History WebVideo / BadMovieBeatDown

* HePannedItNowHeSucks: [[invoked]] Has [[InUniverse fully acknowledged]] the negative reaction to his review of ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}'', and admits he would not have done it that way now.

* BetterByADifferentName [=\=]SerialNumbersFiledOff: He notices ''Film/ProjectX'' rips off the plot of ''Film/{{Superbad}}'', only in that the party was just a MacGuffin instead of the whole reason to have a movie.

* DiscreditedTrope: In-universe. He criticized ''Film/ProjectX'' For overusing the TheDanza[[invoked]] trope to the point of ridicule.

** In ''Film/ProjectX'', he points out that just making a really lewd WildTeenParty by itself does not a comedy make.

* FailedASpotCheck: Complained about this in regards to how ''Film/ProjectX'' would have the student with the camcorder filming people in compromising positions (like when they were various stages of nude in the boy's locker room), yet somehow no one noticed him doing it.

** Pointed out that the dad's list of "do not do that" actions in ''Film/ProjectX'' were essentially a laundry list of what was going to happen.

* GagCensor: In addition to text on the CensorBox, in ''Film/ProjectX'' he puts plastic cups in front of bare breasts.

* CatchPhrase:

* CausticCritic
* CelebCrush:
** There's a hint of this towards Creator/AmyAdams in his ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum II'' review.
** The reason he reviewed ''Film/WhenInRome'', because he has a crush on Creator/KristenBell.
* CellPhonesAreUseless: In his review for ''While She Was Out'', pointed out the stupid reasons recent movies would have for not having cell phones ready, while also sympathetically pointing out that this sort of idiotic plot contrivance is [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality practically demanded]] by [[StoryBreakerPower how difficult it is to make certain stories without doing this]].
* CensorBox: Has to employ it at times, sometimes with an [[GagCensor extra joke]] (in ''[[Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg Epic Movie]]'', the boxes read "Tits" and "Twat"; in ''Film/GoodLuckChuck'', he covers the breasts of a Catholic with "WWJD?").
** His fellow Channel Awesome reviewers, particularly WebVideo/{{Welshy}} and WebVideo/MikeJ, occasionally use his startled face as a censor box.
* CensoredForComedy: He bleeps out F-bombs. When something ''really'' pisses him off, he leaves them uncensored. "Shit" never gets bleeped however.

* WTHCastingAgency: In-universe he notes every The Asylum movie has at least one weird casting choice.

** On Website/{{Twitter}}, Buck asked if reviewing ''[[Film/{{Transformers}} Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' on ''Bad Movie Beatdown'' would make him a hypocrite, since he gave the film a decent review when it came out in 2009.

* ShownTheirWork: Film Brain clearly puts ''tons'' of research into the movies he reviews for his Bad Movie Beatdowns. In fact, when he was the guest for ''Transmission Awesome'', he was asked a few questions about film trivia by the hosts and answered all of them correctly, save for a rather obscure question about the 2007 ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' film.

** He rails ''quite hard'' on Creator/MichaelBay over [[Film/{{Transformers}} Skids and Mudflap]], claiming their portrayal to be tantamount to blackface.

** After reviewing ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'', he replaces his poster of the first ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' and puts up a poster for the maligned film ''Film/{{Gamer}}'', which he then later reviews.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic:[[invoked]] Film Brain often critiques movies for their failure to generate sympathy for characters who, in his opinion, are undeserving of it due to their actions. [[spoiler:In one episode, he specifically targets the use of overly dramatic music in the scene where [[AIIsACrapshoot EDI]], a highly defective and dangerous piece of technology, is seemingly destroyed in the film ''Film/{{Stealth}}''.]]

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Film Brain often critiques movies for their failure to generate sympathy for characters who, in his opinion, are undeserving of it due to their actions. [[spoiler:In one episode, he specifically targets the use of overly dramatic music in the scene where [[AIIsACrapshoot EDI]], a highly defective and dangerous piece of technology, is seemingly destroyed in the film ''Film/{{Stealth}}''.]]

