honest, and witty about your reviews, and he's never researched anything in his life. If he did, he'd know "John Carter of Mars" was a book adaptation and not a rip-off of modern Sci-Fi. Calling "John Carter" a rip-off is like calling "Lord of the Rings" a rip-off of "Eragon." I've seen his Disneycembers, and it's nothing but whining about everything wrong with classic Disney films with barely a word spared about any of their finer qualities. If someone was to look for recommendations based on his Disneycember reviews, they'd walk away thinking the whole Disney Animated Canon was crap. His "Real Thoughts" was just as bad as his "reviews." Intriguing analyses? No. Oliver Harper and Midnight's Edge give those. Not Walker. Yes, well, most critics are full of shit, including Ebert.
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Post by Nalkarj on Apr 10, 2017 4:22:10 GMT
Well, @weirdraptor , I must respectfully disagree. Like all critics, he has his biases, but I must insist that he can analyze film intelligently, honestly, and wittily. I have not seen his Event Horizon review, and I have not seen that movie. As I noted, many of his "Nostalgia Critic" reviews are amusing, but they sacrifice honest film criticism for comedy. I insist, however, that his "Disneycember" and "Real Thoughts" reviews are intelligent, respectful, and intriguing analyses, with a depth and breadth of knowledge behind them. Have you seen those? I agree with you about the concept of originality in film, but many very intelligent critics (far more intelligent than I, certainly!) still consider it a valid criterion. Ebert, whom Walker idolizes, was one such critic. "intelligently, honestly, and wittily"? No. Just no. You need to be willing to do research to be intelligent, honest, and witty about your reviews, and he's never researched anything in his life. If he did, he'd know "John Carter of Mars" was a book adaptation and not a rip-off of modern Sci-Fi. Calling "John Carter" a rip-off is like calling "Lord of the Rings" a rip-off of "Eragon." I've seen his Disneycembers, and it's nothing but whining about everything wrong with classic Disney films with barely a word spared about any of their finer qualities. If someone was to look for recommendations based on his Disneycember reviews, they'd walk away thinking the whole Disney Animated Canon was crap. His "Real Thoughts" was just as bad as his "reviews." Intriguing analyses? No. Oliver Harper and Midnight's Edge give those. Not Walker. Yes, well, most critics are full of shit, including Ebert. All right, then, we'll just agree to disagree. (Curious, too, that you consider his "Disneycembers" to be "whining about everything wrong..." with Disney films. I love classic Disney films, but many people believe the opposite to what you say: that he's far too forgiving of their flaws. Intriguing how easily different people can arrive at different conclusions.) I truly don't believe your language is warranted, by the way. Walker's just an internet reviewer, after all. And, regarding the late Mr. Ebert... Nil nisi bonum.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 4:30:18 GMT
"intelligently, honestly, and wittily"? No. Just no. You need to be willing to do research to be intelligent, honest, and witty about your reviews, and he's never researched anything in his life. If he did, he'd know "John Carter of Mars" was a book adaptation and not a rip-off of modern Sci-Fi. Calling "John Carter" a rip-off is like calling "Lord of the Rings" a rip-off of "Eragon." I've seen his Disneycembers, and it's nothing but whining about everything wrong with classic Disney films with barely a word spared about any of their finer qualities. If someone was to look for recommendations based on his Disneycember reviews, they'd walk away thinking the whole Disney Animated Canon was crap. His "Real Thoughts" was just as bad as his "reviews." Intriguing analyses? No. Oliver Harper and Midnight's Edge give those. Not Walker. Yes, well, most critics are full of shit, including Ebert. All right, then, we'll just agree to disagree. (Curious, too, that you consider his "Disneycembers" to be "whining about everything wrong..." with Disney films. I love classic Disney films, but many people believe the opposite to what you say: that he's far too forgiving of their flaws. Intriguing how easily different people can arrive at different conclusions.) I truly don't believe your language is warranted, by the way. Walker's just an internet reviewer, after all. And, regarding the late Mr. Ebert... Nil nisi bonum. Fair enough. I have to I'm shocked that someone thinks Doug went too easy on them during Disneycember. Someone else who likes his Disneycember reviews actually agrees with me that they were more negative than positive. My language probably was unwarranted, but you have to understand: you're talking to someone who has pretty much just had it with good stories being undermined by critics and nitpickers due to even the loosest, most tangential similarity to a prior work.
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