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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:240:[[{{Tagline}} Get Stuckmannized.]]]] |
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| 4 | [[https://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisStuckmann Christopher Stuckmann]] (born April 15, 1988) is an American filmmaker, [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]] and film critic. He is known as one of the most popular figures of [=YouTube=]'s film community, though he does have his fair share of other content related to topics including video games and anime. His [=YouTube=] channel reached one million subscribers on June 20, 2017, and two million on July 26, 2022. |
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| 6 | Stuckmann first got into film criticism in his teenage years, but has been a lover of film his entire life. He has cited Creator/RogerEbert as his chief influence for pursuing film criticism, and credits the experiences of watching ''Film/{{Signs}}'', ''Film/MinorityReport'' and ''Film/SpiderMan1'' in theaters as a teenager for igniting his passion for filmmaking. In his twenties, he unearthed the community of film critics on [=YouTube=], and the rest is history. |
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| 8 | While Stuckmann had been writing and directing shorts and features with friends and family as early as his adolescence -- including a series of ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' fan films with none other than himself as Indy -- he began a more public filmmaking career in the late [=2010s=] (barring an unfinished short in 2013). As of now, he has released two short films: the horror-comedy ''Auditorium 6'' (2017) and the comedy-drama ''Notes from Melanie'' (2019). While the former has only been shown at film festivals, the latter [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntNOTlcLAnM&ab_channel=ChrisStuckmann was released on his channel for free public viewing]]. |
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| 10 | In July 2021, it was announced that Stuckmann had signed with production company Paper Street Pictures to write and direct his debut feature film, a horror film titled ''Shelby Oaks'' based on the Paranormal Paranoids, a fictional mid-2000s U.S. paranormal investigative team. The film was slated to enter production in 2021, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H4nC8GcuYc&ab_channel=ChrisStuckmann as Stuckmann explained in February 2022]], plans were postponed as a result of the since-averted IATSE strike. [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/abkoontz/shelby-oaks-a-horror-feature-film-from-chris-stuckmann A Kickstarter campaign]] started in March of that year to secure additional funding ultimately raised a historic $1,390,845 -- over a million dollars more than its initial $250,000 goal. The film was shot in 28 days between May and June 2022 and is currently in post-production. |
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| 12 | Stuckmann also announced in July 2021 that he would be retiring regular movie {{review}}s with graded scores, instead shifting towards giving unscored reviews for movies he wants to draw attention and support to, as well as videos tailored toward people seeking information on making films. However, he eventually began giving unscored reviews of new releases as well. |
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| 14 | In November 2021, Stuckmann announced that his wife Sam had given birth to twin boys. They were born the day after Chris made his announcement video about directing ''Shelby Oaks''. |
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| 16 | Stuckmann has also published two books: ''The Film Buff's Bucket List'' (2016), containing 50 movies from the [=2000s=] "to see before you die", and ''Anime Impact'' (2018), a history of the most influential films and shows in anime. |
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| 18 | He has an account on [[https://instagram.com/chrisstuckmann Instagram]]. |
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| 20 | Stuckmann is also both an approved Website/RottenTomatoes critic and member of the Critics Choice Association. In 2014, he was added to Website/ChannelAwesome, but parted ways with them in April 2018. |
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| 22 | ---- |
| 23 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 24 | |
| 25 | [[folder:Movies That Have Received "F" Ratings]] |
| 26 | * ''11-11-11'' |
| 27 | * ''Film/FortySevenMetersDown: Uncaged'' |
| 28 | * ''Film/AliensVsPredatorRequiem'' |
| 29 | * ''Film/{{Annie|2014}}'' (2014) |
| 30 | * ''Film/TheApparition'' |
| 31 | * ''Film/ArtemisFowl'' |
| 32 | * ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' |
| 33 | * ''Film/{{Black Christmas|2019}}'' (2019) |
| 34 | * ''Film/TheBoyNextDoor'' |
| 35 | * ''Film/TheByeByeMan'' |
| 36 | * ''Film/{{Cats}}'' |
| 37 | * ''Literature/{{Cell}}'' (2016) |
| 38 | * ''Countdown'' (2019) |
| 39 | * ''Creature'' (2011) |
| 40 | * ''Film/TheDisappointmentsRoom'' |
| 41 | * ''Film/DragonballEvolution'' |
| 42 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheEmojiMovie'' |
| 43 | * ''Film/{{Fantastic Four|2015}}'' (2015) |
| 44 | * ''Film/{{Fantasy Island|2020}}'' (2020) |
| 45 | * The ''Film/{{Fifty Shades|OfGrey}}'' trilogy (all three)[[note]]He even mocks it as the perfect trash trilogy, in contrast to ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' movies.[[/note]] |
| 46 | * ''Film/{{Flatliners}}'' (2017) |
| 47 | * ''Film/GodsOfEgypt''[[note]]Though he views it as SoBadItsGood and ''recommends'' it nonetheless.[[/note]] |
| 48 | * ''Film/AHauntedHouse 2'' |
| 49 | * ''Film/TheHauntingOfSharonTate'' |
| 50 | * ''Film/TheKitchen'' |
| 51 | * ''Film/{{Left Behind|2014}}'' (2014) |
| 52 | * ''Film/TheLegendOfHercules'' |
| 53 | * ''Film/MaxSteel'' |
| 54 | * ''Film/Movie43'' |
| 55 | * ''The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson'' |
| 56 | * ''Film/{{Nine Lives|2016}}'' (2016) |
| 57 | * ''WesternAnimation/NormOfTheNorth'' |
| 58 | * ''The Other Side of the Door'' |
| 59 | * ''Film/{{The Other Woman|2014}}'' (2014) |
| 60 | * ''Outcast'' (2014) |
| 61 | * ''Film/{{Paranoia|2013}}'' (2013) |
| 62 | * ''Film/ParanormalActivity: The Ghost Dimension'' |
| 63 | * ''Film/Piranha3DD'' |
| 64 | * ''Film/{{Pixels}}'' |
| 65 | * Franchise/ResidentEvil |
| 66 | ** ''Film/ResidentEvilRetribution'' |
| 67 | ** ''Film/ResidentEvilTheFinalChapter'' |
| 68 | * ''Film/{{Robin Hood|2018}}'' (2018) |
| 69 | * ''Film/SexTape'' |
| 70 | * ''Film/{{Sharknado}}'' |
| 71 | * ''Film/ShutIn'' |
| 72 | * ''Film/TheSmurfs'' |
| 73 | * ''Film/{{Tammy}}'' |
