History WebVideo / BadMovieBeatdown

* ReCut: Once Blip went down and Film Brain was forced to reupload his videos elsewhere, he did some minor cuts beforehand. (one that he couldn't remove due to being a RunningGag is listed on CreatorBacklash)

* RetroactiveRecognition:[[invoked]] Points out in his DontLookDown review that Mark is [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Bella's dad]].

* NeverLiveItDown:[[invoked]]
** Noted to the reaction to his ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}'' review.
** In a couple of skits, Film Brain wrote WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic addressing him as "Equilibrium douchebag".
** {{Lampshaded}} in his 50th episode (''Film/TheRiddle''), where he expresses surprise at having made it past the ''Equilibrium'' episode.
** The whole point of Spoony's guest appearance in his video review of ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' is to berate him for giving it a 3.5/5 in his written review.

* ConspicuousCG: Noted in ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious 2 Fast 2 Furious]]'' when compared to the original film.

** He calls one on ''himself'' in the second part of his ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' review, where he halts the review momentarily and explains that in his original review, what was to immediately follow was a joke that would have been in very bad taste in light of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. He instead explains why the scene the joke was about is pointless, exploitative, and pathetic (at the time of the film's release), and states that his purpose is not to mock any tragedy, only the film. When the review was uploaded to his YouTube channel in late 2017, the scene of him explaining about the joke's removal is cut, and the joke that was originally removed is played without edits.

A snarky young Brit, Mathew "Film Brain" Buck hosts "Bad Movie Beatdown", formerly on ''[[Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Channel Awesome]]''. By his own admission, Buck is [[FollowTheLeader following the Nostalgia Critic's example]], but there's ''nothing'' nostalgic about the crap he reviews. Before he became a video contributor, Buck wrote articles for the site and was (and continues to be) a moderator on the forums.

* DefiedTrope: When Film Brain discovers that Bison's evil plan in ''Film/StreetFighterTheLegendOfChunLi'' amounts to nothing more than property development, he cuts off the [[Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses "OF COURSE!"]] RunningGag.

** He calls one on ''himself'' in the second part of his ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' review, where he halts the review momentarily and explains that in his original review, what was to immediately follow was a joke that would have been in very bad taste in light of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. He instead explains why the scene the joke was about is pointless, exploitative, and pathetic (at the time of the film's release), and states that his purpose is not to mock any tragedy, only the film.

** Helped WebVideo/MikeJ in his Shameful Sequels episode of ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', and in turn both made "Shameful Sequels Beatdown" for ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor II: The Klumps''.

** Gratuitous and crude sex jokes, as seen in ''Keith Lemon'' and ''Fat Slags''.

** Arguably his best use of this ever? [[Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg Epic Movie]]. Twice. He doesn't even need to speak. Two incredibly lame jokes are simply followed by a reaction shot of him looking pissed-off while comedy "waa-waa-waaaaa-waaaaah" music plays.

** Film Brain points out a wire holding up one of the characters in ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious''.

* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: In the ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' review when he thinks the PluckyComicRelief is going to die. It's maniatic.

** From ''Gone Fishin:''' "You know, it's scenes like this, where Creator/JoePesci repeatedly punches and kicks a clearly fake prop alligator in a scene that even kids would likely find stupid, that make me wish they could revoke Oscars. Well, that, and the entirety of Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s career."

** In his crossover review of "Sunday School Musical" with WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows, they point out that the film seems to indicate "the blacker you are, the better you sing". Case in point, the rival choir is all black and the Crossroads choir is all white and sucked before Zack (who is black) was forced to join them.

* DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible: [[invoked]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Given that his show is called "Bad Movie Beatdown"]], Film Brain has reviewed lots of sub-par movies. However, this trope is his reaction to ''Film/SevenPounds'', ''The Cavern'', and recent British sex comedies such as ''Film/FatSlags'' and ''Keith Lemon: The Film''.

** Even before that, in the ''Seraphim Falls'' review, he refers to Creator/PierceBrosnan's and Creator/LiamNeeson's characters as "Pierce" and "Liam."

* FailedASpotCheck: Complained about this in regards to how ''Film/ProjectX'' would have the student with the camcorder filming people in compromising positions (like when they were various stages of nude in the boy's locker room, yet somehow no-one noticed him doing it.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: [[invoked]] [[InUniverse He personally takes some]] from several films he reviews. Some of the messages he's pointed out include...

