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** He's not really homeless, he's just crazy and thinks he is. Think about it, we rarely see him outside, he looks suspiciously clean and well-fed and he hangs around Critic's house constantly, who we know offered him a place to stay and a job reviewing new movies.
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** He's Some viewers have suggested that Chester's not really homeless, he's just crazy and thinks he is. Think about it, we rarely see him outside, he looks suspiciously clean and well-fed and he hangs around Critic's house constantly, who we know offered him a place to stay and a job reviewing new movies.
** On multiple occasions, Chester has implied that he's willing to have sex with other men in exchange for money or a warm place to stay, something eventually confirmed in the "conquering Canada" video. Is this PragmaticPansexuality, or is it an indication of Chester being genuinely bisexual?
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** He starts his review of James Cameron's ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' with: "[[CatchPhrase Oh, my God, this is the GREATEST movie I've ever seen in my life!]] There's [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender this bald boy, who can control the wind]]... oops, [[SimilarlyNamedWorks wrong Avatar]]. Oh, my God, this is ''also'' the greatest movie I've ever seen in my life!" Four years later, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic sounds very like Chester when he declares that ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' is, indeed, one of the greatest shows he's ever seen in his life in his review of ''Film/TheLastAirbender''.
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** He starts his review of James Cameron's ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' with: "[[CatchPhrase "[[CharacterCatchphrase Oh, my God, this is the GREATEST movie I've ever seen in my life!]] There's [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender this bald boy, who can control the wind]]... oops, [[SimilarlyNamedWorks wrong Avatar]]. Oh, my God, this is ''also'' the greatest movie I've ever seen in my life!" Four years later, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic sounds very like Chester when he declares that ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' is, indeed, one of the greatest shows he's ever seen in his life in his review of ''Film/TheLastAirbender''.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: He's not really homeless, he's just crazy and thinks he is. Think about it, we rarely see him outside, he looks suspiciously clean and well-fed and he hangs around Critic's house constantly, who we know offered him a place to stay and a job reviewing new movies.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** He's not really homeless, he's just crazy and thinks he is. Think about it, we rarely see him outside, he looks suspiciously clean and well-fed and he hangs around Critic's house constantly, who we know offered him a place to stay and a job reviewing new movies.
** He's not really homeless, he's just crazy and thinks he is. Think about it, we rarely see him outside, he looks suspiciously clean and well-fed and he hangs around Critic's house constantly, who we know offered him a place to stay and a job reviewing new movies.
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* HePannedItNowHeSucks: Despite all of Doug's apologies for maybe being too harsh and his detailed explanations of why he didn't like it, he was subject to the same shit that everyone who didn't like ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' got.
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* HePannedItNowHeSucks: HePannedItNowHeSucks:
** Despite all of Doug's apologies for maybe being too harsh and his detailed explanations of why he didn't like it, he was subject to the same shit that everyone who didn't like ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' got.
** Despite all of Doug's apologies for maybe being too harsh and his detailed explanations of why he didn't like it, he was subject to the same shit that everyone who didn't like ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' got.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The line in Chester's review of ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' about that they should send all the people in the sky adds more hilarity when Pixar actually does run closely with it.
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* HilariousInHindsight: HilariousInHindsight:
** The line in Chester's review of ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' about that they should send all the people in the sky adds more hilarity when Pixar actually does run closely with it.
** The line in Chester's review of ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' about that they should send all the people in the sky adds more hilarity when Pixar actually does run closely with it.
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* TearJerker: The end of ''Film/WhereTheWildThingsAre'':
-->So, you might be wondering what's the moral of the story, kids? The moral of the story is... deal with it! Just... deal with it! Your family's not perfect? Deal with it! You're trapped on an island with monsters? Deal with it! You live in a pine cone where people occasionally urinate on you and throw feces at you always saying that they left their change at home even though I see them pay for a hooker just on the side of the street?! A hooker that could pleasure them probably not nearly as well as I could?! Deal with it! *starts crying* Have a good cry and then deal with it! Bite your finger until it starts to bleed, cry, and deal with it! Forget this cruel, horrible world, die alone in the dark, then bite your finger until it starts to bleed, cry, and deal with it! [[MoodWhiplash Oh, and also, eat your vegetables]].
-->So, you might be wondering what's the moral of the story, kids? The moral of the story is... deal with it! Just... deal with it! Your family's not perfect? Deal with it! You're trapped on an island with monsters? Deal with it! You live in a pine cone where people occasionally urinate on you and throw feces at you always saying that they left their change at home even though I see them pay for a hooker just on the side of the street?! A hooker that could pleasure them probably not nearly as well as I could?! Deal with it! *starts crying* Have a good cry and then deal with it! Bite your finger until it starts to bleed, cry, and deal with it! Forget this cruel, horrible world, die alone in the dark, then bite your finger until it starts to bleed, cry, and deal with it! [[MoodWhiplash Oh, and also, eat your vegetables]].