| 74 | * ''Film/TexasChainsaw3D'' |
| 75 | * ''Film/TheThreeStooges'' (2012) |
| 76 | * ''[[Film/TomAndJerry2021 Tom & Jerry]]'' (2021) |
| 77 | * ''Film/{{Truth or Dare|2018}}'' (2018) [[note]]In his Hilariocity review of the film, which is a first as he skipped straight to the Hilariocity review[[/note]] |
| 78 | * ''Film/{{Unforgettable|2017}}'' (2017) |
| 79 | * ''Film/WhenTheBoughBreaks'' |
| 80 | * ''Film/WishUpon''[[note]]Oddly enough, it was not present in his worst of 2017 list.[[/note]] |
| 81 | [[/folder]] |
| 82 | |
| 83 | [[folder:Movies That Have Received "A+" Ratings]] |
| 84 | Do note that some of the films listed are on Chris' "A+ Movies" playlist because he featured them in other segments. |
| 85 | |
| 86 | * ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' |
| 87 | * ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' |
| 88 | ** ''Film/{{Alien}}'' |
| 89 | ** ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' |
| 90 | * ''Film/AmericanHustle'' |
| 91 | * ''Film/AmericanPsycho'' — My Favorite Movies |
| 92 | * ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' |
| 93 | * ''Film/BirdmanOrTheUnexpectedVirtueOfIgnorance'' |
| 94 | * ''Film/BladeRunner2049'' |
| 95 | * ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'' |
| 96 | * ''Series/BreakingBad'' (applied to the whole show and its GrandFinale, [[Recap/BreakingBadS5E16Felina "Felina"]]) |
| 97 | * ''Film/{{Brick}}'' — overlooked movie |
| 98 | * ''Film/CitizenKane'' |
| 99 | * ''Film/CityLights'' |
| 100 | * ''Film/{{Collateral}}'' — My Favorite Movies |
| 101 | * ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' |
| 102 | * ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' (all three) |
| 103 | * ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' |
| 104 | * ''Film/DieHard'' — My Favorite Movies |
| 105 | * ''Film/DonJon'' |
| 106 | * ''Film/DonnieDarko'' |
| 107 | * ''Film/{{Drive|2011}}'' (2011) — analyzed |
| 108 | * ''Film/FightClub'' |
| 109 | * ''Film/ForrestGump'' |
| 110 | * ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' |
| 111 | * ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'' |
| 112 | * ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows — Part 2'' |
| 113 | * ''Film/HomeAlone'' |
| 114 | * ''Film/ISawTheDevil'' |
| 115 | * ''Film/{{Inception}}'' |
| 116 | * ''Film/{{Insomnia}}'' |
| 117 | * ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' |
| 118 | ** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'' |
| 119 | ** ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' |
| 120 | * Film/JamesBond |
| 121 | ** ''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}'' (2006) |
| 122 | ** ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' |
| 123 | * ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' — My Favorite Movies |
| 124 | * ''Film/JurassicPark 3D'' |
| 125 | * ''Film/LadyBird'' |
| 126 | * ''Film/TheLighthouse'' |
| 127 | * ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' trilogy (all three) |
| 128 | * ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'' |
| 129 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse |
| 130 | ** ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' (2012) |
| 131 | ** ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' |
| 132 | * ''Film/TheMatrix'' — My Favorite Movies |
| 133 | * ''Film/{{Memento}}'' |
| 134 | * ''Film/{{Misery}}'' |
| 135 | * ''Film/{{Moonlight|2016}}'' (2016) |
| 136 | * ''Film/MoonriseKingdom'' |
| 137 | * ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'' |
| 138 | * ''Film/TheNiceGuys'' |
| 139 | * ''Film/{{Oldboy|2003}}'' |
| 140 | * ''Film/{{The Others|2001}}'' |
| 141 | * ''Film/{{Parasite|2019}}'' (2019) |
| 142 | * ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' |
| 143 | * ''Film/PortraitOfALadyOnFire'' |
| 144 | * ''Film/{{Predator}}'' — My Favorite Movies |
| 145 | * ''Film/ThePrestige'' |
| 146 | * ''Film/{{Prisoners}}'' |
| 147 | * ''Film/TheSandlot'' |
| 148 | * ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'' — My Favorite Movies |
| 149 | * ''Film/{{Se7en}}'' — My Favorite Movies |
| 150 | * ''Film/SevenSamurai'' |
| 151 | * ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'' |
| 152 | * ''Film/{{Signs}}'' — analyzed |
| 153 | * ''Film/{{Silence}}'' |
| 154 | * ''Film/SilverLiningsPlaybook'' |
| 155 | * ''Film/TheSixthSense'' — My Favorite Movies |
| 156 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'' |
| 157 | ** ''Film/ANewHope'' |
| 158 | ** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' |
| 159 | * ''Film/{{The Thing|1982}}'' (1982) — My Favorite Movies |
| 160 | * ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' |
| 161 | * ''Film/TrainToBusan'' |
| 162 | * ''Series/TrueDetective'' |
| 163 | * ''Film/{{Unbreakable}}'' — My Favorite Movies |
| 164 | * ''Film/VForVendetta'' |
| 165 | * ''Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes'' |
| 166 | * ''Film/{{Whiplash}}'' |
| 167 | * ''Film/TheWorldsEnd'' |
| 168 | * ''Anime/YourName'' |
| 169 | * ''Film/{{Zodiac|2007}}'' — My Favorite Movies |
| 170 | [[/folder]] |
| 171 | |
| 172 | [[folder:Movies That Have Been Analyzed]] |
| 173 | * ''Anime/AngelsEgg'' |
| 174 | * ''Film/{{Drive|2011}}'' (2011) |
| 175 | * ''Film/{{Enemy}}'' |
| 176 | * ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' |
| 177 | * ''Film/AGoodDayToDieHard'' or ''Franchise/DieHard 5'' |
| 178 | * ''Film/ItComesAtNight'' |
| 179 | * ''Film/OnlyGodForgives'' |
| 180 | * ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'' |
| 181 | * ''Film/RogueOne'' |
| 182 | * ''Film/{{Signs}}'' |
| 183 | * ''Film/{{Stay}}'' |
| 184 | * ''Film/UnderTheSkin'' |
| 185 | [[/folder]] |
| 186 | |
| 187 | [[folder:Movies That Have Received ''Hilariocity'' Reviews]] |
| 188 | * ''Film/AlienResurrection'' |
| 189 | * ''Film/BallisticEcksVsSever'' |
| 190 | * ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' |
| 191 | * ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'' |
| 192 | * ''Film/{{Captain America|1990}}'' (1990) |
| 193 | * ''Film/{{Catwoman|2004}}'' |
| 194 | * ''Film/DOADeadOrAlive'' |
| 195 | * ''Film/{{Doom}}'' |
| 196 | * ''Film/DragonballEvolution'' |
| 197 | * ''Film/TheFanatic'' |
| 198 | * ''Film/FridayThe13thPartVIJasonLives'' |
| 199 | * ''Film/TheHappening'' |
| 200 | * ''Film/{{Hellbound}}'' |
| 201 | * ''Film/HouseOfTheDead'' |
| 202 | * His ''Indiana Jones'' Movies |
| 203 | * ''Film/Jaws3D'' |
| 204 | ** ''Film/JawsTheRevenge'' |
| 205 | * ''Film/{{Kazaam}}'' |
| 206 | * ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider'' |
| 207 | * ''Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate'' |
| 208 | * ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'' |
| 209 | * ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' |
