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1	This page covers tropes found in ''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob''.
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9	* QuestionableCasting: [[invoked]] Some reviews have Snob run down the cast and crew of the film he's reviewing, and express amazement that they ended up in the kind of movies Snob reviews. Examples include how ''Ed'', a film about a baseball-playing chimpanzee, beside being the first film role of Matt [=LeBlanc=] after his StarMakingRole in ''Series/{{Friends}}'', is written by the same writer who wrote ''Film/TheSandlot'' and produced by the producer of Creator/SpikeLee's ''Film/{{Clockers}}'', and that in ''Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure'' most of the crew of the film also participated in ''Film/AnimalHouse''.[[note]]It was produced and co-written by Matty Simmons, who also produced ''Animal House'', was directed by Stephen Furst, who played Flounder in ''Animal House'', and John Vernon has a cameo that's basically a send-off of his Dean Wormer character.[[/note]]
10	* QuizzicalTilt:
11	** ''Necromantik'' leaves Brad invoking this a lot.
12	** When trying to comprehend ''Dolemite'''s lingo.
13	* RagingStiffie:
14	** ''The Gestapo's Last Orgy'' provokes this from the Snob, who yells at his own crotch in protest. "Now? You're gonna do this ''NOW''?"
15	** In ''Black Devil Doll from Hell'', he says that the film is so unsexy that thinking about ''Porno Holocaust'' is giving him an erection. Then, without changing his facial expression, he reaches over, grabs a jug of water and pours on his crotch.
16	* ARareSentence:
17	** In ''Elves'':
18	--->'''A Character in ''Elves'':''' I want to know the connection between the elves and the Nazis.\
19	'''Snob:''' Are you aware that that's a sentence that just came out of your mouth!?
20	** ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'':
21	--->'''Snob:''' Roger Ebert wrote a movie where a transsexual beheads a man, then scares away a Nazi with a sword while the Twentieth Century Fox music plays in the background. ''(beat)'' [[ArsonMurderAndLifesaving Roger Ebert may have been the greatest screenwriter of all time.]]
22	** One that's rare for a snob, from the review of ''Billy the Kid vs. Dracula'':
23	--->'''Snob:''' This guy is no Emilio Estevez. ''(beat)'' I'm a Cinema Snob. I can't believe I just said that.
24	** In the intro to ''Turkish First Blood'', as he notes there was a slasher movie tangentially related to Thanksgiving for him to do instead of another movie from Turkey.
25	--->'''Snob:''' But this year, I would rather have a Thanksgiving that is ''sans'' rape, thank you very much!... That was a weird sentence...
26	** From the ''Film/TheOogielovesInTheBigBalloonAdventure'':
27	--->'''Snob:''' It's their pillow Shloofy's birthday... ''that's a sentence I just said.''
28	** From ''Dancin': It's On!'':
29	--->'''Snob:''' And the mime's not even the most annoying character in the movie! Never thought I'd say that sentence!
30	* RealityIsUnrealistic: He defends ''Film/MommieDearest'' by poiting out that some of the more outlandish things such as Joan Crawford's personality is a lot more accurate than people give it credit for.
31	* RealLifeWritesThePlot:
32	** Brad's DVD collection was stolen during his move, which was referenced on the show. The theft was precipitated by Brad's layoff from his job. Brad conducts "Sexploitation Week" while sitting on the bare floor, inspiring him to label those reviews the [[{{Pun}} Floor Season]]. (He didn't ''actually'' sell off his furniture - the iconic chair returned in due time).
33	** During the early-to-mid 2020, Snob made his reviews from his closet, due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to extraordinary circumstances, Brad saw himself forced to move out of his house in 2019, so hastily that his new home didn't have a room that he could adapt into the set of the show, so he started doing his show from the studio owned by Website/ChannelAwesome. That proved to be a problem when stay-at-home orders from the pandemic started to take place, so Brad decided to continue the show from his home from his closet in lieu of a set. He promptly returned to the set when the orders began to ease.[[/labelnote]]
34	* ReCut: In 2019, Brad released new editions of several older reviews (starting with those of ''[[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]] The Porno'' and ''The Geek'') on [=PornHub=]. Naturally, these versions included clips of those films' more explicit sex scenes, though calling these versions HotterAndSexier would be [[{{Squick}} a stretch]].
35	* RedundantParody: Referenced in his review of ''The Bed Room'', a porno spoof of ''Film/TheRoom2003'', a movie just about anyone on the internet has spoofed already.
36	-->'''Snob:''' Sorry, I'm just getting used to the idea of a porno spoof of ''The Room''. It feels kind of redundant. Like watching a comedy spoof of ''Film/{{Airplane}}''
37	* RefugeInAudacity:
38	** Why the Snob and the Nostalgia Critic decide to review ''Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist''. Complete with dropping the subtitles for a GagSub.
39	** Snob compliments the band from ''Blast-Off Girls'' for pulling this in writing a song "Go [[SoundEffectBleep TWANG]] Yourself".
40	* TheRemake: Though Brad has long considered the show's early episodes to be something of an OldShame, for many years he dismissed the possibility of remaking older reviews, believing the original reviews should stand as a reflection of what the show was at the time. He made a special exception for the ''Unerotic Fantasies'' DVD, however, for the film ''Bat Pussy'', reasoning that the constraints of an online review prevented him from showcasing the film for [[{{Squick}} what it truly was]]. Then, in 2020, after exhausting the rest of the franchise, he re-reviewed ''Film/FridayThe13thPartVANewBeginning'' to match the style of his reviews for the other installments. In 2022, he revisited the subject of his very first review, ''Film/BurialGroundTheNightsOfTerror'', as the subject of a short 1-minute review.[[note]]He has also reviewed ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight'', ''Film/HalloweenIIISeasonOfTheWitch'' and ''Film/RockItsYourDecision'' as ''Snob'' episodes after previously covering them on ''The Big Box'', ''WebVideo/EightiesDan'' and ''[[WebVideo/TVHeaven DVD-R Hell]]'', respectively.[[/note]]
41	* RepeatingSoTheAudienceCanHear: Brad's mom phoning him to point out that his April Fool' review is a day late. (''Plutonium Baby'')
42	-->'''Snob:''' Whaddaya mean, it's April 2nd? Whaddaya mean, that overdose of Zzzquil kept me up for 24 hours?? And why do I keep repeating everything you're saying???
43	* RememberTheNewGuy: In the ''Caligula'' review, several of Brad's other characters appear, culminating with WebVideo/EightiesDan, a character that (at the time) didn't actually exist (being just invented for the episode as a joke). {{ZigZagg\|ing Trope}}ed in that he disappears when the Snob realizes his show doesn't exist, then when 80's Dan returns on "Brad Tried New Coke" and not even Brad knows who he is. He now has his own show.
44	* ReviewsAreTheGospel: [[invoked]]
45	** He admitted the probable reason ''Film/PinkFlamingos'' was requested so much was Creator/RogerEbert's [[BrokeTheRatingScale zero star]] review. Then he sees other zero star movies:
46	--->'''Snob:''' ''Film/RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead''? I '''like''' that! Guess I have to hate it now!\
47	''[later]''\
48	'''Snob:''' How I was supposed to know he gave a negative review to ''Film/AClockworkOrange''? Maybe in 1971, Two Stars meant ''2 Stars out of 2''!
49	** His ''Film/Maniac1980'' review is an elaborate [[DeconstructedTrope satire]] of this, taking opinions from real critics such as Gene Siskel and placing them in-context with the film footage.
50	--->'''Snob:''' What kind of [[Film/TaxiDriver sleazy movie featuring Joe Spinell]] would have [[Creator/RobertDeNiro its lead psychotic]] [[HypocrisyNod have narration?!]]
51	* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: In his review of ''Film/IfFootmenTireYouWhatWillHorsesDo'', the Snob responds to Reverend Pirkle's "Do these things seem far-fetched to you?" with an aggravated ''[[BluntYes "Yes!"]]''
