Poll: Do you like Moviebob's material?

[Agayek]

Maybe I'm not paying enough attention but I don't see any difference between what he did in the past and what he is currently doing. He's always had...strong opinions and has never really been afraid to speak said opinions. A lot of times I agree with him and other times I don't; either way I find it entertaining.

Could you be a bit more specific with what you're talking about?

I'm gonna have to echo this. I don't see anything different now from when he started. If there is such a hubbub about stuff, it seems more likely they're just butthurt that he called them boring.

 

[Something Amyss]

If you agree with him, you like him. If you don't, you don't.

I don't really like him, though I sometimes agree with him.

Just saying.

 

[Chives on top of me]

I remember in one of the Jimquisition videos, he once saw a poll in the threads that he paid attention to in order to get feedback on how he was doing, and considering the recent uproar around Moviebob's "The Most 50 Boring Opinions in Geek Culture" list, I thought that now would be a good time to take stock on Moviebob and the material he puts out.

It's a rather simple question really, do you like the current direction that he is going in? Yes or no? And by that I mean do you really like the style that he has while making his material. Really do you enjoy his material in general?

Not sure what you really mean here. If I take this at face value you seem to be asking if people like the format of his shows or the writing style of his column. The editing, the way Bob talks, the pacing, the font...this would be the "style" thing you mentioned. Unless I, and everyone else, have missed something there seems to be no real change in how Bob presents his material. So I need to ask just what change are we, or you, talking about...?

Or is this just bitching because you don't like his opinion and are seeking validation?

 

[Dethenger]

Whatever direction Moviebob is taking still feels quite ordinary to me as far as film reviews go. He seems to like what people like and not like what people don't like. Not that that is a bad thing or anything. But I bet Yahtzee could make better film reviews.

More entertaining ones, sure, but I wouldn't say better. I think Yahtzee, in a sort of forced reply to Roger Ebert's claim that "video games can never be art," said he wouldn't review movies because he doesn't know fuck-all about them (my words) and he doesn't expect Roger Ebert to know fuck-all about video games.
I'm then led to conclude that him reviewing a movie would probably be a five minute long thing of him pointing out things that bug him and ranting about them, the difference between that and his usual approach being that they'd probably be insignificant things such as the colour of a certain object onscreen as opposed to something about a game that he considered broken.

 

[Mithcha]

Used to watch Movie Bob fairly frequently, then he started to irritate me. Escapist expo I finally realised what it was: his voice. I much, much prefer and oddly enough can better understand his native Boston accent. If he used that, I'd watch more. As it is I only watch his vids rarely, 'cause his fake voice grinds me. Read most of his stuff though.

I don't watch often enough to of noticed some sweeping change in direction, though, so yes to the poll

 

[Fuzzed]

More entertaining ones, sure, but I wouldn't say better. I think Yahtzee, in a sort of forced reply to Roger Ebert's claim that "video games can never be art," said he wouldn't review movies because he doesn't know fuck-all about them (my words) and he doesn't expect Roger Ebert to know fuck-all about video games.
I'm then led to conclude that him reviewing a movie would probably be a five minute long thing of him pointing out things that bug him and ranting about them, the difference between that and his usual approach being that they'd probably be insignificant things such as the colour of a certain object onscreen as opposed to something about a game that he considered broken.

It's possible. And maybe I completely wrong here so correct me if I am, but I get the sense that neither of these guys have degrees in film and video games (Not that that makes me think any less of their work, don't get me wrong). Plus, film isn't that esoteric like many reviewers make it out to be. So i'm just saying, regardless of that Ebert comment, Yahtzee could probably make more interesting movie reviews.

 

[Erttheking]

I remember in one of the Jimquisition videos, he once saw a poll in the threads that he paid attention to in order to get feedback on how he was doing, and considering the recent uproar around Moviebob's "The Most 50 Boring Opinions in Geek Culture" list, I thought that now would be a good time to take stock on Moviebob and the material he puts out.

It's a rather simple question really, do you like the current direction that he is going in? Yes or no? And by that I mean do you really like the style that he has while making his material. Really do you enjoy his material in general?

Not sure what you really mean here. If I take this at face value you seem to be asking if people like the format of his shows or the writing style of his column. The editing, the way Bob talks, the pacing, the font...this would be the "style" thing you mentioned. Unless I, and everyone else, have missed something there seems to be no real change in how Bob presents his material. So I need to ask just what change are we, or you, talking about...?

Or is this just bitching because you don't like his opinion and are seeking validation?

Did I say anything about how I feel about him? No. Then how am I "bitching"

 

[Calibanbutcher]

I like his stuff for entertainment but I don't base my moviegoing decisions on his opinion anymore, since I simply disagree with him way too often.
I hated Scott Pilgrim, he loved it.
I enjoyed the new Spiderman movie, he clearly did not.

 

[Lunar Templar]

as far as his escapist stuff goes.

what 'change' are you talking about? the 50 most boring things list felt like reading a Big Picture ep, granted, not a very good one but eh, the can't all be 'Yogi Bear's collar' or the LONG awaited 'Found in Translation'.

can't comment on his 'Overtinker' stuff, not seen enough of them.

 

[Chives on top of me]

I remember in one of the Jimquisition videos, he once saw a poll in the threads that he paid attention to in order to get feedback on how he was doing, and considering the recent uproar around Moviebob's "The Most 50 Boring Opinions in Geek Culture" list, I thought that now would be a good time to take stock on Moviebob and the material he puts out.

