Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie - ralphthemoviemaker

[@Caddicarus]

Ralph Do you believe in god?

[@bobgunter9608]

Daddy caddy

[@tristanayala2755]

Father jim

[@DannyDog27]

Patriarch James

[@s--b]

he confirmed on twitter that hes a scientologist

[@JustSomeRandomWeeb00]

Daddy Caddy! It's surprising to see you here!

[@LSMark]

How dare you insult the great light-bringer

[@TheIronLiz]

The Great Iron Liz still approves!

[@LangstonDev]

There he is!

[@Johnconagher]

Can’t believe trump let people beat up the light bringer

[@Blur2221]

Linkara the great linkara

[@FakeEmotion]

You know you're insulting Lewis too by bringing up Light Bringer. Have any of you tried to actually talk with him as a person instead of just viewing him negatively through his content.

[@shioq.]

Linkara's voice sounds like he's making fun of his own voice.

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

when he said "Youre here to kill me" he was talking to his clone

[@garylevine3521]

I never understood why he talked like this. Does he suffer from brain damage?

[@carolinasleeper4484]

don't you talk about me you son of a bitch!

[@motherfreya2840]

Jim suspected him to be on the spectrum. A lot of them sound the same. I was playing Chris Chan and someone at work mistook his voice for the autistic guy on grill I played Yu-Gi-Oh with.

[@prestonpham2074]

@@motherfreya2840 as a person being on the spectrum, it is true we all sound the same

[@LyleVSXyle]

The fact that Lewis paid and fed people and no one was injured or extorted for labour automatically makes this a far better film that the anniversary specials

[@TheBanMan]

Far more ethical than To Boldly Flee, far less entertaining than Kickassia

[@Geospasmic]

Also note the lack of rape scenes

[@Greigames]

@@Geospasmic very progressive for the genre

[@TheShahofIrann]

@@Geospasmic real disapointment, i know.

[@InaudibleSlinky]

@@Geospasmic Surprising given the director.

[@PR0MAN01]

Linkara is such a valuable tool as someone who writes as a hobby. Because I'll do a pass of my dialogue in my head in Linkaras voice to see if it's good or not. If I cringe hearing Linkara say the lines, I'll do another pass

[@halflifeger4179]

lmao

[@traeirby]

I HAVE to try that next time I’m writing a script 😂

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

i think this is the best writing advice ive ever heard

[@PikaCheeks]

Oh my god, I'm definitely doing this. Especially if my main character ever tries to complain about how their life sucks, if Linkara's voice fits and ruin its, then the writing was garbage to begin with and I need to restart from scratch.

[@anerdwithamic]

That's actually a really good idea... I've gotta try it out sometime in the future

[@DylanIGuess]

"Throw him out in the cold, don't - don't give him his jacket."

[@jdh96]

I was hoping someone was going to say this.

[@mitchdouglas9844]

BUILD THAT WALL!

[@macrussell78]

It is me! *THE LIGHT BRINGER!*

[@Dougie-Jones]

... WHAT IS SO IMPLAUSIBLE ABOUT A *B A T C R E D I T C A R D???*

[@macrussell78]

@@Dougie-Jones It's a CRACK on the wall when I say it's a CRACK on the wall.

[@fionn2220]

All of these movies are legitimately the most narcissistic things I've ever seen, renaissance nobles dressed in gold and diamond armor posing for a portrait of themselves would look at this shit and be blown away by the ego on display

[@RenegadeVile]

I agree with you to an extent. I'm sure a lot of the CA creators got a massive ego from their follower base, but also don't forget that a lot of their viewers asked for, and enjoyed, this stuff. I think it's more about their ego being stroked more by praise from their audience than blowing themselves to their majesty or something. I know, I know, kinda splitting hairs here, I guess. I'll give Cinema Snob this, at least he made movies before, and after, the Cinema Snob movies and was making them on a shoestring budget long before he got a big viewer base.

[@sergiogdg]

Lmfao

[@jimmypadilla3441]

At least the nobles looked good

[@fearofowl5973]

@@RenegadeVile personally Brad Jones can do no wrong in my opinion

[@severalwolves]

I think it’s more of a lack of self-awareness than narcissism… The only time I’ve ever heard of any of these people is from these Ralph videos - and I get the feeling that Ralph is mostly interested in them out of self-awareness that if things went even _slightly_ differently he could easily have ended up just like this. Although I think Ralph moved out on his own? The vibe I get from these people is that they’re all adults who still live with their parents, but are too preoccupied by toys & cartoons to have developed any shame or compunction about it.

[@ThePsychoRenegade]

...and he talked about the famous Power Rangers rant. He said,"It'll be out when it's out."...and we like that.

[@TheBatbike]

" Don't you talk about me you son of a bitch! "

[@Smilephile]

@@TheBatbike "hey..who said thaWHO SAID THAT"

[@TheBatbike]

@@Smilephile "It was me THE LIGHTBRINGER!

[@TemmiePlays]

Great work ethic, though

[@Rhewin]

Linkara always took himself really seriously. Most reviewers used characters and skits as gags or framing device. He took himself *very* seriously, and unfortunately he’s not the guy to pull off these scripts. It’s just cringy most of the time. The only one who was ever worse was Blockbuster Buster IMO.

[@EvilOverlordQ]

I’m only 4 minutes in and I can’t get over Linkara sleeping with his fedora on

[@Cranster18]

I for one wasn’t expecting this to deal with his existential depression so soon and so often.

[@The1Tyman]

...And you don't?

[@lynchinjesus]

He's got 99 problems and a fedora ain't 1. If youre having me'lady problems he feels bad for you son. He's got 99 fedora and he tips each one.

[@Knapperoni]

It's actually a fedora shaped tumor, please be respectful

[@sirtalkalotdoolittle]

These "movies" really show how hard the profession of acting really is. And how hard screenwriting really is. And how hard cinematography really is. And...