52	* RippedFromTheHeadlines: In addition to frequently referencing current events in his jokes, the Snob began reviewing hastily-made "news-ploitation" films built around this trope in the wake of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, including the ''Corona Zombies'' series and ''Angry Asian Murder Hornets'', about the sightings of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_giant_hornet Asian giant hornets]] in the U.S. in April-May 2020.
53	* RuleThirtyFour:
54	** "Thanks, Rule 34-sploitation!" in reference to ''Beaver and Buttface''.
55	** A lot of the films he reviews/mocks can be considered proof of Rule 34, honestly.
56	* RuleOfThree: The Top 3 rules in his "How to be a Cinema Snob" handbook: 1) Your favorite movie must be ''Film/CitizenKane.'' 2) anything that Creator/CharlieKaufman wrote [[AwardSnub should have won the Oscar that year]], and 3) you don't like ''Dolemite''.
57	* RunningGag:
58	** Attempting to end review early by saying "One of these days, I'm going to get that [villain]", then cutting to the credits, a la ''The Geek''.
59	** If this movie doesn't end with [reference to another, similar film], I'm gonna be pissed!
60	** Often, Brad ties in the plot of whatever film he's watching into whatever project he's working on, such as a reference to the "rape squirrels" segment of ''Shot On Shitteo'' while reviewing "Turkish ''I Spit On Your Grave''"
61	** Calling out critical double standards by calling complaining about something in a film, and then saying "But it's okay when (critically acclaimed movie) does it!", such as when comparing slasher flicks to the original ''Film/{{Halloween 1978}}''.
62	** "An Inkie Dinkie Doo-Dah Morning" from ''Nudist Camp of the Dead'' tends to pop up when incidental music is called for (such as the Snob's ringtone).
63	** "And then they bang/fuck!" following homoerotic scenes.
64	** Following the DarkHorseVictory in the first Patreon-picked episode, any 2016 episode where that returns has to remind viewers the original poll resulted in Dianne Wiest blowing her house up (from ''Independence Day (1983)'').
65	** Related to ''Independence Day (1983)'', given he compared that to ''Windy City'' beating ''Blues Brothers 2000'' and ''Poltergeist III'' in a "bad Chicago movies" poll, that movie started being shoehorned in as an option in every Patreon poll (i.e. the ''Film/AlienCovenant'' tie-in's fourth option was "[[BlatantLies the story of how an alien invasion disrupted the lives of a group of Chicago friends]] in ''Windy City''"). Once ''Windy City'' won, its place would be successively occupied by another melodrama for future polls (until said melodrama won and the process was repeated), such as the Karen Allen film ''Until September'', the Tim Matheson film ''Dreamer'', the Saul Rubinek film ''Soup for One'', and so on.
66	** He often refers to small-town forest scenes in low-budget movies as being shot in Chatham, Illinois (a small town near his hometown of Springfield).
67	** Snob regularly declares the death of a character suffering AmusingInjuries. If said character was the main character, this often leads to him skipping to the movie's end credits. Conversely, if a character is shown being killed in an unambiguous manner, he'll state assured "He's/She's fine."
68	** "You were in (Insert film/TV series here)!" Used whenever one of the movies he's reviewing features an embarrassing appearance by a well-known actor.
69	** "BUSHWHACKED", from the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZi7EpwPzWk Bushwhacked Fever]] commercial, advertising the film ''Film/{{Bushwhacked}}''. This is usually used to punctuate a particularly stupid or awkward moment in a movie.
70	** Playing stock creepy music over [[AccidentalNightmareFuel unintentionally disturbing scenes.]]
71	** Snob [[LamePunReaction reacting to lame puns]] by shouting out a HurricaneOfPuns, before ultimately devolving into just saying relevant words. An example from the ''Little Cars 2'' review:
72	--->'''Lugnut/Combo:''' Why interview me if you were just gonna make it all up? I was so naive, you really messed with my headlights.
73	--->'''Snob:''' She sure is quite the ''truckster'', and while she may appear to be ''wheelie'' sorry, don't be too quick to put a hub''cap'' in your suspicions, ha ha! Gear shifts!
74	** "Business of business business", whenever a character has a vague and nondescript job, especially if they talk about it constantly yet it's still not described.
75	** Whenever he reviews a film in the ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' series, he will constantly find ways to bring up the minor character Ben Tramer.
76	** After Shaun Millington drew a baby Snob as Freddy Krueger's son in the title card for ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet5TheDreamChild'', both the Snob and subsequent title cards begin joking about how Freddy is the Snob's father.
77	** During the closet episodes of the 2020 season, talking about and showing his "shitting cup", several times implying that it's full and he just spilled it over the floor or himself
78	** Lloyd's "[[ItMakesSenseInContext Out-Of-Context]] ''Series/NineOneOneLoneStar'' clip of the week" segments.
79	** "Sitcom moments" where Snob dubs a StudioAudience into the film, like laughter for a corny joke or "ooooh" for a FailedAttemptAtDrama.
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83	* SarcasmFailure:
84	** The mockery of ''Ilsa: She-Wolf of the S.S.''s sex scenes proceeds as expected... until the infamous scene with the Commandant.
85	-->'''Snob:''' ''(flustered)'' ... What do you expect me to say?? I'd let Dyanne Thorn piss on ''my'' face.
86	** In one scene in ''Film/DeathWish3'', Paul Kersey is setting up a booby trap when for no reason, the camera zooms in on a nearby cowboy painting while a patriotic music sting plays. Cut to the Snob who doesn't even have a spoken reaction to it; just a look of bewilderment and confusion.
87	* SarcasmMode: When Brad's voice goes smooth and soft, that's a sign he's in snob mode and is going to diss the gory slasher film for not being properly artsy.
88	* {{Satire}}: The show is one of pretentious movie critics and [[TheMovieBuff fans]], particularly with how they treat {{Exploitation Film}}s. Brad summed it up in [[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519114918/http://www.thecinemasnob.com/the-cinema-snob/august-16th-2009 the commentary of his review of]] ''Salo'' (where the Snob is showering praise on a movie only because it's TrueArt, even if it's disgusting to no end):
89	-->In the league of artsy film criticism, the same critic who would give something like ''Film/CannibalHolocaust'' a zero star review would turn right around and give a movie like ''Salo'' a Best Film of the Decade award.
90	* SayingTooMuch:
91	** Snob turns to Lloyd during ''Film/TheCorpseGrinders'':
92	--->'''Snob:''' Well, that's the last time I feed ''you'' leftover bits of Jerrid [[ExpendableClone No. 1.]] ''[{{beat}}]'' Did, uh...did I say too much?
93	** "You slasher fans can ''have'' your ''Film/SleepawayCamp''. But I know a good steam room to go to when I want water balloon-fights, bunk bed orgies, and shorty-shorts! ...Perhaps I've said too much."
94	** In ''Heartbeeps'', he becomes alarmed when the film touches an emotional cord. Could it be?
95	--->'''Snob:''' No, it can't be. '''[[RoboticReveal I am programmed to HATE!]]''' ''(slams fists)'' ....uh, forget I said that.
96	* SceneryGorn: An unintentional example crops up several times in ''Black Rage'' due to the film's abominable cinematography.
97	-->'''Snob:''' This movie makes a sunset next to a lighthouse look as ugly as a nuclear explosion.
98	* TheScrappy:[[invoked]] In his opinion, the little kid (Wesley) in ''Film/ToCatchAYeti'', who is so annoying that Snob actually begs for the writers to kill him off.
99	* SelfDeprecation:
100	** "This seems like a scene from a pretentious student film. Did '''I''' make this movie??"
101	** In one of the ''Film/CannibalHolocaust'' segments with Jerrid and Mrs. Snob, Jerrid notes that he hates it when these review shows have plot-lines.
102	** He has occasionally lampshaded how old, bald, and fat he's gotten since the show began. ''In Search of the Wow Wow Wibble Woggle Wazzie Woodle Woo'' suggests that each film causes Brad to tear clumps of hair from his scalp.
103	** "What, you think I just pulled an ''Elves'' reference [[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder out of my ass, for no reason whatsoever?]] [reconsiders] ...I can see why you might think that."
