The Weirdest YouTube Critic You've Never Heard Of

Deep within the dark depths of KZbin, sometimes the most bizarrely fascinating content can be found. Take a journey with me as I tell you all about the hyper-obscure KZbin movie review show, 'Where Hollywood Is Taken Seriously'.
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[@rosefrench12]

GIRL AVATAR !!

[@Zip_Zap2474]

so truee!

[@jenniferjones9695]

What of it

[@WarioShaker]

Holy rad!!!!

[@Zip_Zap2474]

@@jenniferjones9695 girl avatars awesome

[@PaperMalte]

the radical, mayhaps even the tubular

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

Ben looks like a clerk at a local movie store that will give you a look whenever you bring a film he dislikes up to the counter

[@theycallmejojo6090]

I will never take Hollywood seriously until they can create a movie as good as “Creating Rem Lezar”.

[@TymekSezam]

that movie has the twin towers so it reminds me of 9/11

[@TymekSezam]

that movie has the twin towers so it reminds me of 9/11

[@papabray4703]

They'll never catch lightning in a bottle like that again.

[@makeitthrough_]

​@@TymekSezamWhat a terrible name, reminds me of that tragedy

[@SparkyFluffles]

I'm honestly surprised that nobody even heard about this dude until now. Props to Renni, she knows her stuff.

[@therizzler857]

the reveal that the avatar just has a circle below the waist disturbs me

[@HVY526]

not like it was meant to be seen below the waist.

[@bleujae68000]

Her new character stills are ready! Let's go!!!!!!

[@qu4ry529]

This channel is the film equivalent of Gaming in The Clinton years

[@masonasaro2118]

*that one shadowgate song*

[@ShenDoodles]

Movieing in the Trump Years

[@harismirza6447]

GITCY: it’s good for your spleen

[@RenniUltraFox]

WHITS: it’s good for your kidneys

[@swr.nezumi]

@@RenniUltraFox caddy moment

[@schboove2668]

It’s kind of a beautiful thing that the internet has given neurodivergent people more of a platform than ever before. We have more perspectives than ever arguably. Also, love the new avatar, girl. 💖

[@SilverWho]

This channel feels so much like something from 2008 that I refuse to believe it isn't a time anomaly

[@VillagerWolf527]

how can i believe he takes hollywood seriously if he hasn’t done a review on rock dog?!?

[@octoisgay]

REAL

[@ericortiz7443]

How did I know this was you when I haven’t even read your username? Proof I watch a lot of Schafrillas.

[@godzillapark9075]

This site needs more critics like him, people who make movie reviews with passion and don't blame a bad movie on "the woke"

[@amereaardvark]

I'm really shocked that there's a channel this obscure but i'm glad this gives attention. I'm very fascinated by his strange eloquency and complete adherence to the structure.

[@donov25]

There's so many channels this obscure and even further. I follow a guy who reads a single joke from a1940s joke book every day and his views rarely brake the double digits.

[@thegothcatgirl]

The fact he almost always introduces actors and movies as Oscar winners and nominees implies if he talked about Norbit, he'd introduce it as "Academy Award for Best Makeup Nominee Norbit" (Btw great video, really funny and I love the new stills!)

[@BohemiusRhapsodius]

Dude we need more direct reviewers like Ben Maricle who just straight up review stuff instead of corny reactions. I give this video an A+!

[@TurbotheFurbo]

Hell Yeah Renni :3 "GOTG reminds us of 9/11" WILDD

[@devaunbeats]

It's incredible how even in 2024 his videos look like something from a public access show made in the 90s. Okay I just got to the part where this is actually a public access show lmao. Makes total sense now

[@boofloof1996]

I've known of this guy for a long time and have always been called weird for liking him. He IS amazing.

[@Chaotic_Jackal]

I love these types of looks at odd but harmless figures of KZbin

[@Chokun-Gaming]

11:08 GOOD GRIEF SHE HAS NO LEGS

[@PaperMalte]

not to be rude but don‘t you think this video could‘ve been formated a little more SERIOUSLY, in order to fit the standards Ben Maricle set for hollywood? just a suggestion.

[@SonicternityVO]

The Game Dude has nothing on this guy

[@dynomythead88]

I give, "The Weirdest KZbin Critic You've Never Heard Of" an A+. I really loved the video a lot!

[@coolduder1001]

Ok the first thing I'm liking is the unintentionally poor video quality. My brain says he learned editing and camera work in high school on old equipment, and just never upgraded. Like this feels like it was shot with a DV cam and edited in iMovie.

[@Cinnawah]

I bet you're actually right and that's pretty much his exact setup as the intro uses the stock news flash preset from iMovie (the theme song might be a stock track from iMovie too or maybe it's from a stock music library like BackTraxx) and judging from the video quality it does kinda look like it was shot with an old MiniDV camcorder

[@mmx3374]

Can’t wait for the knockoff called “Where Holywood Is Taken Seriously” in which the host talks about goings on in the town of Holywood. And yes, there is an actual town called Holywood.