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* TearJerker: TearJerker:
** The end of ''Film/WhereTheWildThingsAre'':
-->So, --->So, you might be wondering what's the moral of the story, kids? The moral of the story is... deal with it! Just... deal with it! Your family's not perfect? Deal with it! You're trapped on an island with monsters? Deal with it! You live in a pine cone where people occasionally urinate on you and throw feces at you always saying that they left their change at home even though I see them pay for a hooker just on the side of the street?! A hooker that could pleasure them probably not nearly as well as I could?! Deal with it! *starts crying* Have a good cry and then deal with it! Bite your finger until it starts to bleed, cry, and deal with it! Forget this cruel, horrible world, die alone in the dark, then bite your finger until it starts to bleed, cry, and deal with it! [[MoodWhiplash Oh, and also, eat your vegetables]].
** The end of ''Film/WhereTheWildThingsAre'':
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** Played for laughs in his ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' review, when his idea of young Peter getting abducted is him making up an alternate reality to deal with losing his mother.
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** Played for laughs in his ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' review, when his idea of young Peter getting abducted is him making up an alternate reality to deal with losing his mother.
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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Lampshaded in the review of ''[[spoiler:Film/TheMuppets]].''
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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Lampshaded in the review of ''[[spoiler:Film/TheMuppets]].''[[spoiler:Film/TheMuppets2011]].''
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* CharacterRerailment: The 2013-starting “Chester being used as a mouthpiece for SlutShaming and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad-complaining” deal thankfully didn't last too long, and he went back to being adorable, fun and commenting on various issues in Hollywood.
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* CharacterRerailment: The 2013-starting “Chester being used as a mouthpiece for SlutShaming and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad-complaining” Political Correctness-complaining” deal thankfully didn't last too long, and he went back to being adorable, fun and commenting on various issues in Hollywood.
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* UncannyValley: His problem with the Creator/{{Rankin Bass|Productions}} Christmas specials.
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* BrokenBase: The review of ''Film/{{District 9}}'', which panned the movie perhaps the most out of any that he's reviewed so far, has actually generated a bit of controversy amongst his own base of viewers. (Thus, why he put it at number 2 on his list of movies he didn't like that everyone else seemed to love.)
** The same goes for ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises.''
** The same goes for ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises.''
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Before ''[[Film/{{Twilight}} Breaking Dawn]]'' came out, Doug was gleeing over how much he was going to enjoy it for the SoBadItsGood quality. Uh, yeah... didn't quite turn out that way.
** Of course, that turned into HeartwarmingInHindsight when the second part came out, which returned to its roots and then some. Cue much rejoicing from him.
** Of course, that turned into HeartwarmingInHindsight when the second part came out, which returned to its roots and then some. Cue much rejoicing from him.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: HarsherInHindsight:
** Before ''[[Film/{{Twilight}} Breaking Dawn]]'' came out, Doug was gleeing over how much he was going to enjoy it for the SoBadItsGood quality. Uh, yeah... didn't quite turn out thatway.
** Of course, that turned into HeartwarmingInHindsight when the second part came out, which returned to its roots and then some. Cue much rejoicing from him.way.
** Before ''[[Film/{{Twilight}} Breaking Dawn]]'' came out, Doug was gleeing over how much he was going to enjoy it for the SoBadItsGood quality. Uh, yeah... didn't quite turn out that
** Of course, that turned into HeartwarmingInHindsight when the second part came out, which returned to its roots and then some. Cue much rejoicing from him.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Aww, look at the Bum's Youmacon video where he's all freaked out. You just want to take him home and... wait, a con report says Doug really ''did'' get scared because people were constantly asking [[Film/{{Casper}} "Can I keep you?"]] Oh.
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* CharacterRerailment: The 2013-starting “Chester being used as a mouthpiece for SlutShaming and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad-complaining” deal thankfully didn't last too long, and he went back to being adorable, fun and making comments about bigotry in Hollywood.
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* CharacterRerailment: The 2013-starting “Chester being used as a mouthpiece for SlutShaming and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad-complaining” deal thankfully didn't last too long, and he went back to being adorable, fun and making comments about bigotry commenting on various issues in Hollywood.
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* OneTruePairing: Even the Bum, despite his hatred for [[Film/{{Twilight}} Bella]], feels Jacob would've been a better Boyfriend/Husband than Edward.
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* OneTruePairing: Even the Bum, despite his hatred for [[Film/{{Twilight}} Bella]], feels Jacob would've been a better Boyfriend/Husband boyfriend/husband for her than Edward.
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** The Chicago snowstorm video, especially when he's crying on the ground at night. Not even Rob's obvious shadow detracts from it, considering Chester even says the CA company is forcing him to do this.
