Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts isn’t done with CinemaSins. Yesterday, the filmmaker took the YouTube channel to task after they posted their takedown of “Kong: Skull Island.” The filmmaker’s complaint wasn’t so much that someone disliked his blockbuster, but the glib, sarcastic and often misinformed manner of the whole approach. It left a bad taste in his mouth, one that he tried to wash out with a series of tweets. With the dawn of a new day, Vogt-Roberts still has a few more things to get off his chest.
The director is back on Twitter, where he further explains why exactly CinemaSins rubs him the wrong way. Specifically, he’s galled by the incredible length of their videos, which routinely run more than 15 minutes long, and point to what he believes is “a rare combination of self importance and a lack of an ability to edit yourself.” Moreover, to those defending CinemaSins, Vogt-Roberts says “These guys aren’t just bad at what they do / contribute to the devolution of film criticism — they’re LAZY / hiding behind ‘satire’ & ‘jokes.’ ”
It’s more shots fired at the YouTube channel, which has yet to respond, though I’m sure they’ll have something snarky to say soon. Check out Vogt-Roberts’ latest tweets below, and let us know what you think in the comments section.
Couple of things I want to say regarding cinema sins, the misuse of the word "satire" and a few more things. I need to put a bow on this.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
For a video like that to be 18 minutes long it takes a rare combination of self importance and a lack of an ability to edit yourself.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
What does a cinema sins episode make you feel in 18 minutes? Nothing. Feeling nothing for 3 minutes is fine. But 18 minutes? What a cop out.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
18 minutes long? Are you kidding me? Seriously just let that sink in. It's just amateur hour.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
Any artist, comedian, writer, filmmaker learns early on the most painful thing is killing your babies and cutting your work down.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
The length of this is a big deal and one of the main things that bothers me (and most people skipped this when reposting my tweets.)
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
Cinema Sins scream excess as you watch their view count & ego grow like a parasite from being 3 minutes (LOOPER) to 19 minutes (CIVIL WAR).
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
Cinema Sins is the YouTube equal to Friedberg & Seltzer movies – (EPIC MOVIE, DATE MOVIE, MEET THE SPARTANS, DISASTER MOVIE, VAMPIRES SUCK)
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
Friedberg & Seltzer movies are not satire. They're a series of sketches and bits that basically say "REMEMBER THIS THING FROM POP CULTURE!?"
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
And NO, it's NOT satirizing nitpicking nerd culture. Regardless of how "self aware" they pretend to be…It IS nitpicking nerd culture.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
You cannot just call something satire. You also can't pretend Friedberg & Seltzer movies are objectively good at what they do.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
South Park is satire. It deeply understands and deconstructs what it's discussing and on top of that tells you a story w/ thematic relevance
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
Honest Trailers can be satire. They actually write and perform jokes with a point of view with sense of humor unique to that brand.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
Red Letter Media's phantom menace review IS satire. They lampoon a certain type of nerd culture AND their takedown is accurate & thoughtful
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
The daily show & The Onion more accurately report the news through jokes. It is through humor people glean truth. That is the role of satire
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
Jokes require a degree of vulnerability as you put yourself out there for the joke to land or not. That's how good Comedy works.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
Internet just want to say "he didn't get that it's a joke". Well, IF it's a "joke" or a satire THEN it's poorly-written & poorly-constructed
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
Try and find me a cinema sins "joke" that's not mean spirited towards the movie or the people who made it. Once again that is not satire.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
Nothing in cinema Sins videos is "going for a joke" it hides behind a layer of factually attacking flaws & errors with no real point of view
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
When it does "go for a joke" it is ALWAYS oddly mean spirited.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) August 16, 2017
