Escape to the Movies: Centurion

[Nerf Ninja]

But, especially in this day of Internet boobs, Bob would agree (as he noted sort of in his Heavy Metal review) that nudity alone is not going to put butts in seats. I can see more surfing in 5 minutes for free than I will at something like this. But, it is typically a nice bonus to a movie I want to see anyway.

Except that's pretty much all he seems to focus on in his reviews...

I can't agree. I think the reason I was so taken back by his take on Expendables is he is often spot on with his reviews. IE, It was because of him I bothered with Daybreakers and District 9 and really enjoyed them. So far, I have passed on "9" when he said it was Meh.

Even in this review, he drops the names of some older movies which I immediately added to Netflix (Dog Soldiers and Doomsday).

I regret you do not get as much out of him.

I merely meant that he probably spent more time mentioning the boobs in the review than they actually were on screen in the film. It's an entirely irrelevant aspect of the movie and to use the addition of ladies chesticles as an indicator of quality says more about the reviewer than the film.

Daybreakers and District 9 are both excellent films, yeah 9 can be a bit meh but it's ok for a dark kids film, and I think you'll love both Dog Soldiers and Doomsday too. Although Dog Soldiers has a hilariously bad matrix pun in it.

I'm off to watch his reviews of District 9 and Daybreakers now as I missed those and I'm interested in hearing his views.

 

[Hobonicus]

Man this is sad :/ I've seen every Movie Bob review but after the last few I don't think I'll be watching any more.

Movie Bob has shown that he's just a ranting elitist nerd with all the negative connotations tied to that label. I don't see how I can ever again acknowledge him as a "critic" when it's clear he's just some lonely guy with a lot of unjustified mud to sling and a strong desire to have been born a sociopath. I used to think he had an intelligent basis for his movie reviews but recently it's devolved into such pathetic gasping and moaning about how equal parts arrogant and immature he really is.

When I saw the expendables as a tag for this movie I assumed he had realized that he'd far overstepped his bounds as a "critic" and landed into the shallow internet troll category. But nope, we still get a lot of baseless nerd rage, stereotyping, and avoiding the point that only discredits him.

I've enjoyed and agreed with plenty of his reviews in the past, but at this point I could probably just ask my unfunny socially awkward friend to talk really fast about the parts of a movie that gave him a boner (the good) and the parts that didn't (the bad). It's not just about being insulted, my feelings weren't hurt. It's about being insulted by someone who shows he has no idea what he's talking about, someone who I'd expect to have a little more professionalism or intelligence, someone who apparently shouldn't be profiting from this on a weekly basis.

 

[Gxas]

In this thread: People continue their discussion of the expendables from last week because no one knows how to let anything go.

Was expecting more of a review this week. I understand that nothing good came out, but still...

So, you expect the viewers to take the "high road", when MovieBob refuses to do so?

Bob was the one who brought the subject up again and insulted the same people that were pissed last week. So...Yeah, they kind of have a right to be pissed again.

Especially when, just a week after chastising them for liking a meaningless action flick, he praises an even more meaningless movie because, "it has lots of 3D boobies in it".

And two wrongs have always made a right, right?

He's no good for bringing it up again and you're no good for continuing to hold the grudge. So he insulted you, who the fuck cares? People insult other people daily. This is life. Get over it.

I'm not holding a grudge. I haven't even seen The Expendables and did not even take part in the, apparently, epic war of words that took place last week. But you can't expect people, especially those that were insulted last week, to hold their tongues when Bob throws a few more cheap shots in his video this week.

I agree that people should get over it. But you shouldn't defend Bob, when he apparently refuses to get over it himself.

Where did I defend Bob? I mean, sure, I didn't do too well with my reading comprehension in grade school, but I clearly see me saying that both he and the audience are in the wrong for continuing to argue over this. Perhaps you are seeing something different?

Well seeing as how he spent half of this review taking a shot at those people it wouldnt be the internet if they just let it lie

For my part, Expendables was average at best granted, but as others have pointed out don't insult your readers purely for their taste. Espicially when you hold up Piranha 3D as the counterpoint, and I love tits in a movie as much as the next guy.