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** The Chicago snowstorm video, especially when he's crying on the ground at night. Not even [[SpecialEffectFailure Rob's obvious shadow shadow]] detracts from it, considering Chester even says the CA company is forcing him to do this.
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** ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' is a bit like if you smooshed the Critic's reviews of ''Film/BabyGeniuses'' and ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' together for the maximum amount of pain you can inflict.
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** ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' is a bit like if you smooshed the Critic's reviews of ''Film/BabyGeniuses'' and ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' together for the maximum amount of pain you can inflict.
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* EarWorm: Each episode is [[BookEnds bookended]] with the first few bars of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSE15tLBdso Luigi Boccherini's "Minuetto".]] Watch Bum Reviews enough times and it WILL get stuck in your head.
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* UglyCute: Even a bum can look adorable.
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* MagnificentBastard: He's managed two examples that earn him the title, mostly because nobody was expecting it from him:
** Promising an interviewer dirt on the Critic and then telling him that Critic offered him change and a place to stay with no ulterior motive.
** Managing to destroy the world.
** Promising an interviewer dirt on the Critic and then telling him that Critic offered him change and a place to stay with no ulterior motive.
** Managing to destroy the world.
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* NightmareFuel: The ending of his ''Paranormal Activity 3'' review.
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* NightmareFuel: The ending of his ''Paranormal Activity 3'' ''Film/ParanormalActivity3'' review.
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** His comments about Spider-Man joining the Avengers in a few reviews, such as ''The Incredible Hulk'' and ''The Avengers'', seemed unlikely at the time due to Sony exclusively holding the character's film rights. Come 2016, and Sony and Marvel have worked out a deal, allowing Spider-Man to [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar join the MCU]].
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** ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' is a bit like if you smooshed the Critic's reviews of ''Film/BabyGeniuses'' and ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' together for the maximum amount of pain you can inflict.
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** ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' is a bit like if you smooshed the Critic's reviews of ''Film/BabyGeniuses'' and ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' together for the maximum amount of pain you can inflict.
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* {{Moe}}: And unlike most, he really does need to be taken home.
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* {{Moe}}: And Chester, and unlike most, he really does need to be taken home.
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** And if he really is homeless, this gives an interpretation of his relationship with the Critic: the reason he's in surprisingly good condition is that [[HiddenDepths the Critic]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold is taking really good care of him.]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Aww...]]
** Played for laughs in Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy when his idea of young Peter getting abducted is him making up an alternate reality to deal with losing his mother.
** Played for laughs in Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy when his idea of young Peter getting abducted is him making up an alternate reality to deal with losing his mother.
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** And if he really is homeless, this gives an interpretation of his relationship with the Critic: the reason he's in surprisingly good condition is that [[HiddenDepths the Critic]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold is taking really good care of him.]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Aww...]]
** Played for laughs inFilm/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy his ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' review, when his idea of young Peter getting abducted is him making up an alternate reality to deal with losing his mother.mother.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/bum-reviews/34620-the-bum-reviews-song The Bum Reviews Song.]]
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/bum-reviews/34620-the-bum-reviews-song The Bum Reviews Song.]]
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* MagnumOpus: Considered to be ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' for involving a emotional breakdown storyline. All improvised by the way.
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* {{Squick}}: In ''TheLegoMovie'' review, both Chester and the audience are grossed out by what Critic apparently does with his Rogue figurine.
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-->So, you might be wondering what's the moral of the story, kids? The moral of the story is... deal with it! Just... deal with it! Your family's not perfect? Deal with it! You're trapped on an island with monsters? Deal with it! You live in a pine cone where people occasionally urinate on you and throw feces at you always saying that they left their change at home even though I see them pay for a hooker just on the side of the street?! A hooker that could pleasure them probably not nearly as well as I could?! Deal with it! *starts crying* Have a good cry and then deal with it! Bite your finger until it starts to bleed, cry, and deal with it! Forget this cruel, horrible world, die alone in the dark, then bite your finger until it starts to bleed, cry, and deal with it!
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-->So, you might be wondering what's the moral of the story, kids? The moral of the story is... deal with it! Just... deal with it! Your family's not perfect? Deal with it! You're trapped on an island with monsters? Deal with it! You live in a pine cone where people occasionally urinate on you and throw feces at you always saying that they left their change at home even though I see them pay for a hooker just on the side of the street?! A hooker that could pleasure them probably not nearly as well as I could?! Deal with it! *starts crying* Have a good cry and then deal with it! Bite your finger until it starts to bleed, cry, and deal with it! Forget this cruel, horrible world, die alone in the dark, then bite your finger until it starts to bleed, cry, and deal with it!it! [[MoodWhiplash Oh, and also, eat your vegetables]].
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** Played for laughs in Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy when his idea of young Peter getting abducted is him making up an alternate reality to deal with losing his mother.
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* UncannyValley: His problem with the RankinBass Christmas specials.
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