The Worst Types of Movie Fans (Tier List)

[@chillepalmerz]

I would put "casuals" a bit lower because of people who can't handle it when a movie gets even slightly experimental or arty.

[@olliemartinelli4034]

agreed there's also the anti-nerd (opposite of the snob), basically anyone who for some reason feels threatened by the fact someone might actually enjoy watching old movies

[@kingaxl1100]

That or they are condescending because they look down on having that kind of hobby. I've met a few "Oh I have better things to do than sit around watching movies all day." It's like fuck you bro

[@nodruj8681]

@@olliemartinelli4034 You have just outed yourself as a snob.. no one and i mean no one is "threatened" we just know you're about to say something boring or pretentious

[@olliemartinelli4034]

@ this is exactly what I mean. If you look under the favourite 4 letterboxd videos there'll always be someone shitting on the fact an actor picked an arthouse Italian film from the 60s as their favourite film because its "pretentious". Let people like what the hell they wanna like.

[@420Gandalf]

​@nodruj8681 Whats boring is pointing at someone who likes an unknown movie and feeling better because your taste is more common. Like wtf we've come full circle

[@goreycinema]

I consider myself a movie nerd, but live in constant fear that I might be in the film snob or easily offended category without even realizing it.

[@IsaiahLepe]

Low-key

[@Noah-pq8rv]

Drop your Top 10 films and we’ll see if you are a film snob or movie nerd

[@killert_7759]

So real

[@killert_7759]

@@Noah-pq8rv Godzilla Minus One Godzilla: King of the Monsters Dune: Part Two Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Mission: Impossible - Fallout Interstellar Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Avengers: Infinity War Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith The Dark Knight

[@WildBerrie1]

100 percent can relate to this

[@Matrixius]

And then there’s people like me who watch the same 20 movies over and over again

[@lag690]

Lol I think I didn't even watched 10 movies of 2024 but watched 1917 12 times.

[@CharlieM-v3z]

@@lag690nice

[@JosephSingleton-mx4bs]

Name the 20 movies

[@Matrixius]

@@JosephSingleton-mx4bs My Top 20 in no particular order: A Clockwork Orange The Shining 2001 A Space Odyssey Full Metal Jacket Blade Runner The Godfather Apocalypse Now Fargo No Country For Old Men The Dark Knight Eraserhead Drive Whiplash The Pianist Pan’s Labyrinth Blade Runner 2049 Boogie Nights There Will Be Blood The Social Network 12 Angry Men

[@JosephSingleton-mx4bs]

@@Matrixius honestly really solid.i kinda just Wach whatever but Stanley Kubrick is one of my favorites

[@stardustjessie]

The worst kind of Conformist is the ones that only listen to KZbinrs. I remember people considering films that I love just because Nostalgia Critic made fun of it and said it sucks.

[@scottspades]

Most of the time they haven’t even watched the movie too, they just watched the video

[@TheNumbersGuy-bm6bt]

There are some youtubers that will rip into a bad movie but will say "if you like it there's nothing wrong with it" or something along those lines before hand

[@guillermor.tinajero1338]

I'd say "Basic" goes in "Midly Annoying", because of what you said. They usually show signs of snobism, if they don't then they are just "Nerds" or "Casuals", but what makes them "Basics" is the fact they showcase their infinite knowledge of film while only watching popular movies.

[@hintonlanier4851]

Agreed, I would do the same as I have a couple of “basic film” friends who criticize my taste in films that I like and don’t push why they should like it, but they only watch and defend the most marketed pop films of the year. Still love them, but they can be a pill sometimes.

[@ohhellobethany]

My brother is such a film snob that he criticizes everyone else's film tastes and gets super defensive/offended if you don't like the same things he does. His favorite film is "Whiplash", so I sent him the Adam Neely video about it, thinking he'd find it interesting. He got so pissed off by it he actually dm'd Adam about how "wrong" he was, then he scream-ranted at me in person for daring to send that video to him. Maybe calling him a "snob" is too kind.

[@atleticosquadretta]

His taste is too basic to be a film snob, he's probably transitioning from the basic category to the snob, which is probably worst because at least snobs have their own personal taste, Whiplash as a favorite screams "i just started watching movies seriously but i still have to figure out what i like". That said i love Chazelle

[@420Gandalf]

He screamed at you?? Is he ok lol

[@Muskateering]

He legit sounds on the spectrum, no joke.