Also I saw Centurian over a week ago and there is some great action in there but the chracterisation leaves a lot to be desired, although Dominic West channels Jimmy Mcnulty very well, "dont fuck with the ninth" indeed.

It would be a stretch to even call this video a review for Centurian as all you say is the directors previous films are good and it has Michael Fassbender in it, Hardly Exhaustive

And two wrongs have always made a right, right?

He's no good for bringing it up again and you're no good for continuing to hold the grudge. So he insulted you, who the fuck cares? People insult other people daily. This is life. Get over it.

Uh did you even read my post? I make no mention of holding a grudge, I merely pointed out that people were going to reply in kind as thats what people do, then expressed an opinion regarding the current debate

I then went on to talk about this weeks review and why I thought it could use more detail, I dont care about the expendables or wherever he likes it or not. All I wanted was more meat on the bones about the movie he was talking about this week

I apologize, I should have only quoted the first part of your post. You know, the one that says that people are going to comment no matter what. My fault.

 

[theSovietConnection]

People didn't complain because you critisised the Expendables.

They complained because you insulted people whio went to see it.

You see the difference between those 2 things?

Nice to know Centurion is good though I'll have to pick up the DVD sometime.

I think I have to agree with this. I really couldn't care any less for what you thought about Expendables, it's the fact that you seem to be going out of your way to insult anyone that may even be associated with people who enjoyed the film. Scott Pilgrim is not a movie for everyone, and to be frank, the plot looked rather boring to me, it never grabbed my interest. I know Expendables isn't any real game changer, but it's not pretending to be any more then the sum of it's parts, either.

Anyways, on that note, I honestly hadn't heard of Centurion, and it looks like a movie I may like, so I'll have to check it out.

 

[rescuer86]

So....... essentially a good film is just tonnes of blood and a pair of tits?

Next week, Bob reviews "Backdoor Housewives 6: Shagged & Stabbed"

A Good BAD film, you know like in the weird "Ed Wood" kinda way...

Or a "Zombie Strippers" kind of way. If you didn't like that movie you have no soul. (just tryin to deflect some of the hatred off of Bob).

 

[electric discordian]

I really really enjoyed the expendables! Piranha is a remake and it's the remake of a pretty reasonable film so I can see why Bob likes it, as he likes Doomsday which is essentially "Its a mad Escape from 28 days later Max!"

But did have Can Can Dancing Cannibals and a large Knight in Black Armour!

Leave Bob alone to his opinions, we have to endure much worse abuse for being children who play games for those 20 (in my case) years our junior!

To reiterate I love the expendables!

 

[themattd1000]

Wow, a lot of whining here

Tell me about it....

Can we all just kiss and make up please? This endless argument is getting embarrassing.

 

[rescuer86]

I have to agree that the Expendables could have been way better, but not with the addition of a monkey. Not unless the monkey was paired with Clint Eastwood. That was an orungutan, I know, but you get my point. How about we let Stallone do an "R" rated film? You know he was censored by the studios because of "Rambo". It was a great film, but R films never do as well as PG-13, for obvious reasons. Also, "Doomsday" was way too one dimensional. Maybe more the actors' fault than the director's. Let's face it, the only thing people will ever remember Rhona Mitra for is being raped by Kevin Bacon in the re-imagining of the Invisible Man. Great body, but not a whole lot of depth.

*Ahem* back to the OT, I watched Centurion just last night while playing Oblivion. (I like to watch movies while I kill goblins) From what I actually payed full attention to, it is a fantastic movie. Talented actors, a great storyline, excellent pacing, characters you actually give a damn about, great battle scenes, and overall just a good movie. Haven't seen Pirhana yet, but I plan on checking it out.

 

[dariuskyne]

wait, wait wait, we're giving movie bob crap because he made fun of people who liked a movie he detested? have we forgotten that he is a human being?

people make fun of other people because they like a certain style of music, or movie, or thing, toy, etc...
people make fun of every audience out there
and when a human being who is doing movie reviews FOR A WEBSITE, not national tv, and espouting HIS OPINION we trash on him... maybe he is right you're all morons and overly sensitive idiots, get yourselves journals and write your woes on the tear stained pages of dear diary.

grow the heck up people, and grow a thicker skin.

or is yahtzee the only one allowed make fun of certain audiences on this site?