[@dajokahbaby1506]

If Linkara loses it over oneyplays teasing him, I can’t wait to see what he’s gonna do about this lol

[@Astorath_the_Grim]

And Doug thinks it's hilarious when OneyPlays makes fun of him. Fascinating.

[@Alec_Reaper]

@@Astorath_the_Grim Tfw even a dude who had REDACTED activities with his mother is able to take a joke and laugh with Oney.

[@LangstonDev]

But, great work ethic though.

[@Yeard491]

He will incur the wrath of THE LIGHTBRINGER!

[@serdirtbagoftheleft4045]

Ah Oneyplays and RTMM fans, a meeting of the minds

[@seangiglio]

Can’t believe Ralph tricked us all into failing No Nostalgia Critic November Edit: now that this is top comment, yes please upload the Scorch’s PFG TV video we all want to see it Edit: the video has been uploaded, I personally claim responsibility, you’re welcome

[@keith9129]

I have the world record for 93 Novembers

[@admech590]

Nncn

[@JogVodka]

NOOOO NOOOOOOOOOO

[@EdgieAlias]

@@admech590 "Much like Doug Walker..." "FUCK!"

[@carto4028]

Every damn year man 😑

[@cassandrah-y7293]

Barney from The Simpsons has a midlife crisis, but make it sci-fi.

[@nessesaryschoolthing]

The difference is Barney makes a convincing drunk

[@f-22raptorlandingzone30]

Comic book guy more like

[@lachlanmclennan2188]

I swear the fictional animated character Barney Gumble has more of a soul than Linkara, an actual human being

[@TheLowBrassDude]

Don't cry for me, I'm already dead.

[@starofjustice1]

@@TheLowBrassDude ikr?

[@byHexted]

Bro has he never had a drop of alcohol, he literally did like what a 13 year old would think being drunk is

[@dylanf3108]

Does he look like the type of person to have ever even had a single drop of alcohol?

[@beebob2877]

@@dylanf3108 imagine him having intercourse with somebody

[@nobodyspecial4676]

@@dylanf3108 if he isn't drinking idk how he hasn't shot himself yet

[@matthewpunk2012]

No, he doesn't

[@honorablegent1201]

Yea instead of doing what real drunks do, cocaine and hookers.

[@evilemperordude]

I've watched Linkera's comic reviews for years, but I never understood this stuff. Everyone at CA was obsessed with creating their own lore for their Internet personas, and it was all just cringy as fuck.

[@Hammerhead547]

It's because a lot of them seem to think that they're auteur filmmakers on the level of stanley kubric when a lot of the skits and "short films" they produce are strictly high school film club level productions.

[@fightthepowerman]

@@Hammerhead547 Wow. You just filled the comment box up with BS there didn't you. "Mecha-kara"? "Linksaino"? "The 90s kid"? Living in a space ship orbiting earth with a cast of characters that are nearly all played by him? Intricate plots that are resolved with Lewis punching a guy? Oh no yeah totally an attempt at serious Kubrickian characters and plotting. Not a really obvious silly joke that a 3 year old could recognise. I also don't like Lewis, but the man offers so many legitimate dislikeable traits. It seems pretty pointless to make up more.

[@danielbroome5690]

WHEN did you watch them? Cause these types of reviews were SO fucking popular at one time. Not just at CA.

[@user-lg5xu6id5j]

I think ralf and other KZbinrs do it to a smaller tone downed extent

[@goosegas2087]

@@fightthepowerman Part of the reason why he's saying this is because Doug Walker is this way.

[@Duskets]

Linkara literally scours Twitter for anyone calling him "The Lightbringer" and blocks them. Even commenting on someone else's post is enough to warrant getting blocked.

[@psychonaut1502]

I think "The Lightbringer" is a pretty cool nickname. Him hating it and letting the insult get to him makes it more powerful. He should take pride in the name.

[@marcoe.3314]

@@psychonaut1502 Linkara comes off as the dude who was bullied for being a nerd as a kid and he still holds onto that anger as an adult.

[@Hammerhead547]

@@marcoe.3314 Linkara was the nerd who bullied the nerdier kids to keep the bullies at bay, he has terrible social graces along with a laughably high opinion of himself and that's probably been the way he's been all his life.

[@TemmiePlays]

@@Hammerhead547 the man unironically wears a fedora

[@duckywinks]

@@marcoe.3314 I do feel bad for him. I’m sure he was mercilessly tormented for being a nerd as a kid, and I can empathize with the desire to “prove them wrong” in a sense. But the dude has put up such an emotional wall around himself that he can’t deal with any kind of joke or criticism. He thinks the solution to people making fun of him is taking himself completely seriously.

[@FrostyFin]

Oh the time of angry critics wearing suits and brandishing guns and alcohol. We didn't know any better.

[@admech590]

They crawled on their bellies so we could fly.

[@MrDrProfessorPurple]

Then you have used condoms like Critical Drinker still doing that shit and demanding all sincerity.

[@cashnelson2306]

Yes we did. Tons of us did. Doug's whole crew was a joke from day 1 lol

[@admech590]

@@MrDrProfessorPurple what's your problem with critical drinker?

[@jackyzimmerman]

@@admech590 Idk, too often he goes on a political tangent that eats up most the video, and that attracts a lot of angry little gremlins in the comments. He’s just not as fun to listen to as he used to be.

[@randybo7115]

This guy does a great Oney impression

[@howdoyoudo5949]

"Don't talk about me, you son of a bitch."

[@randybo7115]

@@howdoyoudo5949 Wait, who said that?!

[@howdoyoudo5949]

@@randybo7115 "It is I, the Lightbringer."

[@BeyondDictation]

Chris is a meany

[@UnfoundFilms]

Everyone from Channel Awesome jokes about being alcoholics whilst giving the impression they have never touched alcohol in their lives.

