The Blockbuster Buster

Finally, one of us is taking a stand against all the bullsheit Hollywood and TV executives have spewed out in recent years.

Eric Rodriguez plays an angry fanboy who is sick of his favorite franchises (i.e. all of them) being killed by poorly-made sequels, prequels, adaptations, and his arch-nemesis Michael Bay. Donning the guise of the Blockbuster Buster, he strives to bust these bad movies and see to it that they are buried and forgotten.

But ERod doesn't always bust the stuff he reviews. He keeps an open mind about his material, which can range from "okay" in the case of Atlantis: The Lost Empire to such awful horrors as M. Night Shyamalan's Last Airbender.

Part of what makes the series work is that you know about most of the stuff he reviews. You've heard of a lot of these movies; heck, some of them aren't even a year old yet (at the time of this review, his most recent victim was a Men in Black/Good vs. Evil knock-off called "R.I.P.D."; look it up). You know that a lot of them sometimes get good reviews from movie critics despite the betrayal they've wrought on us fans.

As with Doug Walker's Nostalgia Critic, it's not perfect. This is less a comedy series and more like a satire of an epic quest. But one thing that ERod likes to pile on is the badassitude, and I will always be a loyal member of his Legion because of it.

Back in 2008 I came across a series called 'The Angry Video Game Nerd' this turned me into a fan James Rolf straight from the off. It was not until 2 years later that I came across other internet reviewers Such as Doug Walker (the Nostalgia Critic) and Noah Antwhiler (The Spooney Experiment).

These series I love and will probably continue to enjoy for a long time to come. Then in late 2011 I came across Erod (The Blockbuster Buster). The hammer wielding bad-ass who uses way to much hair gel.

What I like about this series that Mr Rodriguez starts his reviews with an open mind and is willing to give each film a chance, is willing to try and see some good points (Yes, even in with Michael Bay's movies, which I know is hard to do).

I came to like him a lot more recently when I found that he is also an avid Doctor Who fan like my self and still and enjoys animated series and films, unfortunately our generation will not even consider animation good entertainment as they see it as a only suitable for kids, Sorry getting sidetracked.

Anyway, This guy's reviewing technique and sense of humour is great and anyone who loves people such as the ones I mentioned a few paragraphs earlier should give this guy a chance.

Well I can not think of anything else to say about this guy, I'm mt1768 and I'm ... just some guy on the internet trying to get his opinion across.

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.

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.

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.