 

[itf cho]

People didn't complain because you critisised the Expendables.

They complained because you insulted people whio went to see it.

Poor Bob... he's still obviously in shock and denial over the demise of his pet movie. However, back onto the current review...

Wait... There is a movie called Centurion that is out? They must have spent NOTHING on advertising, since I didn't even hear about this flick. And I work from my home, and and my home office has a tv on almost the entire work day... Sure doesn't sound good for this flick in terms of box office receipts. Looked interesting though... I wonder why they aren't promoting it. That's usually a sign that the studio doesn't have much faith in the flick.

 

[Axolotl]

wait, wait wait, we're giving movie bob crap because he made fun of people who liked a movie he detested? have we forgotten that he is a human being?

people make fun of other people because they like a certain style of music, or movie, or thing, toy, etc...
people make fun of every audience out there
and when a human being who is doing movie reviews FOR A WEBSITE, not national tv, and espouting HIS OPINION we trash on him... maybe he is right you're all morons and overly sensitive idiots, get yourselves journals and write your woes on the tear stained pages of dear diary.

grow the up people, and grow a thicker skin.

or is yahtzee the only one allowed make fun of certain audiences on this site?

Let me ask you a question.

What do you think the comments thread is for?

Now I think that it's so people can give feedback on the video, you now a way to convey their response to what Moviebob is saying in his review.

 

[Zing]

Wow. Just...wow.

The level of bile in this thread is staggering.

I'm not going to take sides, if everyone was more intelligent with their responses, then maybe there would be decent scope for rational discussion. Sadly, all I can see is both sides whining at the other with little regard for a coherent argument. Granted, there are a few decent posts, but they're drowned out by the sheer volume of mud throwing. And that's a damn shame.

What the hell happened to you guys?

It's simple, Bob called anyone who even liked the premise of The Expendables a moron, or something along those lines.

 

[TheFurryChicken]

You know what's funny about Pirahna 3D? I guy I went to high school with is in it. Cavin Schneider. Given, he only has about 10 lines in the whole movie, but still.

 

[WanderingFool]

Movie Bobs been going in a decline ever since Scott Pilgrim fell on its fucking face at 5th place. He completly missed the point that he insulted the auidence (and to the people that say people here should grow a pair, good thing you dont react to insults, you *edited for time* fuckers.

Didnt help this week that you again called the movie bad, without giving any actual reason other than you hated it, and claimed Pirhanna 3D is good because of tits and blood. I thought you were suppose to be an intellectual, as that was what all you Videogame Overthinkers painted you as, and you claim of two bad movies (yes, The Expendables wasnt a good movie in any light, but it was fun and thats why I like it), one was better because there were a pair of tits making out with eachother and Ving Rhames kill fish with a outboard motor. For hating the "jocks", you sure are agreeing with them.

I did however, agree with your short and limited review of Centurion, and while I havent seen Dog Soldiers or the Decent, I have watched, and purchased Doomsday, as it was a kickass movie. Im definitely going to see it. Still, accespt the fact that Scott Pilgrim failing at the box office opening week, and move the fuck on already.

 

[ben---neb]

Are people really so insecure/petty/vain that when some film critic calls them 'jocks' they get all offended? Get a grip people! Life's too short. The very act of complaining is showing the world that Movie Bob was 100% correct about you.

 

[FeathersMcgraw]

Just started watching escape to the movies last month when I saw the link from ZP, unfortunatly Iam going to have to stop watching this show. I cant take bobs skewed view of what makes a good movie/movie critic. I know all of bobs hardcore fans will move on like nothing changed just as Iam sure bob will, but in the last few reviews and the expendables rant hes shown biased opinions, gross exagerations and shallow insults. Maybe I will watch his reviews again when he gets over himself and returns to the format of reviewing the movie hes supposed to, and better yet stop wacking off into our hears with the pirahna 3d or salt review.