[@GigaChadh976]

Ive never got that impressive on

[@brodstarpadpen6949]

Linkara looks like he's never touched a drop of alcohol (or a boob) and he just wants to look cool

[@glub4234]

Recieving hairline much?

[@UnfoundFilms]

@@glub4234 ?

[@Oh_oh_its_Magic]

Be careful Ralph, the lightbringer might come to you via a green screen background of a looping dash cam of the road while running like the roadrunner and looking menacingly at the camera lol

[@Hammerhead547]

When stinky linky tries to be "menacing" or "intimidating" he always comes across like a snotty 10 year old boy who runs his mouth and postures like he's a "tough guy" and then gets his 6yh grader brother to come and fight for him when the fists really start to fly.

[@danielbroome5690]

Laugh if you want, that was fucking hilarious at the time when that review came out lol

[@bronze-hawk6914]

@@danielbroome5690 Still hilarious

[@matthewpunk2012]

Still hilarious, just not on purpose lol

[@crimsondynamo615]

The fact linkara actively hates that gif now

[@sori_osori_]

Why does every ChannelAwesome crew movies has to be about grand, complicated Sci-Fi story that's way over the budget they have? Like sure, it's good to aim high but wouldn't making a low-budget but more realistic story might be, you know, easier to produce and fans might enjoy it more?

[@shawklan27]

Must be comprised of failed script writers

[@ily_4eva]

프사 찐짜 귀엽다 🙂

[@NotoriousLightning]

Because they understand that bad films can be fun, and are comfortable enough with themselves not to be 100% serious all the gosh darn time.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

To quote Zach Hadel; “Why do these nerdy fucking dweebs always have like these badass intros with guns and- dude calm down, it’s fucking- it’s a review thing.”

[@shadymcnasty5920]

Do people actually "enjoy" these

[@cartmann94]

Also, kinda fun fact about Nostalgia critic's studio. It was never properly soundproofed. So for years, they weren't able to fully use their studio and Doug just continued filiming his episodes in the old way. They do go into this in the "Change the Channel" documents. So Linkara's film could have also been worse somehow.

[@TheSecondVersion]

After *13 years* their production value is as crappy as it was pre-2010. The humor hasn't been updated too. Channel Awesome feels like it's frozen in time

[@thema1998]

@@TheSecondVersion That's both amazing and sad at the same time! 😆

[@tylere.8436]

@@TheSecondVersion A turd frozen in time.

[@CB30001]

whenever they have "serious" scenes where the character is trying to show "emotion" through acting, I burst out laughing lmaooooo.

[@Rhewin]

That was always Linkara’s problem. People never watched his reviews for the skits or storylines he tried to incorporate, but that was the part he clearly cared about.

[@nickyblue4866]

So lame and just cringe inducing

[@Matter-Dark]

AND THEN YOU FROZE!!!!!

[@Katie-xd1nt]

the wierd thing is that alot of the dialogue isnt THAT bad and could easily be pulled off with actual actors and a script editor

[@horaciosi]

@@Katie-xd1nt Not to mention more believable worldbuilding that we can actually take seriously, instead of "internet reviewers are the guardians of the planet".

[@DTHains]

How is it that people who built their careers around critiquing visual mediums (movies and comics) are so bad at making anything visually appealing?

[@garylevine3521]

Because they aren’t good at their careers because they don’t know what visually appealing is.

[@badger6728]

Or they just don’t care like RedLetterMedia

[@kaitlin9288]

@@badger6728 RedLetterMedia's production value is usually pretty good at least, and even when the scene looks bad it's done very tongue-in-cheek, which I can excuse a lot more than something like CA's movies. CA's movies all have the worst colour grading, extremely noticeable green screening, and a lack of understanding of even basic cinematography. The filmmakers, however, are extremely serious about it, and that makes it really hard to take seriously.

[@yggdrasil2]

Simple. Reviewing and creating requires two separate skillsets.

[@JohnZombi88]

Almost as if critics don't know shit about the medium they're critiquing.

[@spicecaptain7279]

so sad to see middle-aged men simply refuse to admit it’s not 2008 and they’re not in their early 20s anymore

[@lukasvonweidts9681]

Is 29 considered middle aged?

[@Devire666]

@@lukasvonweidts9681 He is 35. Not middle-aged but getting close to it.

[@RileyWritey]

@@lukasvonweidts9681 Tbh that's just as bad, most people are having their first kid or something by that point.

[@ashikjaman1940]

@@lukasvonweidts9681 it is if I don't live past 60!

[@apatheticobserver5290]

@@RileyWritey nowadays hes a lot more subdued

[@BrothersPingouin]

It’s been a while, glad to see you back!

[@pasqualecurry7773]

Check out sardonicast, its him, IHE and, YMS. it's good shit and its posted regularly.

[@BrothersPingouin]

@@pasqualecurry7773 I love sardonicast! But Ralph videos have been missing for a while :) he seems a bit happier than before though

[@solraczenatnof5853]

@UCsSYCD9QnxY6bqXQqPK4uQw to be fair they're all pretentious as fuck to varying degrees. Ralph is just a little more level headed than IHE and YMS.

[@thatonea-hole]

@@solraczenatnof5853 YMS is the most pretentious of all three

[@solraczenatnof5853]

@@thatonea-hole he's also an advocate for "consensual animal relations" if you're picking up what I'm putting down.

[@MrSkerpentine]

Today on “Ralph burns yet another bridge” Considering that unlike Doug, Linkara seems to have problems with genuine criticism, so this should be fun Also Linkara’s “Robot Chicken thing” is an original character based on the robot characters from Mystery Science Theater 3000

[@ginogatash4030]

Well they both don't kinda get it, but Doug's misunderstandings come from him not realizing why stuff like demoreel or the wall review don't work that well, while Linkara takes any and all ridicule of him and his work as a personal attack.

[@ginogatash4030]

Also is it really burning a bridge if you don't really know the guy outside of their content?

