History YMMV / MovieFights

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The episode "Movie Fights Extravaganza Benefiting Women in Film" message of how the film industry discriminates against women and the extremely unsubtle way everyone deliver the message not only did not effect how entertaining the episode is, but also created incredible touching moments when the female participants talked about how the women in cinema and in their life inspired and helped them on their own film career.

** The revival of the show post-Andy Signore brought in some criticism amongst people who didn't like the switch from a 3-player to 2-player format with many feeling that it took away a lot of the actual "fighting" charm. 11 episodes later, Screen Junkies proved that they're listening to the criticism, and returned to the 3-player format much to the happiness of the viewers who tuned in for that episode.

** Zigzagged, then played extremely straight with Andy Signore. Most people were fine having him as the host of the show, but they hate him as a gladiator for being rude, aggressive, and dismissive (even mocking) towards his opponent's answers and the judge's ruling. Then the wave of allegations of sexual misconduct not only removed him permanently from the show and the company, but also ensured that none but the most fringe of fans would ever find his behavior defensible.

** Hal's rant against Creator/BillCosby in the ''Last Fighter Standing'' episode becomes this after knowing that he is working with a similar sexual harasser that is sitting next to him.

** Hal's rant against Bill Cosby i n the Last Fighter Standing becomes this after knowing that he is working with a similar sexual harasser that is sitting next to him.

** Episode 69, starring Creator/MaxLandis, [[GutturalGrowler Rob Fee]], and [[OnlySaneMan Dan Murrell]], who is forced to argue [[Cloudcuckoolander Mike's]] points because Carlson is LateForSchool. Part of the way into the episode, Mike joins in via Skype (with the video upside down) while he's still driving through LA traffic, and only physically makes it to the set in the middle of round four.

* HarsherInHindsight: Any old episode that involves Andy Signore (the vast majority of them, given that he was the main judge) became this after he had been accused on multiple accounts of sexual misconduct. Said accusations resulted in his termination from the show on October 8th, 2017. Especially painful is any episodes that involve fans, as several of the released messages and testimonies from his accusers indicate that invites to the Fan Cam were used as pretenses or bribes for his inappropriate actions.

** Zigzagged with Andy Signore. Most people are fine having him as the host of the show, but they hate him as a gladiator for being rude, aggressive, and dismissive (even mocking) towards his opponent's answers and the judge's ruling.

* HarsherInHindsight: Any old episode that involves Andy Signore (the vast majority of them, given that he was the main judge) became this after he had been accused on multiple accounts of sexual misconduct. Said accusations resulted in his termination from the show on October 8th, 2017. Especially painful is any episodes that involve fans, as several of the released messages and testimonies from his accusers indicate that invites to the Fan Cam were used as pretenses or bribes for inappropriate actions.

* HarsherInHindsight: Any old episode that involves Andy Signore (which is a ''huge'' majority of them) has become this after he had been accused on multiple accounts of sexual misconduct. Said accusations resulted in his termination from the show on October 8th, 2017. Especially painful is any episodes that involve fans after learning about the misconduct that he did to fans.

* HarsherInHindsight: Any old episode that involves Andy Signore (which is a ''huge'' majority of them) has become this after he had been accused on multiple accounts of sexual misconduct. Said accusations resulted in his termination from the show on October 8th, 2017.

** There was a pretty huge outcry against Episode 70's title "Would Batman v Superman Suck?", which seemingly reinforced Screen Junkies' infamous hate against DC. Hours later, the video was retitled into "Would Batman v Superman Be Great?". Episode 74 further attempted to calm haters by titling their next video "Could Captain America: Civil War Suck?" in honor of the second Civil War trailer that was just released.