[@seb-kun6333]

Ben and Stephen looks like a younger alternate dimension versions of Mike and Jay.

[@EmeraldMania]

This guy is so goated for how random his reviews can get I genuinely hope he comes back to review more movies

[@Sagern17]

This video was SERIOUSLY good. Also didn’t expect to get jumpscared by Panzer Dragoon music at 20:17

[@douglewisamaanthro383]

10:03 yo Caddicarus reference lol

[@smittensamantha]

We have once again been blessed with Renni content. Haven’t been around long but I love your stuff! And the new avatar is so adorable 💜

[@ryuthebuizel6266]

The riiiiise and fall of Where Hollywood is Taken Seriously

[@AkiDave]

The Wario & Waluigi of Film Reviews lmao, Great video Renni! 💙

[@burgerpocalypse]

congralugatons on becoming the blue fox woman of our dreams

[@Pufstnutbrainofficial]

Ben is like if you removed half of Siskel & ebert and then you removed the budget and made the yapping a lot more off the walls, sometimes even straight up bananas, even more-so than Game Dude! Great Video btw!

[@2011supergamer]

Excellent video, I will be emailing him with my thoughts and opinions

[@forgewaffle]

I'd believe you if you told me you found this channel in a cobweb covered box full of unlabeled VHS tapes at a yard sale. great video :)

[@brogan_live8537]

Please for the love of god put legs on the wolf, i lost my mind when i saw she was just an orb on the bottom

[@girlywolfpup1588]

Filming in the Ben Years

[@pippi_playstation]

He kinda looks like my coworker...

[@sir_ridley388]

I can feel the time line crumbling without the consistency of Ben's style

[@Part_Time_Fox]

If he comes back I hope you get to be featured on the channel for a review, Collab of the century right there!

[@gaminggranny1541]

Wake up babe, Renni's pngsona is complete! :3

[@CrackerNDaisyOfficial]

It’s funny how one genius man can stay on this platform for over a decade making some of the greatest, hilarious, and professional movie reviews and still get no attention or recognition, yet me, a stupid and naive moron, can just make drawings move a little and get 150 subs in 6 months. What a funny world we live in.

[@JohnXWoodcat]

How the hell did you even find this guy??? The 9/11 stuff gives me Mr Enter vibes but that guy has a lot of subs so of course he was going to get memed on for it. Also I love the outro with the jpegging around the text.

[@-Error404usernotfound-]

27:18 I got an advertisement with vampires seconds after this

[@El_Omar2203]

Where Kiwis ARE taken seriously

[@BusterCorp]

Where IS Billy Crystal though?

[@FigmentForever]

About to star in an AppleTV series but damn he’s been missed.

[@idioticeli]

this sure was a ben mericle where hollywood is taken seriously

[@waycnf7229]

YOOO WAIT THIS IS FROM MASSACHUSETTS?!?!?! I'M SO PROUD OF MY HOME STATE!

[@FilmmakerJ]

This is kinda wild how he's still filming on the same low-res camera he was back in 2013. I didn't think anybody still had anti-aliased pixel footage like this. I left that behind in 2012 when I went to college.

[@agramuglia]

It's honestly so wild seeing someone maintain a formula like this faithfully without deviation or updating. As someone who can't keep a structure to save his life, it's unheard of to me. Also, subbed.

[@bking2334]

Love the new stills! Really great video too I always love learning about new internet personalities through stuff like this

[@ItsAK9]

4:47 I am truly devasted that this creator would LIE about where he is by using a green screen to manipulate his surroundings.

[@millertime97jm]

You went through all of these? My goodness, you're a trooper! Also, those stills look very nice!

[@MagentaNimbat]

This person needs to be protected at all cost. He reminds me a lot of old KZbin and just looks like a channel stuck in time in the best way possible

[@EliPluss]

At last, an " *adjective noun* you've never heard of" video that has actually earned the title! Gotta love how eccentric some of these channels can be (am I talking about Renni or Ben? Yes)

[@traxthetrashwizard]

I am so curious why this guy hated "How to train your dragon 2"

[@Snoot_Boi]

Renni idk how you're able to find all these insane things but my goodness, Benny Boi Ben is a national treasure and I thank you for showing his insane greatness

[@PlatinumYoshi]

Without Ben Maricle, Hollywood has no serious 😔

[@jimmthe2nd602]

4:19 LEMON DEMON SPOTTED‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥

[@nicholasroberts7838]

Awesome video! I love niche topics like this, he reminds me of one of my highschool friends. Our thing was going to the movies together and he'd talk about them in very much the same way.

[@IcyXzavien]

Ben is great, I'm glad we live in a timeline where Ben exists and makes these reviews.