[@cartmann94]

They got into a tiff on Twitter because Ralph called FilmBrain “so annoying” in his other review. I can’t imagine now.

[@jordanlamp5050]

To be fair, FilmBald is annoying.

[@MrSkerpentine]

@@cartmann94 Tbf FilmBrain’s voice is kind of annoying at times. He sounds like the UK version of the old “Behind the Meme” guy Also nice Retsupurae avatar :)

Throw him out in the cold don't give him his jacket!

[@jordanlamp5050]

Build that wall! Build that wall!

[@jordanlamp5050]

@@JesterMerlin It's from Oneyplays.

[@LangstonDev]

@@JesterMerlin Doug Walker was overheard screaming it after Donald Trump played the Atop the Fourth Wall intro at a MAGA rally.

[@serdirtbagoftheleft4045]

“A meeting of the minds”

[@RJ-mi3ck]

It’ll be out when it’s out

[@jimmythethird5514]

The amount of times Ralph has said the word “pointless” when talking about Channel Awesome is funnier than anything Channel Awesome has done

[@Erreul]

There is no way anyone could admit they are under educated in fewer words.

[@nickyblue4866]

Pointless

[@ChryI]

Pointless sums up Channel Awesome as a whole.

[@papayer]

@@Erreul What do you mean by this?

[@wiictvchannel1112]

@@papayer I also want to know but now that I saw your name, lol Hell's Kitchen? You're making mad, fucking mad!

[@wannabesurferdude6385]

Out of everything, I can’t believe Linkara chose the name “Mecha-kara” over “Mechkara”

[@mixwidman5458]

I think he got the name from his fans.

[@Scroogs]

Nah Mechakara is better

[@ashikjaman1940]

Mechara is 1 letter off of a really good Yu-Gi-Oh card. Not really relevant I just felt like saying it.

[@iggykidd]

Eh, “Mechkara” doesn’t flow as well. You either say it “mech-Kara”, which has the awkward double k sound, or “meh-Kara”, which kind of loses the “mech” part.

[@paulmajano]

It’s should have been CuntKara

[@Everik-ct6pg]

10:39 is personally my favorite acting bit of all time. The head tilt is iconic, he should've won an Oscar for that.

[@privatesteve4048]

I've cried 20 times as I rewatch it. Truly beautiful.

[@garylevine3521]

What does it even mean in the scene? What is Marzgurl shouting at him?

[@RNE_fayyadh]

AND THEN YOU FROZE

[@garylevine3521]

@@RNE_fayyadh Do you know why plot-wise they’re having the discussion? Thank you for explaining, also!

[@papayer]

@@RNE_fayyadh No idea whether that response was supposed to be ironic or funny lmao it was so weird and bad.

[@Doognukem]

Ralph always looks like he just woke up from hibernation I love it

[@JohnGalt916]

Seeing as he makes a video once a season. I think you're on to something

[@ThatGuy-rz6tv]

Idk why but it doesn’t really feel like he feels any passion for content creation in his recent videos. It’s like he just doesn’t have the energy to make videos anymore. That kind of “just woke up” look feels like a part of that.

[@glitchedoom]

@@ThatGuy-rz6tv I was watching some the classics recently (Mystery Diners, Ghost shows) and he's like a completely different person. Hope he's doing alright.

[@EdgeRatedR007]

I love how you refer to Michaud as "chode" because he really is one.

[@xhappybunnyx]

2:05 His drunk acting impression screams "i never drink, but i do remember Barney from the Simpsons"

[@daffyphack]

Why can't these people just have a gimmick, and let the gimmick be the gimmick, and not feel like they have to flesh out a mythos?

[@victorpleitez768]

They’re convinced their worn out fart jokes are god tier, and feel the need to force it on others.

[@horaciosi]

Come on, dude! Didn't you ever wanted to see Siskel and Ebert discover that they're the reincarnations of Romulus and Remus, and that they're destined to be rivals and destroy the world in an epic, reality-shattering battle?!

[@monsieurdubitatif8567]

because thats how actual content is being created.

[@BloodSinVIII]

Sheer fucking hubris.

[@tylere.8436]

@@monsieurdubitatif8567 Content about dated gimmicks that worked with a certain audience from the past that now outgrew it...

[@DunkeyIsBlack]

Linkara's voice sounds like Chris O'Neil making fun of Linkara

[@hankwicklund2182]

It really does.

[@Johnconagher]

When Ralph said “it’s Tom the tomato” my spinal column left

[@ashikjaman1940]

When are they coming back? Can they bring some food with them?

[@Johnconagher]

@@ashikjaman1940 there coming back with jimmy johns

[@marianokaz1503]

Jeez dude, that sounds painful!

[@Gree_Zee]

Definitely a strange comment, even stranger it has ovr 200 likes

[@axelotto8018]

Linkara is proof that high school hierarchies never end

[@connordude117]

You’re in for a treat

[@JohnZombi88]

Lmao I love that the dude who's been affiliated with their stupid ass site for a decade couldn't borrow the studio for a week because Doug Walker needed the space to jack off or whatever

[@Zyncra]

My ex bully had 2 heart attacks at 24 years of age and is now addicted to painkillers. Wouldn't throw a penny in his hat

[@makutas-v261]

​@@Zyncra God exists!

[@brelshar4968]

Karma, you gotta love it. @@Zyncra

[@evamiller4886]

These people have all been making videos for a living for years now. I don’t understand why their production and editing quality is still so low

[@jamesduncan6729]

It's very simple. They're talentless hacks, really. That's why they have never seemingly improved on anything over the years. They'll always be stuck in a state of permanent amateurism

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

The same reason Neil Breen’s movies haven’t improved in 15 years after the first one.

[@Literally-God]

Reminds me of how Chris Chan somehow has not improved their drawing skills even though they've been making a comic for decades now.

