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tehrin
2010-10-07 03:17 am UTC (link)

Dude, reviewers, LET IT GO! I had to put up with this enough in art school!

I haven't bothered with the other videos, but I had the patience to watch half of Confused Mathews first response which is just like I had the patience to watch half of 2001. I don't think he's been exposed to the horrors called video art* (which I don't think that 2001 qualifies). I have zero patience for going through all the Caring Too Much debates (go write a term paper already) so I don't know if anyone actually talks about that. However there is actually a piece where a painter (can't remember who) sits in a chair and stares at a painting for hours before making the final stroke. However, it's shot from one angle.

*I ♥ Pipiloti Rist. Also, have some Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel weirdness (NSFW).

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	spawn_of_kong 2010-10-07 03:37 am UTC (link)
	I've mentioned elsewhere, but Confused Matthew can often be the epitome of Completely Missing the Point when it comes to the stuff he reviews (see his ridiculous quibbles regarding The Lion King for an example). (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tehrin 2010-10-07 04:02 am UTC (link)
	I'll stick with Nostalgia Critic, Nostalgia Chick, and my web reviewer crush, Linkara. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shinysandals 2010-10-07 04:16 am UTC (link)
	"and my web reviewer crush, Linkara." Oh good, it's not just me. ~~I feel like such a dirty old cradle robber for squeeing over him.~~ (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	argylespy 2010-10-07 04:54 am UTC (link)
	Oh no, it's definitely not just you. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	chikane 2010-10-07 11:40 am UTC (link)
	I squee over him too, he's awesome. And I don't even know western comic books. I still enjoy his reviews. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sylvacoer 2010-10-07 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	Fourth (fifthing) the Linkara squeeing, and raising you all a chibi fanart. ^^; (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shinysandals 2010-10-08 03:27 am UTC (link)
	Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh, that's adorable! <3 (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tehrin 2010-10-09 12:08 am UTC (link)
	I really shouldn't be surprised as I am that there's fanart. Cute. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	platedlizard 2010-10-07 07:37 am UTC (link)
	Those guys plus Red Letter Media are favorites of mine (although Red Letter Media is considerably edgier, in a 'the narrator is you sterotypical Trekkie/serial killer' type way). (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anarchicq 2010-10-07 08:20 am UTC (link)
	Sharing the Plinkett love. EEEE! Plinkett! Can't wait for Episode III review (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sylvacoer 2010-10-07 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	Me either! God, I hope it comes out this weekend, I've been promising my cousin that I will force him to watch the reviews and having all three would be awesome. :3 (Reply to this)(Parent)

dragonsong12
2010-10-07 02:55 pm UTC (link)

I admit that I couldn't get into the Red Letter Media reviews...which I hated, because the reviews themselves were great and really fascinating! And even the little serial killer comments weren't that off-putting, but once we got to the woman tied up and screaming in the basement part it all took a nosedive straight into unfunny for me, and it squicked me out too much to watch anymore.
I recognize the fact that this is MY damage, however, and don't judge others for liking it. The reviews are fantastic! (Whhhhyyyy was that necessary? ;_;) Sorry for the thoughts on yaoi...

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	platedlizard 2010-10-07 04:50 pm UTC (link)
	Eh, it's funny for me because she escapes in Attack of the Clones, and the trailer for Revenge of the Sith shows her coming back, armed with a machette (serial killer comedy wouldn't be funny if the killer didn't get what's coming to him. Morality play FTW?) And I really like the way he digs into the details about why the movies suck. YMMV of course. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragonsong12 2010-10-07 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	Huh. That kind of makes me interested again then, because I actually really did like the reviews themselves. And knowing that the killer may get his cummumpance...yeah, I think I may check it out again! Kinda wish others had mentioned that instead of mocking me for feeling disturbed by it now, but thanks! You've actually made me feel better about the whole thing! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anarchicq 2010-10-07 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	http://www.redlettermedia.com/sith_trailer.html is the trailer if you're interested. (Reply to this)(Parent)

paranoidandroid
2010-10-09 09:12 am UTC (link)

I didn't like the woman-in-the-basement parts either. They didn't squick me out so much, but I didn't find them funny or entertaining at all and didn't need to see them a second time.
Fortunately, in the "Attack of the Clones" review those clips are always at the end of the youtube parts, so they're easy to skip if you want to watch the rest. Just stop the video as soon as the woman shows up and start the next one.

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	sqbr 2010-10-07 11:03 am UTC (link)
	I was slightly taken aback when he gave "The Sixth Sense" as proof that he likes films which "make you think to understand them", and that's as someone who is often really dense about the meanings of films. (Then again, I liked 2001 and Evangelion even though they made no freaking sense, so perhaps my judgment is suspect) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	re_weird 2010-10-07 11:47 am UTC (link)
	Sounds like they're both wankers then. Excellent. Those are always the most fun. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	evanwaters 2010-10-07 04:13 pm UTC (link)
	I think a lot of 2001's strength is as a work of visual art, but I don't see that as a negative. Some films are more story-focused than others, is all. But I couldn't make it through the guy's Spirited Away review either. (Animism, motherfucker! Do you speak it?!) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tehrin 2010-10-07 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	I tried watching his review of "The Lion King" yesterday. It was "I hate Simba! Why should we like Simba? He's a little shit!" ad nausea with no real analysis. (Reply to this)(Parent)

catslash
2010-10-10 03:58 am UTC (link)

I took a class on Kubrick's films over the summer, and one of my papers was about how 2001 is so visual as to make it nearly inaccessible to people (like me) who are not visually oriented at all. I don't think this is a bad thing, it's just an "is what it is" thing. The class made me appreciate it as a film, but if I'm going to watch Kubrick for fun, I'm gonna pick a different movie.

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	reovu 2010-10-07 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	On the "missing the point" thing..I totally agree. Don't even get me started on his review of The Incredibles. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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