[@1kaz1]

I love over analysers, I like hearing different people's interpretations so when they drop a theory that's probably never been thought before that's peak for me, also I used to have a hard time interpreting movies and they helped me

[@nicolasripoll7974]

I discovered this year that i really love movies

[@Sweetestsadist]

I think "casual" should be in the "Mixed Bag" category. Yeah, there are some that are chill, but many are insufferable. There are many who are willing to detract from a movie just because everything's not spoon-fed to them or it has subtitles. There's also a sub-category of "tag-a-longs" who is only watching a movie because someone else they want to be around is watching it (Usually a love interest). They also detract by drawing focus on the person they want to hang out with.

[@DarkMayhem666]

1:53 Movie Nerd- JangoDisk, Jermey Jahns, Chris Stuckman, Cody Leach, Double Toasted 2:43 Easily Offended- La’Ron Readus and pretty much every other anti woke “film critic” 4:04 Fanboy/Fangirl- Nerdsync? Variant Comics? I think this also describes Double Toasted 5:12 Nitpicker- Definitely Cinemasins 6:58 Casual- Damn near everyone I personally know 7:36 Basic- is slightly more into movies and knows more about them then a casual he’s working his way up the ladder 10:14- any book snob 11:53 Cynic - Critical Drinker 12:54 Loud In Theater- ACUTAL FUCKING SCUM 13:33 Oldhead- Our dads 15:02 Conformist- To be fair if someone said they actually liked Madame Web or Kraven The Hunter the film community would look at them like they lost their mind.

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

Again I agree nit pickers LOVE plot holes as they see them as an excuse, and the best one But any one getting into the film & enjoying it allows for small plot holes.

[@Tyler-ob4qp]

One type that could be added: "Literally Me". Anyone who essentially bases their entire personality off of a film they're particularly into. Good example would be pretty much any Ryan Gosling movie

[@benc77]

Does anyone actually do that ? I always thought it was ironic

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

There are times when the film is BETTER than the novel i.e-JAWS

[@lucasuu1302]

we all started as a basic movie fan and some of us converted in a snob or stay in movie nerd, but i think that we all started in basic movie fan is an a installable step

[@tarzantabi7845]

at the end we all end up being the "guy that just likes movies" type people for a long time I used to hate jurrasic world because it wasn't artsy or groundbreaking. now that I am no longer a pretentious goober, I love it

[@spectre1004]

I feel like you should’ve added filmbros to the tier. They’re similar to basics but with the personality of a film snob. They act like they’re superior to normies whilst having Drive, Fight Club, and American Pyscho in their top 5

[@p_ttown1979]

ran into someone who said they had “seen so many movies” and emphasized that fight club was his favorite. also said his next faves were the dark knight and anything tarantino. NOTHING wrong with liking any of those movies but to have those as his immediate top faves is npc behavior.

[@spectre1004]

@ real asf

[@Muskateering]

Don't forget Top Gun Maverick, Godzilla Minus One and the latest Mission Impossible movie.

[@spectre1004]

@ those aren’t film bro movies

[@Muskateering]

@@spectre1004 they are they're recent one's.

[@stardustjessie]

As a kid I was a book purist because I read online about differences of Harry Potter and the film adaptation, and I figured the book must be a 10/10. Then I read the books and now I can't stand them, and consider the films the far superior version

Really? I truly think the books are way better. Except prisoner of Azkaban. That movie is better than the book.

[@rick237.]

I am just a movie enthusiast. I like to watch foreign movies and every English-language movie is also a foreign movie for me because I am an Asian.

[@pretzelman945]

I love how each type of movie fan has a picture of this guy representing it It makes it really funny 🤣

[@ApertureScienceInnovatorsRepre]

This is a really unique tier list, really fun to watch.

[@ButtrNut32]

As a self Over-analyzer, there is a Venn diagram for the over-analyzer and Nitpicker that I have crossed from time to time. The passion and need to understand the every frame and subtext (especially for my favorite films) is real 😂

[@Dawn95284]

Good video I think I would end up in the film snob category

[@_Vaal_Hazak_]

So what I'm getting from this is that I'm a nerd/overanalyzer, my brother is a basic/fanboy (nolanbro), and my dad is a nitpicker (the annoying kind)

[@Kordellcabe12]

I love this. I will say I think you’re missing one. The “Devil’s advocate.” These guys basically zag on everything. They are the opposite of the conformist.