104	** Jillian has trouble finding funny things to say about ''Rape Squad'', so Brad shows her the ropes.
105	--->'''Brad:''' When in doubt, just say that someone in the movie [[CelebrityResemblance bears a striking resemblance to somebody else]]. Example: Officer UsefulNotes/GeraldFord here...
106	** The titular character in ''Criminally Insane'' is diagnosed with symptoms Brad can identify with.
107	** If there was any place where you'd be guaranteed to get some, it would be a porn spoof. But no, ''Dickman & Throbbin'' have to resort to skin magazines.
108	--->"This isn't a porno! This is ''me'' at fifteen!"
109	** "Do you really think we have time to decide ''who'' sucks ''what''? We've got a film to make!" (''Gross Out'')
110	--->'''Brad:''' And now you know how ''The Cinema Snob Movie'' came to be.
111	** ''Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor'', a film which was never, technically speaking, completed.
112	--->"There's no harm in talking about an unfinished film. I can't remember ''that'' ever going wrong in the past!"\
113	''(Cue LosingHorns and Nagy's Cease and Desist)''
114	** ''Karate Girl'' - "I always have to [[CasualKink pay a chick top dollar]] to do this to ''me'', and these fuckers are getting it for free!"
115	** He laughingly admits that the fourth iteration of ''Violent Shit'' has surpassed his own films in quality.
116	--->"My, [[SoProudOfYou how Shot on Shitteo has grown!]] Back in the 80's, it was something to crack jokes about and snicker at when you passed them in the video store. And nowadays, I'm in [[WhoWouldWantToWatchUs several of them!]]"
117	** Once a blog entitled "The Cinema Snob Sucks" appeared, [[http://cinemasnobsucks.blogspot.com.br/2012/11/the-start-of-cinema-snob-sucks-blog.html the first comments were by Brad himself]], saying "lol, I totally approve of this =)"
118	** In ''Film/Hercules1983'', he mentions that he chose to cover it at the time because of the release of ''Film/Hercules2014''; he also says that he ''could'' have spotlighted a Hercules movie during the release of ''Film/TheLegendOfHercules'' several months prior, but that "the only two idiots who went to go see that movie are these [[WebVideo/MidnightScreenings two dipshits who prefer talking about movies in the front seat of their car]]".
119	** His review of ''A Madea Christmas'' has Snob asking why doesn't he send two people to watch that instead. And adds that if he did that, he'd be a monster!
120	** On ''Film/TheLonelyLady'': "They've found the only guy shorter than Pia Zadora. No, not me, you assholes! I'm 5'7"!"
121	** The review of ''Film/TheCinemaSnobMovie'' naturally invokes this a lot.
122	* SequelHook: At times he ends a review saying what next will be. A variant was when Kung Tai Ted reviewed ''Film/RikiOhTheStoryOfRicky'' and the Snob said that after seeing that, "Now I have to review the fucking movie!" And as a CallBack, in the end of the ''Riki-Oh'' review the Snob goes after "the guy I saw [[ShowWithinAShow watching it on TV]]".
123	* {{Sequelitis}}: [[InvokedTrope Referenced]] in his review of the 2010 version of ''Mother's Day''. It's quite clear he enjoyed it more than the original (which isn't saying much), but as a snob he knows that "a remake can never be better. [[ByNoIMeanYes Even if the remake is better, the original is still better]]".
124	* ShallowParody: InUniverse. His other main complaint with ''Super Hornio Bros'', specifically when Porno Mario is called "Squeegee" and Porno Luigi is "Ornio".
125	* SharpDressedMan:
126	** The Snob, though Brad frequently wears suits in real life too. He once filmed a vlog after going to a water park with friends wearing a t-shirt, a bathing suit, and his suit jacket.
127	** It is said that Brad modeled his distinctive sense of style on his idol, Creator/GeorgeLazenby (whose autographed poster and action figure at on his shelf). According to [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]], the suit jacket is his "armor".
128	* ShapedLikeItself:
129	** Clearly, ''I Spit On Your Grave'' is a terrible film, "because it is a rape and revenge film that DARES to have rape and revenge in it!"
130	** In his review of ''The Burning Hell'', he calls director Ron Ormond an "exploitation director turned exploitation director." As it, he was an exploitation director who became a born-again Christian and turned to directing Christian films, but his Christian films still featured very exploitative imagery.
131	* ShareTheMalePain: Two examples.
132	** While watching ''Rape Squad'' with his then-wife Jillian, he winces and grabs his sensitive bits every time a member of the titular squad kicks a training dummy in the crotch.
133	** ''Film/ISpitOnYourGrave'': When watching Jennifer grab the knife in order to castrate Johnny in the bathtub, the Snob slowly crosses his legs and grabs his crotch.
134	---> '''Snob:''' Ewww...please tell me she's making toast between his legs and she's using that to spread jam!
135	* SharedUniverse: Since the show is part of Channel Awesome and Snob was part of some of the anniversary specials that influenced the setting, it automatically counts as part of the Reviewaverse.
136	* ShowWithinAShow: ''The Big Box'', ''WebVideo/KungTaiTed'', ''Softly from Cable'', and ''[[AssShove Will It Fit?]]'' are TV shows in The Cinema Snob's universe.
137	* ShoutOut: See the ShoutOut.TheCinemaSnob page.
138	* SincerityMode:
139	** When Brad removes his glasses in a Cinema Snob review, he's speaking out of character to give his honest opinion.
140	** The entirety of the ''Film/NineteenFortyOne1979'' review is this.
141	* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: It's not unusual for Brad to remove his glasses and then replace them with his larger Snob glasses. It's also the only thing he does in the LockAndLoadMontage scene in ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}''.
142	* SoundtrackDissonance:
143	** Given that the Snob tends to review exploitation films, his delightfully upbeat theme song often plays over images of horrific violence. One episode actually opened with the Snob questioning "[[LampshadeHanging why is my theme song so fucking happy]]?"
144	** Also done in homage to ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' when the Snob says that only one thing that could make a murder scene in ''Island of Death'' more disturbing, then plays "Singin' In The Rain" over it.
145	** In ''Caligula'', when the title character makes his pregnant wife dance for his horse, the music gets overdubbed with the theme from ''Series/MrEd''.
146	** The Snob doesn't quite know what to make of the tender piano score played over the necrophilia scenes in ''Nekromantik.''
147	** Lampshaded again with ''Cannibal Ferox'''s funk soundtrack.
148	--->"No. ''No''. I'm not in the mood for the music. I'm fucking ''pissed off''!" ''(starts [[HypocriticalHumor bobbing his head]] to the beat)''
149	** ''Film/TheMutilator'''s catchy theme tune makes Brad feel like he's attending a ''Film/{{Porkys}}'' marathon.
150	** Funnily enough, ''Violent Shit 4.0'' returns with a new score for a new century, which [[HypocriticalHeartwarming displeases Brad]].
151	--->"I've seen ''Violent Shit.'' The music ''should'' sound like this:"\
152	''(plays Music/UB40's "Red Red Wine")''
153	** ''Texas Chainsaw'':
154	--->"[[SoundtrackDissonance/YaketySax Can't play Yakety Sax...can't play Yakety Sax....]]... ''(beat)'' ''[[EurekaMoment Got it]]''!"\
155	''(plays "[[Film/NationalLampoonsVacation Holiday Road]]")''\
156	"I ''wish'' they'd make ''Texas Vacation''! The series would surely go back to its "R" rating, then!
157	** He later followed it up with "[[Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit Eastbound and Down]]."
158	** You've just castrated your rapist and locked him in a bathroom. What vinyl record does this call for? Cyndi Lauper, of course. (''I Spit On Your Grave'')
159	** "WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussyCats" playing out ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.''
160	--->("I've been [[AlwaysWantedToSayThat waiting to use this music]] the whole episode!")
