Rex Viper... It's Time to Stop
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- Опубліковано 19 лип 2024
- I review and critique the side project of The Angry Video Game Nerd called Rex Viper. Rex Viper makes mash-up songs using classic NES video game music and 80's music usually from movie soundtracks. The first few videos were kitschy and I just kind of ignored them. But now they are four videos deep and they just keep getting worse. The amount of cringe in these videos is hard to fully describe.
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My theory is Mike Matai didn't leave cinemassacre. Justin just got really hungry one night and Mike just happened to be around.
thank you
So that's why it got so much quieter and there's less whiny bitching and screaming. The last moan Mike ever made was a little squeal - a little echo from a fart that came out of Justin's pristine ass.
Also this totally reminded me of when Lemongrab ate his twin.
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Before Justin left the band, they were one of the heaviest groups on UA-cam.
lmao
Justin puts the word "heavy" in heavy metal.
Mike, Kyle and Bootsy were integral to Cinemassacre, I don't even know who these new people are they're so boring.
shill puppets who work at screen wave that also apparently manage the channel now
Nah mike was a wanka
As annoying as Mike could be at times, I think he was the straw that stirred the drink within that group so to speak.
@Daniel Evensen I'm not a fan of Screenwave either, and long for the golden age of AVGN, but this is a rather silly comment. It's been what, a decade now? Over a decade since Kyle stopped appearing on the show? People change and pursue different hobbies, and Kyle has long moved on from trying to make a full time career out of music.
I personally wish he would stop uploading Rex Viper content on the channel, but if he wants to play guitar, than good for him. Though unless you actually play the guitar, than it is impossible to fully explain JUST how easy playing rhythm guitar is, especially for this kind of music. It is quite literally just power chords, which is the easiest thing to play. But to his credit, he has clearly put in the bare minimal time and effort at least into learning.
Also I went off on a long random tangent, but I don't even like the band.
@@jerryskid420 I'm disgusted he watches Golden Girls and likes it
I miss when Cinemassacre was just a small group of passionate friends having us over to hang out.
Justin kind of looks like Peter Griffin. Heck, I even thought it was the real life Peter Griffin in the thumbnail.
I don't believe Jimmy has even properly introduced the band members. Who are they?
justin-he sucks,had multiple vontroversies
ryan-he is just kinda there
-newt-he just got fired for copying the monster madness script lmao
check r/thecinemassacrethetruth to actually see all this shit
Unreal
Did you film this video right after getting home from auditioning as a vampire for a shitty Lost Boys sequel?
Very accurate. Lol
Wait until you see Rex Viper perform live...which happened recently.
As a musician myself and as someone who's worked with musicians as well as teaching hundreds of students how to play music, I've always found it poisonous when people say "you should stop playing music" especially when it comes from experienced musicians to lower level musicians... I've taught people in their 50s and made them pretty decent musicians and the reason most of them quit is because of their friends telling them "oh you're too old for that" or "who do you think they are"...and it sucks because playing music really made them happy. For some reason people think only young and beautiful people should play music. I've even been told to my face that I'm "too ugly" to be a successful musician.
Obviously, it's a different situation for James because he has fame...and the AVGN series is at a real low point. I honestly think that if James was the only one working on AVGN (like the old days) and it was still a decent show, then people would be more accepting of Rex Viper. From what I gathered though, it seemed like in the beginning, James wanted to just have a band to play shows with. For some reason or another, Rex Viper started appearing on Cinemassacre likely because they felt the channel needed more content since rental reviews and the other shows are phasing out.
It might be just me, but I felt like you held your voice back a bit when you said "I think they should stop". I'm never a fan of artists with an elitism mentality...and it's alive and well in the music world not matter what genre. I'm sure every artist not matter what field has heard those words before. I think high level artists take themselves too seriously and believe the only people who should do the same art as them is someone as serious as them...but music is good for everyone to do even if it is corny. The last thing we want to do is tell someone to stop doing something that makes them happy.
watch the review i did of their live performance. they went out infront of a large crowd and kind of stunk it up (especially the lead guitar player who must have been drunk or high or both). Also, this is just my opinion which i state in the video. It's harsh criticism because i really don't think it's good at all, oh well, get over it.
