History Awesome / BennettTheSage

* In the ''Violence Jack'' review, [[spoiler:the entire episode is about him working up the bravery to admit, on camera, that sometimes you need to admit that sometimes there isn't a way to do something, and that rarely, you have to KnowWhenToFoldEm. In a quite good mini-movie.]]

-->'''Sage''': Critic! ''Shut up''. Alright? I just wanted you to have some fun riffing on a dumb movie with me, okay? You don't need to insult me.

* Credit where it's due for Bennett, but after two crappy movies, he finally breaks JesuOtaku with Highschool of the dead, seeming to [[PassingThetorch pass the torch]] to her. The fact that he also managed to get Linkara, Angry Joe and Marzgurl out of their rooms long enough for the review, and that he broke Jesu enough to show them some kind of horror (Remember that Linkara has fought ''The Entity,'' which threatened to consume the entire world, and that Joe and Marzgurl fought off Zod's troops in ToBoldlyFlee) just tops it off.

* In the Guyver review, Sage getting tired of Critic's insults. Especially satisfying for anyone angry at the latter for acting like an asshole in reboot reviews.

* In ''Literature/AWindNamedAmnesia'', once it's revealed that [[spoiler:[[AliensAreBastards aliens were the ones responsible]] for enforcing LaserGuidedAmnesia upon humanity and reduced them to rioting savages and that the reason they did it was both because they wanted to eliminate a threat and to make humans be happy]], Sage simply called them out on their bullshit, going with a rant on how hypocritical they are and how much of a bastard they are.

* At the end of the second part of his MacrossPlus review, Bennett goes on [[RousingSpeech a speech on how anime fans have lost their standards,]] and how as such anime has seemed to drop in quality from the times of MacrossPlus, CowboyBebop, PrincessMononoke, GhostInTheShell, and such - the time of an apex reached by fan devotion and contribution. He remarks on how {{Fanservice}}, HoYay, and other eye-catchers [[LowestCommonDenominator have been used]] by studios [[MoneyDearBoy to get more money]], and thus general quantity has overtaken quality and such has become the standard for anime in general. He reaches the climax of this speech by beseeching fans of all kinds to demand better from the studios and creators, as they will never have the strength and courage to venture into the unknown reaches and go for more originality without fan outcry and subsequent reward for their efforts.

* In ''Anime/AWindNamedAmnesia'', once it's revealed that [[spoiler:[[AliensAreBastards aliens were the ones responsible]] for enforcing LaserGuidedAmnesia upon humanity and reduced them to rioting savages and that the reason they did it was both because they wanted to eliminate a threat and to make humans be happy]], Sage simply called them out on their bullshit, going with a rant on how hypocritical they are and how much of a bastard they are.

*** Or maybe it was a bootleg tape; but, only time will tell...

** Though, to by the look of things with the [[TheStinger cryptic after-credit bit]], [[spoiler: looks like it isn't gonna be the last time we seen that VHS tape as due to the darkness and red light coming out of the box before briefly on screen the words "VIOLENCE IS COMING" pops up in red before cutting to black. Either he didn't really throw the tape off the bridge or he's just not doing the uncut version.]]

** Though, to by the look of things with the [[TheStinger cryptic after-credit bit]], [[spoiler: looks like it isn't gonna be the last time we seen that VHS tape as due to the darkness and red light coming out of the box before briefly on screen the words "VIOLENCE IS COMING" pops up in red before cutting to black... So hopefully he didn't really throw the tape off the bridge.]]

* At the end of the [[spoiler:''Manga/{{Devilman}}'']] review, he takes out [[spoiler:''Manga/ViolenceJack'' as if it were the next review. It's even the uncut version, so rare that it can't even be found as a torrent... and he keeps it that way, throwing the rare VHS off a bridge into a stream with a 'good riddance' and spit.]]

** Then there's a moment that was awesome to this troper due to the fact that it's linked to something many have wanted Sage to review, [[spoiler: as at the end, Sage revealed that he was gonna review ''Manga//{{Devilman}}'', from the creator of '''Manga/ViolenceJack'''.]]
* At the end of the [[spoiler:''Manga//{{Devilman}}'']] review, he takes out [[spoiler:''Manga/ViolenceJack'' as if it were the next review. It's even the uncut version, so rare that it can't even be found as a torrent... and he keeps it that way, taking the VHS and throwing off a bridge into a stream with a 'good riddance' and spit.]]

** Then there's a moment that was awesome to this troper due to the fact that it's linked to something many have wanted Sage to review, [[spoiler: as at the end, Sage revealed that he was gonna review ''{{Devilman}}'', from the creator of '''ViolenceJack'''.]]

** He also called out April on calling out the new 8 Man, as she was making it look like she was ''in favor'' of the psychotic football playing cyborgs that murdered a stadium full of people.