| 210 | * ''Film/NightKiller'' |
| 211 | * ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace'' |
| 212 | * ''Film/TheRoom2003'' |
| 213 | * ''Film/SamuraiCop'' |
| 214 | * ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightPart2'' |
| 215 | * ''Film/{{Sleepwalkers}}'' |
| 216 | * ''Film/StarKid'' |
| 217 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'' |
| 218 | ** ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial'' |
| 219 | ** The ''Film/StarWarsEwokAdventures'' (''Caravan of Courage'' and ''The Battle for Endor'') |
| 220 | * ''Film/{{Steel}}'' |
| 221 | * ''Film/{{Supergirl|1984}}'' (1984) |
| 222 | * ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'' |
| 223 | * ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' |
| 224 | * ''Film/TruthOrDare''[[note]]His first Hilariocity of a film at the time it was released[[/note]] |
| 225 | * ''Film/{{Twilight}}'' |
| 226 | * ''Film/{{Verotika}}'' |
| 227 | * ''Film/{{The Wicker Man|2006}}'' (2006) |
| 228 | * ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' |
| 229 | [[/folder]] |
| 230 | |
| 231 | [[folder: Video Games That Have Received [=10/10=] Ratings]] |
| 232 | * ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask 3D'' |
| 233 | * ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' |
| 234 | * ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil HD'' |
| 235 | * ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' |
| 236 | * ''VideoGame/MarvelsSpiderMan2'' |
| 237 | [[/folder]] |
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| 239 | ---- |
| 240 | !!Chris and his channel provide examples of: |
| 241 | |
| 242 | * ActionFilmQuietDramaScene: Called out ''Film/{{Sharknado 2|TheSecondOne}}'' on this, saying that all he wanted to see was sharks and not shoehorned drama. |
| 243 | * AllMenArePerverts: Definitely played this up [[PlayedForLaughs for humor]] [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness in his earlier work]], being a lot more open about his fancying of [[MsFanservice specific females]]. |
| 244 | * AtomicFBomb: In his ''Nine Lives'' review, after pointing out the film’s decision to have the characters put a cat’s food right next to its litter box, he sums up his feelings with an epic '''“WHAT THE FUCK?!”''' |
| 245 | * AudienceAlienatingPremise: [[invoked]] Chris mocks the premise of ''The Emoji Movie'' as "an unfunny, boring and idiotic concept". |
| 246 | * AvoidTheDreadedGRating: Discussed. In his review of ''Film/AliensVsPredatorRequiem'', Chris notes how the original ''Film/AlienVsPredator'' elicited controversy for being rated PG-13, leading to ''Requiem'' having an excessive amount of violence and gore to get back the R rating. He comments that normally R-rated action series that release a PG-13-rated installment get flak, causing the creators of ''their'' sequels to ramp up the objectionable content to return to a R rating, although it does not necessarily make a better film; Chris cited ''Film/{{Alien}}'' and ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' as examples of good R-rated movies that don’t rely solely on violence. Additionally, ''Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard'' and ''Film/AGoodDayToDieHard'' were used as examples of how increasing a film’s MPAA rating does not ensure better quality; although people were surprised that ''Live Free'' was PG-13, Chris still enjoyed the movie, while he absolutely hated the R-rated ''A Good Day to Die Hard''. |
| 247 | * AwardSnub: InUniverse; in his live reaction to the 2015 Oscar nomination announcements, after voicing his hopes for the whole video, Chris gets [[ClusterFBomb very]] upset when Creator/JakeGyllenhaal isn’t nominated for Best Actor for his performance in ''Film/{{Nightcrawler}}'', to the point that it might have been why Chris discontinued his Oscar videos. |
| 248 | * BerserkButton: |
| 249 | ** ''Film/DragonballEvolution'', due to how thoroughly it bastardized one of Chris' favorite childhood series. The film's title is practically a swear word in his household. |
| 250 | ** Mistreatment of cats is another one for him, as he [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness rants]] for a while about the poor treatment of the cat in ''Nine Lives''. This may even have contributed to his naming the film as his #1 worst film of 2016 due to how [[ItsPersonal personal]] it seemed to be for him. |
| 251 | ** The ''{{Film/Predator}}'' CallBack ("Get to the chopper!") in ''Film/AliensVsPredatorRequiem'' did not sit well with him. |
| 252 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Chris is mostly a nice guy, and even his most aggressive rants have some composure to them, but then during [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qDJxdrWD5c his rant on annoying moviegoers]], he recaps a moment where he was resorted to [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome yelling at two other people in the audience who had been talking loudly and had even called him out for texting even though he wasn’t.]] |
| 253 | * BigWordShout: In the opening of his review of ''The Emoji Movie'', he screams "And it '''''SUUUUUUUCKED'''''!", which is ''very'' jarring compared to his previous [[DullSurprise monotone.]] |
| 254 | * BloodyHilarious: The intro to his ''Film/{{Movie 43}}'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7knF4qBaCDg rant]] ends with Chris exploding with a blood splatter on the camera. |
| 255 | * BrokenAesop: He sees ''The Other Woman'' as a film that tried to go for a “female empowerment” message but failed horribly and ended up producing something Chris genuinely believes is misogynistic. See {{Fanservice}} below for a bit more info. |
| 256 | * CameraAbuse: When Chris [[ItMakesSenseInContext physically explodes from anger]] in the intro of his ''Film/Movie43'' review, a splatter of blood lands on the camera lens. |
| 257 | * CasanovaWannabe: Invoked in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keE7FNuF_GQ one of his FAQ skits]]. |
| 258 | -->'''Chris:''' ''[while doing bicep curls]'' When I’m in the gym, I like to wear ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' shoes. It gets all the ladies talking. ''[cracks up]'' |
| 259 | * CatharticExhalation: At one point in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hiy7yUTeV0Y review]] of ''Film/NineLives2016'', after going on an [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness uncharacteristic]] rant about how much he hates the film after talking about how the cat owners in the film put a cat's litter box ''right next to its food'', Chris exhales sharply before quietly saying "I'm actually physically sweating, I'm -- I'm physically sweating." |
| 260 | * CausticCritic: Largely downplayed, as he only becomes this when he’s talking about an exceptionally bad film. |