** In ''Film/{{Awake}}'', he says that Creator/HaydenChristensen has an "infamously whiny voice that makes mine look subtle by comparison".

** Dr. Larry Lupin in ''Film/{{Awake}}'', due to being set up as the RedHerring villain, only to turn out to be the ''only'' good surgeon on the team. Meaning he's still an alcoholic, lazy, slovenly excuse for a doctor... whom we're expected to root for.

** He finds ''Film/{{Awake}}'' to be full of this, mostly because of the acting of Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba, and the sheer failure of portraying [[ArtisticLicenseMedicine medical procedures]] accurately.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Film Brain often critiques movies for their failure to generate sympathy for characters who, in his opinion, are undeserving of it due to their actions. [[spoiler:In one episode, he specifically targets the use of overly dramatic music in the scene where [[AIIsACrapshoot EDI]], a highly defective and dangerous piece of technology, is seemingly destroyed in the film Film/{{Stealth}}.]]

--> '''Mathew:''' [[spoiler:I'm sorry. Am I meant to feel sad over this because it had feelings? Boo freaking hoo! It was a highly defective and dangerous piece of technology! It killed people! I'm glad it's gone!]]

** And again during his review of ''Ultraviolet'', when reacting to the chasm-sized plot holes created by the reveal of [[spoiler:Daxos being a hemophage.]]

[[caption-width-right:346:[[FauxSymbolism SYMBOLISM!!]]]]

** While reviewing ''Film/{{Tekken}}'' with Spoony, they discuss how martial art tournaments influence political and corporate power.
-->'''Film Brain:'''"If they took this idea just a few steps further. and had companies fight for control of each other, that would be very interesting, and bring new meaning to the term 'hostile takeover.'"

* ClusterFBomb: As opposed to his usual restraint, FB gets rather profane while reviewing ''Film/TheCondemned''.

* {{Hypocrite}}: He calls out ''Film/{{Gamer}}'' for railing against glorifying violence, but the film itself glorifies it with no sense of irony. ''Film/TheCondemned'' got the same reaction.

A snarky young Brit, Mathew "Film Brain" Buck hosts "Bad Movie Beatdown", formerly on ''Website/ChannelAwesome''. By his own admission, Buck is [[FollowTheLeader following the Nostalgia Critic's example]], but there's ''nothing'' nostalgic about the crap he reviews. Before he became a video contributor, Buck wrote articles for the site and was a moderator on the forums.

* ItsBeenDone: According to the ''Breaking Wind'' review, this is why he refuses to review any of the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' films.

** Points out in his DontLookDown review that Mark is [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Bella's dad]].

-->-''"I'm Mathew Buck, beating down bad movies everywhere!"''

->''"I'm Mathew Buck, beating down bad movies everywhere!"''

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* DanBrowned: Demonstrated when Film Brain asks Creator/CriticalMarine about the realism of Wrestling/JohnCena's stunts in ''Film/TheMarine'';
-->'''Film Brain:''' How do you survive an explosion to the face?
-->'''Critical Marine:''' ...Say again?
-->'''Film Brain:''' Well, I'm... you see, I'm reviewing ''The Marine'', and I just wanted to ask, how do you survive so many explosions and be like John Cena?
-->'''Critical Marine:''' That movie is an '''insult''' to Marines, Film Brat.
-->'''Film Brain:''' Film Brain, but thank you for having the interview with me again. Okay, okay, I'm clearly taking up a bit of your time, so I'm gonna ask one final question.
-->'''Critical Marine:''' Okay.
-->'''Film Brain:''' At one point in the training regime did you acquire superpowers?
-->(Critical Marine gets up and leaves)
-->'''Film Brain:''' Semper fi! (salutes, palm outward) Always be rooting for ya!
-->'''Critical Marine:''' (without even looking back) [[StrangeSalute That's the wrong salute, dumbass!]]
-->'''Film Brain:''' Eyes in the back of his head. I knew it.