I just love how much he is seething in rage. People see through his bullshit, and it annoys him to no end that he lives in a timeline where Sonic might be getting a trilogy while his beloved Wa Hoo man is on the verge of being mocked. Not to mention how much momentum Sonic has gathered since the first movie with the upcoming show, and video game. That quote doesn't say the quiet part, but it is clear he wants to gouge his eyes for the fact Fans got what they wanted and his hated rival is thriving.
I would have some respect for Bob if he simply admitted that he's got no criteria other than his own emotions and the political flavor of the month. At least he would be an honest unhinged manbaby. I watched the first movie myself not expecting much, and I had a fun experience. No matter how much he wants to play the angle of being a cultured, cosmopolitan critic, he isn't fooling anyone with these manbaby opinions and the incapability of appreaciating anything that isn't Marvel!
I went to Sonic 2 knowing full well that it was a kid's movie, but it is psychologically healthy to get in touch with your inner child (within reason, of course). For those precious two hours, I almost felt like I was twelve again. The problem with Bob--as Adamska says--is that he uses his childhood nostalgia for Mario as a psychological crutch.
Precisely! Repeating myself a bit, there isn't a problem in enjoying superhero movies, in indulging in childhood nostalgia (fuck, I have an emulator running on my other tab as I type this!) and having a fun time. Good way to blow off some steam, these works are usually lighter and enjoyable for all ages, pretty good if you want to get the family together to sit and watch a movie. The problem is Bob can't evolve past his immaturity. Guy is fucking 40 and acts like he is on his early teens, like a 14 year old boy who needs to be the coolest guy in the room (according to his own, twisted perspective of the concept) at all times, the "smart" boy in class that constantly tries to show how "intelligent" he is. It looks like I might be exaggerating, but Bob reminds me of some people I met in my teens, more precisely, of the worst of the crop of the socially inept guys, the ones that felt cheated by the World of their own progress, like they were owned it for some insane reason!
The catch? Most of these guys eventually evolved beyond this behaviour. Bob, just like Chris Chan, is fucking 40 and hasn't learned a thing after years and years of being publicly humiliated. Arguably, he is worse off than Chris: At least Chris had a girl who willingly wanted to sleep with him, lol!
Bob and his ilk will be on their deathbeds and they'll still be harping on about GamerGate. Good. I hope they stay in the perpetual fit they worked themselves into over an movement that the average person never cared about and died out back in 2015. Each passing day makes their embarassment stronger and the amusement I feel from it sweeter.
For most of these guys, just like others have stated on the thread, it was the apex of their relevance. Absolute nobodies went from their own corners at the Internet to making headlines and even the fucking U.N. in a few cases, but for most of them it ended there. So, by mentioning it whenever, they are trying to stay on top of whatever remains of that long since spoiled gravy train!
One other thing I myself noticed is that many of the figures involved are absolute fucking assholes with little to no charisma. These guys got some deals out of that and were in a rare position where they were actually liked by some and perceived as being competent in spite of being the opposite, it quickly got over their heads considering they started going wild with their vanity like running for the U.S. Congress, promoting themselves as "Activists", launching whole books, documentaries about themselves, building monuments to their briefly validated unwarranted self-importance!