The Blockbuster Buster

The Blockbuster Buster is among my favorite reviewers of Channel Awesome, right up there with the Nostalgia Critic, Linkara, the Cinema Snob, and Chris Stuckmann.

At first, his videos dating back to 2010 are in somewhat poor quality due to him starting out, as his voice is somewhat more quiet and his outbursts are more reserved and look rather awkward. But overtime, he's grown in both acting as well in special effects (which seemed to improve even more when he joined the Channel Awesome crew.)

Although there are times of where the jokes don't work, that being evident in his Phantom Menace review, the humor in his reviews is really good and there were some moments that had me pause the video for a few solid minute just to regain my breath.

I honestly can't wait to see what he has planned for the future and here's to see what he does next.

Join the legion, suckas!

Unlike most internet personalities Eric Rodriguez (shortened to 'Erod'), The Blockbuster Buster is a passionate fanboy who knows his knowledge of various Pop-culture properties, and like most internet reviewers tends to keep an open mind when watching a certain movie. He is called 'The Blockbuster Buster' for he specializes in reviewing movies that were designed to be 'blockbusters', movies intended to make a lot of money within the Hollywood studio system, mostly adaptations, occasional remakes, reboots, etc. Thus his tag-line 'Voicing the Rage of Fanboys Everywhere, One Movie at a time' pretty much fits the picture as to what he does.

Looking back at most of his earlier videos from 2010 it's pretty clear to me he gained a lot more confidence as both a writer and a reviewer as the show progressed over time (first appearing on YouTube then Blip TV and now Daily Motion). His reviewing style as the character; 'The Blockbuster Buster' is both arrogant and hilarious at times which makes up for one very entertaining low budget reviewing show. Although I'm more impressed by his insight and knowledge on various pop-cultural bits and pieces, even when he'll talk about a film that he thinks is not worth 'busting' he'll do a 'Top 10' or a 'Pros and Cons' treatment just to weigh some of the good and bad elements against each other. I've probably gained more insight on his own research and knowledge than I would by just watching the films he reviews (which even include films I wouldn't care to watch personally, unless I decide to before seeing him tear it apart). Another impressive segment he does each year in between seasons of 'The Blockbuster Buster' from December to February, is his 'Honest Reviews' insightful, honest and very well scripted videos of various films, TV shows and cartoons.

It doesn't necessarily matter where viewers should start with The Blockbuster Buster, as I think he talks a lot more confidently and insightful now than when he first started back in 2010. The reviews are low budget and have the production to that of guerrilla film making, but I guess internet users are so into that nowadays it's hard to even argue since so many other personalities like The Nostalgia Critic do the same thing. I might also add I kind of get annoyed when Erod tries to incorporate a sense of story-line into his review series. It doesn't necessarily add anything special to the videos or anything to get excited about. Just having a quick skit or set of supporting characters played by other actors or Rodriguez himself seems like enough of an entertainment value to me especially on this internet platform.

Lastly I don't always agree with everything Erod may say about certain things, but I really like the guy's reviewing style mixing arrogant comedic charms, clever special effects gags, skits and insightful pop-cultural knowledge he brings to his reviews. He really is the 'Ultimate Fanboy', so if there's any sort of Blockbuster; Hollywood has produced you weren't necessarily satisfied with, trust Erod The Blockbuster Buster and his trusty hammer; Lucille to fix up the problem when he reviews the movie(s) himself.

The Blockbuster Buster is my favorite movie reviewing show, because "Erod" gives the proper treatment to disgraceful sequels, remakes & adaptations that they deserve. There are many movie reviewers that review films, and they are harsh on them, but Erod makes sure that they receive the roughest, rawest reviews that they'll ever get. It is obvious that the writers of this show are true fan-boys who only want to avenge the fandoms of others.

I also like it because it's pretty funny, I started watching the show with the "Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday" review, and I laughed until I thought I was going to throw up. The way he uses clips from other films & cartoons to make points with them is genius and effective. The only thing I have to complain about is that many of the episodes are lost because of Blip being shut down, but other than that, this show is a perfect movie reviewing show.

Eric Rodriguez created a homegrown masterpiece that was the equal of every other major American youtube reviewer in 2011. I discovered his work around 2014 or so, and it helped get me through a rough period of under-employment and unemployment. I think it's unfair how he's never really been appreciated, and he deserves far more than a 5.7 IMDB rating for his show.

The work he puts into the show's production and writing, plus his natural comic talents really shows in every episode. I like how he tried to improve the show and try different things, even if viewers didn't appreciate it. Many of shows had me rolling on the floor and laughing my off- especially when he would conclude them with the "busting" of a DVD of the movie he was riffing on.

I hope "ERod" continues his show. I know my viewing of it hasn't been as regular since about 2018 or so as it used to be. He truly possesses incredible amounts of "badassitude."

He doesn't do his research at all, often getting information blatantly wrong. He states he isn't a fan of fart jokes yet he held a vote to pick a reaction joke for when a character farts in a film he is reviewing.

His website looks outdated, his put-on "serious voice" is embarrassing like a child trying to do a voice-over. He adds too much plot to his reviews and takes as long as 5 minutes to actually get to starting some reviews. He voices commonly stated opinions on films. His editing is terrible and every episode has a black box around the edge, leading me to believe he uses moviemaker to edit as when processes videos sometimes it adds a black box.

As for positives, he sometimes brings up some new criticisms for the reviews and his intro theme and animation is quite well executed.