[@JangoDisc]

Ahh you're right how did I forget to include that

[@bigmandan61]

I wish I was smart enough to understand art house movies. Like I watch them and get really bored whilst everyone else writes a literal book on how they're a masterpiece

[@Sweetestsadist]

It's fine and has nothing to do with intelligence. It's more about focus and how involved one can get into the story. Some people see a rat running through a city for 10 minutes and their imaginations get going as to what will happen or why the director did this. Others are sensible enough to just think "Is there a movie here, or am I going to be watching an f-ing rat all day." For the record, I'm the first type.

[@nicolasripoll7974]

9:05 I like this category that can be so interesting

[@wingedferret5713]

Im the movie nerd. Love quirky and complex cinema and have quite a pretentious taste 😂 but i also love marvel and star wars and Dc, and nostalgia flicks like goonies and karate kid. Sometimes the simple, imperfect, more basic films still bring major joy and nostalgia to me of simpler times. I am a very artsy person but ppl like what they like and i hate people trashing others tastes

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

Nit pickers often don't say what they really mean, nit picking is a classic sign of impatience & boredom (this is why if say there is a gardener in an out door scene, they pay THEM more attention than the fore ground actors) but they don't SAY they were bored after 5 minutes watching, (knowing the critisism they will get) always expecting a fast paced easily understood film.

[@cloudlion1610]

I loved this video, it made me laugh with I’m upset about the TikTok ban. I’m glad I got this in my recommendations and I hope it gets more views.

[@JangoDisc]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@MatthewSmart]

If I'm being honest with myself, I feel like I fall into the camp of half basic half over analyzer. I don't go out of my way to watch that many movies as I'm more of a video game and music guy. I'll definitely watch a movie that isn't as well known if it's of interest to me, and I'm trying to do a better job of broadening my horizons, but I can't say my film taste is the most unique in the world. I also do fall into the trap of trying to pick apart things in films that really don't need to be picked apart, and I think part of that is out of fear of being biased and blinded from problems, though this used to be way worse a few years ago.

[@Accountnamehere1968]

Here are my thoughts: Film Snob: Definitely insufferable. I think a work of art can come from anywhere (even children's movies, even cheesy sci-fi and/or action movies, etc), and I'm someone who thinks that sometimes a true masterpiece will avoid acting or selling itself as one as much as possible (basically displaying humility as opposed to pride), so these people gatekeeping certain films and acting like you're a dumb person for not liking an arthouse movie (or even liking but just not quite getting it enough to call it a masterpiece) are annoying. Movie Nerd I would agree is generally chill. They'll like talking about anything and will probably have seen enough movies from different eras and genres to have a fun conversation. Easily Offended I'd say depends on which side they are on. If they are part of the anti-woke crowd I'd say Insufferable. But those that argue things like "The Dark Knight is fascist propaganda" or "Forrest Gump is do as you're told conservative boomer propaganda" are Mildly Annoying. I think there's discussion to be made about how someone's political views are likely going to be found in the film they make, as well as how people who don't think much about what a movie's trying to say (and merely watch it for entertainment) could end up developing some bad morals because of it, so I think there can be a solid discussion in that regard, but at the same time whenever I see one of these people criticize a popular movie citing political views and nothing else I do question if they were going in with an open mind. I think you have a point that a lot of truly toxic fanboys/fangirls can be found in one of the other categories, but I'd put them closer to Mixed Bag depending on the fanbase. The best or worst character traits of an individual person will be at their most apparent when they discuss the movies they are superfans of, but I think the one thing that separates someone who should be called a fan like a badge of honor and one who should be called a fan as a means of disgrace is how self-aware they are. Nitpickers are definitely Mixed Bag, mainly because they don't seem to have an off switch. Casual is chill. Basic I think depends on who you meet, when you meet them, and how you feel about the movies they love. I think if you agree with them they are Mostly Chill, but if you disagree with them then they are Mildly Annoying (especially if the signs of snobbery can be found). That said, I do think that if you disagree with them that you will be the insufferable one half the time. I'm pretty confident I am in the over-analyzer category, because so much of my thoughts nowadays include things like what each shot choice, camera movement, edit, etc might mean (as well as what the movie itself might be trying to communicate in the script). I would agree that over-analyzers would be Mostly Chill for the reasons you mentioned, but I do think if said person's takes are a lot more contrarion (which my takes most definitely are) then I'd put them in Mixed Bag. Book Purists annoy me so much. I think there can be fun discussions to be made regarding how changing something as simple as someone's hair color could impact the atmosphere, but when they always instead argue that the book is better or get upset about something being removed, I start to question why they're even there sometimes. Books I think are great when it comes to internal thoughts (because those are hard to properly create in movies), but movies I think work much better with visual stuff, and there are several more factors to it that books don't have (cinematography, editing, music and sound). Plus, I think books can be critiqued just like movies can, and I think having a "the book is better" mindset unintentionally hinders the idea of criticizing the source. I think when the books don't come into conversation they're fine, but once they start comparing with the original source I'd put them in the Insufferable category (they may provide some insight into the topic, but so do film snobs). Cynics I'd also put as Mildly Annoying. Because I have a lot of contrarion takes and identify with the over-analyzer category, I constantly fear people see me as a cynic who hates everything, but I avoid looking down on people who loving something that's popular. Loud in theaters people are Actual Scum. Those who cheer I can understand (even if they annoy me) because they are being emotional about the film and are enjoying the experience, but at the same time those people lack the common sense that most people would have their theater experience ruined a bit by someone cheering super loudly in the theater. But those who use their phone for example make me ask why they're even there as opposed to watching at home. Oldheads I'd say are in between Mostly Chill and Mixed Bag. Many of these people are just stuck in their time period and occasionally sound condescending with the "modern movies suck" attitude, but if you talk with them about movies from their own time period they would probably be Chill. Conformists are Mildly Annoying. It's not even that their ratings are pretty much the same as everyone else, it's that they generally don't express well their reasons. I do wonder though what a conformist's take would be on Star Wars: The Last Jedi though.