* TheWoobie: Poor Spencer Gilbert just can't seem to get it done. He's proven himself to be a decent fighter that gets him through the early Movie Fight rounds, but has always been shown to struggle to come out on top in the Speed Round. Then he blew up his chances in the Last Fighter Standing episode, where he got a little too political in his answer choice for the question "If you could punch one actor in the face, who would it be?" and was immediately disqualified before he had the chance to argue properly.
** He's gotten better in recent years, even winning the Showstopper in the "Dumbest Movie Premise of All Time" Last Fighter Standing in November 2016 [[spoiler:culminating in him cashing it in ''seven months later'' at the end of the lengthy "E.T. vs Jaws" Championship, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome overcoming an exhausted Dan to become only the second ever Movie Fights Champion]].]]

** Episode 69, starring Creator/MaxLandis, [[GutturalGrowler Rob Fee]], and [[strike:Mike Carlson]] [[OnlySaneMan Dan Murrell]], who is forced to argue [[CloudCuckooLander Mike's]] points because Carlson is LateForSchool. Part of the way into the episode, Mike joins in via Skype (with the video upside down) while he's still driving through LA traffic, and only physically makes it to the set in the middle of round four.

** Invoked in Episode 88, which was actually labelled "Weird Movie Fights". Resident {{Cloud Cuckoolander}}s Mike Carlson and Nick Mundy was brought in (alongside first-time fighter Joe Starr, who is no less weird) to debate topics such as "Pitch a ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} 6'' movie" and "Which two movie characters would have the best sex scene" and "What scene in a movie would be better with a man playing saxophone in the rain?". Even the Speed Round questions were... extremely unconventional, to say the least, with questions like, "If you have to eat any actor, who would it be?"

** Mike Carlson falls under this trope as well. While his {{CloudCuckooLander}} ideas can confuse those around him frequently, and his obsession with [[MemeticMutation Botanicus]] is the stuff of legend, he's also able to fight Dan to a standstill.

** Mike Carlson falls under this trope as well. While his {{Cloudcookoolander}} ideas can confuse those around him frequently, and his obsession with [[MemeticMutation Botanicus]] is the stuff of legend, he's also able to fight Dan to a standstill.

** Sasha Perl-Raver in episode 85 for consistently bringing in profit whenever there is an argument against the other contestants. Some think that her arguments don't have anything to do with some of the questions while others think she's just bringing in the business side of the industry. It also doesn't help that she brings in her own contact to back up her arguments. Some fans think it's unfair for the other contestants while others have no problem with it.

** He's gotten better in recent years, even winning the Showstopper in the "Dumbest Movie Premise of All Time" Last Fighter Standing in November 2016 [[spoiler:culminating in him cashing it in ''seven months later'' at the end of the lengthy "E.T. vs Jaws" Championship, [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome overcoming an exhausted Dan to become only the second ever Movie Fights Champion]].]]

** He's gotten better in recent years, even winning the Showstopper in the "Dumbest Movie Premise of All Time" Last Fighter Standing in November 2016 [[spoiler:culminating in him [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome cashing it in ''seven months later'' the end of the lengthy "E.T. vs Jaws" Championship, overcoming an exhausted Dan to become only the second ever Movie Fights Champion]].]]

* TheWoobie: Poor Spencer Gilbert just can't seem to get it done. He's proven himself to be a decent fighter that gets him through the early Movie Fight rounds, but has always been shown to struggle to come out on top in the Speed Round. Then he blew up his chances in the Last Fighter Standing episode, where he got a little too political in his answer choice for the question "If you could punch one actor in the face, who would it be?" and was immediately disqualified before he had the chance to argue properly.

** A common criticism of the show is that after while, questions began to feel repetitive by staying on certain topics related to today's most popular movie franchises, today's most popular actors, as well as things that are culturally relevant in today's time period. As a result, "Classic Film Fights" was created where every once in awhile, an episode will come around where the focus will be on films and actors that were big names in the movie eras before the 90s.

** A common criticism of the show is that after while, questions began to feel repetitive by staying on certain topics related to today's most popular movie franchises, today's most popular actors, as well as things that are culturally relevant in today's time period. As a result, "Classic Movie Fights" was created where every once in awhile, an episode will come around where the focus will be on films and actors that were big names in the movie eras before the 90s.