[@NoFuqinIdea]

Genuinely struggling to get why Linkara is always presenting himself in such an arrogant manner. Can't even tolerate this as an act but seeing how Mr. "I make fun of comic books for a living" reacts when people make fun of him, kinda gives you the impression that this isn't just an act.

[@laurocoman]

The guy has a big chip on his shoulder. Like meteor-sized.

[@drifter402]

Because People liked it in 2007 and just assumed they kinda knew about art.

[@M0M0M0M0M]

the chip probably has something to do with necrophiliac muppets

[@MrDman21]

I gotta admit, his rants on Youngblood are hilarious 😆

[@mixwidman5458]

@@MrDman21 I can’t read this comment, I caught a disease that forces me to squint eternally.

[@papayer]

I'm here for Ralph's crapping on anything CA related. I love it.

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

Cursed pfp

[@bornon18]

Oh wow, linkara freaked out over this review so hard. There's something uniquely ironic when a critic can't take criticism.

[@goufr3540]

No kidding there, Linkara is very paranoid and insecure about himself. So, its always a joy when he melts down on Twatter.

[@garylevine3521]

What makes it even weirder is I think Lanipator praises Ralph’s video but then like... in Linkara’s tweets about Ralph’s video he is trying to console Linkara? Pick one side.

[@papershadow]

@@garylevine3521 Without having seen the wording of either, I don't THINK those are contradictory? Like it's possible to both think "this video was heavily critical and entertaining" while also telling the film's creator "it's kind of harsh, try not to let it get you too upset"? I guess I'd have to see if the consoling comments dismiss/put down Ralph's video or just downplay how much Linkara should let them get to him.

[@gunreddy]

@@garylevine3521 Linkara has a massive victim complex. Even the way he was tweeting led to a lot of his friends like Lanipator and FilmBrain coming to his defence and consoling him. FilmBrain even falsely accused Ralph of calling Linkara "autistic" throughout his review - then admitted he didn't even WATCH it or watches Ralph. It's one thing consoling and comforting your friend when they feel bad but its another thing enabling their victim complex.

[@danh8101]

Theres a transparent subtext of contempt and cynicism concerning their careers in the script of these Channel Awesome-related "films". It's like they know they are almost completely talentless but want to be so much more than they are. If Doug Walker actually channeled (no pun intended) his enthusiasm and energy and shrunk down his ego into some original media, I'm sure he could surprise us.

[@Rhewin]

I don’t think Linkara ever thought he was more than he is. He made content and was fine for people to take it or leave it. Unfortunately he also doesn’t have the thickest skin.

[@TheLakabanzaichrg]

And he won't let go because now there's a crowd ready to kiss his feet and stroke his ego, so why bother changing for the best?

[@Il_Exile_lI]

These "movies" from the Channel Awesome people really put into clear focus the difference between them and someone like James Rolfe. They all got famous off of internet review videos, but you can clearly see that James understands filmmaking to a degree that no one from Channel Awesome does. James has done 20 minute short films about board games that display 100x the filmmaking craft as any of these feature length monstrosities from Channel Awesome.

[@TheLakabanzaichrg]

@@Il_Exile_lI And his scripts and plots don't use stuff from other movies as a crutch

[@ideitbawxproductions1880]

two words: Demo Reel

[@Koumori555]

ralph goes from looking 17 to looking 53 when he does his linkara voice

[@davymachinegun5130]

Well, this wasn't much of a review. You just read the plot and described what was going on in each sce- OOHHH I GET IT. I GET WHAT YOU DID THERE, RALPH!

[@matheusmoreira9951]

He remembers it, so you don't have to. He's atop the fourth wall, were bad movies burn.

[@Dotmw]

He's atop the fourth wall so you dont have to burn

[@maxkennedy8075]

The second I saw the thumbnail I knew the second hand embarrassment I’d get from watching this would render me immobile for a day or two

[@ElectricBarrier]

I cringed so hard I collapsed into a black hole of cringe. Go inside me and you'll come out in a world where it turns out you're just a self-insert character written by a pompous douchebag.

[@blacktoothfox677]

His drunk acting reminds me of Rosie O'Donnell riding on the bus with my sister

[@bilboteabaggins1070]

Ralph: puts out content* Me: “you’re alive”

[@LangstonDev]

It'll be out when it's out - and we like that.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

You’re aliiiiiive…

[@neechiegang]

do you get the vibe he's depressed at all?

[@4thtime910]

@@neechiegang I hope he's fine

[@FrankDickerstein]

@@4thtime910 He does Sardonicast and that's good enough for him I guess.

[@SneakySableye]

Ralph definitely knows about Linkara's hatred of people impersonating him lmao

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

"Hmmmmmm..." *Metokur Voice*

[@riam850]

Fun fact! The name Linkara wasn't just invented for his review series - It's actually come from his old cringy novel where his self insert character becomes a messiah and Linkara is used as his title. It's kinda funny that's he's so ashamed about The Lightbringer, yet he's calls himself a Messiah from his own r*** fantasy novel.

[@leojamison3768]

In his WHAT fantasy novel??? Please tell me that's a joke that can't be true it just can't

[@riam850]

@@leojamison3768 It's actually gets even more funny if you can even call it that - People at the time keept asking him about that, so in the next book he tried to convince his readers that character thought that getting r**** "wasn't so bad for her" because she has different values than typical American or some shit.

[@mixwidman5458]

@@riam850 I’m sorry?!

[@makutas-v261]

An anime pfp calling out a fedora guy, another day on youtube.

[@PALACIO254]

Chris's linkara voice is on point

[@BilliamRockwellSafeMode]

I think what they (Channel Awesome) consistently try to go for is the “so bad it’s good” motif. Studios with huge budgets and experienced writers try to pull that off and fail constantly, and the ones that do pull it off are extremely rare, otherwise it’s typically done accidentally. Point is, they’re trying to go for funny and it’s not working, mainly because Doug Walker gets too wrapped up in aggressively huffing his own farts.

