History WebVideo / TheDomReviews

** In his review of ''Series/ThePrisoner'' episode "The Chimes of Big Ben", The Dom mocks Number Six's blatant passing off of a wooden boat as "modern art".

** SigningOffCatchPhrase: He also tends to wind up each video with: "[[ThirdPersonPerson The Dom's]] final thoughts..."

* [[SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfDistance SciFi Writers Have No Sense of Distance]]: One of The Dom's nitpicks regarding ''[[Film/StarshipTroopers Starship Troopers]]''.

* UsefulNotes/BritishAccents: The Dom, himself a Brit, cannot mimic [[Creator/SeanBean Sean Bean's]] Sheffield accent while he discusses ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings The Lord of the Rings]]'' in an episode of ''Don't You Think That's Fucking Weird?''

* DarkerAndEdgier: The Dom suggests that Hollywood needs to create a remake of ''[[Film/TheNeverendingStory The NeverEnding Story]]'' which includes the second half of the book.

-->"Well ''that's'' going to be stuck in my head forever."

* LampshadedTheObscureReference: The Dom reviews of an episode of ''Series/ThePrisoner'' which features a character played by Paul Eddington, Cobb, who is brainwashed by the Village. The Dom suggests that Cobb was subsequently sent undercover as [[Series/TheGoodLife Jerry Leadbetter]] to keep tabs on some "anarchists". We then get a caption that says: "1000 Awesome guy points to any non-Englishmen who got that reference".

* SpaceIsAnOcean: The Dom is frustrated that the Hiigaran spaceships in ''[[{{VideoGame/Homeworld}} Homeworld 2]]'' resemble present-day ships despite that making no sense.
-->'''The Dom:''' I call it the "''[[Film/WingCommander Wing Commander]]'' Movie Effect". I also call it "disappointingly dull".

* AdaptationDisplacement: Crops up frequently in the ''Lost in Adaptation'' videos, most notably in ''[[Film/TheNeverendingStory The NeverEnding Story]]''. Out of the 20 people The Dom asked, 18 had seen the movie, but not a single one even knew there ''was'' a book.

* EarWorm: The theme song from ''[[Film/TheNeverendingStory The NeverEnding Story]]''.

* FridgeLogic: ''Don't You Think That's Fucking Weird?''

* WildMassGuessing[[invoked]]: Since the fandom of ''Series/ThePrisoner'' is full of this, The Dom warns the viewers that their interpretations of the episodes may be completely different from his.

* BerserkButton: The Dom does ''not'' like Creator/OrsonScottCard, and spends quite a bit of time going off on his homophobia and other [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop questionable values]] which make themselves apparent in ''[[Literature/EndersGame Ender's Game]]'' and its sequels.

* [[DistaffCounterpart Spear Counterpart]]: While The Dom and his friend Feeblemew are discussing the ridiculous JigglePhysics in ''[[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball]]'', Feeblemew suggests that there should also be ''Dead or Alive: Cricket'', featuring guys with [[GagPenis exaggerated packages]].

* LampshadedTheObscureReference: The Dom reviews of an episode of ''Series/ThePrisoner'' which features a character, Cobb, played by Paul Eddington, who is brainwashed by the Village. The Dom suggests that Cobb was subsequently sent undercover as [[Series/TheGoodLife Jerry Leadbetter]] to keep tabs on some "anarchists". We then get a caption that says: "1000 Awesome guy points to any non-Englishmen who got that reference".

His most popular series is ''[[Film/LostInTranslation Lost in]] [[ShoutOut Adaption]]'', where he compares [[TheFilmOfTheBook films]] to the books that inspired them.

* AdaptationDisplacement: Crops up frequently in the ''Lost in Adaption'' videos, most notably in ''[[Film/TheNeverendingStory The NeverEnding Story]]''. Out of the 20 people The Dom asked, 18 had seen the movie, but not a single one even knew there ''was'' a book.

* TheFilmOfTheBook: Features prominently in his series ''Lost in Adaption''.

* HePannedItNowHeSucks: (In-Universe) In the ''Lost in Adaption: Franchise/StarshipTroopers'' video, we find out that fans of ''[[{{VideoGame/Homeworld}} Homeworld 2]]'' did ''not'' appreciate The Dom's scathing review in an earlier episode.

* AdaptationDisplacement: Crops up frequently in the ''Lost in Adaption'' videos, most notably in ''[[Film/TheNeverendingStory The NeverEnding Story]]''. Out of the 20 people The Dom asked, 18 had seen the movie, but not a single one even ''knew'' there was a book.

* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs [[invoked]]: The Dom speculates about this while talking about the sequels to ''[[Film/TheNeverendingStory The NeverEnding Story]]''.

* BaitAndSwitchComment: When The Dom discusses ''Mass Effect: Arrival'', he says: "I'm not saying that ''Arrival'' was the worst [[DownloadableContent DLC]]. It's not even the worst ''Franchise/MassEffect'' DLC. It's the [[WorstWhateverEver worst]] ''[[WorstWhateverEver thing]]'' [[WorstWhateverEver ever]]!"

* DisproportionateRetribution: The Dom is so incensed by the inanity of ''[[Franchise/MassEffect Mass Effect: Arrival]]'' that he has a 16-megaton bomb implanted in his chest.

* SpaceIsAnOcean: The Dom is disappointed that the Hiigaran spaceships in ''[[{{VideoGame/Homeworld}} Homeworld 2]]'' resemble present-day ships despite that making no sense.

* NoPronunciationGuide: The Dom struggles to figure out the pronunciation for the name of Creator/MichaelEnde, the author of ''[[Literature/TheNeverendingStory The NeverEnding Story]]'', guessing "En-day" and "En-dee" before settling on "End". (Ende's name would actually be pronounced "En-duh".)

