History WebVideo / BrandonsCultMovieReviews

''Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews'', hosted by Brandon Tenold, is a WebOriginal review series focusing on cult cinema, including low-budget sci-fi, dinosaurs, foreign knock-offs and the films of Caroline Munro. Many of the episodes were originally produced in 2011-2014 but were pulled down from {{Youtube}} due to copyright issues. The show returned with new episodes soon after and was picked up by ChannelAwesome.

** As of early 2016, Brandon is in the middle of the "{{Gamera}}-Thon," a series of ''Gamera'' film reviews.

** To mock the really shoddy 3-D in ''A*P*E'', Brandon cuts to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLVZAoQB2fI Doctor Tongue's Evil House of Pancakes]] from {{SCTV}}.

** Classic rock. His previous video series was music-centered, and he's worked in [[ShoutOut references]] to Music/DeepPurple, Music/{{Hawkwind}}, and [[Music/GeorgeClinton Parliament-Funkadelic]] in his movie reviews.

** This trend created many of the films Brandon has reviewed, including two separate Korean ''Film/KingKong'' rip-offs and the ''Starcrash'' movies.

* AbortedArc: In October 2014, Brandon planned to feature all three ''TalesFromTheCrypt'' movies. However, after a DMCA takedown of his review of ''Film/BordelloOfBlood'', he chose not to post a review of the third film, ''The Ritual''. He later would say it's the worst of the three films.

** He's made Top 10 lists of the best RayHarryhausen movies and the top {{Godzilla}} movies, although he's also reviewed some of the stinkers from the latter.

-->Brandon: [[TakeThatScrappy Heh, you suck, Jerry Cornelius!]]

* KidAppealCharacter: Brandon dislikes most small child characters in films, noting his disdain for the kids in ''Film/{{Gunhed}}'', and claiming that it's part of the reason that he prefers Franchise/{{Godzilla}} over Franchise/{{Gamera}}. In his review of ''Son of Godzilla'', he notes that while Minya was created to appeal to kids, even when he was young he watched Godzilla films for Godzilla, rather than his son.

** Any movie with a bunch of alternate titles will have ''A Bay of Blood'' be the last listed.
** Dubbing in [[ChappellesShow "Psych!"]] whenever a movie does a ShockingSwerve. After his review of ''A*P*E'', this has alternated with a clip of a sailor saying a very bored "Oh shit".
** An episode-specific one: Frequently shouting "Holy shit! I think Marty's the killer!" in the review of ''Slaughter High'' after the "twist" is telegraphed in the first couple of minutes.

** Numerous to ''MysteryScienceTheater3000''; there's a reference to or clip from the show in pretty much every review.

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* FollowTheLeader: This trend created many of the films Brandon has reviewed, including two separate Korean ''KingKong'' rip-offs and the ''Starcrash'' movies.

* SoundtrackDissonance: Several of his reviews feature him noting the ill-fitting music, notably ''Main/LegendOfDinosaursAndMonsterBirds'' and ''Film/SonOfGodzilla''.

** ''DoctorWho'' also comes up in a lot of jokes.

-->[[Literature/TheCorneliusChronicles Jerry Cornelius]]: Miss Brunner! I'm loosing!

''Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews'', hosted by Brandon Tenold, is a WebOriginal review series focusing on cult cinema, including low-budget sci-fi, dinosaurs, foreign knock-offs and the films of Caroline Munro. Many of the episodes were originally produced in 2010-2011 but were pulled down from {{Youtube}} due to copyright issues. In 2014, the show returned with new episodes and was picked up by ChannelAwesome.

** Classic rock. His previous video series was music-centered, and he's worked in [[ShoutOut references]] to Music/DeepPurple Music/{{Hawkwind}}, and [[Music/GeorgeClinton Parliament-Funkadelic]] in his movie reviews.

** Classic rock. His previous video series was music-centered, and he's worked in [[ShoutOut references]] to Music/DeepPurple and Music/{{Hawkwind}} in his new series.

* FailureHero: From "The Final Programme:''
---> [[Literature/TheCorneliusChronicles Jerry Cornelius]]: Miss Brunner! I'm loosing!
--->Brandon: [[TakeThatScrappy Heh, you suck, Jerry Cornelius!]]
* FollowTheLeader: This trend created many of the films Brandon has reviewed, including two separate Korean ''KingKong'' rip-offs and the ''Starcrash'' movies.
** Of particular note is ''The Dark'', a film originally about a murderous zombie that was rewritten as a space alien to try and ride the coat tails of ''Star Wars''. The change was accomplished pretty much solely by badly adding in laser effects during murder scenes.

* SoundtrackDissonance: Several of his reviews feature him noting the ill-fitting music, notably ''Legend of the Dinosaurs'' and ''Son of Godzilla''.

* KidAppealCharacter: Brandon dislikes most small child characters in films, noting his disdain for the kids in ''Film/{{Gunhed}}'', and claiming that it's part of the reason that he prefers Franchise/{{Godzilla}} over Franchise/{{Gamera}}.

* SoBadItsGood: Brandon's genre of choice, although he ranks some above others.

* KidAppealCharacter: Brandon dislikes most small child characters in films, noting his disdain for the kids in ''Film/{{Gunhead}}'', and claiming that it's part of the reason that he prefers Franchise/{{Godzilla}} over Franchise/{{Gamera}}.

** Brandon did a whole month on the lost world movies of Doug McClure.

* AuthorAppeal: Dinosaurs (and monster movies in general), along with Caroline Munro. He even watched ''Epic: Days of the Dinosaur'' because of this [[spoiler:even though it only has one dinosaur in it for a couple of minutes]].

** Dubbing in [[ChapellesShow "Psych!"]] whenever a movie does a ShockingSwerve. After his review of ''A*P*E'', this has alternated with a clip of a sailor saying a very bored "Oh shit".

Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews, hosted by Brandon Tenold, is a WebOriginal review series focusing on cult cinema, including low-budget sci-fi, dinosaurs, and the films of Caroline Munro.