161	** During ''Ilsa: She-Wolf of the S.S.'', an increasingly-uncomfortable Snob decides to perk up the labor camp scenes with "a nice cleanup montage!" (cue Bone Symphony song from ''Film/RevengeOfTheNerds'')
162	* SpeakInUnison: Brad and Jillian share a drawn out, bored ''"Really?"'' when a character [[BrokenHeel breaks her heel]]. And then they share a kiss. Too cute.
163	* SpecialEffectFailure: Calls many of them out in-universe, such as the ''Brutes and Savages'' crocodile death where a tribesman is killed by a hand puppet in a pool that's supposed to be a river in Africa.
164	* {{Spinoff}}: ''WebVideo/EightiesDan'' is a character originated in the Cinema Snob's Caligula review. He later got his own sitcom-like show on his website.
165	* SpoofAesop:
166	** In ''Pieces'':
167	--->'''Snob:''' ''[sigh]'' Let this be a lesson to you on campus. If you see a tracksuit-wearing Chinaman, he WILL attack you. [[InterchangeableAsianCultures And mispronounce his L's]]. Because he had "bad chop suey". Could that have been '''any more''' out of nowhere?!
168	** Subverted immediately by WebVideo/KungTaiTed materializing out of nowhere and punching the Snob.
169	** "If you work hard enough, ''you'' could make a career in playing Hitler!" (''Film/HitlerDeadOrAlive'')
170	** "If you see a psychotic dwarf carrying toys, and he drops a cymbal monkey, DON'T help him. And DON'T investigate it!" (''The Sinful Dwarf'')
171	** "Vaginas are Satan! 1974 told me so!" (''Angel Above, Devil Below'')
172	** Troubled marriage? Just get an (arguably high) porn star to have sex with your wife, and she'll run back to your waiting arms in no time! (''Dickman & Throbbin'')
173	** If you continually fantasize about fucking a werewolf, you'll finally want to sleep with your homely fiancée! [[spoiler:[-But then you'll quickly change your mind-].]] (''La bête'')
174	** Here's to alcohol, the cause of ''and'' solution to your tiny penis. (''Los Pornos Sin Son:'')
175	** "See, ''this'' is what happens when you wear white after Labor Day. A serial killer will be able to spotlight you from a mile away!" (''Film/TheTexasChainSawMassacre1974'')
176	** "It doesn't matter where you are: If you get a bunch of Japanese people together, it ''will'' [[ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans turn into a parade]]." (''Tampon Tango'')
177	** When John Wayne Gacy asks you to his secret hiding place, you say 'no.' There are plenty of ''nice'' people out there with crawlspaces. (''Return to Sleepaway Camp'')
178	** You heard it here! If your wife doesn't want to go see porn with you in a theater, ''[[DisproportionateRetribution shoot her in the head]]''. (''42nd Street Forever'')
179	** Move to Hollywood to be a star, and [[HalfTruth you will totally become a star]]! And get married in [[WeddingsForEveryone a triple wedding]] at the end! (''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'')
180	** "Cowardly Cinema Snob's Tips For Children" (''Film/FridayThe13th1980'')
181	--->'''Snob:''' If you hear someone calling out in the middle of the night during a thunderstorm, don't go outside. Just call someone.
182	* {{Squee}}:
183	** This was the Snob's reaction to finding that there was another Pierre Kirby movie that he had not seen.
184	** Also, when he realizes that ''Extra-Terrestrial Visitors'' is actually ''Film/PodPeople'', his favorite [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]] film.
185	* {{Squick}}:
186	** His reaction in-universe to finding out the lead actress of ''Crazy Fat Ethel 2'' had been in a Seventies porno was just him saying "No" repeatedly while running away.[[note]]He later reviewed the movie in question, ''Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah''. Thankfully for all of us, Priscilla Alden plays a minor role and does not have a sex scene, though the idea that she might made the Snob panic.[[/note]]
187	** Two words: ''Child Bride''. Not since ''A Serbian Film'' had Cinema Snob felt uneasy in reviewing a movie.
188	** One of his catchphrases is a distinctive "Ewww!" when he comes across this sort of thing.
189	** The very appropriately titled ''Gross Out'', a bottom-of-the-barrel movie so revolting and disgusting that Brad gives his viewers permission to not watch the episode.
190	* StableTimeLoop: In [[http://thecinemasnob.com/2010/05/09/video-violence-2.aspx Brad's review of Video Violence 2,]] he gets a call from [[spoiler: the Cinema Snob of 2007 that just reviewed Video Violence 1, warning him not to review the second movie. During the call, 2010 Snob inspires 2007 Snob to review another movie, suggested changes to his show, and reminds 2007 Snob to appreciate his DVD collection, since some time between 2007 and 2010 [[RealLifeWritesThePlot his DVD collection was, in fact, stolen]]]].
191	* StealthParody:
192	** If you were to watch a typical ''Cinema Snob'' review uninitiated, you would have no idea it was a parody. Perhaps for this reason, he's started doing out-of-character intros to his more recent reviews.
193	** He believes both ''Voiceless'' and ''The Trump Prophecy'' to be this, due to their over-the-top presentations of conservative viewpoints.
194	* StandardSnippet: In the ''{{Film/Goldengirl}}'' review, Brad reenacts ''Film/ChariotsOfFire'' before gasping for breath and lighting a cigarette.
195	* TheStinger:
196	** In a tradition borrowed from [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]], the last five seconds (approximately) of every review consists of one particularly embarrassing moment from the film.
197	** ''Film/FacesOfDeath'' ended with a clip from "[[Creator/ConanOBrien Muppet Faces of Death]]".
198	** As noted above, Brad plum ran out of stock footage from ''Sleepaway Camp''. So he inserts a clip from ''The Refrigerator'' instead.
199	* StrawCritic:
200	** The whole point of the Cinema Snob character is to parody snobby, artsy-fartsy douchebag movie critics.
201	** 2017 saw the debut of "Snob's pretentious twin brother" who is even higher on this (and has strange kinks, to boot.)
202	* StrawFan:
203	** Has a letter-writing one that shows up occasionally. It's unknown if he's related to WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's Douchey [=McNitpick=].
204	** ''Who Reamed Rosie Rabbit Part Two'' sees one who is even closer to Douchey, down to the wig (only with a voice similar to that movie's Eddie). He wants more pornos? Have him watch the [[ShowWithinAShow web series]] ''[[AssShove Will It Fit?]]''.
205	* StunnedSilence:
206	** The Snob's first response to "Virginia" in ''Chatter Box.''
207	** The final twist to ''Film/SleepawayCamp'', which made it into Brad's Favorite Moments of 2012.
208	---> '''Snob:''' ''(points)'' THAT's a DICK!
209	** And then in ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.''
210	---> '''Snob:''' ''(reaches out with both hands)'' THOSE are TITS!
211	* StylisticSuck: Several of his episodes in 2018 were shot in Standard Definition -- albeit still on a modern High Definition camcorder -- and then upscaled to HD, in an effort at approximating the shot on video look.
212	* SuckinessIsPainful:
213	** '''Film/{{Nukie}}'''. With RealitySubtext, as Brad said watching the movie [[http://www.strangekidsclub.com/2012/03/22/one-on-one-with-the-cinema-snob-an-interview-with-brad-jones/ "truly was punishment"]].
214	** By the end of "E.T. Week", he opens a broken DVD case and is disappointed when the plastic doesn't pierce his carotid artery.
215	** Five minutes into ''Film/SleepawayCampIIUnhappyCampers'', Brad's soul leaves his body-- Only to re-enter it again and [[GroinAttack kick him in the balls]]. (Brad also has an AsideGlance admitting that when he rewatched the movie for the episode, the ColdOpen was more than enough for him to have second thoughts)
216	** None of the horrible gross-out humor in ''Gross Out'' gets him, but the constant mind-meltingly awful acting makes him throw up after about twenty minutes.
217	** ''Film/ToCatchAYeti'' was just about as painful as ''Nukie'', and that was after reviewing, in the previous two days, an absurdly dull 70s film which even Podcast/RiffTrax had trouble doing and a porno. Sasquatch Week was NOT a pleasant experience for the Snob.
