"angry" gamers/critics

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BrunoMattei said:
Uwe Boll made Rampage and Assault on Wall Street, two legit "good" movies. Which is something Doug has never accomplished.
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Scarcely managing to make a movie that only barely reaches the minimum standards for competent with all your might & beyond, just at the moment when all the stars are aligned in your favor, is something which sets Uwe Boll and Doug Walker apart.

I cannot even fathom to describe how fitting this is. It's perfect.
 
In a couple of videos, Doug said that he prefers Spielberg as a producer instead of a director, implying that his filmography as the latter is somehow lacking. Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Raiders of the Lost Ark. The Color Purple. Jurassic Park. Schindler's List. Saving Private Ryan. Minority Report. Munich. Lincoln. What else does Spielberg need to make to prove himself to Doug?
 
Someone in a Tree said:
In a couple of videos, Doug said that he prefers Spielberg as a producer instead of a director, implying that his filmography as the latter is somehow lacking. Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Raiders of the Lost Ark. The Color Purple. Jurassic Park. Schindler's List. Saving Private Ryan. Minority Report. Munich. Lincoln. What else does Spielberg need to make to prove himself to Doug?
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So, what does Doug think he is, the next Zemeckis?
 
Someone in a Tree said:
What else does Spielberg need to make to prove himself to Doug?
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The very idea that Spielberg might have to prove himself to some dude who's claim to fame was pretending to be Daffy Duck and the AVGN at the same time is just too much.

I did enjoy his old stuff, back when it was his new stuff (and I still think some of his first reviews hold up, even when the angry reviewer stick has overstayed its welcome), but he was never a "reviewer" in the same way that - say - Siskel and Ebert reviewed videos. He's just a guy taking potshots at movies everybody agrees are bad. For him to think he's in any kind of position to criticise any filmmake in a legitimate way only cause he was filming himself spazzing over Bat Credit Cards is beyond me.
That is not to say you need to be a 5-Star chef to have a basis to criticise McDonalds Fastfood, but Doug's not particularly known for having a lot of insight.
 
Someone in a Tree said:
In a couple of videos, Doug said that he prefers Spielberg as a producer instead of a director, implying that his filmography as the latter is somehow lacking. Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Raiders of the Lost Ark. The Color Purple. Jurassic Park. Schindler's List. Saving Private Ryan. Minority Report. Munich. Lincoln. What else does Spielberg need to make to prove himself to Doug?
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I think Doug tries to have edgy opinions to seem unique. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind people having opinions which differ from the majority (I have more than a few that fall into this category), but when Doug does it I can tell:

(a) He's trying too hard.

(b) He just comes off as a moron as a result of trying too hard because his opinions make no sense.

Saying you don't like Spielberg's films or Spielberg's directing is one thing, but saying you prefer him as a Producer? Spielberg's actually had a really bad habit lately of slapping his name on things as a Producer that are of pretty low quality (Transformers and Terra Nova spring to mind). I can understand having this opinion with George Lucas because that's undoubtedly where his talents lie, but I don't think the same applies to Spielberg (at least not to the same extent).
 
TheImportantFart said:
I think Doug tries to have edgy opinions to seem unique. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind people having opinions which differ from the majority (I have more than a few that fall into this category), but when Doug does it I can tell:

(a) He's trying too hard.

(b) He just comes off as a moron as a result of trying too hard because his opinions make no sense.

Saying you don't like Spielberg's films or Spielberg's directing is one thing, but saying you prefer him as a Producer? Spielberg's actually had a really bad habit lately of slapping his name on things as a Producer that are of pretty low quality (Transformers and Terra Nova spring to mind). I can understand having this opinion with George Lucas because that's undoubtedly where his talents lie, but I don't think the same applies to Spielberg (at least not to the same extent).
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Sometimes I think Doug just has unpopular opinions regarding movies because he knows he'll get attention if he acts like a special snowflake about movies "i don't get its appeal everybody who likes this movie is a moron and i'm a smart little brainiac for not falling into its trap".
 
friedshrimp said:
Sometimes I think Doug just has unpopular opinions regarding movies because he knows he'll get attention if he acts like a special snowflake about movies "i don't get its appeal everybody who likes this movie is a moron and i'm a smart little brainiac for not falling into its trap".
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Doug is Cole Smithey lite.
 
