Comments by "Ash Roskell" (@ashroskell) on "The Critical Drinker" channel.

  1. Are you really going to give us a blow by blow account of the demise of Star Wars, episode by episode? Surely you have so much else you could be talking about that’s more interesting?
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  2. Speaking of which, when are you going to talk about something you like in the world of film and TV? This is a reboot of the same complaint you keep making all the time, because it sells? Either that, or you chose the wrong profession? What good is an art critique who doesn’t like the arts? We heard you the first 20 times you attacked Star Trek, Terminator and Star Wars. Give it a rest? You’re entertaining but also pretty much projecting.
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  3. The Critical Drinker : As ever, you mesmerising genius of a substance abuser, you nailed it. With your deceptively eloquent prose, and that hilariously blunt incisiveness; a style which you’ve now mastered and made all your own, you’ve now reached a point at which your reviews are as entertaining (often more so) as the movies and shows you’re reviewing. I will often watch one of your reviews on a show I don’t give a damn about, just to listen to you do your shtick! Never change, Mr Drinker! As the Joker once stole it, “You com-plete. . . ME!” 😁👍
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  4. Why do people say Nolan’s Batman was never, “realistic.” Grounded, to a degree, maybe? Come on? Batman is a super detective, which I hope this movie captures. But he’s a comic book super hero. Where are people getting this, “realistic,’’ from? In real life, everyone would be saying, “Bruce Wayne is dressing up as a rubber bat and chasing bad men around.” He’d be dead inside week. Let’s hope Batman never gets realistic?
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  5. I’ve been thinking. You remind me of Alexander Pope. Yeah, that Alexander Pope, the poet, critic and Bon vive ent (or however TF you spell, “good time boy”). And, I genuinely imagine a day, when you could be as influential as him. I guess you’ll know when one of your witticisms ends up in the Oxford Book of Quotations?
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  6. You can play string instruments without being able to see them, pretty easily if you’re at a professional level. But, I agree with the rest of Drinker’s criticisms. I’ve not seen either Rebel Moon’s (out of the window of a passing truck) because there has not been ONE good review ANYWHERE???
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  7. Yikes, dude!? Are you just set to, “Auto-Kill,” now? It is only a movie, not a personal attack on you. I get your criticisms, and you’re probably right, but WHY are you so personally offended? . . .
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  8. You read my mind. Could have been so much more, but for some weird reason, it’s pretty good. I liked the John Carpenter feel of the final act. None of it made the least bit of sense, but the performances are great, the monster are fun, and it’s fine.
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  9. I can’t understand what people even mean by the term, “fan service,” in a negative context? You’re watching a f*cking sequel people! What are they supposed to do? Make it feature Scooby Doo characters? People have come to see more of what they liked, so you expect, “service,” for the, “fans,” to include as much from the previous movies as possible! I mean, I get when it’s done in a clunky way, only inserted for the sake of recognition, without proper context or meaning to the narrative, but that’s just bad story telling. Fan service is like, “virtue signalling.” A dumb term that makes less sense the more you scrutinise it.
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  10. Have you ever read an Agatha Christie mystery? I’ll save you the trouble. They’re uniformly terrible books, with implausible plots, foolish characters and ridiculous detectives. Murder as a parlour game, rather than an upsetting brutal act that shatters lives and changes the murderer forever. No one dresses like Hercule Poirot either. You didn’t get what this movie is. It’s not meant to be all that plausible. It’s internal logic was logical enough for the comedy and character acting to take place. I’m not pretending this was a good movie. But your hatred for the director makes you conveniently overlook any reasonable comparisons. Maybe you just need to calm down a bit?
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  11.  @No-One-of-Consequence  : She is very cool, as a character concept, and the little I’ve seen of her in comic form. As was Vincent Price. You are a person of consequence to me.
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  12.  @No-One-of-Consequence  : I sure did enjoy it, thanks. And yes, I remember The Princess Bride very fondly. Peter Falk was the hook that made me stick around, but the rest of the movie was both a revelation and a joy to me. Yeah, I get it now. They say, “You should never meet your heroes,” but in your case, it seems to have worked out pretty well for you. That too gladdens my heart. I have to say, my memories of the Batman TV show are vague now, at best. But I loved Adam West’s portrayal, played for laughs and eye rolls. I recall a story he told about a particular scene, when the show launched, in a club or restaurant, I think? He had to say the line (something to the effect of) “I’ll just take a seat at the table over here. I don’t want to be conspicuous.” He is in his full Batman costume, in a place where everyone else is dressed, “normally.” He said he always knew, from his first reading of the script, if a line like that got a laugh, “then people get it,” and the show would be a success. Fortunately, they got it, and they had a hit on their hands. Now I’m just thinking about Batgirl and that costume. Oh boy. She was stunning, wasn’t she.