218	** ''Fun in Balloon Land''. The Snob says the only way it would more unwatchable was if the floats were depicting E.T. The Porno while Nukie narrated.
219	** ''Film/GhostsCantDoIt''. The description (and the Snob himself) calls it "the worst thing in the history of things" and he calls it one of the worst he's sat through.
220	** ''Unidentified Flying Oddball''. From the opening alone, it's clear watching the film was an ordeal for Brad.
221	** ''Santa's Christmas Elf (named Calvin)'' was another one because it was a movie consisting of still shots. The Snob mentions that at least now he can say [[DamnedByFaintPraise other movies at least have motion]].
222	** ''Film/MarciX'', like ''Unidentified Flying Oddball'' before it, was clearly a painful one for Brad, what with the dated even in 2003 stereotypes, horrible soundtrack and lack of actual humor. No wonder it was picked to cap off ''[[Series/{{Friends}} Friendsuary]]''.
223	--->'''Snob:''' Why, Creator/LisaKudrow, why? You almost made it through the whole series without a movie '''this''' bad!
224	* SuddenlyShouting: Referenced in the review for ''Film/ThreeHundredSixtyFiveDays'' with a gangster near the beginning if the movie:
225	-->'''Gangster:''' My question is: how THE FUCK … did it happen?
226	-->'''Snob:''' ''(amused)'' Couldn't pick a tone there, huh?
227	* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel:[[invoked]] Snob is reluctant to admit that ''Film/GodsNotDeadALightInDarkness'' is this to the other two ''God's Not Dead'' movies.
228	-->'''Snob''': (''growling'') This one's... (''scratches head'') ...not as bad.
229	* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial:
230	** Under no circumstances should it ever be assumed, for any reason, that the Cinema Snob owns a copy of ''Film/WeekendAtBernies''. He's too classy for that.
231	** The heroine of ''Elves'' to her cat: "You're the only friend I have left!" Cut to a meaningful glance at Lloyd.
232	--->'''Snob:''' Pfft. Whatever. I have friends! This movie isn't... speaking to me in a weird way.
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234
235	[[folder:T]]
236	* TakeAThirdOption: "So, which one is better, ''Billy the Kid vs. Dracula'' or ''Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter''? That's easy! The answer is ''Film/TheSearchers''!" (he admits the former is somewhat better)
237	* TakeOurWordForIt: Any time something is too graphical for him to show. For example, from his review of ''The Geek'':
238	-->'''Snob:''' At this point you probably don't believe me that this is a porn, but you're just gonna have to trust me: it '''is'''. What? [[PornWithPlot A porno can't give you finer tips on camping, as well as fucking?]]
239	* TakeThat: Snob/Brad is a man of ''very'' strong likes and dislikes. Get comfortable, this could take a while.
240	** Snob's review of ''Film/SaloOrThe120DaysOfSodom'' is a critique both of the film and the arthouse critics who aggrandize it as an epic commentary on fascism. He does the review draped over a toilet, and each time he finishes explaining how much of a masterpiece of genius a scene is, he immediately vomits. Brad, out of character, has made clear that he completely rejects any of Creator/PierPaoloPasolini's excuses for making the film as a critique of fascism, stating that there are much better ways to make such a point without depicting fascism's cruelty in way that almost celebrates it rather than mocks it.
241	** Creator/RogerEbert frequently gets raked over the coals for his more polarizing opinions, particularly his one-man crusade against ''Film/ISpitOnYourGrave'', aka [[WorstWhateverEver the worst movie ever]].
242	*** As noted by Snob when he reviewed ''I Spit on Your Grave'':
243	---->'''Snob:''' Even worse than ''Film/TheZookeeper'', ''[[Film/ThePhantomMenace Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace]]'', ''Film/HomeAlone3'', ''Film/CopAndAHalf'', and the ''Film/{{Garfield}}'' movies. ''(scoffs)'' And there's ''no way'' he liked those!
244	*** Given that Ebert gave ''Film/ISpitOnYourGrave'' zero stars and called it the worst movie ever made, we can only imagine what he gave ''The Last House on the Left''..."'''3½ stars'''?!"
245	---->'''Snob:''' I guess the addition of comic relief involving cake-making and camera-mugging, plus two bumbling cops falling off of a chicken truck and getting harassed by hippies, makes the 3½ star difference in your dark and sadistic rape revenge movie.[[note]]The irony here is that Ebert's only complaint of ''The Last House on the Left'' '''was''' that the comic relief messed with the tone, whereas the unrelentingly dark ''I Spit on Your Grave'' was merely dismissed as a snuff movie.[[/note]]
246	** He makes it well-known he dislikes the UsefulNotes/{{Golden Raspberry Award}}s, including complaining during his review of ''Film/MommieDearest'' how the Razzies awarded it as worst film of its year.
247	** In ''Redneck Zombies'', he does two to Music/TobyKeith: first, saying that the toxic waste that sets off the movie's plot was later used to make him, then replacing the music that plays during a MushroomSamba with "I Love This Bar" after saying that the existing music should be replaced by "something that takes no talent".
248	** Creator/SylvesterStallone got the treatment in his review of softcore flick and Stallone's infamous [[invoked]] OldShame ''The Italian Stallion''. Ten years later, Brad revisited this particular thespian in ''42nd Street Forever Vol. 1''.
249	--->'''Stallone:''' ''[in an interview, explaining his reasons to do the movie]'' When you're hungry, you do a lot of things you wouldn't ordinarily do.\
250	'''Brad:''' Then what the hell was your excuse for ''Rhinestone?''
251	** In the LostEpisode review of ''Grizzly II: The Concert'', he gives one to ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''[='s=] infamous {{Cutaway Gag}}s, after comparing them with the film having several instances of LeaveTheCameraRunning.
252	--->'''Snob:''' This movie is like one of those ''Family'' Guy jokes where nothing happens, and it goes on far too fucking long. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to clear an empty box from my front porch.\
253	''[Snob goes to his front porch, spends a solid thirty seconds trying and failing to pick up a cardboard box, and when he finally does pick it up, throws it away and turns to the camera angry]''\
254	'''Snob:''' '''THIS ISN'T FUNNY!'''
255	** "At least ''this'' [[Film/PinkFlamingos pink flamingo]] is funnier than the one in ''WesternAnimation/GnomeoAndJuliet''."
256	** In the ''Rape Squad'' review:
257	--->'''Jillian:''' I thought snobs ''like Film/{{Scream\|1996}}''.\
258	'''Snob:''' Even I have my limits.
259	** [[Film/GodfreyHoNinjaMovies Joseph Lai]] updated his title card with some sweet John Williams.
260	--->'''Snob:''' Phew. Don't scare me like that; I thought this was ''[[Film/ThePhantomMenace Episode One]]''. Thank god it's ''Film/NinjaTerminator''.
261	** "[''Film/{{Nukie}}''] is a lot shittier than ''Mac and Me'', so I'm guessing it was endorsed by Hardee's." Hardee's gets another jab in ''Violent Shit 2''.
262	** For historical context, ''Tromeo & Juliet'' was made "at a time when Creator/JimCarrey was considered funny."
263	** Blasting Music/{{LMFAO}} songs as a mode of torture. (''Film/GuineaPigDevilsExperiment'')
264	** ''Sleepaway Camp 2'':
265	*** Two brothers and two sisters nicknamed "Series/TheBradyBunch" ("It isn't because you have siblings, it's because you aren't funny."), and kids dressing up as slasher movie characters. ("Reminding you of better horror films ''years'' before ''Scream'' did!")
266	*** ''Sleepaway Camp 2'' and ''3'' recycling the same sets? Hey, if he wants back-to-back sequels, he'll stick with ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'' & ''[[Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII III]]'', thank you very much!
267	---->'''Snob:''' ''These'' movies can go hang out with ''[[Film/TheMatrixReloaded Matrix 2]]'' and ''[[Film/TheMatrixRevolutions 3]]''.
268	*** Also makes a jab at "Movie Reference Lake", where the characters keep fishing out props from Wes Craven flicks. With their luck, they'll catch the hockey mask from ''[[Film/FridayThe13thPartVANewBeginning Jason V]]''; "The [[OddballInTheSeries tofu]] of Jason masks."