I know it's a bit late, but Sage's review of the Sonic OVA was hilariously bad. You're seriously going to complain about an early 90s OVA that was made before an established Sonic storyline was conceived? Sara was supposed to be Sonic's girlfriend in the first game, Knuckles in a cowboy hat was a reference to Sonic Triple Trouble which just came out at the time, Robotropolis and Floating Island were elements taken from Sonic CD and 3, Knuckles CAN fly in the established Archie Sonic comic book series and Sonic X, etc. Let alone the fact that Sage even said that "I personally don't know much about Sonic..." Why the fuck are you complaining about these nitpicks as major plotholes then? The other douche nozzle with the gas mask also comes in to imply that Sonic Heroes and Shadow The Hedgehog are on the same shit level as Sonic 06 when in reality many Sonic fanboys were WISHING that there were a sequel to both games. Both of these clowns have absolutely no idea what they are talking about.

Also, that cliffhanger when he holds up the End of Evangelion DVD. He's probably one of those "special" fans that didn't like how Anno made a seperate, less confusing ending for those who were mad at the final 2 original episodes. Both of them are fine.
 
TheImportantFart said:
I think Doug tries to have edgy opinions to seem unique. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind people having opinions which differ from the majority (I have more than a few that fall into this category), but when Doug does it I can tell:

(a) He's trying too hard.

(b) He just comes off as a moron as a result of trying too hard because his opinions make no sense.

Saying you don't like Spielberg's films or Spielberg's directing is one thing, but saying you prefer him as a Producer? Spielberg's actually had a really bad habit lately of slapping his name on things as a Producer that are of pretty low quality (Transformers and Terra Nova spring to mind). I can understand having this opinion with George Lucas because that's undoubtedly where his talents lie, but I don't think the same applies to Spielberg (at least not to the same extent).
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When he's talking about Spielberg as a producer, I think he's referring to the days of Back to the Future, Gremlins, The Goonies, and Animaniacs. All great projects, but saying that Spielberg hasn't matched them as a director seems really disingenuous.
 
Asuka said:
Also, that cliffhanger when he holds up the End of Evangelion DVD. He's probably one of those "special" fans that didn't like how Anno made a seperate, less confusing ending for those who were mad at the final 2 original episodes. Both of them are fine.
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It seems he hates Evangelion as a whole, claiming it's 2deep4me and shit like that.
Strangely enough, I've found people claiming Evangelion lacks substance usually don't understand it or why it has been such an important title. For instance, they point out how flawed the religious symbolism is, when it has been established pretty much the same year it ran that the symbolism was never meant to be more than a novetly and a visual style.

On one hand, we have Sage bitching it doesn't explain enough and it's confusing (which is kind of the point. Eva doesn't spoonfeed you, deal with it), and on the other we have people like Hayao Miyazaki that say Evangelion was one of the most important shows of the last 2 decades and ever since nothing has ever come close to it in terms of impact and importance.
Now, which one might know what he's talking about?
 
Someone in a Tree said:
When he's talking about Spielberg as a producer, I think he's referring to the days of Back to the Future, Gremlins, The Goonies, and Animaniacs. All great projects, but saying that Spielberg hasn't matched them as a director seems really disingenuous.
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Steven directed Raiders, Duel, Jaws and E.T., Doug's point is invalid.

RomanesEuntDomus said:
It seems he hates Evangelion as a whole, claiming it's 2deep4me and shit like that.
Strangely enough, I've found people claiming Evangelion lacks substance usually don't understand it or why it has been such an important title. For instance, they point out how flawed the religious symbolism is, when it has been established pretty much the same year it ran that the symbolism was never meant to be more than a novetly and a visual style.

On one hand, we have Sage bitching it doesn't explain enough and it's confusing (which is kind of the point. Eva doesn't spoonfeed you, deal with it), and on the other we have people like Hayao Miyazaki that say Evangelion was one of the most important shows of the last 2 decades and ever since nothing has ever come close to it in terms of impact and importance.
Now, which one might know what he's talking about?
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Honestly, I never saw Eva as being that deep. Everyone knows Anno made it while depressed, and honestly, it kinds shows. Half the series is about Shinji whining and the other half is robot battles with some religious mythologies and other bizarre stuff thrown in.

Then again, I was never the biggest fan, so who am I to say? Still, Bennett hating Eva feels like he's only doing it because it's the unpopular opinion. Akin to Doug hating Speilberg as director.
 
Jewelsmakerguy said:
Steven directed Raiders, Duel, Jaws and E.T., Doug's point is invalid.


Honestly, I never saw Eva as being that deep. Everyone knows Anno made it while depressed, and honestly, it kinds shows. Half the series is about Shinji whining and the other half is robot battles with some religious mythologies and other bizarre stuff thrown in.