| 261 | * ClicheStorm: [[invoked]]Chris often calls attention to ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga''-esque films marketed towards girls and adapted from YoungAdultLiterature, which seem to have a common group of Creator/StephenieMeyer tropes that must be incorporated, including a LoveTriangle, [[StarCrossedLovers forbidden romances]], and [[IJustWantToBeSpecial wanting to become another species or creature]]. |
| 262 | * ClusterFBomb: |
| 263 | ** In his 2015 Oscar nominations reaction video after he hears the Best Actor nominations and sees that Jake Gyllenhaal wasn’t nominated for his performance in ''Film/{{Nightcrawler}}'', which [[TemptingFate Chris had gratuitously hoped for beforehand.]] |
| 264 | ** His review of ''Nine Lives'' has a particularly violent one when he’s discussing the film’s idiotic portrayal of caring for cats. |
| 265 | * CompassionateCritic: He has said multiple times that he does what he does because he genuinely loves movies, and it comes out when he talks about a good film. Even with bad films, he does try to find good points about them, unless they’re genuinely that bad. |
| 266 | * ContinuityNod: He begins his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqvni7phIuA review]] of ''11-11-11'' saying “''Creature'' has competition,” referring to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHlVnV1i9RY another bad horror movie]] that he reviewed about a month earlier. |
| 267 | * CoolShades: In his review of ''Film/TheMatrix'', naturally. He even starts the review by saying that you can’t review the film without a pair, presumably just because of the RuleOfCool. |
| 268 | * CrashIntoHello: Has on multiple instances noted his being thoroughly tired with this trope's prevalence in romance films. |
| 269 | * CriticProof: [[invoked]] In his "Worst Movies of 2014" video, he wonders how a film as bad as ''Film/{{Annabelle}}'' managed to make as much money as it did. |
| 270 | * CrossOver: Co-starred in WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic’s review of ''Film/RogueOne'', as they’re both part of Channel Awesome. Creator/DougWalker returned the favor by appearing in Chris’ review of the contemporaneous ''Film/Passengers2016'' AsHimself. |
| 271 | * DamnedByFaintPraise: |
| 272 | ** He begins exhibiting this when he tries to find good things about ''Revenge of the Fallen''. The most he can muster is that the film’s special effects are great and it looks pretty good. |
| 273 | ** The highest praise he can give ''The Emoji Movie'' is that children watching it will be conscious, i.e. that they won't pass out from boredom. |
| 274 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: In 2021, he released his video ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpMjgarN7VQ How I Left the Jehovah's Witnesses to Pursue Filmmaking]]'' in which he talks about living in a Jehovah's Witness family and the severe toll it had on his mental health. It took him 10 years to make the video as he feared being "dis-fellowshiped" and being disowned by his family who he loves. |
| 275 | * DeadpanSnarker: He has a calm, sharp edge to his humor that comes out especially when he’s talking about bad films. |
| 276 | * DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: “If I have to see one more bad movie, I’m gonna POOP OUT CRAP!” |
| 277 | * DisproportionateRetribution: “That little bitch made me think of ''Dragonball Evolution''... '''she’s going to die.'''” |
| 278 | * DissonantSerenity: See MadnessMantra below. |
| 279 | * DoItYourselfThemeTune: Overlapping with TheCastShowoff, Chris composes his own themes on [=GarageBand=]. |
| 280 | * DudeNotFunny: In his ''Nine Lives'' review, Chris is particularly offended by [[BlackComedyAnimalCruelty a mean-spirited gag involving two security guards tasing a cat]]: |
| 281 | -->'''Chris:''' [[SarcasmMode Yeah, let’s tase the cat and kill it! Let’s just, let’s kill this cat!]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids What a great PG family movie!]] [[SarcasmMode Let’s just go]] ''[[SarcasmMode tase cats!]]'' My '''God!''' |
| 282 | * DumpMonths: Chris has acknowledged that January is when all the year’s worst horror films are released, and knows this from experience in reviewing some of these horror films. |
| 283 | ** In his review of ''Wish Upon'' (a horror film released in July 2017), he says that the movie is a January movie, due to its terrible quality. |
| 284 | * EpilepticFlashingLights: Chris noted ''Film/UnderworldAwakening''[='=]s excessive use of flickering, malfunctioning lights, and advised his viewers with epilepsy not to see the movie. |
| 285 | -->'''Chris:''' If you have epilepsy, do not see this movie. You will have a seizure and ''die'', in your seat, in the movie theater. |
| 286 | * EveryoneHasStandards: In his "Worst Movies of 2014" video, he says that ''Film/LeftBehind2014'' was so bad that the [[LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek Lifetime Channel]] would have rejected it on the grounds that it was bad even by their standards. |
| 287 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: When he started the channel, Chris had more of a bowl haircut. When he started to get his video techniques down, he changed his hair to what you see today (and on the image for this page). |
| 288 | * FacePalm: Particularly bad films can evoke this out of him. |
| 289 | ** He does one in the thumbnails for his reviews of ''Film/MonteCarlo'' and ''Killing Season''. |
| 290 | ** He does one both in the thumbnail for his review of ''Film/AHauntedHouse'', and for the intro of the video. |
| 291 | * {{Fanservice}}: Discussed several times when films use attractive actresses, but he notes when it merely seems to be an attempt to save face, such as with ''Film/{{The Other Woman|2014}}'', [[BrokenAesop which tried to send a female empowerment message but cast Creator/KateUpton in a major role and gave her a bikini scene]]. |
| 292 | * {{Gaslighting}}: Discussed and broken down pretty well when describing its use in ''Film/{{VHS}}''. |
| 293 | -->'''Chris:''' That wasn’t there before... that ''used'' to be there. Why isn’t it there now? Where is it? Hmmm... |
| 294 | * AGodAmI: His comparison of the character of Film/AlexCross and Franchise/SherlockHolmes. |
| 295 | -->'''Chris:''' He walks into a room and he goes, ‘Yes, this was this way and this was that way and this is where he’s going, this is what he wants to do, and I know everything, and I am basically {{God}}.’ |
| 296 | ** Chris then retorts that this [[Creator/TylerPerry Alex]] isn’t God... Creator/MorganFreeman [[DoubleSubversion is.]] |
