History Heartwarming / MisterPlinkettReviews

-->'''Plinkett:''' He's not a bad actor, kids; leave him alone.

* How is it possible that a 119 year old serial killer manages to make the ends of all of his ''Star Wars'' prequel reviews heartwarming? Because Plinkett comes across shockingly as a humanist, pleading for films that aren't cold, technological, cynical grabs at money, but films that embrace characters, emotions and story.
-->'''Plinkett:''' So, I don't know if there's anything to say about ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' or the other ''Star Wars'' prequels. Sure, you can pick them apart on the technical failures, the plot inconsistencies, the lousy dialog, but generally speaking, they failed to connect with people, and that was the main problem. It felt like someone came along and sucked all the excitement and emotion out of Star Wars, and they left it in this vacuum of dull, sterile boringness. The original films had a richness to them. They felt more real. There is just so many moments and images that resonate all our collective memories. There's just too many to list. Moments we remember because we're emotionally invested in what's happening.
** Plinkett telling people to leave Creator/HaydenChristensen alone, stating that the guy worked as best as he could with what he was given.
* He was one of the few critics who liked both Mutt Williams and Creator/ShiaLaBeouf in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', praising him as a natural actor.
* Plinkett defends Creator/LeslieJones in his ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' review, saying her role as Patty was closest to the spirit of the original movie, had the most believable reactions to what was going on around her, and didn't wear a smirk during the entire film. In general, he makes a point of noting that all four actresses playing the new Ghostbusters are talented and funny comedians who were simply miscast.
** A slighter, but notable moment happens with director Paul Feig. While Plinkett still blames him for many of the film's glaring directorial issues, he notes part of it was to be pinned on Sony for choosing the wrong director, and many of said issues were likely born out of Feig's considerable amount of respect and love for his cast and crew. Given how controversial Feig is, it's surprisingly sweet hearing Plinkett saying that he's "probably a really nice guy. ''[[ExtremeDoormat Too]]'' [[ExtremeDoormat nice]], [[RunningTheAsylum in fact]]."
* Something similar to the above happens in the ''Film/TheLastJedi'', where Plinkett also takes a couple of moments to acknowledge that Creator/RianJohnson by most reports and in the behind-the-scenes footage appears to be quite a nice and jovial guy who was certainly very passionate and serious about making a ''Star Wars'' film, and also clearly wanted to give a new, fresh spin on the property, and he evidently put a lot of work and thought into doing this, and he can respect him as an artist for attempting that. But he still feels that Johnson ultimately failed on pretty much every level in the task he set out to do.
* Mike's love for ''Franchise/StarTrek'' comes through while Plinkett fires off at ''Series/StarTrekPicard'' for being unnecessarily mean-spirited and cynical compared to the rest of the series, and Plinkett's final speech about the optimism of old ''Star Trek'' is accompanied by a montage of all the previous series' (except ''Discovery'') captains being role models and leading their crews. He tells the audience that he doesn't want to be a gatekeeper and invites viewers to watch the older series (except ''Discovery'') to see what ''Star Trek'' is supposed to be.
** The same review opens by having Plinkett toss out a bunch of potential ideas for a show that could involve a retired Picard while staying in tone with ''Next Generation''. He then rattles off episodic plot after plot of languid low-stakes adventures, featuring all kinds of character moments, cute setpieces, callouts to the classic series, and a likeable cast enjoying the fruits of a prosperous future. There's only maybe one or two off-color jokes, and to cap it off, they even have rather pretty-looking storyboards which showcase the ideas on display. It expresses a sincerity that's very uncommon in a series that positively runs on caustic postmodernism and irony, and makes it clear that he genuinely loves the franchise.

* Something simlair to the above happens in the ''Film/TheLastJedi'', where Plinkett also takes a couple of moments to acknowledge that Creator/RianJohnson by most reports and in the behind-the-scenes footage appears to be quite a nice and jovial guy who was certainly very passionate and serious about making a ''Star Wars'' film, and also clearly wanted to give a new, fresh spin on the property, and he evidently put a lot of work and thought into doing this, and he can respect him as an artist for attempting that. But he still feels that Johnson ultimately failed on pretty much every level in the task he set out to do.

* Something simlair to the above happens in the ''Film/TheLastJedi'', where Plinkett also takes a couple of moments to acknowledge that Creator/RianJohnson by most reports and in the behind-the-scenes footage appears to be quite a nice and jovial guy who was certainly very passionate and serious about making a ''Star Wars'' film, and also clearly wanted to give a new, fresh spin on the property, and he evidently put a lot of work and thought into doing this, and he can respect him for that. But he still feels that Johnson ultimately failed on pretty much every level in the task he set out to do.

* Something simlair to the above happens in the ''Film/TheLastJedi'', where Plinkett also takes a couple of moments to acknowledge that Creator/RianJohnson by most reports and in the behind-the-scenes footage appears to be quite a nice and jovial guy who was certainly very passionate and serious about making a ''Star Wars'' film, and also clearly wanted to give a new, fresh spin on the property, and he evidently put a lot of work and thought into doing this, and he can respect him for that. But he still feels that Johnson ultimately failed on pretty every level in the task he set out to do.

* Plinkett defends [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Leslie Jones]] in his ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' review, saying her role as Patty was closest to the spirit of the original movie, had the most believable reactions to what was going on around her, and didn't wear a smirk during the entire film. In general, he makes a point of noting that all four actresses playing the new Ghostbusters are talented and funny comedians who were simply miscast.

* Mike's love for ''Franchise/StarTrek'' comes through while Plinkett fires off at ''Series/StarTrekPicard'' for being unnecessarily mean-spirited and cynical compared to the rest of the series, and Plinkett's final speech about the optimism of old ''Star Trek'' is accompanied by a montage of all the previous series' (except ''Discovery'') captains being role models and leading their crews. He seems to have trouble keeping up the Plinkett voice as it grows quieter by the end of the review.

** The same review opens by having Plinkett toss out a bunch of potential ideas for a show that could involve a retired Picard while staying in tone with ''Next Generation''. He then rattles off episodic plot after plot of languid low-stakes adventures, featuring all kinds of character moments, cute setpieces, callouts to the classic series, and a likeable cast enjoying the fruits of a prosperous future. There's only maybe one or two off-color jokes, and to cap it off, they even have rather pretty-looking storyboards which showcase the idea. It expresses a sincerity that's very uncommon in a series that positively runs on caustic postmodernism and irony, and makes it clear that he genuinely loves the franchise.

* Mike's love for ''Franchise/StarTrek'' comes through while Plinkett fires off at ''Series/StarTrekPicard'' for being unnecessarily mean-spirited and cynical compared to the rest of the series, and Plinkett's final speech about the optimism of old Star Trek is accompanied by a montage of all the previous series' (except ''Discovery'') captains leading their crews. He seems to have trouble keeping up the Plinkett voice as it grows quieter by the end of the review.

* Mike's love for ''Franchise/StarTrek'' comes through while Plinkett fires off at ''Series/StarTrekPicard'' for being unnecessarily mean-spirited compared to the rest of the series, and Plinkett's final speech about the optimism of old Star Trek is accompanied by a montage of all the previous series' (except Discovery) captains leading their crews. He seems to have trouble keeping up the Plinkett voice as it grows quieter by the end of the review.