[@phokit3459]

Your reviews of these Channel Awesome films is a testament to your patience and professionalism. Ralph, I know you’re not a veteran but thank you for your service.

[@phffffbt]

It's funny how the TeamFourStar guys were pretty close with the CA crew back in the day, but their stuff is the only thing to really stand the test of time. Like I rewatch DBZA at least once a year, but I couldn't tell you the last Linkara or Notalgia critic video I watched.

[@obsidiancrow450]

I think even red letter media was on CA at one point when they had the hosting website

[@lukedavis1436]

@@obsidiancrow450 I highly doubt that.

[@goosegas2087]

@@obsidiancrow450 No I think it was folding ideas

[@luliu4572]

I'm starting to believe that is was these movies that destroyed the credibility of all of the moderately successful, D-list entertainment reviewers associated with Channel Awesome. And taught me that being able to review pop culture in front of the camera doesn't necessarily mean that you have the skills to make it.

[@laurocoman]

Yeah. I remember they all indeed had some credibility at some point.

[@luliu4572]

@@laurocoman the only person that I could think of that had credibility long after these movies was Angry Joe. But he kind of destroyed his own credibility in his own special way.

[@ifeeltiredsleepy]

@@luliu4572 Lindsey Ellis is still huge.

[@cheesemccheese5780]

@@luliu4572 How?

[@luliu4572]

@@cheesemccheese5780 endorsing Anita Sarkisian and GamerGate, and attacking his fans when he went on more vacations at a time where he promised to do a certain amount of reviews per month really turned alot of his fanbase off. Twitch also showed alot of the negative traits you wouldn't see in an edited video. He still quite successful. But these blunders really turned alot of his fans off and isn't helping him reach a bigger audience.

[@calvinlee8103]

Despite the acting, I think the most embarrassing thing about this is his outfit. Like, he thinks he's dressed fancy. I feel so bad for this man and his 50 cent tie.

[@tylere.8436]

The materials, so synthetic and loose, might as well get a count dracula suit from Party City.

[@coltcadaddy418]

I like how Linkara had this whole rant about how Oneyplays was making fun of him like he doesn’t make stuff like this

[@goldbondisgod]

I’ve never seen someone besides linkara be so confident and so lame at the same time. It’s actually mind boggling but inspiring

[@Angel_Investor_Music]

What about Chris-chan?

[@isaiahsimmons5776]

@@Angel_Investor_Music hes a masterpiece

[@aledandrian]

"it's just annoying and lame" this is the quality criticism I subscribed for

[@xBezerkerrr]

Instead of ignoring the review, Linkara decided to rant about it on twitter lol. Film Brain ended up responding by saying he watched 5 minutes of this review before shutting it off and assuming Ralph called Linkara autistic & saying how shitty Ralph is for something he didn't do

[@willmiddleton7932]

It’s extremely telling that every Channel Awesome related “film” eventually becomes extremely focused on how unhappy the main character is making videos on KZbin. They can communicate this in a normal way by just telling their fans that they’re taking a break from making videos, or making new kinds of videos that interest them more. They don’t have to make hour plus long “movies” where they wallow in youtuber self pity.

[@tylere.8436]

lol basically, To Boldly Flee was made solely to end the Nostalgia Critic, even though months later Doug brought it back because Demo Reel was a drain on the company. They could have saved the drama and martyr-complex by having Doug simply take a break from reviews for a year or change up his schedule. Then again, every decision must be egotistical and melodramatic at Channel Awesome.

[@lecafard4327]

Kinda like all those songs about how rough it is to have a musical career.

[@Literally-God]

Funny you say that when Ralph literally did a version of that before. I think in his Justice League review, Ralph was talking to Macon (is that his name?) and saying that being a KZbinr will make you depressed and shallow and that the image people have of KZbinrs is far happier and rewarding than in reality.

[@TheAceSpaceman]

I said this statement once in one of your videos Ralph, and this is it: For dudes reviewing supposedly bad films which they hate sometimes for their production, theirs are literally worse than not even first year cinema student films...these are atrocious.

[@KaoticReach1999]

Linkara is an example of the dangers of when you exist in an echo chamber of your most extreme/unhinged fans telling you how perfect and a genius that can do no wrong in your top comments The light-bringer was probably wanking himself off the entire time writing this. "I saved the world, I'm amazing, I'm also gonna add ppl telling me it` also gonna add my fan fiction for further reasons for me to add in lines how awesome I am" Ralphs pop shot/NC video had some pretty misleading/ridiculous parts` but in the end he was dead on, just like this. Just embarrassing.

[@docvince1491]

Linkara losing his shit on Twitter over this is hilarious. The guy really can dish it out but can’t take it.

[@horaciosi]

I'll never understand this obsession many internet reviewers had about giving their shows a lore, storylines, conflicts and whatever the fuck. It's like, who gives a shit? Just review shitty pieces of media!

[@ducknerddrake1497]

There's nothing wrong if it's an actually funny sketch or something in between which you can reference back to. But it's excecuted so poorly 90% of the time. Ralph used to do this too but stopped for whatever reason. It's why he's gained a following.

[@HappyCynic]

They're just Filthy Frank wannabes.

[@horaciosi]

@@HappyCynic At least in Filthy Frank's case that was part of the fun of those videos and unlike Linkara, he never took himself seriously.

[@HappyCynic]

@@horaciosi And Frank was actually funny.

[@Asmallcorneroftheinternet]

Jesus, Lanipator's face during that bar scene perfectly sums it up.

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

he doesnt even wanna be there. lol you can also tell he HATES listening to lewis pretend to be drunk. shit, i would too.

[@Asmallcorneroftheinternet]

@@UnCreativeDeconstructionism He's thinking to himself. 'Kaiser, Taka, please kill me!'

[@dragonborn7955]

He looks so bored. Like Lani is only there because he owed Linkara is favor.

