The Critical Drinker

He was cool for a few videos but after a while the same fucking clips he uses in his videos wears on you.

He's also got that annoying No-Bullshit Anti SJW theme going on but he isn't nearly as bad.

The Drunk shtick was never funny IMO. He literally just speaks with a slurred voice and mentions liquor at least once per vid.

Still far better than most of the other content on YouTube, nonetheless.
 
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He is a one trick pony with his anti sjw drunk guy joke and it works for awhile then you get sick of him complaining about women in movies and tv show. At the end of the day he does have decent knowledge of films and tv shows were he to move past this he would be doing great instead of being an anti sjw like its 2014.
 
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I was subscribed to the Drinker for a while but I moved on when I felt like his content wasn't really anything worth sticking to. He isn't really that insightful about movies or shows (or at least, not for me) and I found a lot of his content to be aimed more towards entry level film buffs. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, it's just not for me. I think he has a decent sense of humor, his editing style reminds me of early Razorfist, but I got annoyed with the reuse of gags and sound effects and the drinker voice got old. I think he probably is the most nuanced and level-headed of the EFAP sphere of content creators, he seems to be more focused on his own projects and YouTube is more of an aside. Which good on him, I wish him luck in his career.
Edit: I do find some of his takes very disagreeable, He's too readily willing to jump to the anti-woke bandwagon when he feels the movie or show is pushing something onto him with women or POC characters. His Midsommer review, I felt, missed the point of the film and attacked it for perceived female empowerment. Stuff like that sours me on him as a critic but I don't believe he's as obnoxious about his takes as others in the community he presides in.
 
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He's a good example of how a lot of these anti-feminist/MRAs aren't really different from what they criticize, they're just on a different team. I'm all for calling out and criticizing all the forced diversity and feminism, but he thinks all women and non-whites are that. Its like how Anita Sarkeesian thinks everything is an attack on women.

And if you've ever read or even just looked into his stories, or listened to some of his videos where he talks about how he would have done a story differently, its ironic he constantly whines about Mary Sues, when he relentless advocates for 1D Gary Stu male characters with no weaknesses other than maybe "that they're just too much of a man's man in a world that no longer appreciates a real man", who all women lust for, etc.

I enjoy a lot of his videos anyway, but just cause someone's "on my side" politically and I find them entertaining doesn't mean they aren't also a cringy retard.
 
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Grand Wizard Wakka said:
He's a good example of how a lot of these anti-feminist/MRAs aren't really different from what they criticize, they're just on a different team. I'm all for calling out and criticizing all the forced diversity and feminism, but he thinks all women and non-whites are that. Its like how Anita Sarkeesian thinks everything is an attack on women.
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It's an easy hole to fall into. Not to go all enlightened centrist or anything, but it's best to go into watching a piece of media with an open mind otherwise you'll just be looking for things to confirm your own biases.
 
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I found watching his videos on 1.5 speed or faster compensates for his "drunken" slurring, but his videos are still pretty repetitive.

Like, if I can pick what video clip he's going to play as a joke before he uses it then it might be time to come up with a new gimmick.
 
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Edit: I do find some of his takes very disagreeable, He's too readily willing to jump to the anti-woke bandwagon when he feels the movie or show is pushing something onto him with women or POC characters. His Midsommer review, I felt, missed the point of the film and attacked it for perceived female empowerment. Stuff like that sours me on him as a critic but I don't believe he's as obnoxious about his takes as others in the community he presides in.
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I mean the director straight up said the cultists treated the minority characters worse to make a point about racism, and there's definitely an odd subtext about indigenous European culture/traditions and white supremacy. He got it right on that one, although maybe for the wrong reasons.
 
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I just can't get over his slurred delivery. I know some people have the same problem with the Plinkett reviews and I think those are fine so I'm not gonna pretend this is an objective flaw or anything, but I could never watch any of his videos for more than a few minutes.
 
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I mean the director straight up said the cultists treated the minority characters worse to make a point about racism, and there's definitely an odd subtext about indigenous European culture/traditions and white supremacy. He got it right on that one, although maybe for the wrong reasons.
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I can understand that position. But in art, you're generally not, or at least shouldn't be, arguing about its politics. A lot of films, novels, and even music have political arguments in them that is going to appeal to some and not to others. What matters is how well the piece as a whole is done, including how it presents its argument. Every film professor in America has an aneurysm when talking about films like Birth of a Nation and Triumph of the Will due to their politics and arguments but adore its film making because it's some of the best of its craft. It's definitely fine to disagree with its politics and even call it out but I think even if you disagree with the politics of a piece, you can still find some respect and admiration in how well it's executed.
 
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I can understand that position. But in art, you're generally not, or at least shouldn't be, arguing about its politics. A lot of films, novels, and even music have political arguments in them that is going to appeal to some and not to others. What matters is how well the piece as a whole is done, including how it presents its argument. Every film professor in America has an aneurysm when talking about films like Birth of a Nation and Triumph of the Will due to their politics and arguments but adore its film making because it's some of the best of its craft. It's definitely fine to disagree with its politics and even call it out but I think even if you disagree with the politics of a piece, you can still find some respect and admiration in how well it's executed.
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I agree, I'm just saying I don't think he was misinterpreting that the movie had some...interesting subtext.
 
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