Everything Wrong with...

This used to be one of my favourite YouTube series, no joke. It was a unique concept of pointing out little mistakes in a movie or things you really shouldn't notice and getting some great comedy out of it. It started out fine, it was funny and a little intriguing. I instantly became a fan and followed CinemaSins' "Everything Wrong with" series for a long time. Fast forward to today and most of what made it great is gone. Ever since 2016 they've been showing a gradual decline. They keep trying to tell everyone that everything they say in their videos shouldn't be taken seriously as it's all a joke and all said by their character that they put on which just so happens to be a massive ***hole. And for a while it was just like what they said, but after a while they started to point things out in movies that just seemed spiteful or really unnecessary. It could have been personal bias towards a certain actor/actress or something so insignificant and small that it really doesn't matter, pretty much past the points of nitpicks. And sometimes they just sinned things that didn't need to be sinned and also made a bunch of mistakes themselves. And the problem with some of the things they started to sin? They were their ACTUAL CRITICISMS of the movie they were talking about. This is all proven from their vlogs that they make after seeing a movie where they talk about what they thought of it. There is a moment in their "Age Of Ultron" video where they talk about a flaw that wasn't actually a real flaw and was just them not understanding something. Then if you watch their vlog that they made after they watched "Age Of Ultron" they bring up this exact critique. And there are many other examples which you can all go find yourselves. Whilst they occasionally have moments that are similar to their old videos as well as some decent chuckles, they have fallen so far from grace, it's insane. Their old videos will always have a special place in my heart, but their new videos show me that this "movie fan ***hole" character that they keep saying they portray actually reflects their genuine thoughts on movies.

Cinemasins is definitely a unique concept with a lot of promise. It's memorable as well, because it pulls it off in terms of presentation. Content is where Cinemasins falls down. While they do raise several legitimate points, it's lined with pedanticness that will go one of two ways: Jeremy will point out meaningless things that will mean nothing to the "average" cinema goer he claims to represent, or will show a lack of understanding of the source material.

It's also billed as a comedy, which would work if their jokes weren't so hit and miss. And when they do "hit" they'll milk an barely-funny joke for everything it's worth (SCENE DOES NOT CONTAIN A LAP DANCE AHAHAHAHAHAHXDDDD).

Not to mention the way they'll occasionally critique a cartoon for simply being a cartoon, or make fun of a movie for making use of basic storytelling techniques like narration. To some extent, it reeks of a screenwriter who's "unique and brilliant" screenplay got rejected one too many times.

Of course, like any series, they're going to have their hits. But their hits are overcrowded by their forgettable videos.

Someone should tell the Cinema Sins staff that nit-picking and fault-finding is only entertaining if there's actually a point to it. The original episodes had a semblance of insightful commentary because the "sins" were legitimate issues that the audience could laugh about. However, it has since devolved into pointless pedantry, non-issues and irrelevant in-jokes. Even worse, many of the so-called mistakes they uncover are actually just total misunderstandings, misinformation and fabrications. I wonder if they even watch these films anymore.

This is one of the best youtube tv shows out there.

I love this program. But to me, it's not as good as Screen Rant/Pitch Meetings, or Honest Trailers. Everything pointed out on CinemaSins is not a sin. Some are sins. Some are just interesting observations.

I believe every movie and TV show doesn't have to be perfect, or even totally realistic or logical. Yes, there is a line. But every movie and TV show is not a factual documentary. Drama and fiction need some artistic leeway. They are supposed to be entertaining. And viewers should be smart enough to know the difference between truth and fiction.

But still, I find this series informative and entertaining. But I know the difference between truth and fiction.

Screen Rant/Pitch Meeting 10, Honest Trailers 9, Everything Wrong with . . . 8.