* In the review of 8 Man After he learns that the hero of the original 8 Man series was just deleted from his cyborg body, KilledOffForReal basically, with no explanation as to why or how. A comparison of how DC Comics [[EvenEvilHasStandards does character death more gracefully]] has Linkara cameo to remind us of [[BlueBeetle Ted Kord]], which Sage counters that Ted got some [[DefiantToTheEnd final]] [[FacingTheBulletsOneLiner lines]] and [[BoomHeadshot an on panel death]], whereas the hero of the original anime got [[DroppedABridgeOnHim ''none of this'']]. Linkara, who's nerd rage was once to the point he'd become evil if not stopped, backed off.

* In the review of 8 Man After he learns that the hero of the original 8 Man series was just deleted from his cyborg body, KilledOffForReal basically, with no explanation as to why or how. A comparison of how DC Comics [[EvenEvilHasStandards does character death more gracefully]] has Linkara cameo to remind us of [[BlueBeetle Ted Kord]], which Sage counters that Ted got some [[DefiantToTheEnd final]] [[FacingTheBulletsOneLiner lines]] and [[BoomHeadshot an on panel death]], whereas the hero of the original anime got [[DroppedABridgeOnHim ''none of this'']]. Linkara, who's nerd rage was once to the point he'd become evil if not stopped, backed off.

* In the review of 8 Man After he learns that the hero of the original 8 Man series was just deleted from his cyborg body, KilledOffForReal basically, with no explanation as to why or how. A comparison of how DC Comics [[EvenEvilHasStandards does character death more gracefully]] has Linkara cameo to remind us of Ted Kord, which Sage counters that Ted got some final lines and an on panel death, whereas the hero of the original anime got ''none of this''. Linkara, who's nerd rage was once to the point he'd become evil if not stopped, backed off.

* In his review of Odin, Sage demonstrates impressive knowledge in physics during his ripping apart of the movie's lack of logic during a scene where the spaceship demonstrates its hyperspace drive capable of reaching relativistic speeds while going after an SOS signal it was seeking out, six days after departing from base.

* At the end of the second part of his MacrossPlus review, Bennett goes on [[RousingSpeech a speech on how anime fans have lost their standards,]] and how as such anime has seemed to drop in quality from the times of MacrossPlus, CowboyBebop, PrincessMononoke, GhostInTheShell, and such - the time of an apex reached by fan devotion and contribution. He remarks on how {{Fanservice}}, HoYay, and other eye-catchers [[LowestCommonDenominator have been used]] by studios [[MoneyDearBoy to get more money]], and thus general quantity has overtaken quality and such has become the standard for anime in general. He reaches the climax of this speech by beseeching fans of all kinds to demand better from the studios and creators, as they will never have the strength and courage to venture into the unknown reaches and go for more originality without fan outcry and subsequent reward for their efforts.

* At the end of the second part of his MacrossPlus review, Bennett goes on [[RousingSpeech a speech on how anime fans have lost their standards,]] and how as such anime has seemed to drop in quality from the times of MacrossPlus, CowboyBebop, PrincessMononoke, GhostInTheShell, and such - the time of an apex reached by fan devotion and contribution. He remarks on how {{Fanservice}}, HoYay, and other eye-catchers have been used by studios [[MoneyDearBoy to get more money]], and thus general quantity has overtaken quality and such has become the standard for anime in general. He reaches the climax of this speech by beseeching fans of all kinds to demand better from the studios and creators, as they will never have the strength and courage to venture into the unknown reaches and go for more originality without fan outcry and subsequent reward for their efforts.

* Credit where it's due for Bennett, but after two crappy movies, he finally breaks JesuOtaku with Highschool of the dead, seeming to [[PassingThetorch pass the torch]] to her. The fact that he also managed to get Linkara, Angry Joe and Marzgurl out of their rooms long enough for the review, and that he broke Jesu enough to show them some kind of horror (Remember that Linkara has fought ''The Entity,'' which threatened to consume the entire world, and that Joe and Marzgurl fought off Zod's troops in ToBoldlyFlee) just tops it off.

* Credit where it's due for Bennett, but after two crappy movies, he finally breaks JesuOtaku with Highschool of the dead, seeming to [[PassingThetorch pass the torch]] to her. The fact that he also managed to get Linkara, Angry Joe and Marzgurl out of their rooms long enough for the review, and that he broke Jesu enough to show them some kind of NightmareFuel (Remember that Linkara has fought ''The Entity,'' which threatened to consume the entire world, and that Joe and Marzgurl fought off Zod's troops in ToBoldlyFlee) just tops it off.