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@dragonborn7955 Nah, Lani’s literally only there for the booze 😂

[@melasauce9943]

I like how Ralph pronnounced Mike Mi-choad's name

[@comixproviderftw_02]

I mean, is he wrong?

[@gregcharles3240]

He's a New Yorker. Of course he pronounced it that way.

[@mccarthy5825]

Funniest thing about this is that he thinks he is not just a fantastic writer and director, but he thinks that it’s believable that his character is the bad ass mix of Kirk and Bond he wrote as. But the most egregious example of his ego is that he thinks Mechakara is a GENUINELY scary and terrifying villain. He writes these monologues for the character I just KNOW he was patting himself on the back for and approached this as a project that was going to elevate him to Cannes or Sundance. And he blew 60k on this... It reminds me of the ego stroking writing in Lightbringer...in that awful thing he even ripped off the ‘v ‘ speech in V for Vendetta. You know the part where V introduced himself using tons of words that begin with V? Yeah Lewis did the same with the letter L...but Lewis thinks he’s a mix of James Cameron and Cormac McCarthy.

[@tacticaljunk1608]

Linkara proudly embraces every nerd stereotype in existence. And that's not as good thing.

[@willmiddleton7932]

Linkara has never been drunk in his life. He has the same idea of a drunk person as a 12 year old.

[@tylere.8436]

Even if one is sober like me, I hang with friends that drink quite often and they don't act that way at all. It not only shows lack of experience, but also any exposure to it outside of cartoony representation of drunkeness.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@tylere.8436 Lewis doesn’t strike me as a guy with many friends…

[@traeirby]

😂

[@makutas-v261]

That is a good thing, to portray a vice in a ridiculous bad light even if unwillingly and not consume it.

[@MrPoeGhost]

@@makutas-v261 Linkara definitely strikes me as the type of dude who would do well to have a stiff drink, or a hit of weed. It might calm his uptight ass down a little.

[@SageReiger]

I’m glad you finally reviewed The Lightbringer’s magnum opus!

[@ChildishGambeaner]

You actually watch this shit?

[@SageReiger]

@@ChildishGambeaner Why would you assume that I did?

[@ChildishGambeaner]

@@SageReiger your multiple comments about your anticipation for his review for this would lead people to make that assumption 🤦

[@SageReiger]

@@ChildishGambeaner And just because I know of a film’s existence and have seen other KZbinr’s roast the shit out of the film, doesn’t mean I actually watched the film and enjoyed it.

[@ChildishGambeaner]

@@SageReiger Then next time just answer a simple question instead of getting all defensive 🤣

[@Fabriciod_Crv]

3 months later, and ralph is still knee deep in the channel awesome lore

[@MyLEGOMYEGGO]

Getting shitfaced and watching his first 1 hour channel awesome video is actually a hobby of mine

[@Whoawhoaweewaa]

The Linkara AKA The Light Bringer is my favorite internet lore

[@Guitar-Dog]

What's the lore

[@RayLilith]

the lore is that you get blocked on everything by Linkara

[@bombabombom3603]

@@Guitar-Dog The lore is that Lightbringer gets boned by black Muppet cocks.

[@pizzatime1978]

@@bombabombom3603 and the green m&m

[@mixwidman5458]

@@Guitar-Dog The lore is that Lucifer is The Doctor and White Ranger who fights a terminator his alternate self created and constantly ends up in fights with multiversal conquerors and Lovecraftian-tier situations. Also, one Halloween a demonic preacher from Silent Hill tried to kill him in the name of the Pokémon Missing Number…I’m not joking.

[@beastsunleashed]

It's a shame that the Green M&M turned down an opportunity to cameo in The Lightbringer's cinematic classic

[@ReinEngel]

The "Woe is me, I review movies on the Internet, woe is me, I'd rather be tortured" trope was dead in 2006 when AVGN ran it into the ground. I can't believe there are still people living off it today.

[@lukasvonweidts9681]

That's the problem with the Channel Awesome era critics these days: they hate being reviewers. They started doing reviews to show off their knowledge, so they could prove they could make something of their own. And then they failed. And now they realize they're stuck ding this forever.

[@Etekatte]

"They might have saved some money using the Channel Awesome set" Well they would also have to, tear down the existing sets (they were already built up), drive 8 or so hours to Chicago, rebuild the sets, take them down again after recording, and drive 8 hours back. You'd have to factor the difference between studio rental costs and the cost gas for driving 16 hours total and the cost of probably rent a truck or two to move the set pieces plus time and labor. Also, I don't think it's unreasonable for Channel Awesome to have wanted someone there to supervise filming. The studio lease is in their name so if anything unfortunate did happen it would have been their responsibility.

[@averagemordhauplayer4821]

He even included a natural 'ponder the meaning of life' half minute, what a lovely tribute to the Light Bringer!

[@NopeNaw]

For a conglomeration of people reviewing movies, comics and so on, it's astound how NONE of the TGWTG people ever learned (or bothered to learn) about the 180 degree rule and staging. Linkara is probably one of the worst offenders of almost never following the 180 degree rule. Case in point: the back and forth at 2:50 Linkara is always facing in such a way that it looks like he's looking off to the side of who he's talking to. Together with the really weird choice of having the other person be constantly looking back it makes for an awfully annoying to look at scene.

[@julianarchy9043]

Thank you for referring to Mike Michaud as just "chode." Just perfect.

[@LL-vy5bj]

The short clip of Ralph contemplating his life outside looks way more professional than anything that has ever been produced by CA.

[@Gree_Zee]

Another video I can watch 20x over for the next 6 moths, thanks Ralph

[@wheeledjustice7381]

I was actually into TGWTG back into the day (yep…..) so I can tell you that Bartender character ISN’T the That Guy With The Glasses but Dominic from Video Game Confessions, a show where video game characters spill their problems to Bar Tender Doug Walker

[@TheWrathAbove]

There's nothing wrong with enjoying lower quality media when you were younger, if anything I'd say that's an essential part of being young.

