Movie Bob ... Mr. Chipman, sir,
I frankly have doubts that you'll ever read this since there's already something like 600+ comments and unless you're not half as busy as I think you are making this show, and new episodes of the Gave Overthinker, then you probably don't have gobs and gobs of free time to read, much less worry about everything everyone has to say to you.
That being said, I'm a glutton for punishment, a bit out of touch with reality, and incredibly optimistic, so here is a personal message.
I like you. You bash on God and I happen to be a minister, you have a real mean streak where the G.O.P. is concerned and I've been a conservative since before I knew what a conservative was, and you seem to hate a good number of films I like and like a good number of films I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole.
That being said, I do really like you. You're smart, you're honest, and you have an incredibly knowledge of Geek culture which is something I simply cannot get enough of. I've been a Geek as long as I've been alive.
What I don't like is your profession. I have never liked critics of any stripe. I've primarily viewed them as superfluous, whiny little pukes who seem only to want to force their opinions on the people who are dumb enough to listen.
But I listen to you. And I listen to you because you seem like the kind of guy I'd hang out with in my spare time. Also I learn a lot from you. You remember that video you did on Heavy Metal? I must have watched that ten times.
All this said and done, I'm finding myself in a position where you're going down a road I really don't want you to go down. This road is the primary reason I don't listen to a lot of critics. It has nothing to do with them dissing on what I like. I have more self confidence, both in myself and in my own likes to be that petty. What I dislike is that after a while critics get full of themselves. Roger Ebert is the worst I've encountered. I've seen Ebert not only mock movies he doesn't like, but actually make insinuations against people who did like them. If you don't like a movie that's your business. Riffing on those who do reveals a pretentious arrogance that is repugnant on all levels. I don't care if the man lost his jaw. Yes it's very sad and he did have guts to go into work the next day, but guts do not excuse rudeness or bad behavior.
Now let's talk about your review of Repo Men. You followed that review the next week by essentially mocking your own audience. You seemed to be upset that so many people compared it to Repo: The Genetic Opera. Well, duh! I only saw the trailer for R:TGO and the first thing I thought when I saw your review of Repo Men was "This sounds just like R:TGO". The similarities were apparent. But you opened your review of Hot Tub Time Machine with a bitter rant about how you needed to dredge up Warriors of Virtue because of it's magic toilet flush scene.
That was beneath you sir. Snarky is one thing. Petty is something else entirely.
Now what do we have this week? My gosh! You recommended a movie last week that no one went to see! How could they? How dare they think for themselves and see something you didn't like.
This weeks video was a disappointment, not in your skills, but in your person. I like you. I want to keep coming back and watching you. But if you're going to degenerate to a level self important whining when the box office doesn't go your way, then I'm afraid I will have to find something better to do with my time.
I realize this will probably only rile you. It would probably rile me were I in your position. All that being said, I am trying to be honest. Take that for what you will.