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  13. I am entertained by your videos, but sometimes I feel like I’m being less informed than I used to be. You are banging on the same old drum and saying nothing you haven’t said, multiple times before. Perhaps it’s time to find something new to say?
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  14. I thought Pennywise was always in Sesame Street?
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  15. Who cares? You do. Obviously. Here’s your video. You make good ones, but you don’t need the disingenuous title? . . .
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  16. Interesting comment, that. But tell me? Am I the only one wishing the Drinker could maybe move on now? “It’s funny how we all revert to type, sooner or later, isn’t it?” Says the guy who gave us a really entertaining video about Werner Herzog and then wheels out the safe old Star Wars clickbait. Cue the memes we’ve all seen a thousand times (literally) and the echoing, “the message,” voice, as though we all have the memories of goldfish.
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  17.  @LúneIstar  : Huh, I see wot u did there . . . 🤤
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  18.  @NathanSommer-c8l  : Yeah, don’t get me wrong. The guy still makes me larf, (I’m here aren’t I? 🤷‍♂️) but I’ve been following him for years, since back when he was a wee timorous beastie who ran naked in the heather with the rest of the wild haggises for the pleasure of just a couple of thousand viewers. And back then he was original, eclectic and way funnier. Now, I feel like he’s allowed himself to become enslaved by the algorithm, banging the same drum because it guarantees his biggest audiences, rather than just talking about what genuinely interests him and the things that made him fall in love with cinema and TV in the first place. You have to admit, even if you don’t agree with me, that you seen and heard a LOT of his gags a thousand times, right? Eventually, he’ll wind up sounding like that old guy who lives in the basement, complaining about movies being too loud now, or something. And the only audience that will stick with him will be the bigots and angry 50 year old virgins who just want to see him stick it to the, “lib-tards.” If he wants to get some of his old magic back, he should talk more about what he loves, less about what he hates. Sure, still complain about what he hates, but for crying out loud! A blow by blow account of an entire series that we already know he hates and why??? That’s not educational, or informative, and it’s getting less and less entertaining. The other day he released a riveting video on Werner Herzog’s movie, Fitzcarraldo, which was excellent on every metric I mentioned in my last sentence. With new and different material, he was forced to write new and different witticisms, whilst giving his audience a bit of genuine insight into the movie making process and a look into the world of a truly unique and fascinating project that could have destroyed everyone involved! That was a taste of the old Drinker that drew me into this channel. I miss that guy. I just don’t want to see him become the type of algorithm chasing hack that he ridicules. And I don’t need to hear the same old gags, getting older with each repetition. I’m a fan.
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  19.  @Naesil89  : Well, exactly. But that, “free money,” is also something he has to work hard for. He is becoming a slave to the algorithm. And in a few years he’ll end up with only a specific audience who aren’t interested in his insights and just want to hear him sticking it to the people they don’t like. He used to be less repetitive and more interesting when he talked about the diverse things he hated as well as the things he loved on screen. Did you see his video on Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo the other day? Educational, informative and entertaining. A touch of the old Drinker I first started following back when he had a couple of thousand subs. That movie nearly ended the lives, let alone the careers, of all involved and Drinker’s take was fascinating. I miss that guy.
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  20.  @NathanSommer-c8l  : My first response to you got zapped by the algorithm. No idea why? I’ll just say, “funny,” yes, but the same old gags, over and over? That’s just taking his audience, the algorithm and his once more creative abilities for granted. He’ll end up enslaved to that algorithm, with an audience that aren’t interested in anything other than kicking Disney and, “wokery.” Film criticism will be forgotten. But hey, he’ll have money, so . . .
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  21. I quite enjoyed the first Aqua Man, despite The Drinker’s opinion of it. But, I have no interest in watching the sequel anyway, as I simply don’t care about the characters or story in the way I did the characters and story of Marvel’s early phases. But, even if it was Ben Hur on ice and everyone loved it, I would flatly refuse to spend time or money on any vehicle that supports the career of an actress who is guilty of such egregious cruelty, exploitation and manifest evil as Amber Heard. I have moral boundaries, even if DC and Warner Bros doesn’t.
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  22.  @rulu1828 : Haven’t seen it yet, but my pals tell me that D&D is actually way better than most people seem to think it is. Not quite as mid as some reports would have you believe? If you’re up for family entertainment, that is?
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  23.  @peterparker9954 : The problem with Equaliser 3 was its trailers. I saw the whole movie in one trailer and didn’t feel the need to pay to see it at the cinema. I know precisely how it all pans out.
