History Main / CriticalBacklash

* Bomberman Act Zero may have been utterly reviled when it came out and still is however it helped get the main series to receive this treatment. Before Act Zero came out the games had a rather mediocre reputation and reviewers seem to often consider the series to be a bland old one that should probably die out. However after when Act Zero came out the fandom became a lot more vocal and was singing the praises over how much of a fun light-hearted series it is. While the Bomberman series is still not one of the most renowned game series out there but the Video game community does seem to be a bit more appreciative of how the series normally goes.

* ''CodeGeass'' has received so much exaggerated praise ''and'' exaggerated criticism due to its BrokenBase status that long after the show originally aired different people regularly experience either HypeBacklash or CriticalBacklash -depending on their expectations, degrees of suspension of disbelief, etc.- after they finally get to see it for themselves. It's not surprising to see newcomers arguing that the series doesn't deserve all the rage or all the hype.

* The InuYasha anime plays around with this when the series first came out in AdultSwim during the early 2000s the show was considerably renowned but the English dub from Viz and TheOceanGroup was openly reviled by fans (sure even back then the dub did have its supporters but still). However over time the fanbase for Viz's English dub became a lot more vocal over the years and while it may not be seen as one of TheOceanGroup's finest works it is still considered to be a good effort from them. Unfortunately when this was happening was also when the show was starting to get a lot more backlash (due to various things such as HypeBacklash and the show becoming more & more episodic to put it nicely.) Its even gone to the point where plenty of viewers think that the [[HamAndCheese voice acting from the English dub]] is the only good thing about the show nowadays (especially for the likes of [[PaulDobson Naraku]] and [[ScottMcNeil Koga]].) So to make a long story short the English dub of the series is becoming an example of this (even if the show hasn't became one yet).
* CodeGeass has received so much exaggerated praise ''and'' exaggerated criticism due to its BrokenBase status that long after the show originally aired different people regularly experience either HypeBacklash or CriticalBacklash -depending on their expectations and degrees of suspension of disbelief- after they finally get to see it for themselves.

* ''{{Doom}}'', not the game, but [[VideoGameMoviesSuck the movie]]. It may not be accurate to the game, but does that really matter? The biggest problem TheRock leaves a LampshadeHanging on. Otherwise it's fine.

* Ok, ''UnrealTournament 3'' was an ObviousBeta at the launch moment, which played a bit against it, critically speaking, in the beginning. Also, it isn't ''Unreal Tournament'' or ''Unreal Tournament 2004''. However, it's gameplay isn't the bad the fans of previous installments make it to be seen, and with the advent of the Black Edition, it was just improved in any sense possible, and it's actually worth of a high place in the series' quality.

* To hear [[TheSpoonyExperiment some people]] tell it, [[MetroidOtherM Metroid: Other M]] is the worst game in the history of video games, and a "complete and thorough betrayal" from which the {{Metroid}} series will [[RuinedForever never recover]]. It's not, of course. It's really not.

* To hear [[TheSpoonyExperiment some people]] tell it, [[MetroidOtherM Metroid: Other M]] is the worst game in the history of video games, and a blight from which the {{Metroid}} series will [[RuinedForever never recover]]. It's not, of course. It's really not.

* To hear some people tell it, [[MetroidOtherM Metroid: Other M]] is the worst game in the history of video games, and a blight from which the {{Metroid}} series will [[RuinedForever never recover]]. It's not, of course. It's really not.

* Bomberman Act Zero may have been utterly reviled when it came out and still is however it helped get the main series to receive this treatment. Before Act Zero came out the games had a rather mediocre reputation and reviewers seem to often consider the series to be a bland old one that should probably die out. However after when Act Zero came out the fandom became a lot more vocal and was singing the praises over how much of a fun light-hearted series it is. While the Bomberman series is still not one of the most renowned game series out there but the Video game community does seem to be a bit more appreciative of how the series normally goes.

*** So it wasn't it was the undercurrent of racism, the pointless idiot of a main character, the Unicron-sized plot holes, the padding, the execrable comic relief, the ugly designs, the US military hard-on, the paper-thin antagonists, the blatant FanService, or the two-and-a-half-hour runtime on an action film. Oh no, it's all just critical snobbery, and anyone who dislikes the film is just a prude, and dislike of critics was singlehandedly enough to net box office success to a massively promoted sequel of an incredibly successful film, itself part of a twenty-five-year-old franchise.