[@9099DAMAGE]

I like your characters design a lot

[@Werewolf64lol]

GOTG reminds us of 9/11

[@Bl3atingM3at]

I like videos where people just sit down, start recording and let out their thoughts on movies or video games. There's something really genuine about them, which is something I like to see.

[@Bl3atingM3at]

Also that avatar is fantastic. The artist did a great job with them!

[@lankthedank6931]

It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, I didn’t know you transitioned. I won’t lie, I do miss the previous look of your avatar but my feelings shouldn’t change who you desire to be, and I’m happy you’ve found out the person you want to be.

[@commonscentsreviews]

Amazing. Thank you for sharing this gem of a channel! Also Congrats on 10K! (I mean 9.99k but you'll reach it probably by the time I refresh my page lol)

[@inky_LIKES_eggsyt]

You didnt answer his question Renni WHERE IS BILLY CRYSTAL

[@stephengarforth2753]

its like a glimpse into what early youtube was like.

[@Ms_FluffySheep]

0:48 I hear somebody snuck a Vinny scream in her video. 😏

[@BobbyCarillo]

I cant explain it, his videos feel like theyre from another time period.

[@Chronoplague]

This was great! I love little channels like this! I have a list of creators that I won't ever share, because they are too pure for the internet to know about.

[@dougyuck]

No way, I was just listening to the beach boys the literal minute before I was about to watch this video when you showed off that channel reviewing all the beach boys albums lol

[@user-qg1mw5tz1q]

"If the move is going to be titled epic, then the story must be epic." -ben.

[@glasssawsslipperstraws7410]

Renni Ultrafox: where Nostalgia Critic is taken seriously

[@battty_nattty]

1:49 Oh 🗣️🗣️💥💥‼️‼️🔥🔥💥‼️🗣️

[@2011supergamer]

Every time you use the Dynamite Headdy boss damage "splat" sound i bave to do a double take cuz thats my text notification sound lol

[@lessthanbonnie5813]

I'm so glad you blessed us with the world of Ben so we as a society can collectively take Hollywood seriously

[@SonicoVT]

0:25 oh that's me lmao

[@ErebusHellhound]

This is the type of channel that people would probably make commentaries on it nonstop, like Benthelooney! Out of all obscure KZbin critics, this guy is hilarious!

[@Toteke]

So you could say that we're at WHITS' end

[@earlyej3008]

Bro reads "rise" and thinks it's an instruction on what to do with his voice. lol

[@idioticeli]

your upload schedule is so consistent I’m impressed

[@SupaPuttyYT]

I'd love to see this guy review The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies

[@germanlad1609]

A niche and random thing being talked about for half an hour? After all... Why not... Why shouldnt I watch it...

[@GoodFuude]

I do remember seeing that channel years ago and I now think it was from your Twitter

[@nightmarearcade2663]

I'm not gonna lie I think he's aware of how cheesy his videos are to some extent because he is just so serious throughout it all that I genuinely believe he's just having fun with that consistent deadpan look he never deviates from. God speed Ben, you give Hollywood the criticism it deserves.

[@Overton1994]

I really hope this guy pulls a George Wood and keeps doing sidequesty stuff behind the scenes. At the very least I hope he can get the same cult following as Wood, I bet it would mean the world to him.

[@Anonymous_Aussie]

Gaming in the Clinton Years 2.0 here

[@jfx1083]

your avatar is soo cute ^_^ and i rly like you're vids, so glad i found this channel

[@YukiTheSnep]

going into my saved for later videos can't wait to watch it 💯💯

[@BugsyFoga]

I definitely remember this guy, that set up definitely rings a bell

[@k1zm3t]

0:24 DYNAMITE HEADDY SOUND EFFECT????

[@splendailguy]

3:46 it’s almost like he means… *SERIOUS* business

[@MrGuy__]

ummmm i HAVE heard of this guy, when you retweeted a clip of him?? clickbait much hey great stills !!!!!!!! humorous video. satisfactory

[@papapolio]

I watch the anime arcs to get here better than One Piece.

[@supertimerip]

Ben may be unhinged but he is so fun to watch.

[@versus22REALLY]

I didn't know you transitioned, love the new Avatar

[@RenniUltraFox]

Thank you!! Glad you like her :)

[@CrateDigs640]

It took me a day of no internet to see it but new Renni!!! Lets gooooooooo!!!!!!!

[@alyxgraff9121]

Wow. I haven't heard from Renni since her collabs with Melody NoSurname & she suddenly returns out of nowhere with this sudden banger of a video. She really does take "WHIST" very Seriously. (Also I hope that Ben doesn't get too confused by the sudden influx of furries, Scott the Woz fans & people who like to lrave comments online that his videos are about to get).

[@arandomhashbrown3756]

I think they are very youtubepoop-able

[@FigmentForever]

The GOTG 9/11 reference was so unironically perfect