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1	[[http://www.daveandhiscriticisms.wordpress.com Critical Dave]] is an Australian blogger who pontificates on things (mainly movies).
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3	Started out by reviewing "Infamovies" (his term, a portmanteau of Infamous and Movies) - films that had had troubles with Australian censors, but eventually widened his scope to other films. His reviewing style initially seemed to be "summarise the movie and make jokes along the way" but later reviews give a brief plot summary of the film before discussing it in more general terms.
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5	Notable for being a heavy troper, even potholing to the site in his early reviews, and for a '''heavy''' emphasis that his reviews are just his opinion, and do not necessarily mean he has an authoritative stance.
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8	!!Tropes:
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10	* AccentuateTheNegative: He's usually pretty fair, but when something pisses him off, he's quick to emphasise how and why it does.
11	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: [[InUniverse Reimagined]] an VideoGame/AngryBirds scenario from the pig's perspective.
12	* AmbiguouslyBi: The article mentioned below lists both male and female singers he seems to find seductive. There's also [[http://daveandhiscriticisms.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/233/ this article]] which seems pretty personal.
13	* ArousedByTheirVoice: Wrote an [[InUniverse article]] listing his Top 10 Sexual Songs:
14	--> ''"And I would absolutely have sex with [[Music/ThePresets Julian Hamilton's]] voice in this song."''
15	* AwfulTruth: "Oh, and for added fun, Stanley is Damien from Film/MeanGirls" in his discussion of ''Film/ISpitOnYourGrave''.
16	* BileFascination: [[InUniverse Assumes]] it to be the sole reason for the existence of ''Film/TheHumanCentipede''.
17	* BreatherEpisode: Amazingly, he considered ''Film/{{Martyrs}}'' one, as it didn't have any rape in it.
18	-->'''Critical Dave:''' It's a small mercy.
19	* BrokeTheRatingScale: Started his reviews under a blanket statement that he was completely against films being banned in Australia. ''Film/ASerbianFilm'' made him rethink this. It seems he's still against censorship, but begrudgingly acknowledges that some films go too far.
20	* CausticCritic: Though not as bad as some, he can be pretty negative on some things.
21	* ConversationalTroping: Does it a lot.
22	* FollowTheLeader: He even has a page of acknowledgments, and freely admits that he's borrowing from the style of other reviewers, mainly {{Website/Cracked}}, Website/ChannelAwesome and Creator/RogerEbert, even claiming his Infamovies are basically plagiarising the Cracked style.
23	** He also felt it prudent to point out that his review of ''VideoGame/SevenPounds'' was written before he'd seen [[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown Matthew Buck's]] similarly scathing attack on the film.
24	* DeadpanSnarker: In spades through most reviews.
25	* HeroicBSOD: Had one after watching ''[[Film/SaloOrThe120DaysOfSodom Salo]] and has referenced it several times since. There's even a post which is just him flipping the bird to the cover.
26	** Film/ASerbianFilm also took its toll on him, to the point where he rescinded his previous "100% Anti-Censorship" stance.
27	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Vukmir, from his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9_vaexNpQ8 review]] of Film/ASerbianFilm.
28	---> "Vukmir...tell me that's not an evil name..."
29	* SoapboxSadie: YMMV on this one, but his article discussing the controversy in Australia surrounding a pro-safe-sex advertising campaign featuring two gay men can come across like this.
30	** Definitely a YMMV. This (gay) troper thought it was a CMOH to see him supporting the cause.
31	* SelfDeprecation: Has some in regards to his abilities as a writer.
32	* SoBadItsGood: Has an [[InUniverse article]] called [[http://daveandhiscriticisms.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/top-10-great-movies-that-are-actually-kinda-crap/ "Top 10 Great Movies (That Are Actually Kinda Crap)"]]
33	* WhyDontYaJustShootHim: Had a ''major'' issue with the characters in ''Film/{{Scream 4}}'' not arming themselves against Ghostface, given that it's been their saving grace in the past three films.

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