| 297 | * GoryDiscretionShot: In his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YuJtOgeLpw video about the state of action films today]], he calls out films that are edited in a way to get the rating they want or avoid an R rating. He then name-drops ''Film/TheHungerGames'' and shows the Cornucopia Bloodbath scene, which was an especially JustForFun/{{egregious}} example of this. He also criticized the use of this in ''Film/BlackChristmas2019'' during his review, stating that he didn't think it was inherently a problem in horror movies, but that the way it was done in this movie made it difficult to tell what was going on at all and thus sympathize with the characters' plight. |
| 298 | * GoshDangItToHeck: His [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness earlier videos]] were far less lax with swearing, which meant all of his expressions of anger were often filtered through this. |
| 299 | * HappilyMarried: To Samantha Liz since 2014, who has [[https://www.youtube.com/user/SamLizReads a YouTube channel of her own]] where she uploads book reviews and vlogs (most of which feature Chris). |
| 300 | * HypeBacklash: InUniverse; has stated that he suffered a self-inflicted example of this when ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' was released and he went into it expecting an EvenBetterSequel than the already fantastic [[Film/TheMatrix original movie]], which is one of his favorite films of all time, and came out disappointed. He then uses this to say that having this mindset can ruin a film for you even if it’s good (as with ''Reloaded'', whose only improvement over its predecessor was that we get to see Zion), since your expectations will never be met if all you expect is perfection. |
| 301 | * IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Many of his videos are entitled "[Name of Movie] - Movie Review." He briefly tried to drop the format in July 2021 around the same time he dropped his rating scale, but ended up bringing it back by October the same year once he realized he took for granted having an established formula for naming his videos. |
| 302 | * INeedAFreakingDrink: His review of ''The Emoji Movie'' opens with him drinking straight from a wine bottle. |
| 303 | * InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: Most of his pre-2014 videos are named “[''Title''] — [Medium] Review by Chris Stuckmann.” His titles no longer include the byline. |
| 304 | * InNameOnly: In his ''Hilariocity'' review of the ''Film/{{Doom}}'' [[VideoGameMoviesSuck movie]], Chris says it should have been called ''Sneak'' given how little doom it featured, that it was only named ''Doom'' after [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} the video game]], and criticizes it for being even less connected to its source material than other failed game-to-film adaptations. |
| 305 | -->'''Chris:''' I mean, at least ''Film/DOADeadOrAlive'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is about]] the VideoGame/DeadOrAlive tournament. ''Film/HouseOfTheDead''... there’s a house on this island, and there’s zombies, so VideoGame/{{house of the dead}}, I guess. ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993'' has [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros super Mario brothers]], despite the fact that [[Creator/JohnLeguizamo one of them is Puerto Rican]] and [[Creator/BobHoskins the other one’s English]] [[{{Dissimile}} and they should never be brothers, but]] [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks they’re not Italian in the movie]] [[{{Metaphorgotten}} and that’s really dumb]] and that’s my rant on ''Super Mario Bros.'' |
| 306 | * InsistentTerminology: It’s not ''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'', it’s just ''Star Wars''. [[JustifiedTrope That’s the name it was given when it first came out, after all.]] |
| 307 | * ItsNotSupposedToWinOscars: Invoked and discussed in his review of ''Norm of the North'', where he states that an excuse easily thrown around is that 'It's just a kids' movie, you're being too harsh on it.' He then points out the flaws with this argument: namely, even the ''kids'' in the theater with him didn't like the film and wanted to leave, and also that kids will enjoy films that are really good and have actual depth in them. |
| 308 | * JawDrop: |
| 309 | ** He says in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YuJtOgeLpw “Have Directors Forgotten How to Film Action?”]] video that he was watching the fight scene in ''Alex Cross'' with his “mouth on the ground” as to how bad it is. |
| 310 | ** His ''Left Behind'' review begins with him making this expression. |
| 311 | * JitterCam: Chris despises this, especially in action films, calling it “a disease.” |
| 312 | ** He repeatedly calls out ''Film/AlexCross'' for incorporating the trope '''in spades'''. |
| 313 | * JumpScare: |
| 314 | ** Chris provides one at the start of his ''Film/{{Insidious}}'' review. |
| 315 | ** The end of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuC-A2lHigo part 2 of his scary movie special]] has [[ItMakesSenseInContext Samara lunging at the camera]] before it cuts to static. |
| 316 | ** See SuddenlyShouting below. |
| 317 | * KindheartedCatLover: Chris likes cats since he owns one, which is why he held a special torch of hatred to ''Nine Lives'' due to its idiotic portrayal of caring for a cat (putting the litter box ''right next to the food'', for one), and for one scene involving two security guards that decide it would be funny to tase a cat. |
| 318 | * LaughOfLove: These tend to be common in the videos that he makes which have his wife Sam as a guest. Case in point: [[https://youtu.be/QD7vVsz6jDc their 2013 Valentine’s Day special]] (quite appropriately). |
| 319 | * LavaIsBoilingKoolAid: He mentions this in his ''Film/DragonballEvolution'' review/rant during a scene where Goku builds a bridge of aliens to get to a Dragon Ball, and the aliens are simply floating in the lava and are not burning or being consumed at all. |
| 320 | * LGBTCreators: Chris came out as ''pansexual'' in 2021. He also has stated that his wife also fits this trope being demi-pan. |
| 321 | * LetsSeeYouDoBetter: He did a rewrite of Batman and Superman's fight from ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''. Said rewrite was widely mocked, with several lines receiving MemeticMutation. |
| 322 | * MadnessMantra: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozJhUlOqFZI “I am perfectly]] [[BlatantLies fine, fine, fine, fine, fine...”]] |
| 323 | ** The way he says it while [[DissonantSerenity appearing to be happy]] with the [[SlasherSmile creepy smile]] and the head twitch makes him look like a malfunctioning robot. |
| 324 | * MoneyDearBoy: InUniverse: |
| 325 | ** In his ''Nine Lives'' review, Chris states that the movie is "clearly a gigantic paycheck for a lot of people involved". |