269	** ''Gross Out'':
270	*** "There's so many poop jokes in this movie, I might as well be watching ''Film/TheSmurfs 2.''"
271	*** "I'm so glad that this group of unlikable jackasses got their $28 million. I look forward to [[Series/KeepingUpWithTheKardashians their reality series on the E! Network.]]"
272	** ''Los Porno Sin Son'', the Argentine ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' porn spoof is very much like the show, "in that the first half is timeless and the second half is forgettable."
273	--->'''Snob:''' But it's still better than the Argentine ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' spoof.
274	** In ''The Devil With Hitler'', UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler's speeches are being monitored in Hell, "on the one day they aren't watching Creator/{{TLC}}."
275	** ''Violent Shit 4.0'' aka ''Karl the Butcher vs. Axe''
276	*** "'''[[NoYou No, YOU]]''' shut your fucking hole, fuckface!"
277	---->'''Snob:''' Hey, they stole that line from a Music/RobZombie film! … I'm guessing.
278	*** (At the film's heavy metal soundtrack) "Could be worse. [[Music/WuTangClan RZA]] could've directed it."
279	*** "We're only halfway through, and Karl and Axe have [[EnemyMine settled their differences!]] It makes as much sense as ''[[Film/BallisticEcksVsSever Ecks Vs. Sever]]''!"
280	*** At the health bars and "[[Franchise/MortalKombat FINISH HIM]]" that appear on the screen during a fight sequence.
281	---->'''Snob:''' Nice ''VideoGame/ShaqFu'' reference! I'm ''assuming'' it's a ''Shaq Fu'' reference... since it '''sucks'''.
282	** While discussing ''Film/TheTexasChainSawMassacre1974'', upon seeing the shot of Sally entering a house, which [[MaleGaze focuses on her hotpants]], he says that [[BestKnownForTheFanservice that's the only thing the makers of the sequels/remakes ever took away from the film]].
283	** ''Tampon Tango'', after hearing a weird song: "Well, just sing 'Music/GangnamStyle' over and over again and you might have a hit!"
284	** Travolta mentioning his short stint in porn. (''Moment By Moment'')
285	--->'''Brad:''' Wouldn't be the worst movie you've done. Ever try sitting through ''The Experts''?
286	** He took a short recess from comedy during ''I Spit On Your Grave'''s extended rape scene, preferring to hew closer to Creator/GeorgeCarlin than Creator/DanielTosh.
287	** ''Film/IlsaSheWolfOfTheSS'' opened with Brad trying to persuade Film Brain to wear Nazi regalia for a comedy bit.
288	--->'''Snob:''' Every time I dress ''Jake'' up as a Nazi he goes crazy. Last time, he thought ''Film/JakobTheLiar'' was a good movie!
289	** ''Film/{{Heartbeeps}}'' has two characters (robots, mind you) discussing the nature of God:
290	--->'''Snob:''' It's at this point that I realize the robots of ''Heartbeeps'' are speaking about something of more substance and relevancy than any of the characters from ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]], ''Literature/TheHost2008'', Film/AttackOfTheClones'', or ''Temptation'' '''combined'''.
291	** In ''In Search of the Wow Wow Wibble Woggle Wazzie Woodle Woo'':
292	*** Not long into the movie, Brad starts to wonder [[TransparentCloset which way]] Tim Noah swings.
293	---->'''Snob:''' Not even Creator/KirkCameron is in this much denial.
294	*** Later in the same review: "Tim Noah pretending to be Creator/CharlieChaplin is like Creator/JimmyKimmel pretending to be a talk show host."
295	** In ''The Legend of the Lone Ranger'':
296	*** A RunningGag in the review is Brad constantly bashing [[Film/TheLoneRanger the 2013 movie]].
297	*** When Butch Cavendish announces his plan to rule Texas as an independent nation, Brad says [[YouCanKeepHer he can have it]].
298	---->'''Snob:''' [[OnSecondThought ...well, except Austin]]. You can't have that.
299	** From ''Jack the Ripper Goes West'':
300	--->'''Snob:''' It could've been worse. It could've ended with him faking his own death and [[Series/{{Dexter}} BECOMING A FUCKING LUMBERJACK!]]
301	** In ''Ninja Champion'', in regards of its abrupt ending:
302	--->'''Snob:''' At least they didn't condense what could have been a season's worth of rather dramatic and emotional material into its last 10 minutes, leaving it rather cold, glossed-over, and emotionless. Thanks, ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''.
303	** In ''Erotic Nights of the Living Dead,'' he says that "as long as [[Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017 you put a zombie in a yellow dress and have her dance with the beast]], people will eat that up!"
304	** He takes another jab when ''Film/TheOogielovesInTheBigBalloonAdventure'' (lowest opening in the box office, 2.7 on 10 by critics) get beaten by ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]]''.
305	--->'''Snob:''' [[ItsPopularNowItSucks Hehehe]]-- [[HaHaHaNo OK no]].
306	** What passes for humour in ''Wired'' would be too sucky for a late '90s ''[[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL]]'' sketch.
307	** The animated credits of ''Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!'' reminds him of something he doesn't want to relieve.
308	--->'''Snob:''' This feels like I'm watching a lost episode of ''WesternAnimation/AllenGregory''. Don't like that, don't like that at all!
309	** His reviews of ''Series/TheStand2020'' and the remake of ''Film/TheStepfather'' contain digs at Creator/AmberHeard, who appeared in both, warning characters not to Google her and be careful about who they date, referencing her infamously messy divorce proceedings with Creator/JohnnyDepp.
310	** During his review of ''Film/RockItsYourDecision'', when Jeff breaks the rock record, the Snob declared it still not as embarrassing as the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_Demolition_Night Disco Demolition Night]].
311	%% ZCE, needs more context ** Favored targets: Creator/EliRoth, Creator/MNightShyamalan, Chuck Lorre, Creator/SethMacFarlane, [[ImplacableMan Suzanne Nagy]], Creator/UweBoll, Creator/StephenieMeyer, ''Film/TheBoondockSaintsIIAllSaintsDay'', reality television, some Creator/MichaelBay films (he really likes a few others), ''Film/{{Ishtar}}'', horror remakes, and screening movies in 3-D.
312	* TakeThatAudience:
313	** ''I Spit On Your Grave'' Pt. 2 opens with a savaging of Brad's earlier skit by an unseen critic (voiced by [[Podcast/{{Radiodrome}} Josh Hadley]]). Intended as a Take That to critics who panned the movie, it doubles as a swipe at every misinformed comment ever posted on his videos.
314	** ''Saving Christmas'' has one to the newbies who left negative comments on the review for ''Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist'':
315	--->'''Snob:''' Acting surprised that Kirk Cameron said something crazy is like watching a riff show where two people dressed as Mario and Luigi beat the shit out of a Jesus-Santa hybrid and being surprised that it's not a proper analytical review!
316	** By 2016-17, Snob is more than willing to mock audiences, from the creation of Actual Lee and Tobe Fair to mock "Actually..." and "To be fair..." commenters, and occasional references to certain complaints (such as the StrawFan who goes "Why are you doing so many religious episodes? I want to see more pornos!").
317	* TeenyWeenie: Snob encounters one when seeing a man in ''Tampon Tango'' measure his junk:
318	-->'''Snob:''' By the way, this is the smallest [[CensorBox black box]] I've ever had to put in a porno.
319	-->'''Subtitles:''' 6.29 cm (2½ inches)
320	-->'''Snob:''' 2½ inches? Woo hoo! You don't say. You have heard of Johnny Wad, right? Well, this is Hashimoto Needles.
321	* TemporaryOnlineContent: Due to Blip declaring bankruptcy and shutting down in 2017, almost all of the Snob's pre-2015 episodes are now unavailable. However, luckily, both Brad, and various other Website/YouTube users have started to reupload the Snob's older episodes.
322	* TemptingFate: Sure to happen any time a movie he reviews has a sequel.