** "Christmas is all about the material trappings, and [[TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong not conforming to this is selfish.]]" (''Film/ChristmasWithTheKranks'')

* HamAndCheese: [[invoked]]

* HilariousInHindsight [[invoked]]

* {{Hypocrisy}}: He calls out ''Film/{{Gamer}}'' for railing against glorifying violence, but the film itself glorifies it with no sense of irony. ''Film/TheCondemned'' got the same reaction.

* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize: [[invoked]]

--> '''[[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]]:''' We get it, you have a hot wife and you are very proud of that fact! Grow up!
* NeverLiveItDown: [[invoked]]

* NoAccountingForTaste: His reaction to the women Kevin James scores with. Then he sees [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steffiana_de_la_Cruz who James is married to]] and says "[[RealityIsUnrealistic nevermind]]".
* NoBisexuals: In his review of ''Film/INowPronounceYouChuckAndLarry'', he noted that the plot point of Chuck "cheating" on Larry with women could have easily been covered up if Chuck claimed to be a bisexual and their relationship was open.

* QueerPeopleAreFunny: One of his main complaints with ''Film/INowPronounceYouChuckAndLarry'' was that despite claiming to be a movie that promotes tolerance, all the gay characters are [[CampGay flamboyant stereotypes]]. He found Duncan an especially notable example of this because he started out as a homophobe in denial of his own sexuality, but as soon as he came out, his personality changed entirely.

** In ''Film/{{Awake}}'', he says that HaydenChristensen has an "infamously whiny voice that makes mine look subtle by comparison".

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: He is ''not'' obsessed with ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks.''

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: [[invoked]]

* UnfortunateImplications: [[invoked]]

* OutOfFocus: Prof. Celluloid has largely been absent since season one and has even disappeared from the opening sequence as of the post-''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights'' version of the season three opening. This only made it more surprising when [[TheBusCameBack he shows up to give Film Brain 3D glasses in the]] ''Film/SpyKids 3D'' review.

* POVCam: In the ''Film/SpyKids 3D'' review, after Prof. Celluloid gives Film Brain his 3D glasses.

-->'''Critical Marine''': Okay.
-->'''Film Brain''': At one point in the training regime did you acquire super powers?

-->'''Film Brain''': Eyes in the back of his head. I knew it.

* DesignatedHero: [[invoked]]

* DesignatedVillain: [[invoked]]

* DudeNotFunny: Pointed out in-universe, often with the phrase "That's ''not'' funny!".

'''Audience''': [CollectiveGroan]\\

--> '''[[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]]''': We get it, you have a hot wife and you are very proud of that fact! Grow up!

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: He is not obsessed with ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks.''

** From ''Gone Fishin''': "You know, it's scenes like this, where Creator/JoePesci repeatedly punches and kicks a clearly fake prop alligator in a scene that even kids would likely find stupid, that make me wish they could revoke Oscars. Well, that, and the entirety of Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s career."

* ValuesDissonance: [[invoked]] Film Brain points out InUniverse in the remake of ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' that Neil Diamond in blackface in is incredibly racist in the 1980s film, as opposed to the 1920s original.

--> '''Film Brain:''' WE ''KNOW''!

--> '''Film Brain and Oancitizen''': Just [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] SHOOT HIM!

'''Film Brain:''' Yeah, and my face was in your mum last night. Ohhhh!\\
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* GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion: His YouTube re-uploads of old reviews: they are often trimmed down to remove unnecessary footage, have upgraded video quality, and in a few cases are re-dubbed as Matthew Buck dislikes the overly-energetic delivery he used to have in some reviews.

* {{Adorkable}}: Matthew fits the definition on-camera, but it really shines in RealLife.

* AssPull: Film Brain ''snaps'' [[InUniverse when he sees]] the nonsensical twists in the ending of ''The Riddle''.

* TheMeanBrit: Buck's [[MeanCharacterNiceActor on-screen persona]] has shades of this. He's stated ''Series/{{Screenwipe}}'' as an influence on his show.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Much like his coworker Creator/BradJones, he's definitely not as much of a snob as he acts on-screen. Most notable in ''Kickassia'' where he plays a very different character to his usual style. Most of the other critic cameos that appear along with Film Brain have them verbally eviscerating each other, but, obviously, they wouldn't cross over in the first place if they didn't like each other in real life.

* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: He tries to use to urban slang at the start of [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/fbv/bmbe/34519-bad-movie-beatdown-w-rap-critic-big-mommas-like-father-like-son his crossover review]] with The Rap Critic, who is just as impressed as one would expect an African-American rap music critic faced with a white English guy trying to be "street" would be.