@@DancingwithGhosts I saw the live performance as well, not through your review, but on my own. It wasn't good, but it wasn't a total train wreck either. I've seen far worse from bands stuck up their own butts on drugs ruining their careers on live TV. Guitarist was likely nervous, didn't practice enough, or both. Drummer was nervous as he rushed often(something lots of bands do). They did a lot better than what I expected since it was their first time meeting. Instead of stopping, I hope they keep meeting up and get better.
Also I am free to disagree with you on some things. Telling me to "get over it" is a bit dismissive. You asked your viewers to comment what they thought in this video and those were my thoughts. Whether or not you care about what comments are is entirely up to you I suppose. Good luck with the channel.
I agree with phoenix here. Telling musicians to stop what they like doing because it is not up to your standards is simply a dick move.
Sure, rex viper is not exactly a top tier band, but nobody is to begin with. Don't you think even, let's say, Metallica has had bad shows? We all start somewhere.
Personally, I play guitar and love to sing, even if I'm still just mediocre at best at any of it, but that's not gonna stop me from streaming it live at some point. There will be mistakes, out of tune singing, off rythm and much more. But God damn, i love doing it, and I won't stop. How can I improve if I stop?
Give Rex viper a chance to learn from their experiences instead of being toxic by telling them to stop.
Your criticism is fair for the most part, but never ever tell a musician to stop.
Their live show was not very good, they know, you could see the singer struggling. But they pulled off the show none the less and they were having the time of their lives. Off key and rtyhm, but damn it...that's rock'n fuckin roll!
@@lycan862 Yeah the dude doesn't seem to get that. The word cringe made a loop and became cringe in on itself, the first "criticism" tells you that.
@@southsidegamer5611 The autism comment. We're done here, bud.
Justin is a fart in the wind that ended up lingering
He isn't horrible like Covid but, he does bring the vibe down a little bit... I think James just did him a favor by making him a member of cinemassacre.
I met him once. He seemed like a nice guy. His work could be better, but he doesn't seem like a bad guy.
I'm glad to know the singer of flock of seagulls has a UA-cam career
I feel like Justin asked to be in the band. James didn’t invite him and felt bad. So he said “sure why not.”
I feel like Justin’s trying to co-opt Cinemassacre, hence why he inserts himself wherever he could. He couldn’t make it big on his own, so he has to weasel his way into something big so he can live the success he thinks he deserves, but doesn’t.
Agreed with the both of you.
"I *feel like* Justin asked to be in the band"
"I *feel like* Justin's trying to co-opt Cinemassacre"
I think you people are full of baseless assumptions, and that is certain.
@@FindingsOfAnArmouredMind ok
I remember when people said that about P. Diddy. Not sure how far that reference will go but I think it fits. He was a no talent poser who was all in the videos
I don't understand James sometimes...the guy who loves horror movies and has said multiple times he wanted to make some of his own ...why did he never try? He could totally do a series of low budget horror and it's in his wheel house. Makes no sense
I think the lackluster reaction to the AVGN movie probably discouraged him from really going back out and making another real movie but to be honest some of his horror and experimental short films are really good. I still love his Board James/Mr. Bucket short horror film to this day.
No time
@@deletedwaffles Yep, it scared him out of doing any more actual movies. He also became a dad around the same time, and James chose the stability of AVGN over the relative (financial) risks involved in making movies.
Kinda late to this comment but his Board James series has some amazing horror inspired episodes
I remember he showed some early horror films that he did in the early days. Student films before Angry Video Nerd kicked off.
That Justin guy is clearly talentless and has an enormous ego where he can't stand not being front and center. He's the worst possible thing that could have happened to Cinemassacre.
He is front and center, but also left, right, top, bottom... He's got his own zipcode.
Justin's problem is his personality is complete garbage. He's a big, obnoxious bag of crap that thinks he actually has something to contribute but never does.
heard his dad owns the channel or something thats why he is in everything nowadays
@@user-pl7lr5dn8q
I really hope that's true just because it would make so much sense.
It would still be absolutely horrible but at least it would explain everything.
yea basically james “owes” it to “someone” for this tub of lard to be in the videos nowadays. at least the avgn videos dont have him front and center
Oh god Rex Diaper ... I'm glad you know the truth about Justin ... how about the cinemassacretruth...
