Psychotext
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I've never watched them as criticism of films... and I find them amusing.
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Kong: Skull Island Director Takes on Cinema Sins
- Thread starter Cruxist
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Eh it's fine
I used to watch then got really annoyed and bored of them and I can see them as background noise
GamingSins already exists. So does Honest Videogame Trailers.
Harken Raiser
Banned
GamingSins was covered by bobvivds and seems worse than the og
Honest videogame trailer is fine and has the same narrator as the og and is the only decent thing on smosh channel not as good as honest trailers
There are two gaming sin channels, one is gamingsins and the other is dartigan which is imo a lot better.
Messofanego
Banned
How it must feel as people hating CS and trying to take them down (and RLM).
You're literally the only person arguing that people want to take down Cinema Sins as a channel. Are people contacting Cinema Sins' multi-channel network (MCN) to drop them? Are people attacking Cinema Sins' revenue? No. You're being ridiculous and very defensive.
Gentleman Jack
Member
Is there a bell on your desk that you ring every time you post this gif in this thread?
MrRudiMentary
Member
John Vogt-Roberts said:
This is so true. CinemaSins is painfully boring hateful trash.
There is another that I found entertaining mostly because kingdom hearts are dumb
ShironRedshift
Member
Yeah, definitely an interesting dichotomy I've noticed going through this thread. Cinema Sins is nothing more than comedy/jokes so the directors, producers, etc, of the films they make videos of shouldn't take it seriously at all... But yet, despite just being nothing more than jokes, the people who watch these videos take any criticisms of Cinema Sins extremely seriously, to the point where a criticism of Cinema Sins is equivalent to an attack on them as a person/part of their identity (and even if it doesn't reach that extent, still feeling the need to rush out and defend something that's just a joke while decrying someone else for defending their own work from inane criticism, what they claim they're doing when defending Cinema Sins). Which is it? If it really is just stupid jokes, surely it shouldn't be so attached to your identity that when it's critiqued or criticized as a person as well, unless that's not it? Sounds like they need to take the a bit of the advice they're trying to give to people like Vogt-Roberts and not take it so seriously if it really isn't that serious.
A Link to the Past
Banned
This argument is entirely bizarre because many mistakes made in the CS videos, mistakes dubbed "comedy lol," are present in the actual reviews. It's clearly not fake statements, they're just mistaken.
Of all the obtuse arguments made in this thread, the one that says disagreeing with someone about CS intent and posting about it = taking CS very seriously, is the most bizarre, yet. This is a message board, where people often post if they disagree with someone else, no matter how trite the subject matter is. This is a line of argument to pursue when you've got nothing left. "I'm taking it too seriously? YOU'RE taking it too seriously!"
If you're interested in "turn the tables" arguments, how about this one? That I Robot screen that made the rounds earlier, is a single sin from a single movie, that is "wrong." Now say CS has made 500 sins video with 100 sins each. What percentage does that single "wrong" sin from a single movie represent of their entire output of sins across every movie? Pretty low right? Know what that's called? Nitpicking! People are saying CS is stupid because nitpicking, and then nitpicking themselves. So which is it? Is nitpicking stupid or not?
But wait, it's not just a one "wrong" sin! There's more, look at all these other examples! Yeah, this just in: CS is made by humans with their own sensibilities, quirks, biases, fallacies that are often wrong about things, misinterpret things, and flat out miss things. Does anyone need reminding there's literally 500+ videos on their channel with like 100+ sins each? And as someone mentioned already, that they occasionally sin things they themselves literally admit are not even sins? Those expecting any kind of consistency or accuracy or seriousness from such a channel continues to be the biggest joke of all.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
It's like someone took one of my posts and ran it through a "I don't know what I'm talking about" translator.
I like the part where you had to explain the people running CinemaSins weren't actual robots, but were in fact people, though.
"need I remind you that these fine purveyors of internet comedy are, in fact, human organisms?"
The clarification is welcomed. Thanks.
I like the part where you had to explain the people running CinemaSins weren't actual robots, but were in fact people, though.
"need I remind you that these fine purveyors of internet comedy are, in fact, human organisms?"
The clarification is welcomed. Thanks.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Yes, it is a frequent problem in this ongoing discussion
Harken Raiser
Banned
New theory: overexposure to Cinema Sins causes a complete breakdown of the subject's ability to understand or convey logic. It doesn't make them dumber, it just makes them sound incomprehensible when they argue with people who don't like Cinema Sins.
It's kinda telling that the funniest "Everything Wrong With" video wan't even done by them
Everything wrong with the amazing Spider-Man 2
Though it could have just been the movie
It was done by the Honest Trailer guys
Everything wrong with the amazing Spider-Man 2
Though it could have just been the movie
I don't find them particularly amusing, but I find it interesting to see the inconsistencies in film making, in a "how the sausage gets made" sort of way. It's cool to see all the things my brain just glossed over when suspending my disbelief or not paying strict attention to disappearing proper or whatever. I never knew people looked to them for actual judgement of a movie, or that they were serious in their judgement of a movie's quality. That sucks.
Everything Wrong With CinemaSins - Y'know, Generally
This is a fantastic video rebuttal to the usual arguments made in defense of CinemaSins.
This is a fantastic video rebuttal to the usual arguments made in defense of CinemaSins.
you ever watched their Twilight videos? They are absolutely hilarious.
Dash_Riprock
Member
Like 99% of Youtubers, they were funny in the old days before they let their fame and egos get to them.
Now it really feels like they believe their own bullshit.
Now it really feels like they believe their own bullshit.
CS used to be funny when each video was a tight 3-4 minutes so they had to pick their best jokes.I don't know if it's Youtube's algorithm that made them start doing 20 minute videos but its not really funny or clever anymore. Yes there's 3 minutes of studio logo's at the beginning of the movie. Yes nobody spent time writing the article in the fake newspaper. Yes a character is playing the pronoun game.
I like snarky internet film satire but CS is just so stale.
I like snarky internet film satire but CS is just so stale.
broncobuster
Banned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saTFPCuQfvw
Honest Trailer of Kong Skull Island, with the director mostly criticizing his own movie.
Honest Trailer of Kong Skull Island, with the director mostly criticizing his own movie.
Seductivpancakes
Member
See this guy can take a joke and criticism. Cinema sins is just garbage.
Also his beard is killer.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
That's pretty funny, actually. Especially the part about the helicopters.
Subpar Spatula
Banned
man, that director is still salty over cinemasins.
i'm actually enjoying all the salt. it's quite funny.
i'm actually enjoying all the salt. it's quite funny.
Waddle Dee
Member
FTFW
Also, it's been posted before, but this video series critiquing CinemaSins is fantastic and was a real eye opener as an outsider to just how unfunny and brain dead their videos are.
Yeah, he looks really salty, talking in a calm and restrained voice about how film criticism is good.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Did you watch the new video or...I mean they're playing it up for laughs how salty he's been getting. He screams and swears in the video. It's a bit but the crux of the bit is acknowledging that he's been salty about what he perceives as "nitpicks" or blatantly false criticisms. So yeah, he does look really salty lol
I enjoyed Skull Island. Don't roast me, pls.
I'm wondering how Wingard will handle Godzilla vs Kong criticisms cause he was getting kinda worked up about the Death Note reviews.
Pop-O-Matic
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