* PitchBlack is regarded as a sleeper hit. No one saw it coming from the advertising campaign, and at best it received mixed reviews, but became very much a cult favorite. So much so that it spawned a Troperrific sequel that, more or less, sold tickets based on the hopes that it was PitchBlack 2. It really wasn't, as part of going from a hardcore R rated movie to PG-13.

* Ok, ''UnrealTournament 3'' was an ObviousBeta at the launch moment, which played a bit against it, critically speaking, in the beginning. That, coupled with a Hatedom and the [=UT99/UT2004=] [[FanDumb purists]] makes it to be seen as the worst thing ever happened on Earth. However, it's gameplay isn't the bad the fans of previous installments make it to be seen, and with the advent of the Black Edition, it was just improved in any sense possible, and it's actually worth of a high place in the series' quality.

* ''UnrealTournament 3'' was an ObviousBeta at the launch moment, which played a bit against it, critically speaking, in the beginning. That, coupled with a Hatedom and the [=UT99/UT2004=] [[FanDumb purists]] makes it to be seen as the worst thing ever happened on Earth. However, it's gameplay isn't the bad the fans of previous installments make it to be seen, and with the advent of the Black Edition, it was just improved in any sense possible, and it's actually worth of a high place in the series' quality.

* ''BeastMachines'' originally had quite a bit of backlash after all the praise and love ''BeastWars'' got. With the advent of fansubs of Japanese produced G1 material and the later dubbing of TheUnicronTrilogy made many people realized their weaknesses made ''Beast Machines'' strengths stand out more (animation, story, characterizations, etc.).
* ''[[TransformersTheMovie The Transformers: The Movie]]'' was hit hard by critics. However, the movie has developed a dedicated cult following beyond the core base of ''{{Transformers}}'' fans, and many consider it one of the highest points in the franchise (although this is at least partly due to [[{{NostalgiaFilter}} nostalgia]]).

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* Critics have roast the 2010 film version of ''[=~The A-Team~=]'', but regular movie goers have enjoyed it because it's meant to be just a fun, crazy, popcorn film, like a lot of summer movies, not a thought-provoking thriller like ''TheDarkKnight'' (this could be why ''Film/IronMan 2'' reviews suffered as well). It's also probable that the reviewers never actually watched or enjoyed [[GuiltyPleasure the original show]].

If the work develops a particularly devoted audience in spite of an critical drubbing, then it may experience HypeBacklash and CriticalBacklash from different quarters; the work may not be as bad as the critics say, but equally not as good as its most ardent fans claim, falling instead somewhere in between. Cult classics and works that are TooGoodToLast have often suffered from a CriticalBacklash, only to be later rediscovered and re-evaluated.

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* ''InfiniteCrisis'' by DC was not nearly as hard to understand as it was put out to be, and, while not the best comic series, it certainly wasn't the worst by a long shot.
** Are you sure you don't mean ''{{Final Crisis}}''? As far as I remember, Infinite Crisis was pretty well received.

* PitchBlack is regarded as a sleeper hit. No one saw it coming from the advertising campaign, and at best it received mixed reviews, but became very much a cult favorite. So much so that it spawned a Troperrific sequel that, more or less, sold tickets based on the hopes that it was PitchBlack 2. It really wasn't, as part of going from a hardcore R rated movie (though lacking in boobs) to PG-13. Possibly also because we no longer spent the movie wondering if Riddick was going to knife the entire cast one by one.

* [[TheAngryVideoGameNerd James Rolfe]] has recently made [[http://www.spike.com/video/cinemassacre-top-10/3423944 his Top 10 list]] [[{{Sequelitis}} sequels]] that aren't as bad as everyone says.

* StarshipTroopers isn't actually that bad of a scifi action movie. There I said it.
**It's a masterpiece that's better than anything Heinlen ever wrote. There, I SAID THAT.

** I think the criticism is mostly because of AdaptationDecay: The stage show remains ''very'' highly acclaimed, and most professional productions do much better than the movie.

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* ''[[TransformersTheMovie The Transformers: The Movie]]'' received mixed critical reviews. Among fans, however, it is considered a classic of 80's animation and a major landmark in ''{{Transformers}}'' history.

** Likewise ''DominicDeegan'' is the webcomic whipping boy of the Internet.

** This would be an extreme case of YourMilageMayVary since well, [[http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/12/17/watch-this-70-minute-video-review-of-star-wars-the-phantom-menace/ just watch]]