| 326 | ** The Hilariocity of ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' ends with Chris and John Flickinger coming to the conclusion that this is the reason for the film’s existence. |
| 327 | * TheMovieBuff: Goes without saying. |
| 328 | * NerdGlasses: He doesn’t always wear them, though. |
| 329 | * NeverTrustATrailer: In his negative review of ''Film/TheCounselor'', Chris notes one bit of advertising the film had which featured a scene of two characters (one of which is played by Creator/MichaelFassbender) conversing that he found intriguing. He then realized that the advertised scene [[MissingTrailerScene was not in the actual film]] and was merely to sucker people into an otherwise-uninteresting film, which he described as "pretty [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] offensive." |
| 330 | * NightmareRetardant: InUniverse, Chris considers the deaths and scares that occur in ''Wish Upon'' (and previously ''The Bye Bye Man'') to be funny instead of scary, and says that he had a great time laughing at them, going so far as to call the former film the best unintentional comedy of 2017. |
| 331 | * NoJustNoReaction: Near the end of his ''Nine Lives'' review: |
| 332 | -->'''Chris:''' ''Never'' see ''Nine Lives'', ever. It does not deserve your money; don't even try to ''download'' this thing, if you're into that kind of thing. It is ''not'' worth 87 minutes of your life ''[whispering]'' that I just wasted, but I did it, so I could talk to you guys about... ''shit!'' |
| 333 | * NoNameGiven: Chris' wife was this for a long time, with Chris referring to her in Facebook posts as "the wife" or "the silly woman." She finally subverted this trope when it was revealed that her name is Samantha Liz. |
| 334 | * NonIndicativeName: Chris takes a moment to say ''Film/SexTape'' should really be called ''Sex File'', since the titular sex tape is not actually a tape but a video file. |
| 335 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: |
| 336 | ** In his reviews of movies he greatly dislikes, there can be moments where he loses his normal calm composure and starts raising his voice. |
| 337 | *** In his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVvmQQcGpC8 review]] of ''Film/TheLastAirbender'', he outright states that he will no longer defend Creator/MNightShyamalan, and outright calls the film terrible. |
| 338 | *** Some ''spectacular'' cases of this occurs in his reviews of ''[=Fant4stic=]'' and ''Nine Lives'', the latter of which develops into a full-blown rant about why he hates the film (see “What Do You Mean, It’s for Kids?” and “Kindhearted Cat Lover” for further details). At one point, he even screams [[AtomicFBomb "WHAT THE FUCK?!"]] (not even ''Dragonball Evolution'' got this reaction out of him). Unsurprisingly, the film wound up at #1 on his "Worst Movies of 2016" list. |
| 339 | ** When describing the premise of ''Collide'' (a film that he pans), he speaks in an unusually calm manner. |
| 340 | ** In his review of ''Fifty Shades Darker'', he starts by saying that he felt like Creator/WilliamShatner in his episode of ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}}'' while watching the film, then skips straight to the review to talk about how awful the film is. |
| 341 | ** In TheTeaser for his review of ''The Emoji Movie'' (a film that he heavily pans), he drinks straight from a wine bottle and then speaks in a [[DullSurprise monotone]] while describing the movie, before saying "And it '''''SUUUUUUUCKED'''''!". He also uses his Hilariocity background set for the review, as he feels that it is appropriate for the movie. Needless to say, he later named it his #1 worst film of 2017. |
| 342 | * OverlyLongGag: In his ''Nine Lives'' review: |
| 343 | -->'''Chris:''' I am well aware of the fact that it's super easy for me to look at a movie like this, say "That's horrible", [[BileFascination go into it expecting that it's going to be horrible]], and then come here and tell you that it's horrible, because everyone else is saying that it's horrible, so I feel comfortable in saying that it's horrible. |
| 344 | * PaintingTheMedium: His review of ''Film/AGhostStory'' adapts the film's warm color grade and small, rounded aspect ratio. |
| 345 | * ParanoiaFuel: InUniverse; ''Film/{{VHS}}'' ended up doing some damage to Chris. He states that when he went to sleep on the day he saw that movie, he was ''looking in his closet'' and moving the door so it wasn’t open for Chris to see. |
| 346 | * PinkIsFeminine: Chris’ Valentine’s Day special starts with his wife Sam introducing the video and then hijacking Chris’ intro with her own, which features a ''lot'' of pink. |
| 347 | * PoesLaw: In his review of ''Nine Lives'', he states that when he saw the trailer for the movie a few months earlier, he genuinely thought it was a joke. |
| 348 | * {{Portmanteau}}: He invented the word “hilariocity” to define [[SoBadItsGood movies that are such atrocities that they’re hilarious.]] |
| 349 | * PrecisionFStrike: Used to drop an occasional swear to vent his pure emotions about a movie, but has recently elevated to a level somewhere under SirSwearsALot. |
| 350 | * ProductPlacement: |
| 351 | ** At irregular intervals, Chris will thank one or more of his commercial sponsors before giving his SigningOffCatchPhrase. |
| 352 | ** He harshly criticises ''The Emoji Movie'' for its prominent placement of various apps. |
| 353 | * QuestionableCasting: [[invoked]]This is his reaction to Creator/KevinSpacey starring in ''Nine Lives''. As he summarizes in his "Worst Movies of 2016" video: |
| 354 | -->'''Chris:''' I'm looking at a movie directed by Creator/BarrySonnenfeld, the guy who made ''Film/MenInBlack'', and starring Kevin Spacey and Creator/ChristopherWalken and I'm wondering... ''why'' this film about [[ClicheStorm a guy who gets turned into a cat]] exists? How did this happen? |
| 355 | * ARareSentence: In his review of ''The Emoji Movie'': |
| 356 | -->'''Chris:''' ''They have to get to '''Dropbox''''', did you hear that come of my ''mouth''? It came out of my mouth... ''Dropbox'' is... an important plot point... in this '''FUCKING MOVIE!''' |
| 357 | * RealMenEatMeat: In his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keE7FNuF_GQ&t=210s FAQ video]], Chris states that his favorite dishes involve meat in some way, and it has something to do with him being a man. |
| 358 | * RecycledInSpace: In Chris’ review of the ''Literature/VampireAcademy'' film, his wife Sam summarizes the movie as “''Film/MeanGirls'' with vampires,” especially since both films are directed by the same person. |