I dont like Justin but calling it stupid that James want to have a band is so childish...Just leave him alone and let him have fun on music
If James puts it out there, then it’s free to critique. Deal with it.
Hendrix didn't string his guitars with the highest strings at the top; in fact, one technique he was well known for was wrapping his thumb around the low E from behind. He did however, play the guitar "upside down," as in he played a right-handed guitar as a left-handed person, BUT he re-strung the instrument so that the strings were in their traditional order; i.e. low E closest to his head and the high E closest to his feet. This also added to his style - the higher strings had a little less tension than they normally would, which allowed for some of his insane bends.
“Old oil drum of expired mayonnaise”. Had me laughing my ass off every time I hear it lmao.
Savage
Well its true! Hahaha
Same here 😂😂😂😂
Vat of lard
Notorious L.A.R.D
The Power Of Gove or whatever was the only one I thought I was kind of decent. The video was funny, but the song kinda sucks. I have been watching AVGN since it was Angry Nintendo Nerd and I think this is the worst thing he's done. AVGN just isn't that good anymore. I watch it because it's something I've done for almost 20 years.
I never knew I wanted Joel from the Brian Jonestown Massacre to mirror my feelings about the human Slimer who keeps appearing in the AVGN stuff but here we are. Good stuff.
What's ironic is James isn't even that into games
Yes he's more of a movie guy he likes games well enough but his passion is movies i think the avgn character is based on Mike Matei Jame's friend from college and that James just acted the character the show took a hit when Mike, Bootsy and Kyle Justin left or were fired Screenwave took over production and James stayed on as the frontman, James has had an interesting life and career and can be proud of his success and even his failures particularly the AVGN movie it got made he's formed a band and is living the dream
What made you formulate that opinion? He may be more passionate about movies, but he's obviously loved video games since he was a child.
@@omgbeardriving Its actually the truth he been asked questions about video games like on the podcast and he wont really say anything about a game or just not elaborate outside the usual Mario Zelda or Megaman scope.
Not saying he never played video games as a kid its just obvious anything later than the snes he dont know much about
@@emobassist well he's been vocal about not having a lot of time to devote to newer games. He has to play a lot of games for his content so I couldn't imagine getting much time or even wanting to devote that much time to doing so in your free time, especially when you are so passionate about movies and also doing reviews based on them sometimes. He definitely seems more drawn to older games that are nostalgic for him. There's nothing wrong with that IMO.
@@emobassist but he obviously does care about those games. its not fair to say he isn't into games. he just isn't into new ones. also, yes, Rex Viper are HORRIBLE and they should be embarrassed.
They didn't even put EFFORT into the band -- showing that James is well aware that the fans will accept EVERYTHING he does.
That godawful movie proved that.
I mean... I love his movie content, not HIS movie... But his videos where he talks about movies, love them. Especially since he just acts like himself and just expresses his great knowledge of films.
But his AVGN stuff? Honestly never been a huge fan, he tries too hard to be funny and usually isn't.
well, but there is hope for the humanity as your movies and music videos are way better!
@@cookiesontoast9981 Idk man. I liked his movie review/discussion shit when I was younger. But now that there is a way bigger film community on youtube it really shows how amateurish James is. He went to film school and has made "200 movies" and he describes film worse than a 16 year old film buff.
@@aspaceproductions Well I never said he was the best, but I still really enjoy listening to his movie talks, he's a relaxing guy to listen to and he talks about classic horror movies which are my favourite types of films.
I tend to just watch horror and sci fi movie reviewers more than anything else as they're the type of films I watch. I don't mind Chris Stuccman he's alright. Can't stand Jeremy Jahns...
James may not be the best at anything, but he's got a humble vibe to everything he does and If it weren't for him I might not be into certain films that I am, he really helped me discover and appreciate when I was younger and I believe it's really shaped me as a film fan.
@@aspaceproductions The video description literally says, "This is just for fun." James's target audience is nerds and gamers, not pretentious film students or music snobs.. So of course he dumbs everything down for us peasants. Otherwise we wouldn't understand it, the way you--a very important, highly-esteemed twat of noble intelligence--would.
