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- Dec 9, 2017
A friend gifted me his book at Thanksgiving. It was a nice thought because my pal knew I was a fan of this dude (or was a long time ago) and I had no idea he had written one. I’ve been long unsubscribed from Cinemassacre’s YouTube channel, and I haven’t been on The Truth, or this thread, in well over a year. This stuff really wasn’t all that interesting me anymore, but I decided to read the book anyway.
Wow. I really cannot add much more than what has already been said these last 20 or so pages on this thread. I had always envisioned James as one of those dudes that I would gladly have a beer with if I met him. After reading his autobiography, I’m kind of embarrassed to even admit I was ever a fan. I acknowledge the stones it takes to be critical about oneself, but the amount of oversharing and egregious self-felating that goes on is extreme. James really does think of himself as this retarded film visionary.
The more he talks about his muh kids, the less impressed I am. Nothing he describes doing with his kids is…. Anything outside of the norm. Great job, you take your children to amusement parks and play with them. Are we really so disconnected from parental instinct where the mere notion of paying attention to your children is laudable?
He continues to lie to himself about every facet of his AVGN movie. Sad to see. If he were capable of admitting failure like he is seemingly capable of admitting literally everything else, I think he’d grow as a filmmaker. The movie wasn’t good, James. Nothing about it was impressive, not even your zealous defense of it.
The biggest takeaway for me after reading this book is that he always feels the need to compare himself and his accomplishments to something or someone else, and this is to his detriment. In his mind, he really does see himself on a similar stature to Rob Zombie - except Rob Zombie has found success in both film (somehow) and music. No one wants this. All we wanted this entire time was James. He continues to dismiss that his success was largely because he was a pioneer of his time, but insists on his own brilliance. His lack of self-awareness, even as an adult, is why he didn’t end AVGN after the Mega Man episode.
Even though the book was entertaining enough, I would not recommend it. It’s an incredibly poor read. To be honest, I would not be surprised if the entire thing was recorded via text-to-speech, because it is written exactly how James would speak. My friends and I would quote all of the Unforgivable, AVGN, and the Juggernaut Bitch video(s) some 15+ or so years ago, and I feel like reading the book managed to tarnish some of those fond memories. I’m not sure why James felt this book was necessary at all. I would have rather had a collection of the shitty scripts he has written, but here we are.
I guess I’m slightly relieved that it was James himself that delivered the deathblow of AVGN et al for me, and not the Screenwave guys.
Wow. I really cannot add much more than what has already been said these last 20 or so pages on this thread. I had always envisioned James as one of those dudes that I would gladly have a beer with if I met him. After reading his autobiography, I’m kind of embarrassed to even admit I was ever a fan. I acknowledge the stones it takes to be critical about oneself, but the amount of oversharing and egregious self-felating that goes on is extreme. James really does think of himself as this retarded film visionary.
The more he talks about his muh kids, the less impressed I am. Nothing he describes doing with his kids is…. Anything outside of the norm. Great job, you take your children to amusement parks and play with them. Are we really so disconnected from parental instinct where the mere notion of paying attention to your children is laudable?
He continues to lie to himself about every facet of his AVGN movie. Sad to see. If he were capable of admitting failure like he is seemingly capable of admitting literally everything else, I think he’d grow as a filmmaker. The movie wasn’t good, James. Nothing about it was impressive, not even your zealous defense of it.
The biggest takeaway for me after reading this book is that he always feels the need to compare himself and his accomplishments to something or someone else, and this is to his detriment. In his mind, he really does see himself on a similar stature to Rob Zombie - except Rob Zombie has found success in both film (somehow) and music. No one wants this. All we wanted this entire time was James. He continues to dismiss that his success was largely because he was a pioneer of his time, but insists on his own brilliance. His lack of self-awareness, even as an adult, is why he didn’t end AVGN after the Mega Man episode.
Even though the book was entertaining enough, I would not recommend it. It’s an incredibly poor read. To be honest, I would not be surprised if the entire thing was recorded via text-to-speech, because it is written exactly how James would speak. My friends and I would quote all of the Unforgivable, AVGN, and the Juggernaut Bitch video(s) some 15+ or so years ago, and I feel like reading the book managed to tarnish some of those fond memories. I’m not sure why James felt this book was necessary at all. I would have rather had a collection of the shitty scripts he has written, but here we are.
I guess I’m slightly relieved that it was James himself that delivered the deathblow of AVGN et al for me, and not the Screenwave guys.
