Probably because those films aren't talked into an absurd frenzy like this one has been. And it's funny that he didn't mention Jordan Peele and Get Out or the fact that Steve McQueen has a new movie coming out this year.
Adam isn't a good critic, like at all. He tries to pretend he's not super smug about his movie tastes but constantly demonstrates how he thinks the only people who like Marvel movies either never watch any arthouse movies, are loser fanboys or literal children. A lot of the points he makes in most review are either obvious nitpicks (which I've found in several cases to be dumb or explained by the movie) or really level-one analysis about the movie's themes. And his fans eat this shit up like candy because they can't wait to feel superior to people who liked a Disney or Marvel movie. It reminds me of that Hitchcock quote about why characters just don't go to the police, "they don't go to the police because its dull." Stop trying to outsmart every fucking movie you watch and find every flaw that shows it doesn't correlate with the real world, instead actually focus on what the movie is trying to say and fucking enjoy yourself.
Btw his criticism of Black Panther being made by a mega-corporate conglomerate making money for rich old dudes has been addressed by most critics, but as moviebob breaks down here maybe we should stop being buzzkills about people enjoying pop entertainment, especially when the subject matter in question (afro-futurism) hasn't been represented for most Americans.
Nailed it. I had to stop watching YMS because of precisely these reasons. I enjoy watching him takedown a terrible movie like After Earth, but otherwise it's just a competition to see how snarky and cynical he can get, on top of willfully misinterpreting obvious stuff.
Yeah, I think the bad film rant of destruction trend for reviewers all goes back to Roger Eberts destruction of Deuce Bigalow, but the people who want to recreate the vitriol of that review seem to forget that the main reason Ebert went in on it was Rob Schneider belittling another critic for giving it a negative review. There was a reason for it beyond it being a bad movie.
I honestly found that After Earth "takedown" to be low hanging fruit. We get it, the movie sucked. We didn't need somebody to make an hour's worth of content to get the point across.
While I do enjoy some of the videos him and youtubers like "Ralphthemoviemaker" make, they do hit low hanging fruit movies entirely too often. I didn't need you to make ten videos about "Cool Cat Saves The Kids" to know it was an hour long cringe fest. I subbed to their channels to hear about movies I never would have heard about and would want to see.
This is where I think people would be served well by looking back towards critics from traditional media avenues. Some of them produce an unreal amount of print, video, and radio/podcast content that gets totally overlooked because people are more interested in the YouTube personality-du-jour.
For example, Manohla Dargis of the New York Times has written four really detailed movie articles since the beginning of February as well as participated in a video about black actresses in the 1930s and 40s. David Edelstein of New York Magazine and NPR writes about five articles a week and normally gives at least one spoken review on Fresh Air a week. Mark Kermode does articles, videos, and a radio show all the time.
This is one downside to the internet's egalitarianism. People who just haven't done the work or don't have the experience get a loudspeaker. Yes, there are some traditional critics like Armond White who have a constant stick up their ass, but most of the people at these respected publications are where they are because they've seen an unreal amount of films from just about every country, language, and genre and can put their thoughts into words very well.
As much as I love Black Panther, and as much as I enjoy YMS, I have to come down against him on this one. I think he felt a 5/10 connection to the film and then just started going after Marvel for not making him feel the feelings he wants to feel about movies.
At a certain point, listening to him say "formulaic" over and over again without criticizing the film's ability to convey theme, character, or even specific issues with the plot was just... guh. These quick shots actually underserve his ability to get into why he feels a way about a thing and it seems like a waste of everyone's time.
If you want to see a real critique of a movie, go read Armand White's angry, contrarian firefest about Black Panther. I abso-fucking-lutely disagree with him, but he brings receipts, citations, and a topographical map explaining how he got to his point.
Bro what does your 1st line even mean, he gives it an average rating because he didn't get the film he wants? Isn't that how reviews work and that with him he's laid out why he doesn't like Superhero popcorn flicks and that this is no different? Have you seen his films he recommends? Huge variety and is well capable of appreciating things that aren't just his personal tastes and guilty pleasures but are just well made films. To me it seems like you enjoyed it but go after him because you think it deserves to be better than 5/10 considering you like it
Bro what does your 1st line even mean, he gives it an average rating because he didn't get the film he wants?
I could care less what score he gave the film. There just wasn't any substance to the review, nothing specific about what he didn't like that wasn't just him talking about how he hates MCU movies, and this made it weak. White hated the film even more, but he actually explained why he hated it and justified his opinion.
Yeah I can understand that, it's a quickie review where he just gives his personal quick thoughts with no spoilers/depth analysis to people who'd like a quick thought on it. What I don't get is what you said here:
I think he felt a 5/10 connection to the film and then just started going after Marvel for not making him feel the feelings he wants to feel about movies.
Are you trying to say his personal rating is wrong and low because he doesn't have an appreciation for what it is? Is that not every review ever? Why bring that up
Yeah that's a bizarre critique I don't know why you think is noteworthy, it's not like Marvel isn't central to the film and all the other average summer action films it's relevant for him to bring up. I don't think that explains the line I quoted either
We all know After Earth sucks, but the YMS is all about the stuff you and me wouldn't have noticed that was bad about the film. Innumerable logical inconsistencies that aren't noticeable to most moviegoers. Like for example, the automatic closing door that warps around objects in the way to form a seal.... but then opens back up automatically and repeatedly. Why would it open back up because an object in the way when it is specifically deisnged to accomodate objects being in the way? That makes no sense. And those splices in audio most people wouldn't notice.
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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '18 edited Feb 17 '18
Why did he just say that the general public don't consider Best Picture winners 12 Years a Slave and Moonlight "important" films?
That's just a wrong statement.