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  24.  @peterparker9954  : I do love me some Densel, especially when he’s being a bad ass. But, I’ll wait for it to stream, now that the formula added to the trailer have removed any mystery for me.
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  25. Sounds like maybe you’re having a bad day yourself? You sure as hell recognised the protagonist like a brother born from the father of your own experience. I too love Falling Down for all the same reasons as you, and still have it on DVD. Take good care of yourself, man. You’ll be okay. I promise.
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  26. I loved Firefly from the start and I’ll never forget hearing Peter Griffin read out a list of TV shows cancelled by Fox on Family Guy. Man, that list is long and almost all of them were bangers every one.
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  27. Dr Strange is actually Jake Gillenall, explaining why he’s so willing? And I understand why he doesn’t, “just want to tell M J.” It was the journey they went on. She found out in such a way that made her fall for him. And, his last minute doubts made me think he was being smarter than strange. Why would he start doing the spell before explaining the whole thing? Especially to a teenager, who’s brain hasn’t fully developed? Made me think he was being weird too. Alfred Molina was awesome as Doc Oc, and that was my biggest buzz. Hope they bring in Miles Morales from the Spider Verse too!
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  28.  @under_score3829  : Really? How would that work? You could get away with ditching the love interest, maybe? But Morpheus is as much a part of those Matrix movies as Keanu’s, “woahw.”
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  29.  @bvmukeshreddy9460  : I must admit, it’s more than just a fan of the source material casting a critical eye over his likes and dislikes. But, I doubt he would pretend that it doesn’t earn him his main source of income, by generating interest. Having said that, from the point of view of someone who drunkenly, yet wisely, speaks truth to artistic power, he is just talking about what most people are interested in, so? . . . Hanged if he does, hanged if he doesn’t, right? I did comment, over a year ago, that it would be nice to see a more broad net cast, looking at things that come from studios other than Disney? Don’t think he’s gonna’ listen to me though 😉
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  30.  @kittysplode  : I never understand terms like, “nostalgia bait,” or, “fan service.” I get that it can look or feel like cynical exploitation, in the context of the final product, if it’s handled badly. But, in trailers? Isn’t that just called, “giving fans what they want?” 🤷‍♂️ Discuss . . . 😉
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  31. It’s not 96%. It’s 99.6%.
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  32. Testing
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  33. If Henry Cavill is allowed to produce this remake, it might turn out rather well? Clancy Brown always says that The Shawshank Redemption was the best movie he ever in, but I say it was Highlander. The original was barmy, illogical, and daft as a sock full of frogs . . . in a gunfight . . . AND IT’S F*CKING AWESOME! Those who have not yet seen this movie are not qualified to have an opinion on schlock sci-fi . . . 😉
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  34. You have become trapped by the algorithm. It really isn’t as entertaining as your other work, where you actually did work, watching you recycle the same old stuff to please the clapping seals instead of the appealing to the intellect or aesthetic values of people interested in the film or TV arts. You are becoming the thing you reviled, living long enough on YouTube to see yourself become the bad guy.
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  35. Evil Doughboy : Yeah, but you could say the same thing about the 911 Bombers, right? And, their audience hit the streets to cheer for them in the Middle East, which not something Cameron can say? Swings and roundabouts, huh . . .
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  36. Evil Doughboy : I know, dude. I was just unable to resist what I thought was, however dark, a pretty good gag. The comedy of despair is not for everyone, but it was just meant to be a gag, not personal, honest 😉👍✌️
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  37. Titanic was terrible. But Aliens and the two Terminator movies are still watchable for sheer originality and entertainment value. And the Abyss turned my daughter into a diver! She’s qualified and everything now! One of the biggest embarrassments that destroyed the credibility of the Oscars, long before Will Smith forced them to put a cap on it, was the awarding of as many academy awards to Titanic as Ben Hur and the Lord Of The Rings trilogy! Compare those movies and tell me which one stands out as shit?
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  38. The Critical Drinker : It’s, “fewer junkies,” not, “less junkies.” Apart from that, from one compulsive substance abuser to another, you were spot on, mate 😉. Re the James Franko thing: I think that was probably an emergency re-write, after his sexual shenanigans with an under age teen in a seedy hotel? Which is probably where their problems started?
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  39. “It’s funny how we all revert to type, sooner or later, isn’t it?” Says the guy who gave us a really entertaining video about Werner Herzog and then wheels out the safe old Star Wars clickbait. Cue the memes we’ve all seen a thousand times (literally) and the echoing, “the message,” voice, as though we all have the memories of goldfish.