It's a rather simple question really, do you like the current direction that he is going in? Yes or no? And by that I mean do you really like the style that he has while making his material. Really do you enjoy his material in general?

Not sure what you really mean here. If I take this at face value you seem to be asking if people like the format of his shows or the writing style of his column. The editing, the way Bob talks, the pacing, the font...this would be the "style" thing you mentioned. Unless I, and everyone else, have missed something there seems to be no real change in how Bob presents his material. So I need to ask just what change are we, or you, talking about...?

Or is this just bitching because you don't like his opinion and are seeking validation?

Did I say anything about how I feel about him? No. Then how am I "bitching"

...and neither did you state what the "direction that MovieBob is taking with his material" is...Do you see a change in the style of his videos? Maybe an example would help.

 

[Anti Nudist Cupcake]

I like him, his videos are interesting to me.

 

[Erttheking]

I remember in one of the Jimquisition videos, he once saw a poll in the threads that he paid attention to in order to get feedback on how he was doing, and considering the recent uproar around Moviebob's "The Most 50 Boring Opinions in Geek Culture" list, I thought that now would be a good time to take stock on Moviebob and the material he puts out.

It's a rather simple question really, do you like the current direction that he is going in? Yes or no? And by that I mean do you really like the style that he has while making his material. Really do you enjoy his material in general?

Not sure what you really mean here. If I take this at face value you seem to be asking if people like the format of his shows or the writing style of his column. The editing, the way Bob talks, the pacing, the font...this would be the "style" thing you mentioned. Unless I, and everyone else, have missed something there seems to be no real change in how Bob presents his material. So I need to ask just what change are we, or you, talking about...?

Or is this just bitching because you don't like his opinion and are seeking validation?

Did I say anything about how I feel about him? No. Then how am I "bitching"

...and neither did you state what the "direction that MovieBob is taking with his material" is...Do you see a change in the style of his videos? Maybe an example would help.

Yeah the OP was kinda unclear. I fixed it.

 

[Gennadios]

He knows movies and comics and when he analyzes stuff, he does a great job of it.

His self-righteousness shtick has worn pretty thin a long time ago, which is why I can't read his opinion pieces or watch Game OverThinker anymore, but the stuff he does for the Escapist is still well done and educational.

 

[Verlander]

I enjoy it, don't always agree with what he's saying. Same with all of the videos on here.

 

[Olas]

From what I can tell OP, people have either liked or disliked him from the start, probably a lot of it has to do with whether you agree with him on various topics.

Me, I like him, though I understand why some people might not.

 

[Not Matt]

Yes and the pope is religious............... Oh sorry. I thought we were stating the obvious.

 

[jethroe498]

I honestly love his stuff. "Escape to the movies" is nice enough, if a bit useless with mountains of other movie critics on the internet, but I absolutely love "The Big Picture", I feel that it really brings up important topics, and while I might not fully agree, it certainly makes me aware of issues I normally would be unaware of. Also, comics are weird.

 

[Dethenger]

More entertaining ones, sure, but I wouldn't say better. I think Yahtzee, in a sort of forced reply to Roger Ebert's claim that "video games can never be art," said he wouldn't review movies because he doesn't know fuck-all about them (my words) and he doesn't expect Roger Ebert to know fuck-all about video games.
I'm then led to conclude that him reviewing a movie would probably be a five minute long thing of him pointing out things that bug him and ranting about them, the difference between that and his usual approach being that they'd probably be insignificant things such as the colour of a certain object onscreen as opposed to something about a game that he considered broken.

It's possible. And maybe I completely wrong here so correct me if I am, but I get the sense that neither of these guys have degrees in film and video games (Not that that makes me think any less of their work, don't get me wrong). Plus, film isn't that esoteric like many reviewers make it out to be. So i'm just saying, regardless of that Ebert comment, Yahtzee could probably make more interesting movie reviews.

I think their pedigrees both come simply from having passions rooted in their respective mediums, and learning about them organically. I agree that I don't think any less of their credibility for it--in Yahtzee's case especially I don't know that video games as a medium even have the same sort of schooling that film does (I think James from Extra Credits teaches a class on it, though, so that's not to say the classes aren't there, just that they probably don't have the same presence) and besides, it's not like insight comes from a college (not to say that college can't help). EpicNameBro, Egoraptor, etc. don't have actual "credentials," to my knowledge, but their videos on the subject are still very informative on video game design/ theory.
In any case, I'd agree that Yahtzee has the potential to make fascinating videos about movies, especially if he kept at it.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

I don't think I've noticed a new direction...

I do notice that he's struggling to fill in his five minutes of talking. He simply does not have a long enough script for all episodes, and he fills in the time by not even talking about the movie or (in the case of Rise of the Guardians) showing the trailer in its full time, wasting over a minute and a half. There are literary elements that I like that he includes or explains that waste time -- those talks aren't really about the movie, but they fit in with his opinion -- but I can tell he just isn't interested in explaining a movie anymore, unless it is to throw praise at it.

However, he is very clear about his opinion and why he does or doesn't like a movie, he likes the more lowbrow elements in a movie that other reviewers would exclude for the sake of maturity, and I think he explains things very well.

The actual video, I could do without. Recycling the trailer and those same smileys every episode is dull. It's only worthwhile when he shows a clip and explains a literary element in it.

 

[Blunderboy]

I like MovieBob, pretty much always have.