323	** {{Lampshade\|Hanging}}d in the review for ''Troll 3'', where he declares there's absolutely no chance whatsoever that there could possibly be another ''Troll'' sequel out there and he's definitely not jinxing himself. He's wrong.
324	** He acknowledges his having done this in his review of ''Film/AxEm'', in which he does a CallBack to ''Las Vegas Bloodbath'', which he had called the worst "Shot on Shitteo" film ever. He then refuses to make the same mistake with ''Ax 'em''.
325	---> '''Snob:''' Maybe the dubbing won't be too bad... ''[clip plays]'' Why did I even say that?! Oh, I know why I said it. [[LampshadeHanging I said it to so I could set up a clip to show how awful the dubbing is!]]
326	** At the start of the ''Night of Horror'' review:
327	--->'''Snob:''' Last time I was gone this long, I came back with a movie about zombie confederate soldiers. Thank God there's not another one of those.\
328	''[first five seconds of the jaunty "Believe it or not..." intro tune, showing a shot of ''Night of Horror'' with zombie confederates]''\
329	'''Snob:''' '''[[AtomicFBomb Fuck!]]'''
330	** Fresh from the toxicity of ''Film/SleepawayCamp'' sequels, the Snob decides to cleanse his palette with a French movie, ''La bête.'' WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong
331	* ThatCameOutWrong: "''Entrails of a Virgin''"? More like "''Entrails of an Auteur Virgin''"!
332	-->'''Snob:''' That's a virgin '''I''' can get behind! ''[shudders]'' ''That'' came out wrong.
333	* ThatsWhatSheSaid: In ''Blood Feast'', a grizzled, coffee-swilling detective makes it too easy with his observation, "This looks like one o' them [[AccidentalInnuendo long, hard ones]]."
334	-->'''Snob:''' [grits teeth] No no no. I '''[[DefiedTrope fucking hate]]''' "That's What She Said" jokes.
335	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: [[invoked]] The Snob's main complaint about ''Super Hornio Brothers'' is that a ''Super Mario Bros.'' porn spoof could actually be funny if it got the references to the original work right; instead, it's such a shamelessly ShallowParody that they don't even bother with giving the right names for the right characters, calling the Mario analogue "Squegee" and the Luigi analogue "Hornio."
336	* ThisIsGonnaSuck:
337	** Rather than the usual opening statement, the Snob begins his review of ''Film/GodsNotDead'' growling in frustration.
338	** In the review for ''Dancin': It's On!'', the Snob notes that upon its release, the movie got him an unusually high amount of requests for revieweing by viewers. Knowing his luck, the Snob {{sarcas\|mMode}}tically says the movie is probably '''[[SuddenlyShouting "FUCKING GREAT!"]]'''
339	** Snob begins his review of ''Tugrats'', a porn parody of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' (yes, ''really''), by growling a BigNo.
340	** At the start of ''Corona Zombies 2'', Snob despairs over Barbie and Kendra {{squee}}-ing over each other.
341	--->'''Snob:''' Mmh. This is going to be the longest 72 minutes of my life.
342	* ThoseWackyNazis: Snob is completely taken aback when the stoned protagonists of ''A Ton of Grass Goes to Pot'' briefly imagine themselves as actual Nazis, complete with stock footage of Nazi rallies.
343	-->'''Snob:''' ''What in the actual fuck.'' When I said the audience [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor wanted to see a better movie]], I didn't mean ''Film/TriumphOfTheWill''!
344	* ThreeDimensionalEpisode: His review of ''Film/FridayThe13thPartIII'' is this, complete with shoehorned-in {{Paddleball Shot}}s to mock the film's usage of them.
345	* TinyGuyHugeGirl: In his crossover review of ''Myra Breckenridge'' with WebVideo/DiamandaHagan, Brad has to sit on several pillows so he's the same height as the much taller Diamanda.
346	* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: InUniverse, Snob will always compliment an actor who gives their all for the movie they're in, not matter how bad the movie is. Two such examples are Creator/JohnCarradine in ''Billy the Kid Versus Dracula'' and Creator/MichaelChiklis in ''Wired''.
347	* TorturePorn: {{Discussed\|Trope}} when Snob admits the term was just made up by snobs like him so they could look down on modern horror films (although they still look down on older horror films).
348	* TotallyRadical: How he refers to the "Tubular Corporation" from ''Bruno Mattei's Terminator 2''.
349	* TrademarkFavoriteDrink: Crystal Pepsi. According to the ''Film/CannibalHolocaust'' review, his house is piped with Crystal Pepsi instead of tap water.
350	* TranslationTrainWreck: In ''Turkish Casper'', he reads a horribly-translated plot summary from a Turkish website.
351	* TrappedInTVLand: Parodied when, during Snob's fight with WebVideo/KungTaiTed at the end of the ''Film/RikiOhTheStoryOfRicky'' review, Ted manages to produce a sword with the power of [[JumpCut editing]].
352	-->'''Snob:''' How is my real life taking place in a world of ''shitty editing''?!
353	* TrollingCreator: [[invoked]]
354	** In his ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial'' review, he mentions that Grandpa Itchy is building a Tie-Fighter model... just to see who would pause and comment that it was actually an X-Wing.
355	** In 2018, weeks after a public spat involving ''Sex and the City'' actress Kim Cattrall made the possibilities of a third ''Sex and the City'' movie next to none, Snob uploaded a review of "Sex and the City 3". He claims at the beginning that he traveled to an AlternateUniverse to find a third movie, before revealing that it's just one of those porn parodies that he retitled because the actual title wasn't creative.
356	* TrueArt: [[invoked]] Often discussed. He even states he prefers ''Los Porno Sin Son'' to ''The Simpsons: The XXX Parody'' "because it's foreign and was the original".
357	* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: ''Death Bed: The Bed That Eats'' is such an incoherent, surreal, symbolism-packed movie that in-universe the Snob actually began wondering if it might be okay to ''like'' it.
358	* TwistEnding:
359	** At the end of the first segment of 'Dr. Sex' we find out the whole thing was from [[spoiler: the point of view of a dog.]] The Snob even admits it was actually a pretty clever twist.
360	** ''Video Violence'' ends with the whole town having been in on the snuff-film business from the start. Brad didn't give it away during the review, but rather during the introduction of its sequel, ''Video Violence 2'', for two reasons: one, it's been three years; and two, he just doesn't care anymore because it was stupid twist he saw coming miles away.
361	** Also in the early days, ''Unhinged'' had the Snob mad because [[DamnedByFaintPraise the twist ending was so surprising it could be enough to push the terrible movie's grade up]]. He also refused to reveal it. [[spoiler:For the curious, the scary guy outside is a RedHerring, and the woman hosting the protagonists not only is the killer, but she's a guy.]]
362	** ''Beware! Children at Play'' ends with [[spoiler:a five minute sequence of the adults slaughtering the kids. Brad is so horrified that he buys a bucket to vomit in.]]
363	** The ending of the 80's slasher flick ''Film/SleepawayCamp'' [[spoiler:reveals that the main character Angela is actually a boy. Cue Brad declaring that ''Film/TheCryingGame'' is better simply because it isn't a slasher movie.]]
364	[[/folder]]
365
366	[[folder:U-Y]]
367	* UncertainAudience: [[invoked]] Some reviewed movies have MultipleDemographicAppeal attempts that backfire so bad Snob gets to this conclusion. ''Film/CantStopTheMusic'' both panders to the Music/VillagePeople's gay audience and tries to add heterosexual content, ''Film/OhHeavenlyDog'' is a ''Film/{{Benji}}'' movie with adult content...
368	* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: [[invoked]] His reaction to a few of the movies is to point out how dated they can be. One example is his review of ''Goldengirl'', about a genetically engineered American athlete who wants to qualify for the Olympics. After a reference to Moscow in the film, the Snob realizes that the film was made in 1979, meaning that the Olympic Games she wants to qualify in are the 1980 Moscow Olympics... which were [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics_boycott boycotted]] by the United States.
