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Am I The Only One On This Board That Still Enjoys Nostalgia Critic?

posted 8 years ago by hwgogolin
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Sure, his skits do get redundant at times, but I've noticed that Doug recently tries to incorporate them into a clip-based joke rather then distract from one and make another. Also, I appreciate how much more he's spreading the word on charities and fair use. Am I the only one with this opinion? Then again, I'm not entirely looking forward to his Batman v Superman sketch; Angry Joe already reviewed it, and I thought he sounded very whiny.

[–] rainbow-honey 8 years ago

I still think he is funny.

[–] hwgogolin 8 years ago

*gives virtual high 10*

[–] comicman117 8 years ago

Nope. He's hit or miss for me, but I've enjoyed of his recent videos.

"You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway". - Walt Disney

[–] blbbg1 8 years ago

If it weren't for his clipless reviews, he wouldn't be getting much hate.

[–] WeirdRaptor 8 years ago

Some of his "Real Thoughts" and "Sibling Rivalry" videos are amusing.

"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you." -Gandalf

[–] ss5mmyers 8 years ago

NC would be better off leaving recent movies for honest review/sibling rivalry. These are mainly why they keep facing copyright issues on youtube and there's no point. Doing a NC review and then giving real thoughts, you're getting the same review twice and/or you're stuck with an unfunny, too long skit like Force Awakens. NC episodes imo should be more to movies and shows from mid 80s to early 2000s. This would allow them to use clips and jokes while sticking to the nostalgia formula and not have to do a clip-less show that looks like a silly cosplay video.

[–] justinboggan 8 years ago

I do. I've not gotten tired of his film reviews at all. I even love the stuff he thinks is old and was too much, like the Chuck Norris explosion and singing of the name and the exposition Capster ghost.

I don't like, however, one tiny bit the subtle little bits here and there are political and social views and agendas that have shown up in the somewhat recent offerings. I like the Nostalgia Critic, not Juan Williams.

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The New Number 2: "Are you going to run?"
Number 6: "Like blazes. First chance I get."

[–] politicidal 8 years ago

I think the Nostalgia Critic has become hit-or-miss these days. As much as I complain about it, I actually love the Real Thoughts and Sibling Rivalry segments. A lot of his editorials aren't bad either.

What's missing in movies is same as in society: a good sense of work ethic and living up to ideals.

[–] Final_Hitokiri 8 years ago

I've lost all respect for him since he started his youtube campaign about his videos getting removed... on the very site that pays him.

The real talent on that "show" today is Malcolm and Tamara.

[–] Darwinskid 8 years ago

I lost respect for him long before that.

[–] Final_Hitokiri 7 years ago

 Fair enough.

What was the tipping point for you?

[–] Darwinskid 7 years ago

When the reviews started getting longer, more skit heavy, and he started acting legitimately condescending. He ended the show before it got worse but when he brought it back it never felt the same to me.

[–] Final_Hitokiri 7 years ago

I agree, it was definitely different when he brought the show back. Not to mention, that it has less to do with "nostalgia" and more to do with modern comments.

I think he was genuinely hurt that his other ideas didn't generate the same level of interest. (Seems like he's always wanted to do skits, but needed the Nostalgia Critic "fame" to launch an audience).

I still put up with it though, because even though it was more skit intense and condescending, it was "Nostalgia Critic" and not Demo Reel or whatever.

Overall, I think that Rachel, Malcolm and Tamara are excellent. You can tell that they are significantly better actors than Doug and have some type of training and natural talent.

[–] Darwinskid 7 years ago

I lost further respect for him when he made that stupid editorial about kids cartoons today being better than they were in prior decades and he basically discredited the likes of Animaniacs - a show he couldn't stop showing love for to the point that he got several of the people involved in the series for a Q&A special. I don't know if any of them saw the editorial in question but if I were them I'd probably be like, "What a piece of *beep*! He took several hours from my own time to do a Q&A for a show he no longer deems 'cream of the crop'?"

COOKIES AND MILK!-Ed

[–] Final_Hitokiri 7 years ago

That's another one of his major flaws, he is inconsistent with his opinions and reviews.

Sure if you declare something "the greatest of all time" there's a good chance that something will come along and change that, but to go as far as to dismiss a show that he has devoted entire episodes on before is rather pathetic.

Doug knows that his audience is younger, and doesn't relate to Animanics anymore. So in order to keep his views up, he goes with what's popular. He always has. (In March, he insisted that Ghostbusters 2016 would be a success and that people would watch it. In May he started to ding it and then in July he flat out bashed it).

[–] Darwinskid 7 years ago

And now he's going to review TMNT: Out of the Shadows, a film that came out in June and barely left a big enough impact on geek culture to warrant a review. I predict it will be 45-50 minutes in length, have long drawn out skits.

COOKIES AND MILK!-Ed

[–] kitteninparis 8 years ago

What are you talking about? I love his skits. His and everyone at channel awesome (shout out to the cinema snob and malcolm xray!)

[–] jbmac03 8 years ago

It's because his audience is getting old. They think he's changed but in reality they have.