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  40. Disagree with most of those choices, but totally with Predator 2. It respected the source material while taking the story in a wholly new direction. We learned new, fascinating things about the Predator’s mindset and got intriguing hints about his culture, whilst still being left to wonder if his hunting club represents his culture in all its balls out glory, or if he’s part of a smaller, elite club, possibly illegal on his home-world, like big game hunters are to us? The ensemble cast was top notch, with the stand outs being Gary Busy (“Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!”) and Bill Paxton (“Is she on the rag or what!?”) who some how manages to charm the audience, despite being in your face offensive at almost every opportunity. His sheer heroic defiance in the face of certain, terrible death, as the Predator stalks him with the words, “Want some candy?” stays with you, along with the chill of that haunting scene. I have that movie, treasured, in my collection and, like you, just cannot understand why anyone would be unenthusiastic about it.
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  41. Have you ever seen the movie Out Of Sight? Lopez can act alright, and has a lot of charm when the role suits her. As a gun enthusiast cop with a cop dad, who falls for an anti-violence career criminal, in that rom-com cum action thriller, opposite George Clooney, she was was able to hold her own with him and a now stellar cast, who were still on their way up. She’s aged well, but it’s tragic to see her throw it all away for one pay day.
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  42. Titanic was terrible. But Aliens and the two Terminator movies are still watchable for sheer originality and entertainment value. And the Abyss turned my daughter into a diver! She’s qualified and everything now! One of the biggest embarrassments that destroyed the credibility of the Oscars, long before Will Smith forced them to put a cap on it, was the awarding of as many academy awards to Titanic as Ben Hur and the Lord Of The Rings trilogy! Compare those movies and tell me which one stands out as shit?
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  43. Agatha All Alone . . . ?
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  44. See? . . . This is way more interesting, educational, informative AND entertaining than banging on that same old drum with the same old jokes and the same old memes, ranting about political divisions over Star Wars or Marvel movies every other video! What a refreshing change.
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  45. You can play string instruments without being able to see them, pretty easily if you’re at a professional level. But, I agree with the rest of these criticisms.
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  46. I’m just gonna’ come right out and say it: Stanley Kubrick is overrated. His best movies are the least well known, these days, like Barry Lindon (which was too long) and Paths Of Glory. He’s credited as the director of Spartacus, even though the real director was its star and head producer, Kirk Douglas, so that brilliant epic doesn’t count. Clockwork Orange is unintentionally funny in parts, dated badly in others, and doesn’t do justice to the style or substance of Anthony Burgess’s original novel. Don’t get me wrong. Kubrick was clever and original in his time, and his cinematography was innovative and unique (but that was more to do with his, “cinematographer,” than him, surely?) and his stories and subject matter were always challenging and adult enough to be genuinely interesting and worthy. But, his movies were always pompous and overblown too, with style frequently coming at the cost of substance; seeming to rely on his audiences, looking on agog, at his wonderful set piece story telling, whilst forgetting whatever the F his story was meant to be about. He was good. But no, “genius.” It’s worth reflecting, that this guy considered himself to be such an influence upon our fragile little minds that he genuinely believed it was his responsibility to buy up all copies of Clockwork Orange, to effectively ban it from public viewing. Why? Because he believed his movie would make society more violent. Self belief is a wonderful thing, separating the boys from the men, so that some artists achieve extraordinary things. But, when it leads you to taking all your toys back indoors, because the children are not grown up enough to handle the epic mental influences of your genius, auteur visions, surely you just need to get over yourself? He believed he was a genius, and he convinced a lot of people that he was, by his unique style and by the smart choices he made in the variety of topics he picked to make movies about. But, honestly? In your heart of hearts? Was he a, “genius,” though? . . . Really? . . . Nah . . . ✌️
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  47.  @ScaryStoriesNYC  : Kubrick is overrated. There. I said it. You were all thinking it. His best known and best loved movie, after 2001? Spartacus. And he didn’t even direct it.
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  48.  @kyrozudesoya1829  : Really? So, what’s the Star Child all about then? Not even sure Clarke knew? 😵‍💫
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  49.  @aaronjustice9020  : Wow . . . I’d already forgotten that remake. Sank without trace . . . Good call. I’d love to see that. 👍
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  50.  @kumquatman  : I wound up watching that movie about five times in one month. I was so fascinated by the clever story, plotting, pacing and the ideas behind it. Such an original movie too. Telling a familiar story, with familiar themes, but in a real end of the 1970’s / early 1980’s vibe of bleakness and horror to it that made it look and feel completely new. Now THAT really is a great idea. Would love to know what Mr Drinker made of that? Surely it’s good enough for a drinker recommendation? ✌️👍
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