That Justin guy is the reason why I stopped watching and unsubbed to Cinemassacre.
i just stick to the nerd videos.. to my knowledge he hasn't been in any of those though i could be wrong
@@DancingwithGhosts I'm not much of a gamer so i never really watched the video game content other than the games i played. I usually just watched their horror movie content.
@@DancingwithGhosts He has been. Spawn one most prominently
@@holdenharvard7541 oh well I mean the fat clown character was a role Justin was born to play so i guess im not that mad at that
For what it’s worth, he’s completely gone now.
You hit the nail on the head about Justin. I can't *stand* that guy. He's not funny at all, and his contributions to the movie review episodes are dull and boring.
I like the old team better too, especially Bootsy. There is just something "off" about this new group.
I haven't watched much of Cinemassacres new stuff. What, did Mike leave? Kyle too? Those were the best days. The new stuff is AAAAAASSSSSSSSSS
@@thorbeorn4295 Mike, Kyle and Bootsy are long gone.
Justin was funny when he made fun of TB from dying of butt cancer.
@@zltpsm Justin is swag. But Newt was a dream boy. They should have had him on camera.
Ii think thay have a big problem with Justin
I'd totally watch a video on Justin. Big Ryan fan btw.
XD
Please do more rex viper vids or one on Justin AVGN FANS HAVE TO SEE A REAL MUSICIANS TAKE ON IT, not just James rolfe ass kissers! 😂
@@DancingwithGhosts PLEASE I need that Justin video
@@DancingwithGhosts
get rid of the hair.
That was played out in 2002
ThAnk you, I’m a fan of myself too
If only James had the TIME to break up Lex Swiper
Ex iper 😂
Justin is the clown from Spawn. I'm convinced of this. He's pure evil.
lmaoooo i'd never thought to draw that comparison but it's totally accurate
@@DancingwithGhosts Now you shouldn't feel guilty if you dislike him. That's if you ever did feel guilty. I'm not going to say hate. Because he is a human being, I think and if he were to go due to his weight I'd feel horrible.
He needs to pave his own way. Start his own channel. The dude takes up so much space. Not just in girth. The guy that thinks everything is funny and seems to either be drunk or stoned just needs to quit the internet.
@@DancingwithGhosts funny thing, Justin actually played The Clown in AVGN's Spawn episode. Justin never felt so natural in any of his cameos before or since.
I said the same thing in the video, it got deleted. 😀
Hold on a second the clown in spawn is funny
You had me at "talentless scoop of mashed potatoes".
Justin is the only respectable member of Cinemassacre. James is a hack and pure cringe. He doesn't have the "it"factor.
I think Rex Viper is totally inoffensive. It's corny, it's awkward and it's cringe, but they're having fun and James is a big fan of rock music so I'm just happy for them really.
Yeah I don’t understand why the hate. I mean all these UA-cam channels with a couple thou subscribers with hosts who can’t speak and have bad hair LOL. There should be no criticism from these bags.
I don't even know who this is making this video but all I see is jealousy
@@ghost_to_a_ghost same.
Wesley Gray It's not jealousy, it's narcissism.
"Justin is an edgelord no one cares about"- (Said by a dude in his 30s with a crucifix earring and a dyed hair emo fringe)
I just watched a guy with bleached bangs, a cross earring, and eyeliner criticize someone's fashion sense... BWAHAHAHAHA
Haha! I saw that, too!!!!
He calls people cringe and criticises their "dad energy" when he looks 40 years old himself with a lip piercing, bleach fringe and a George Michael cross earing.
Don’t forget shitting on music covers, while his channel features a super sweet cover of Miley Cyrus’s wrecking ball.
Because there’s nothing cringe about that. Not at all.
Definitely agree that the singer sounds "pitchy" at times, it does seem to indicate that they aren't very good at mixing/engineering, don't know how to work in or layer vocals.
There is some potent irony to the fact that James Rolfe, originally a trailblazer for internet video content that spawned countless imitators, is now just another copycat, with Rex Viper being a shallow imitation of guys like FamilyJules and Rental Reviews being a store-brand version of RedLetterMedia.
Big up for RedLetterMedia. Love those guys.
He sold his soul to the algorithm devils when he sold cinemassacre to screenwave. Now he just does "what the kids like" and shills products he probably doesn't actually use.
