for the record, I have received next to zero haters lol. I actually have been super happy with the response. I wanted the video to truly just feel happy, and one good sign for me is that DCOM lovers seem to be enjoying it :-)
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Like... film critic is an actual job that exists. These people must know that, right? And there's just as much value in also having modern eyes evaluating older media for a modern audience because tastes change and some media might not hold up.
I also think the attitude many have towards "kids media" ~(it having little to no value because its made for kids) isn't very good for the wider state of media. If you think its ok for kids to just consume slop then they may grow up with lower overall standards
Absolutely loving it, watching it in hour increments with my partner. Extremely funny commentary, but also really appreciate when you have more to say about the construction and societal issues embedded into the films. Definitely one of your best videos to me.
that part where i thought you were gonna talk about dadnapped, but instead you talked about how much fun you had playing balatro instead? incredible gag. ten outta ten
This video is so good! I like the length because it means spreading it over a few days, and I aged out of DCOMs long enough ago that I'm seeing a lot of nonsense I had no awareness of. A+
Joel I'm saying this as someone who loved the vid so take it constructively when I say screenshotting a mean tweet from a small user to vent makes you the weenie in this equation
The video is objectively great. I’ve been slowly watching it 20 minutes at a time or so since it released and I’m just coming to the realization that I only have 30 minutes left. That the cute funny big Joel dcom reviews are not endless and soon I will run out of dcom reviews to watch and listen to.
As a certified Disney Channel hater, I also enjoyed it. Despite obviously having fondness for the genre, you weren't afraid to get real either, and it was an interesting examination of a part of pop culture I refuse to experience myself.
I loooved the vid, as both a dcom lover AND hater! Kept me company through wrapping presents and doing some last minute work. Plus it reminded me of some old favs and gave me lots of new stuff to check out. A rly rly great piece :)
Especially because all the worst movies get like 20 seconds of "this fails to do a single good thing that films should do, 1/10" and then we immediately move on to an optimistic review of a 5/10 movie.
anyway thank you for such a fun video! It's given me lots of smiles
ngl one of my favs of the year, it kept me company for some tedious work and i found out there was more to that particular little branch of media than i thought. DCOMs seem way more adventurous than i ever would have assumed, as a no-cable-tv-haver for most of my life lol
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It's not like you're Critical Drinker
Someone has to suffer! Either way was a fun watch, never realized just how much boring drivel Disney puts out.
On the other hand it's basically the length of 2 LOTR movies and I already sat through one 4-hour Jenny Nicholson video this year
i get that the 6 hour timestamp is kind of meme-worthy but it's just a fun video, and it's clear you're not out to clown on these movies.
anyway thank you for such a fun video! It's given me lots of smiles