| 359 | * RecycledScript: He knocked the 2019 thriller ''The Intruder'' for being virtually the same film as the 2003 thriller ''Film/ColdCreekManor'', right down to both of them starring Creator/DennisQuaid, albeit with him as the hero in ''Cold Creek Manor'' and the villain in ''The Intruder''. |
| 360 | * RumpRoast: In his review of ''The Smurfs'', he says that he ran out of the theatre "like [his] butt was on fire". |
| 361 | * RunningGag: |
| 362 | ** His Hilariocity review of ''Film/{{Steel}}'' repeatedly mentions [[AppliedPhlebotinum “MAGICAL MOVIE TECHNOLOGY!”]] |
| 363 | ** Chris '''really''' doesn’t like ''Film/DragonballEvolution''. |
| 364 | * SelfDeprecation: |
| 365 | ** In his ''Film/{{VHS}}'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuALly1pRvE review]], he states that he both looked away and gasped/covered his mouth at parts of the movie, which he says he is very ashamed to state, even though it’s not all that bad. |
| 366 | *** What makes it worse, however, is that there wasn’t even anything scary happening — [[NothingIsScarier Chris only looked away from anticipation]]. |
| 367 | ** The entirety of his Hilariocity review of his own ''Indiana Jones'' movies is this. |
| 368 | * SequelHook: Chris often mocks bad films for having the audacity to try and set up sequels with their endings. |
| 369 | %%* SeriousBusiness: “Look, I will sit here and defend ''Film/{{Signs}}'' all freaking night!” |
| 370 | * SharedUniverse: Because he became part of Channel Awesome, and did a few crossovers, he's part of the Reviewaverse. |
| 371 | * SherlockScan: See AGodAmI above. |
| 372 | * SignatureScene: InUniverse; this is his opinion of the car chase sequences in ''Collide'', which he considers the only bright spot in an otherwise terrible film, and he gives the film a D-minus for that. |
| 373 | * SigningOffCatchPhrase: “And if you like this, you can click right here...''and get [[PersonAsVerb Stuckmannized]]'',” which is often preceded by something along the lines of “You guys are the best” or “Thank you so much for watching.” |
| 374 | * SirSwearsALot: Over time, his swearing grew from “occasional PrecisionFStrike” to a downplaying of this trope. There’s no denying that his vocabulary has gotten more colorful over the years. |
| 375 | * SlowLoadingInternetImage: He mocks ''Unforgettable'' for playing this straight in ''modern times'', where loading images isn't usually a problem. |
| 376 | * SoBadItsGood: |
| 377 | ** This is generally his InUniverse opinion on movies that he reviews as Hilariocities, with some exceptions, and also some movies with F ratings count if he found them enjoyably bad. |
| 378 | ** {{Discussed|Trope}} in his “Worst Movies of 2016” video, where he talks about how ''Nine Lives'' (his very least favorite of the year) had already developed a [[CultClassic cult following]] due to being a movie that’s so bad that one can watch it and just be amazed at the fact that it exists. However, Chris himself considers it a case of SuckinessIsPainful, given how many genuinely talented people were involved. |
| 379 | * SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX: He gives a rather sudden, drawn-out, and completely unnecessary (since nobody had accused him of being a racist) version of this trope during his review of ''Film/GetOut2017'', complete with [[https://youtu.be/jmEFfaOMEGQ?t=2m20s a picture of him standing amongst a small group of young black people.]] To say that viewers were amused would be a massive understatement. |
| 380 | * SophisticatedAsHell: As mature and composed as his reviews can be, there are times where he has to swear or use tropes like BigStupidDoodooHead to vent his emotions about a movie. |
| 381 | * SplashOfColor: His ''Film/SinCityADameToKillFor'' skit is [[DeliberatelyMonochrome in black-and-white]] except for the red lipstick of the dame. |
| 382 | * {{Squick}}: Invoked when Chris mentions in his "Worst Movies of 2015" video that his experience watching ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' was among his worst, from the humid air to middle-aged women ''[[TheModestOrgasm moaning]]'' as they were watching the film. [[BrainBleach Yeah...]] |
| 383 | * StrawCritic: Sometimes he gives bad movies the hate they deserve and other times he rants about movies like ''Film/{{Sharknado}}'' and ''Film/Piranha3DD'' that weren’t trying to be great. Chris responds to this in a just manner, saying that all movies should aspire to be great with the opportunities, money, and time that is being put into them. |
| 384 | * StuffBlowingUp: |
| 385 | ** The explosion in his intro. |
| 386 | ** He starts his ''Film/Movie43'' review by showing footage of him returning to his apartment after watching the film, slowly becoming consumed with anger, and [[BloodyHilarious exploding into a gory mess.]] |
| 387 | * StunnedSilence: |
| 388 | ** His video on ''Film/ParanormalActivity: The Ghost Dimension'', where the whole review is done in his head as the movie was so bad that he couldn’t articulate his thoughts. |
| 389 | ** This is repeated with his ''Unforgettable'' review. |
| 390 | ** It happens again in his review of ''Cats''. |
| 391 | --->'''Chris:''' ... ''wow.'' |
| 392 | * StylisticSuck: Chris says in his ''Nine Lives'' review that, had it not been directed by Creator/BarrySonnenfeld nor starred Creator/KevinSpacey, he would have thought it was a deliberately bad movie like ''Film/{{Sharknado}}'', but he notes that the film is made by people [[TookTheBadFilmSeriously actually trying]]. |
| 393 | * SuddenlyShouting: In the beginning of his review of ''The Emoji Movie'': |
| 394 | -->'''Chris:''' ''[in a [[DullSurprise monotonous voice]]]'' ''The Emoji Movie'' is about the "Meh" emoji and how he has a lot of other expressions besides meh. And today I went and saw it. And it '''SUUUUUUUUUUUUCKED!!!!!!''' |
| 395 | * SweetnessAversion: Chris {{invoke|dTrope}}s this in his review of ''Film/AlexCross'', as he despises its attempts to create drama and family bondage, which only come off as unhealthily sappy and melodramatic. |
| 396 | * TakeThat: In his review of ''WesternAnimation/TheNutJob2NuttyByNature'', he says that the film is still better than "[[WesternAnimation/TheEmojiMovie the recent animated version of cancer on film]]". |
| 397 | * TheTeaser: Some of his reviews open with these: |
| 398 | ** His review of ''The Disappointments Room'' opens with him clambering onto his chair while gasping for breath. |
| 399 | ** His review of ''Nine Lives'' opens with him [[KillItWithFire burning his ticket stub]] for the film outdoors. |
| 400 | ** Most of his Hilariocities, some with a FramingDevice wherein he [[AsHimself reenacts his younger self’s activities and thoughts]], others when he reenacts scenes from his subject. |
| 401 | * TemptingFate: |
