The Nostalgia Critic is an entertaining webshow, designed to appeal to the demographic of approx. 20-30 year olds regarding nostalgic movies. And it works. The humor stems from a character, played by Doug Walker, forcing himself to wholly review and suffer with terrible movies of the 80's and 90's and even sometimes mixes it up with Old vs. New videos and his personal top 11 favorites. You can tell from the timeline of episodes that the quality of his work has gotten better. He's able to have jokes go hand-to-hand with visuals, which instantly separates him from other half-lazy reviews from the standard schmuck trying to get fame from youtube with terrible video qualities. That I can appreciate.
While there are times some jokes falls through either by overacting (which I admit, is quite normal for the character), he's still entertaining to listen to and when he hits the mark with a good joke, you're left in tears. There will always be some sort of hit and miss, but that's quite common in any form of media, so it'd be a waste complaining.
From a reviewer's POV, I find the character polarizing and very entertaining. There's nothing wrong with being polarizing and in fact, it's one of his strong suits. His hatred for bad movies is done in both simple logic and suffering hilarity, and when he's found some sort hope spot in a movie or a begrudging chuckle of one joke in an entirely jokeless movie, you can't help but sympathize with him. He's a mixture of someone you hate and love.
Granted, I won't talk about his crossovers. I enjoy him interacting with fellow webshow hosts, but I prefer sticking with his reviews and individual videos. However, I found Kickassia a hilarious and interesting movie. It's not everyday a group of people merely famous on the internet try to take over a small micro nation in your own backyard.
A few of the cons stem from outside the series. Mostly the fanbase. Granted I've seen worse with the Spoony Experiment, but it's there. However, the Nostalgia Critic plays it off in very creative ways, like the crazy Internet Troll, Douchey Mc Nitpick. And his Top 11 F**k-Ups are designed to correct whatever mistakes that the fanbase points out, which shows he's not above admitting he's wrong.
Whether you love it or hate it, it's an original comedy show that's not going anywhere anytime soon.
A More General Review
The Nostalgia Critic is an entertaining webshow, designed to appeal to the demographic of approx. 20-30 year olds regarding nostalgic movies. And it works. The humor stems from a character, played by Doug Walker, forcing himself to wholly review and suffer with terrible movies of the 80's and 90's and even sometimes mixes it up with Old vs. New videos and his personal top 11 favorites. You can tell from the timeline of episodes that the quality of his work has gotten better. He's able to have jokes go hand-to-hand with visuals, which instantly separates him from other half-lazy reviews from the standard schmuck trying to get fame from youtube with terrible video qualities. That I can appreciate.
While there are times some jokes falls through either by overacting (which I admit, is quite normal for the character), he's still entertaining to listen to and when he hits the mark with a good joke, you're left in tears. There will always be some sort of hit and miss, but that's quite common in any form of media, so it'd be a waste complaining.
From a reviewer's POV, I find the character polarizing and very entertaining. There's nothing wrong with being polarizing and in fact, it's one of his strong suits. His hatred for bad movies is done in both simple logic and suffering hilarity, and when he's found some sort hope spot in a movie or a begrudging chuckle of one joke in an entirely jokeless movie, you can't help but sympathize with him. He's a mixture of someone you hate and love.
Granted, I won't talk about his crossovers. I enjoy him interacting with fellow webshow hosts, but I prefer sticking with his reviews and individual videos. However, I found Kickassia a hilarious and interesting movie. It's not everyday a group of people merely famous on the internet try to take over a small micro nation in your own backyard.
A few of the cons stem from outside the series. Mostly the fanbase. Granted I've seen worse with the Spoony Experiment, but it's there. However, the Nostalgia Critic plays it off in very creative ways, like the crazy Internet Troll, Douchey Mc Nitpick. And his Top 11 F**k-Ups are designed to correct whatever mistakes that the fanbase points out, which shows he's not above admitting he's wrong.
Whether you love it or hate it, it's an original comedy show that's not going anywhere anytime soon.