[@MrSkerpentine]

I used to watch old Nostalgia Critic & Spoony videos all the time as a teen. I have no regrets, but I do have a bitter taste in my mouth from what eventually happened to the both of them

[@Rhewin]

@@TheWrathAbove there’s nothing wrong with lower quality media at all as long as you don’t try to elevate it to more than it is. Doug’s reviews were never legitimate critique. His skits were certainly not worthy making a whole show over (lookin’ at you Demo Reel), but there’s nothing wrong with finding them entertaining old or young.

[@mixwidman5458]

Is he supposed to be Australian or is that just a terrible cockney accent?

[@TheWrathAbove]

@@Rhewin I totally get what you mean, and I don't really disagree. I certainly know I still watch an old NC review every once in a while. My point was more so that it's totally fine to have enjoyed something when you were younger, even if you think it's absolute garbage now that you're older.

[@exkelsior1486]

No one asked but I keep seeing Angry Joe in person randomly so often that I feel like he's a cameo in my own life

[@Spiderstan2000]

Ralph v Linkara: Dawn of cinema. Directed by Zack Snyder. Produced by Charles Stiles. Written by Uwe Boll and Derek Savage. Edit: Why does Ralph look so miserable?

[@usedcarsalesman6723]

“Don’t you talk about me, you son of a bitch”

[@BurgerWeeze]

I'd love more scorch content. The original review you made is probably one of my favorite videos of yours.

[@WeirdToYourMother]

Seems pretty trash but at least there wasn't anything mean spirited about it, which is more than can be said for most of Channel Awesome's output. Really just more unnecessary navel-gazing than anything else, but if it was cathartic for Linkara I guess it accomplished its objective.

[@willmorton2123]

Nothing makes Ralph happier than reading through the backer rewards

[@margaesperanza]

Ralph mocking Linkara's "YOUH....YOUHHHH" at 10:27 had me hysterical

[@The_Andyman]

To me, Linkara’s voice now sounds exclusively like Chris O’Neill’s impression of him

[@thwipkid]

The Light Bringer: “Don’t you talk about me you son of a b-ch!” Ralph: “There he is!!! Get him the hell out of here, GET HIM THE HELL OUT OF HERE!” Cuts to Megan beating the crap out of him Ralph: “Throw him out in the cold.. no- Don’t give him his jAcket!!!”

[@pizzaman8918]

AAAAAAAA!!! BUILD THAT WALL!!!

[@FoldinBoxes]

Linkara sounds a lot like Chris-Chan. A lot of the inflections are similar.

[@retsz]

Can't wait to see his reactions to this review on Twitter. The lightbringer doesn't take to criticism well 😅

[@marcoe.3314]

He threw a hissy fit on Twitter already

[@retsz]

@@marcoe.3314 nice.

[@mitchellhorton9382]

Yeah I followed him on Twitter and I'd seen this video on my list and I was like "wow really Ralph usually doesn't care about movies enough to be particularly mean" but the way they talked you'd think Ralph went on some rant about him having autism and how he's exactly like doug holy shit

[@amberbaum4079]

@@mitchellhorton9382 His twitter orbiters think that Ralph called him autistic or his work autistic in this review, because Linkara made his vague cry rant on twitter. They are so dumb. One of them even said that they specifically came to this review and gave it a thumbs down.

[@TheGooglySmoog]

This looks like it would have been passable in the early 00's. Looks like these guys never grew up since then.

[@browngirlinaclownworld2077]

"Liefeld, you're not an artist!" Neither are you, Linkara. Neither are you.

[@retron99]

Apparently he took that line out of his theme song. Must've realized how hypocritical it was.

[@MrDman21]

Sick burn ❤️‍🔥

[@MrDman21]

Sick burn ❤️‍🔥

[@superemoboi2050]

@@retron99 He said he took it out, because he thought it was too mean, and that he regrets how hard he was on other creators when he was younger. (Paraphrasing)

[@killer88327]

i really like ralphs attempt to sound like the most bored person currently existing.

[@cincymutt]

God the response was so typical; Lewis has always been bad with handling criticism, and really I guess most CA guys were/are; but at this point, if you're still trying to make a living doing review videos, you need to learn to take it to some degree. At least Doug lately realized that you shouldn't act like a baby every time people shit on you for something on the internet (it is possible he's just wary of stirring shit up since CTC). I know it's not nice for internet d-bags to harass you, but get fucking use to it. Isn't he like 40-something almost? And every time it's like, "this person's a piece of shit because they didn't control their fans and some are making fun of me". He's been pretty brutal to some comic creators in his reviews before, but I'm sure if any of those guys heard about it they really wouldn't care.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Yeah, something I've seen over the years is that most of the CA guys have kind of serious ego problems, which is probably part of the reason almost all of them have essentially plateaued since leaving the site. Outside of The Dom, Todd in the Shadows, and Lyndsay Ellis (Not so much now) they've all pretty much peaked. None of them have grown in terms of subscriber count or popularity, many of them like Film Brain and the Blockbuster Buster have positively pitiful view and subscriber counts yet keep doing this inspite of it and almost all of them have this arrogance to them, as though they are somehow better than most critics. Probably doesn't help that many of them were around when Internet reviewing was still a new thing and thus their popularity was much higher back then. However, unlike Doug and the Angry Video Game Nerd who've managed to adapt and change with the times, these guys are stuck using the same gimmicks, jokes and funding vanity projects like this all but ignoring the fact they've officially peaked.

[@Brogan_Balfour_Crescent]

So it’s Linkara having a tantrum over a double life no one is asking him to live for an hour.

[@m.streicher8286]

Linkara acts drunk like someone who's never had a drink

[@telophasemusic]

the funniest thing the trilby-wearing Linkara has ever done was when Oneyplays did a funny impression of him.