Dom "The Dom" Smith is a [[SmartPeopleWearGlasses bespectacled]] British reviewer of books, movies, TV shows, video games, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers a wall]] (he didn't like it).

-->'''Classy!Dom''' (''in German''): Meanwhile, Jack Black was being a massive asshole and tearing up the library and shit…

* ButHeSoundsHandsome: In his review of ''[[{{VideoGame/Homeworld}} Homeworld 2]]'', The Dom suddenly finds himself on the bridge of a Hiigaran flagship. He is then tackled by the Hiigaran Lieutenant ([[ActingForTwo also played by Dom]]). His reaction? "You punch as hard as you are handsome!"

* BerserkButton: The Dom does ''not'' like Creator/OrsonScottCard, and spends quite a bit of time going off on his homophobia and other [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop questionable values]] which make themselves apparent in ''[[Literature/EndersGame Ender's Game]]''.

Dom "The Dom" Smith is a [[SmartPeopleWearGlasses bespectacled]] British reviewer of books, movies, TV shows, video games and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers a wall]] (he didn't like it).

His most popular series is ''[[LostInTranslation Lost in]] [[ShoutOut Adaption]]'', where he compares [[TheFilmOfTheBook films]] to the books that inspired them.

Hello, beautiful readers!

He's recently been picked up by ''[[Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Channel Awesome]]''. You can see his ''Channel Awesome'' [[http://channelawesome.com/category/videos/producers/dom-reviews/ review page]], or you can visit his [[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPtiXdv7RoU8IkrJeNY73qw YouTube channel]].

Dom "The Dom" Smith is a British reviewer of books, movies, TV shows, video games and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers a wall]] (he didn't like it).

His most popular series is ''[[LostInTranslation Lost in]][[ShoutOut Adaption]]'', where he compares [[TheFilmOfTheBook films]] to the books that inspired them.

He's recently been picked up by [[Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Channel Awesome]], or you can visit his [[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPtiXdv7RoU8IkrJeNY73qw YouTube channel]].

* PromotedFanboy[[invoked]]: The Dom spends the beginning of one of his videos [[{{Squee}} squeeing]] over the fact that he has been picked up by [[Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Channel Awesome]], as he is a big fan.

* BlatantLies:"No, baby. I'm really looking forward to spending the evening with your mother. Yes, I ''do'' know she's really into cross-stitching now."

* LampshadedTheObscureReference: The Dom reviews of an episode of ''Series/ThePrisoner'' which features a character, Cobb, played by Paul Eddington, who is brainwashed by the Village. The Dom suggests that Cobb was then sent undercover as [[Series/TheGoodLife Jerry Leadbetter]] to keep tabs on some "anarchists". We then get a caption that says: "1000 Awesome guy points to any non-Englishmen who got that reference".
* NoPronunciationGuide: The Dom struggles to figure out the pronunciation for the name of Creator/MichaelEnde, the author of ''[[Literature/TheNeverendingStory The NeverEnding Story]]'', guessing "En-day" and "En-dee" before settling on "End". (Ende's name would actually be pronounced "En-duh")

* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfDistance: One of The Dom's nitpicks regarding ''[[Film/StarshipTroopers Starship Troopers]]''.

* SpaceIsAnOcean: The Dom is disappointed that the Hiigaran spaceships in [[{{VideoGame/Homeworld}} Homeworld 2]] resemble present-day ships despite that making no sense.

* Adorkable: The Dom, dancing to the theme song from ''[[Film/TheNeverendingStory The NeverEnding Story]]''.

* PromotedFanboy[[invoked]]: The Dom spends the beginning of one of his videos [[Squee squeezing]] over the fact that he has been picked up by [[Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Channel Awesome]], as he is a big fan.
* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: From the [[Film/IRobot I, Robot]] review:

* {{SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfDistance}}: One of The Dom's nitpicks regarding ''[[Film/StarshipTroopers Starship Troopers]]''.

* SophisticatedAsHell: The Dom imagines what it would be like if the book ''[[Literature/TheNeverendingStory The NeverEnding Story]]'' actually contained events that happened in [[Film/TheNeverendingStory The NeverEnding Story 3]]. Sitting in an elegant-looking study with harpsichord music playing in the background, wearing a [[BowtiesAreCool bow tie]] and [[WaistcoatOfStyle waistcoat]], he reads from a leather-bound tome:
-->'''Classy Dom''' (''in German''): Meanwhile, Jack Black was being a massive asshole and tearing up the library and shit…
* SpaceIsAnOcean: The Dom is disappointed that the Hiigaran spaceships in [[VideoGame/Homeworld Homeworld 2]] resemble present-day ships despite that making no sense.
-->"I call it the "''[[Film/WingCommander Wing Commander]]'' Movie Effect". I also call it "disappointingly dull"."

* SwallowedWhole: In the ''{{Franchise/JurassicPark}}'' episode, The Dom is eaten by a Tyrannosaurus Rex. He then does the rest of the review from inside its stomach.
->"I've just got to figure out how to set up a green screen in here now."
* ThatCameOutWrong: In [[Literature/EndersGame Ender's Game]] The Dom describes how the Formics came to the conclusion that "every human is a bit of a [[HiveQueen Queen]]…"
* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs [[invoked]]: The Dom speculates about this while talking about the sequels to {{Film/TheNeverendingStory}}.
->"The third film went so completely off the rails I can only assume the writers were smoking a [=NeverEnding=] Doobie while they worked."

* WildMassGuessing[[invoked]]: Since the fandom of {{Series/ThePrisoner}} is full of this, The Dom warns the viewers that their interpretations of the episodes may be completely different from his.