[@kazkaz756]

"...I'm starting to think I very well may be an over-analyzer" mid-through a three-page essay on a tier list youtube video is peak

[@JRBeast-nw3xg]

I’m a movie nerd with a mix of the book purist I guess because I saw The Shining recently and I read the book first I was mainly disappointed on all the great shit that was left out that made the book so damn good to begin with. It’s always the Stephen King movie adaptations I swear the same shit happened when I read Pet Semetary and then saw both adaptations.

[@Coroplocs-Chameleon]

Confession Time: I used to be an easily offended Anti-Woke person and now I have ditched that stupid way of thinking to be a movie nerd on Dune and Mockbusters.

[@Lucca1103]

Christopher Nolan fans deserve their own category.

[@lukylooper]

You should do a movie poster tier list. Some movies are beauuutiful like the silence of the lambs, then you have ones like fight club that genuinely fill me with disgust.

[@JangoDisc]

That's a great idea, I'm adding that to my list of video ideas

[@stardustjessie]

Oldheads can be so chill, they just live in their own bubble

[@ryanbaron8289]

Hey bro I've recently seen your vids pop up and gotta say you have a fresh spin on topics with movies/cinema. If you have a letterboxd, I'd be interested to check you out on there. I know some people can be pinkies up on there, but I utilize it for fun. Anyways I'm down to watch more of your vids because you have a unique take on things

[@JangoDisc]

Appreciate it bro! Glad you're enjoying the videos. My letterboxd username is the same as my channel name, and there's also a link on my channel page!

[@pizzaking1997]

Huge movie nerd, truth be told, I do get a bit snobby and easily offended if someone has some head ass take about a movie. Trying to work on that because that’s a bit annoying to most people :c

[@Sith66_]

I'm a mix of the Movie Nerd, the Fanboy, the Nitpicker and the Over analyzer.

[@AnAveragePurplePikmin]

As a professional nit picker we do not simply nit pick the bad stuff in a movie, sometimes we can the gold nugget in a pile of shit. But due to that large error this video only gets a 100000/10 instead of 1000000/10.

[@IsaiahLepe]

Hot take: The Dune Movies are a lot better than the book

[@CharlieM-v3z]

I watched the first dune and it was boring. Nice visuals but cliche story. Didn’t hook me in

[@Sweetestsadist]

So is Jurassic Park.

[@captinry6914]

I think I would be “basic” I’ve seen a little more than a thousand movies and I watch them to be entertained but if horror fan was here I would be that

[@captinry6914]

I have seen a lot of obscure movies too

[@rodolforodriguez4447]

The one who fills KZbin with racist thumbnails and ‘woke’ essays.

[@The-Blurst-Of-Times]

That's basically a crossover between the "Easily Offended" and "Cynic" on this list, sometimes with a side of "Nitpicker". TBH a lot of these can overlap a lot, but that's just how it goes.

[@turkishjanitor3666]

This goes into actual scum tier, beacuse it damaged the perception of people who review movies the most out of the types in the video. Plus the number of these people keeps on increasing and their criticism is mostly just bigotry

[@BMovieTheater]

This video is hilariously accurate

[@EntrEsprit]

Oldheads are a mixed bag, they'll rightfully appreciate the classic movies of the past, but they're stubborn to seek out new movies and usually are pretty close-minded

[@andersparker0228]

I identify as a film nerd with film snob tastes when it comes to the films I like.