Then again, I was never the biggest fan, so who am I to say? Still, Bennett hating Eva feels like he's only doing it because it's the unpopular opinion. Akin to Doug hating Speilberg as director.
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I should rephrase it a bit:
There is no problem disliking the show, there are plenty of flaws (the low production values in the later episodes for instance), but as long as a person like Sage lives off claiming to be some sort of fringe-anime review guru, he should be aware of its achievements and respect it for that. Also, he should be able to see the shows merits despite disliking it overall.
As a reviewer, he should be able to look at it from more than just the "did I enjoy this?" angle.

And seeing what a huge phenomenon NGE has become, it's simply foolish to dismiss it or its qualities (at least as long as one pretends to be a knowledgable anime-expert like Sage).

That being said, yeah Shinji is a whiny bitch, but that, along many other aspects (like the robots being dependent on an exterior powersource) was meant as a deconstruction of the typical Super Mecha Anime. Usually, the protagonist of a Super Mecha anime was more along the lines of (say) Kamina, a hot blooded hero-type character. So it was a deliberate choice to make Shinji the exact opposite. The psychological implications within the show are somewhat outdated, but I feel that was a choice too. For instance, they employ the "Libido/Destrudo"-Ambivalence, even though that's nowhere near current theories and it's not like Freud's work is unknown in Japan...
Where the show truly excells is characterization, character interaction and character developement.
Some of the symbolism and psychological implications fall flat, there's no denying that, but I'd say it succeeds fare more often than not. After all, it has become one of the biggest cash cows in anime history.
 
RomanesEuntDomus said:
I should rephrase it a bit:
There is no problem disliking the show, there are plenty of flaws (the low production values in the later episodes for instance), but as long as a person like Sage lives off claiming to be some sort of fringe-anime review guru, he should be aware of its achievements and respect it for that. Also, he should be able to see the shows merits despite disliking it overall.
As a reviewer, he should be able to look at it from more than just the "did I enjoy this?" angle.

And seeing what a huge phenomenon NGE has become, it's simply foolish to dismiss it or its qualities (at least as long as one pretends to be a knowledgable anime-expert like Sage).
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Honestly, I seriously don't see him seeing that ever. Though seeing that clip of Rob Paulsen telling off Sage over hating Eva in the Macross Plus review was gold. Because ti really shows just how clueless Bennett is when it comes to the series.

Even I'm aware of its positives and its downsides. And I'm barely a fan myself. It really just goes to show that he's a terrible reviewer (well that, and the Sonic and Violence Jack reviews).
 
Remember folks, Doug's major problem with the Matrix movie is that Neo's real name is "Tom". No, seriously, he spergs about that for like almost 3 minutes in his review.

Conclusion?: MATRIX IS NOT DEEP WHO NAMES AN EPIC MESSIAH NAMED TOM HAHAHAHAHAHA donate
 
Asuka said:
Remember folks, Doug's major problem with the Matrix movie is that Neo's real name is "Tom". No, seriously, he spergs about that for like almost 3 minutes in his review.

Conclusion?: MATRIX IS NOT DEEP WHO NAMES AN EPIC MESSIAH NAMED TOM HAHAHAHAHAHA donate
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If anything can serve as the example that Doug is holding controversial opinions just for the sake of being controversial, it's that particular review.

Again, there's no problem disliking a movie, but when it's so poorly executed like that Matrix review it's pretty transparent that Doug was just desperate to find reasons to hate on the movie in order to be oh-so-controversial by saying he thinks it's a poor flic.
Sure. A movie that single handedly set the tone and style for countless other movies throughout the following decades was lackluster.
 
^His biggest gripe with most movies is actually really nitpicky things like that; weird names, locations, an actor making a weird face during a small scene...

Anyone wanna see a crossover between MovieBlob and Doug?
 
RomanesEuntDomus said:
If anything can serve as the example that Doug is holding controversial opinions just for the sake of being controversial, it's that particular review.

Again, there's no problem disliking a movie, but when it's so poorly executed like that Matrix review it's pretty transparent that Doug was just desperate to find reasons to hate on the movie in order to be oh-so-controversial by saying he thinks it's a poor flic.
Sure. A movie that single handedly set the tone and style for countless other movies throughout the following decades was lackluster.
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Also funny was that he (I think repeatedly) misidentified the actress who played Trinity (actually Carrie Anne-Moss), proving he doesn't even bother doing basic research anymore.
 
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