A snarky young Brit, Mathew "Film Brain" Buck hosts "Bad Movie Beatdown" on ''[[Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Channel Awesome]]''. By his own admission, Buck is [[FollowTheLeader following the Nostalgia Critic's example]], but there's ''nothing'' nostalgic about the crap he reviews. Before he became a video contributor, Buck wrote articles for the site and was (and continues to be) a moderator on the forums.

[[invoked]] * FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: [[InUniverse He personally takes some]] from several films he reviews. Some of the messages he's pointed out include...

[[invoked]] * FightSceneFailure: Film Brain [[InUniverse describes]] one of ''Mega Piranha'''s fight scenes as being "choreographed by a blind man".

[[invoked]]* HamAndCheese:

** Likewise, he said that the overacting in ''Don't Look Down'' was enough for him to consider it SoBadItsGood.[[invoked]]
[[invoked]]* HarsherInHindsight: [[InUniverse Noting]] the opening of the movie ''Live Wire'' pointing out that terrorism hadn't come to America "Until Now".
[[invoked]]* HePannedItNowHeSucks: Has [[InUniverse fully acknowledged]] the negative reaction to his review of ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}'', and admits he would not have done it that way now.

* [[invoked]] IAmNotSpock:

* [[invoked]] RecycledScript: Claims ''Mega Piranha'' is this to ''Film/MegaSharkVsGiantOctopus''.

* HamAndCheese:
** [[InUniverse To Mat]], the saving grace of ''Film/TheSpecialist'' was James Woods hamming it up.
** Likewise, he said that the overacting in ''Don't Look Down'' was enough for him to consider it SoBadItsGood.[[invoked]]
* HarsherInHindsight: [[InUniverse Noting]] the opening of the movie ''Live Wire'' pointing out that terrorism hadn't come to America "Until Now".
* HePannedItNowHeSucks: Has [[InUniverse fully acknowledged]] the negative reaction to his review of ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}'', and admits he would not have done it that way now.
* HerrDoktor: Prof. Celluloid, a MadScientist with a ridiculous German accent. He's understandably offended by ''Film/DieHard'' (Matthew's favorite movie) for its depiction of Germans.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: [[InUniverse He personally takes some]] from several films he reviews. Some of the messages he's pointed out include...
** "[[AllMenArePerverts Men are incapable of thinking of anything but sex]] [[BeAWhoreToGetYourMan and women should just accept that.]]" (''Film/TheUglyTruth'')
** "Due process is for pussies." (''Film/{{Cobra}}'')
** "Christmas is all about the material trappings, and [[TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong not conforming to this is selfish.]]" (''Film/ChristmasWithTheKranks'')
** "Beating people to a bloody pulp makes them gain wisdom." (''Film/OnDeadlyGround'')
** "Suicide is a noble act if you donate your organs." (''Film/SevenPounds''.) Film Brain was ''not'' happy about this one. Also strikes a chord when he did that review as he lost someone to suicide, and ''genuinely hated'' the movie unlike most others he reviews.
** "So remember, if you kill [[AssholeVictim bad people]], you'll be celebrated as the hero that you are - by '''CHILDREN''' no less! I think I found a film even more morally repugnant than ''Seven Pounds''." (''Film/PartingShots'')
** "Murder is empowering for women, and if you have an abusive spouse you should kill them." (''While She Was Out'')
** "Fictional violence is exactly the same as real violence." (''The Condemned'')
*** And if you enjoy watching fictionalized violence, you're a monster. And everything that ''does'' contain has to be censored, for the children!
** "Abusing government privileges to track everything your crush does is romantic." (''This Means War'')

* FightSceneFailure: Film Brain [[InUniverse describes]] one of ''Mega Piranha'''s fight scenes as being "choreographed by a blind man".

* EveryoneHasStandards: In his Blade Trinity review, when he mentions that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZM69ss8HjA&t=324s Wesley Snipes didn't do any ADR for the movie]], he claims that while it's "Seagal-level bad", Seagal had the decency to never pull something like that in his theatrical released movies.

* EveryoneHasStandards: In his Blade Trinity review, when he mentions that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTIAM8NhWDA&t=4m48s Wesley Snipes didn't do any ADR for the movie]], he claims that while it's "Seagal-level bad", Seagal had the decency to never pull something like that in his theatrical released movies.

** Reviewed ''Killers'' with Sursum Ursa.

** Reviewed ''Film/{{Stormbreaker}}'' with [[WedVideo/TheDomReviews Dominic "The Dom" Smith]].