* Credit where it's due for Bennett, but after two crappy movies, he finally breaks JesuOtaku with Highschool of the dead, seeming to [[PassingThetorch pass the torch]] to her. The fact that he also managed to get Linkara, Angry Joe and Marzgirl out of their rooms long enough for the review, and that he broke Jesu enough to show them some kind of NightmareFuel (Remember that Linkara has fought ''The Entity,'' which threatened to consume the entire world) just tops it off.

** Just the fact that he gives a negative review of a critically acclaimed film is a CMOA in-and-of itself. In an age where [[ReviewsAreTheGospel reviews are considered to be the absolute word on the quality of a film]], it's nothing short of amazing to see someone give a rather detailed and emotionally-involved explanation as to why he dislikes a film while still understanding its significance. Sage could've simply gone the old AccentuateTheNegative approach but doesn't, and it makes the reasonings for his opinion all the stronger for it. It shows that a movie doesn't have to be "bad" for someone to not like it.

* His review of [[GraveOfTheFireflies Grave of the Fireflies ]], which he explains was ''very'' hard to do, considering the [[TearJerker reputation]] it has would make any dissenting opinion of his come off as petty or nitpicky. But regardless, he flat out nails it, going into detail about how the movie seemed to be less of a stand alone story and more of a cautionary tale for the youth of japan, [[ShownTheirWork bringing up statistics]] of how crime rates amongst japanese youth skyrocketed in the 1980's because of conflicts between the privileged newer generation, who were enjoying [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld the wealth and success of Japanese industry]] and their parents, who had to live [[CrapsackWorld in Japan]] after [[WorldWarII the second world war]]. He states at the beginning that he didn't like this movie for more personal reasons rather than just because it was sad, and after deconstructing the movie's purpose; that is essentially guilt tripping the youth into respecting the sacrifices their parents had made just growing up, he just demonstrates an amazing sort of bravery to get so involved and determined to critique a movie of such acclaimed proportions. It was a very impressive, sobering review, and you can watch it [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/bt/the-sage/anime-abandon/35418-anime-abandon-grave-of-the-fireflies here]].

* His review of [[GraveOfTheFireflies Grave of the Fireflies ]], which he explains was ''very'' hard to do, considering the [[TearJerker reputation]] it has would make any dissenting opinion of his come off as petty or nitpicky. But regardless, he flat out nails it, going into detail about how the movie seemed to be less of a stand alone story and more of a cautionary tale for the youth of japan, [[ShownTheirWork bringing up statistics]] of how crime rates amongst japanese youth skyrocketed in the 1980's because of conflicts between the privileged newer generation, who were enjoying [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld the wealth and success of japanese industry]] and their parents, who had to live [[CrapsackWorld in Japan]] after [[WorldWarII the second world war]]. He states at the beginning that he didn't like this movie for more personal reasons rather than just because it was sad, and after deconstructing the movie's purpose; that is essentially guilt tripping the youth into respecting the sacrifices their parents had made just growing up, he just demonstrates an amazing sort of bravery to get so involved and determined to critique a movie of such acclaimed proportions. It was a very impressive, sobering review, and you can watch it [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/bt/the-sage/anime-abandon/35418-anime-abandon-grave-of-the-fireflies here]].

** Just the fact that he gives a negative review of a critically acclaimed film is a CMOA in-and-of itself. In an age where [[ReviewsAreTheGospel reviews are considered to be the absolute word on the quality of a film]], it's nothing short of amazing to see someone give a rather detailed and emotionally-involved explanation as to why he dislikes a film while still understanding it's significance. Sage could've simply gone the old AccentuateTheNegative approach but doesn't, and it makes the reasonings for his opinion all the stronger for it. It shows that a movie doesn't have to be "bad" for someone to not like it.

* His review of [[GraveOfTheFireflies Grave of the Fireflies ]], which he explains was ''very'' hard to do, considering the [[TearJerker reputation]] it has would make any dissenting opinion of his come off as petty or nitpicky. But regardless, he flat out nails it, going into detail about how the movie seemed to be less of a stand alone story and more of a cautionary tale for the youth of japan, [[ShownTheirWork bringing up statistics]] of how crime rates amongst japanese youth skyrocketed in the 1980's because of conflicts between the privileged newer generation, who were enjoying [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld the wealth and success of japanese industry]] and their parents, who had to live [[CrapsackWorld in Japan]] after [[WorldWarII the second world war]]. He states at the beginning that he didn't like this movie for more personal reasons rather than just because it was sad, and after deconstructing the movie's purpose; that is essentially guilt tripping the youth into respecting the sacrifices their parents had made just growing up, he just demonstrates an amazing sort of bravery to get so involved and determined to critique a movie of such acclaimed proportions. It was a very impressive, sobering review, and you can watch it [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/bt/the-sage/anime-abandon/35418-anime-abandon-grave-of-the-fireflies here]].