[@Jake-qw1wj]

We need a Star Wars tier list

[@JangoDisc]

Definitely will do one at some point

[@CarlFredrik-uo1cu]

Please make a David Lynch video soon ❤

[@memesbychris]

As a big lifelong Twin Peaks fan, I'm still devastated

[@JangoDisc]

R.I.P. to the legend

[@johns123]

I'm a mix of old head and cynic. I'm trying to be less of a cynic though. It would be easier if modern movies were actually good lol

[@iamfluteman]

From my experience i would bring the "Book purist" down a tier. Yes you can learn more about the original source material through conversation with them (if you did not read the material as well), but the purists will always be putting the film adaptations down, so trying to talk to them about an adaptation you enjoyed is insufferable. Harry Potter fans are some of the worst i've come across where about 95% of criticisms are simply "this was different from the book" or "this part from the book was left out of the movie".

[@nicolasripoll7974]

I'm a little book purist but not too much, idk how to say

[@Vircepresident]

I miss those intellectuals telling you by quoting freud, Baudrillard or Siegfried kracauer why movies like Transformers 3, Cats or madame web are actually misunderstood masterpieces of abstract art you just don't understand

[@victorlucet8177]

I'm litteraly an overanalyser x)

[@trevorbristow9354]

Film Snobs insufferable. THANK YOU

[@JP-re9xj]

11:08 "I can't believe they cast an actor with blond hair when CLEARLY this character has black hair." I used to find these people insufferable. Until I applied "The Superman Test". How do we feel about Superman? Wouldn't it be upsetting if, in this case, they gave Superman blond hair. Let's go ahead and add a man-bun and a snarky attitude? Now imagine a movie being made where a generation of people will only ever see that as THE Superman. And what if they made Lex Luthor a Kryptonian? And cast Jack Black as Green Lantern? Both things of which came very close to happening. I thank God for book purists being vocal enough to stop those from happening. Can they be pedantic? Sure. But they also are fulfilling a purpose.

[@jeez323]

Basic 🖐

[@shilomurphy8289]

Do music fans nezt haha.

[@BGsBooks86]

I've gotten a lot of hate in the past for having valid critisms for movies like Halloween 1978, and Carrie 1976. If you tell me I don't understand cinema just because i don't like a movie, you are a snob. As for myself, I'm a mix between a fanboy and book purist. I do love talking about the differeneces between the book and movie, and they're not always for the better. But if I see a movie that either honors the book with slight changes, or does good as its own thing, I will give it the credit it deserves.

[@slendertv3616]

My friend’s a cynic

[@samuelstephens6163]

Ok, hate to out myself as a snob, but the Basic level is so frustrating. Five directors exist in their universe (Spielberg, Scorsese, Tarantino, Nolan, and Villeneuve), and "It's A Wonderful Life" represents almost their entire experience with black and white movies, and they spin vast castles out of this. They are actually the same people as conformists, and are often snobby about not being snobs for movies from the past they haven't seen. If more movies from the 1970s (for example) were seen by these same people I'm convinced Tarantino's popularity would crumble like a cookie---after you see enough films by William Friedkin, Martin Ritt, Peter Yates, Werner Herzog, John Frankenheimer, John Sturges, Mike Hodges, Sidney Lumet, Sam Peckinpah, Francis Ford Coppola, and yes early Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg...now you can say Taxi Driver is exceptional, but it's no longer exceptional in a vacuum or because you were told it was. Now you've seen Get Carter and The French Connection and Sorcerer and Duel and The Friends of Eddie Coyle and Dog Day Afternoon, Black Sunday, Dirty Harry, The Taking of Pelham 123...and suddenly you have not just a context for Taxi Driver, but for why Star Wars became so popular in the middle of this incredibly cynical decade. You think you hate stuffy 1950s movies? I can make a list of 25 movies from the 1950s (with no best picture winners and no musicals) that will turn you into the ultimate classic cinema fan. It's not really about hating basic moviewatchers for how little they've seen, it's frustration that their universe is so small and wanting to open some doors for them. Not asking anyone to see any director's entire filmography, just to do yourself a favor and see more movies from the past. ESPECIALLY because it's so easy to do--far easier than it's ever been. And for the record, there are snobs for snobs. Like, all the movies I listed are way too mainstream for them and we should be watching lost films that aren't recoverable.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

Good lord you sound insufferable