| 402 | ** After reviewing ''Film/{{Boyhood}}'' and seeing that it had a perfect 100% on Website/RottenTomatoes, Chris tweeted that there would be that one critic that would disagree with a seemingly unanimous public opinion and bump the film down to a 99%. Surely enough, this ended up occurring when out of the 156 critics that reviewed the movie, '''two''' were against the film. |
| 403 | ** A [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools benevolent]] example in his 2015 Oscar nominations reaction video; Chris prefaces it with the hope that ''Anime/TheTaleOfThePrincessKaguya'' gets a Best Animated Feature nod but believes that it will be left out. However, ''Kaguya'' is the last movie mentioned as a nominee, much to Chris’ pleasant surprise (although it did end up losing to ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6''). |
| 404 | ** An unusual case in that it took ''four years'': when reviewing ''Film/RobinHood2018'', he says that he thought that ''Film/TheLegendOfHercules'' (released in 2014) would be the last film he saw with ''Film/ThreeHundred''-style slow-motion action sequences, but he was proven wrong with ''Robin Hood''. |
| 405 | * ThinkOfTheChildren: In his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YuJtOgeLpw “Have Directors Forgotten How to Film Action?”]] video, he discusses a scene in ''Film/{{Taken}} 2'' where Creator/LiamNeeson’s character’s daughter [[ItMakesSenseInContext dropped grenades from a rooftop]], and gave a little soliloquy about how there could’ve been a baby down on the ground that could’ve been killed by a detonating grenade. The way he delivers said soliloquy makes it [[PoesLaw very hard to tell if he’s being serious or not.]] |
| 406 | * ThisIsGonnaSuck: Several thumbnails, including the one for his ''[[Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey Fifty Shades Freed]]'' review, feature him looking depressed. |
| 407 | * [[CoversAlwaysLie Thumbnails Always Lie]]: |
| 408 | ** The thumbnail for his “Worst Movies of 2011” video features Creator/AdamSandler as shown as the male lead on the poster for ''Film/JackAndJill''. You’d think that movie would be the #1 worst such movie, but it’s only #7. |
| 409 | ** The thumbnail for his review of ''Monster Trucks'' has the same face he used for his review of ''Film/{{Fantastic Four|2015}}'' (2015), a movie that he gave an F. However, he gives the other movie a C-minus. |
| 410 | * TookTheBadFilmSeriously: {{Invoked|Trope}} when reviewing a bad film, as he’ll always give credit to the actors who ''tried'' to give good performances to save face. For example, his ''Film/AssassinsCreed2016'' review was scathing save for his mentioning of some desperately good actors in it, and he gives the film a D for that reason alone when he’d probably have given it a F otherwise. |
| 411 | * TrailersAlwaysSpoil: He touched on this trope in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSqr2rgYmgQ “Are Trailers Ruining Movies?”]] video, where he says that modern-day trailers give out too many plot details that would have otherwise surprised you. He directly mentioned ''Film/CastAway'' and ''Film/TerminatorSalvation'' as films that had trailers that gave away important plot points, mentioned ''Film/Drive2011'' as a film that was [[MisaimedMarketing mis-marketed to appeal to a certain audience]], and mentioned ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' as a film that not only spoiled itself quite a bit but also contained {{Missing Trailer Scene}}s. |
| 412 | ** He has cited ''Film/TheMatrix'' as an aversion, since the trailers mainly pushed the film’s DrivingQuestion (“What is the Matrix?”) instead of giving it away. |
| 413 | * VideoGameMoviesSuck:[[invoked]] He had some fun with this trope in a series of Hilariocities he did in late 2016 targeting bad video game films (''Film/DOADeadOrAlive'', ''Film/HouseOfTheDead'', ''Film/{{Doom}}'') in anticipation for the ''Film/AssassinsCreed2016'' film. Tragically, he found it to be just as bad as those, leading him to declare full faith in this trope. |
| 414 | ** [[https://youtu.be/S1e0q5Dwh18 In 2023]], he talked about this trope and the "curse" surrounding video game movies as a result of it being brought up repeatedly after the premiere of [[Series/TheLastOfUs2023 the TV series of]] ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'', with the prevailing narrative among news outlets being about how it "broke the curse". He stated that he no longer believes this trope to be accurate with all video game movies, listing off several video game movies that he found to be good or even great, such as the two ''[[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 Sonic]]'' [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022 films]], ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania|2017}}'' and ''Film/SilentHill''. |
| 415 | * WhamLine: After a good decade of touting ''Film/DragonballEvolution'' as his least favorite film of all time, his ''Film/{{Cats}}'' review saw him reading some thoughts he wrote about the film in a defeated monotone: |
| 416 | -->1. If Dante had seen ''Cats'', he would've included a tenth circle of hell.\ |
| 417 | 2. [[spoiler:''Cats'' makes ''Dragonball Evolution'' tolerable.]] |
| 418 | * WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: {{Invoked|Trope}} in his review of ''Nine Lives'', where he rants about how the film is rated PG and yet most of its run time consists of business meetings and similar things equally likely to bore children stiff, and also includes a scene with two security guards who decide to tase a cat for laughs and a scene where a character decides to ''[[DrivenToSuicide commit suicide]]''. |
| 419 | * WorstWhateverEver |
| 420 | ** [[invoked]] He utters the phrases “worst hero ever” and “worst villain ever” frequently in his Hilariocity review of ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'', as he notes [[IdiotPlot just how many]] dumb decisions the protagonist and antagonist make. |
| 421 | ** He considers ''WesternAnimation/NormOfTheNorth'' the worst animated film he’s ever seen in a theater, and has repeatedly cited ''Film/DragonballEvolution'' as his most hated film of all time. |
| 422 | * YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: He manages to create a rare nonverbal example in his ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' review. While going through (and usually promptly destroying) the items he received in a goodie bag he "won" at the screening he attended, he gets to the last item... looks up at the camera with a wholly unamused expression... and holds up a ''FSOG'' sleep mask, resemblant of a BDSM blindfold. |
| 423 | -->'''Chris:''' I really wish I had this blindfold when the movie was playing. |
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