369	* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: In-universe he has encountered many protagonists he feels are this (especially in religious films), but a special mention has to go with Bob Revere, the main character in ''Film/LastOunceOfCourage'' for his {{Wangst}}ing about the War on Christmas.
370	* UnsettlingGenderReveal:
371	** Snob becomes abusolutely mesmerized by the warden in ''Sadomania'', so Snob looks on info about her actress on the film's VHS box, discovering her to be adult film star Ajita Wilson … or as the box puts it, "transsexual adult film star Ajita Wilson".[[note]]There's actually little info about Wilson's life, but most accounts do agree in claiming that she was transgender.[[/note]]
372	--->'''Snob:''' ''[on the phone]'' Honey, honey, honey? We ''need'' to have sex ''RIGHT. NOW.'' I am really, really, really confused.
373	** Happens again [[ItWasHisSled at the end of]] ''Film/SleepawayCamp''. [[invoked]]
374	--->'''Snob:''' ...that's a ''dick''.
375	%% ZCE
376	%%* UnusualEuphemism:
377	%%** "[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead Beavising her Butthead]]".
378	%%** "[Taking] a wicked star odyssey".
379	* ViewersAreGeniuses: Most of his snarky asides are directed at fellow film buffs. The rest of us would do well to have the Website/IMDb tab open while watching.
380	** In his review for ''Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory'', Brad plays music from ''Film/ThatDarnCat'' in a sneaking scene. He adds, "If you get that reference, you are awesome." On the DVD commentary, Brad noted that the same could be said for the rest of his series.
381	** As well as references to obscure exploitation films, his reviews now often include references to previous Cinema Snob episodes, Brad Jones' own films, and various other Brad Jones videos.
382	* VisualPun:
383	** In ''Porno Holocaust'': "What else can't I show you in this review? This (picture of [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Sylvester]]), this (Creator/DickYork) and this (a donkey).
384	** He spends his ''Bat Pussy'' review wearing a horse head. His first line in the mask: "I hope my voice doesn't go hoarse!"
385	* VocalEvolution: The Snob started out much more monotonous and lower-voiced, and indulged more frequently in SesquipedalianLoquaciousness. Since then, he's fallen more along the lines of a textbook CausticCritic.
386	--> '''Snob:''' Hmmm. Guess it wasn't ''Kafka'' enough for me.
387	* VomitIndiscretionShot:
388	** Snob has one toward the end of Beware: ''Children At Play''.
389	** Also, in ''E.T. the Porno'' after saying all the different sex she has, he concludes with "Hang on a sec!" before grabbing a boot to throw up in.
390	** His review of ''Salo'' is practically made of these. He even eats raw eggs to keep himself throwing up!
391	** ''Gross Out'' finally got him by the 20-minute mark [[SuckinessIsPainful because of the acting.]]
392	** He concedes the ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' finale is "gruesome", but still pales to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Ware Kevin Ware]] snapping his tibia. flash to Brad puking on his laptop
393	** In the ''Zombie'' review, he keeps vomiting at hilariously inappropriate and tangential moments.
394	* VoxPops: Parodied in his review of ''Pussy Talk''.
395	* WardrobeMalfunction: Spoofed when ''The Big Box'' model's dress "suddenly" slips half off.
396	* WatchItForTheMeme:[[invoked]] Apparently the only reason he reviewed ''Karate Girl'' was due to it being the source of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzK6VN-hwhw "The Worst Death Scene Ever"]].
397	* WhamLine: Provides a minor one during the ''Gross Out'' review. When everything is getting worse and worse, he simply goes; "Hey... ''do you like spaghetti?''" What follows is... ''[[{{Squick}} horrible]]''.
398	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In 2015, Snob twice referred to two old OrphanedSeries from his site. [[BusCrash And the dark consequences of cancellation]]. ''Hell of the Living Dead'' shows the cast of ''The Bruno Mattei Show'' stuck in their basement, and ''Miami Connection'' has WebVideo/KungTaiTed stuck in a wheelchair.
399	* WhoWritesThisCrap:
400	** In ''Invasion of the Samurai Sluts from Hell!'', the leader of the titular Samurai Sluts frequently [[BreakingTheFourthWall breaks the fourth wall]] to complain about the quality of the film she's in, causing the Snob to get annoyed that she's doing his job for him.
401	** A similar thing happens in ''Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever'', where the titular cat lampshades the predictability and clichés of its own film. The Snob is downright livid at the cat stealing his job.
402	** Whenever the Snob makes fun of the writing in ''Film/TheCinemaSnobMovie'' in that movie's review.
403	* WolverinePublicity: A literal example in that the bootleg of the ''ComicBook/PowerPack'' unaired pilot Snob has features Wolverine in the cover, even if Logan never shows up. It annoys Brad, of course.
404	* WordSaladLyrics: The ''Bimbos B.C.'' crossover kicks off with Brad singing about a pretzel he just ate.
405	* WordSaladTitle: The film ''Geek Maggot Bingo''. Even the Snob himself doesn't know how they came up with the title. [[LateToThePunchline Only years later]] in the ''Film/{{Bingo}}'' episode he realizes it's a PunBasedTitle on ''Film/BeachBlanketBingo'' (but still random words).
406	* WorldOfWeirdness: Since the show is set in the Reviewaverse, ''YES''.
407	* WorstWhateverEver:
408	** A pair of {{amazonian\|Beauty}} Nazis entering Ilsa's office and saluting smartly with a "HEIL HITLER!" in ''Ilsa: She-Wolf of the S.S.''
409	--->'''Snob:''' Hmp! Worst strippergram ever!
410	** After watching ''Las Vegas Bloodbath'', he declares it the worst "Shot on Shitteo" film ever.
411	** He also calls ''Child Bride'' the "worst ''[[Film/TheLittleRascals Little Rascals]]'' episode ever."
412	* WouldHitAGirl: In their crossover review of [[TheMockbuster The Asylum's]] Franchise/SherlockHolmes, the Snob punches [[Creator/AllisonPregler Obscurus Lupa]] in the face rather than watch another bad movie. In reality, during one attempted take of the above scene Brad [[EnforcedMethodActing really did hit Lupa]] in her face by accident. He apologized profusely to her afterwards. In a later review, she sends Kung Tai Ted to repeatedly punch Snob in the face in revenge, quickly appearing on screen to point and laugh.
413	* XanatosGambit: Throughout the Snob's review of ''Film/Suspiria1977'', he makes constant references to the short-lived TV series ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tequila_and_Bonetti Tequila and Bonetti]]'' for no apparent reason, but the ending has him go out of character (that is, as Craig Golightly) to meet Neil (played by Jake Norvell).
414	-->'''Craig:''' Okay, I worked in three references to ''Tequila and Bonetti''. You owe me twenty bucks.
415	-->'''Neil:''' Damn. Alright, well, here you go! ''[Happily hands over the cash]''
416	-->'''Craig:''' You really didn't think I could find three spots to reference that?
417	-->'''Neil:''' No, I ''knew'' you could do it. I just wanted you to admit to your fans that you watched ''Tequila and Bonetti.'' ''[Goes back to watching TV]''
418	-->'''Craig:''' ''[Glares angrily]''
419	* YouCanTurnBack:
420	** "Warning: It's '''''I Spit On Your Grave.'''''" Subverted, as he ultimately ended up 'reenacting' the film's prolonged rape scene (we say 'reenacting' because it looked more like a ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' chase), à la WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick acting out the equally-infamous ''Film/{{Showgirls}}''.
421	** He actually prefaced the ''Gross Out'' review with an audience warning. Which, considering his past videography, is saying something.
422	* YourMom: Snob is baffled at ''Film/AxEm'' opening with five minutes of these jokes. So much that he culminates in "You momma's so dumb, her son made ''Ax 'Em''!"
423	* YourSizeMayVary: A rare live-action example with "Big Jake" Grizzly (played by Meat Loaf) in ''Film/ToCatchAYeti''. As the Snob notes, he has a tendency to go from "normal-looking" to "about as big as you'd expect the film's actual Yeti to be" between shots.
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