@@ragingfred like you both are incredibly wrong
Doing video game covers makes him a copy cat? So does that mean every gaming streamer is a Pewdie Pie ripoff?
Feels a little mean spirited, its just some guys having fun
people can't stand the fact that people change. They want the Nerd they all knew in the mid 2000s and well that time has come and gone. But they don't move on they make videos to put people down because for some reason as much as people love to prop up creators they like when they like them, they are just as quick to tear them down.
Cover bands can never get too big anyway, and if they do, you never know the members.
they usually are only known in their local bar circles
The real shit is that people who defends everything that Rolfe does - specially shitty projects like this "band" - seems to do this only because "is good to see James having some fun".
Literally the top comment, it's like people don't have anything to defend about this. It's so bad that the only defense they find is "b- but it's JAMES ROLFE!"
Justin is basically the 450lb living effects pedal of the "band".
they should just make there own music
This doesn't really have anything to do with the video, but I've noticed people get this wrong about Hendrix a lot. He played a right handed guitar strung up like a lefty. The guitar was upside down but the strings were in the correct order for a lefty.
cinemassacre is not as good, but gets more subscribers. Same as smosh, since it became crap, subs went parabolic
Rex Viper? More like, Bimmy and the Slobs!
Man I miss brentalfloss. His Dr Mario song is very nostalgic to me.
His Baby Mario and Papa Yoshi, Don't Buy a New Console and Classic End Credits songs are hilarious :D
Zelda I & II will always resonate with me until I'm in the ground.
I thought Rex Viper was some mean AVGN parody because of the thumbnail, then when I clicked on the video I was immediately like "Oh... That thing..."
Holy cow, I'm cracking up. This is un-ironically based and I love everything you're getting at. I used to edit Justin Silverman's video on our old channel Silvermania. We haven't talked in years, but I would love to talk to you in some DMs. Maybe give you some insights. It's wild this is what's he's doing now.
sure dancingwithghosts2@yahoo.com
@PorchMonkey_Strangler lmfao a "PDFile" that's great
@@DancingwithGhosts
Posting a reply so I know you'll see this comment.
So... making fun of a bigger person while looking 35 and trying to wear edgy ear rings and shifty front hair highlights. Telling a group that just wants to do what they want to do and basically demoralizing them instead of just giving legitimate criticism. Also saying X person did something first when you are literally one drop in an ocean of UA-camr commentary channels.
Not to mention, the Like to Dislike ratio is way better than on your own shitty videos with essentially no views. If you're going to follow your own advice, just stop while you're at it. You are cringey as hell.
If you want to give advice or criticism on the mixing, singing, etc then that's completely fine, but you're essentially being toxic as f*ck to a dude just tryna make the content he wants to make.
Jesus, it's like having a cringey little kid start insulting another person for talking. Smh.
@@SereneChanges are you Justin's lover or something? I haven't seen anyone Stan this hard for James or Justin yet, congrats
@@DancingwithGhosts I don't think he's Stanning. I think he's pointing out the obvious that making fun of Justin's looks while you yourself look like a edgy dollar store Milo Yiannopoulos is fucking ridiculous. I think Rex Viper videos are pretty cringey but your entire persona is some of the cringiest shit I've ever seen. And this is coming from someone who dislikes Justin just as much as the next guy so don't try to weasel your way out of this one. Just take the L you worthless waste of air.
I feel pretty indifferent towards Rex Viper, I just don’t really care. I get it that James is probably just having fun and all but as far as actual content output for The channels audience it’s extremely uninteresting.
Rex Viper is bad. Like really bad. But Justin being featured on those videos made them 100% worse. It’s just… just… so odd.
Why do people keep making these constant preambles whenever they're about to criticize what Rolfe does? He's a professional. He's not some child or a woman whose feelings you should avoid hurting because you fear to discourage him.
it's not out of fear of hurting Jame's feelings... it's out of fear of the frothing-at-the-mouth fanboys
@@montefisto I prefer fanboys to whiners like this dude and the guy who made this video.
@@nasserbukhari9513 I want you to honestly say: "I think Rex Viper is a talented band that makes good music, and I want to hear more of it."
@@montefisto I don't like it. But it's Rolfe's decision to do whatever the fuck he wants to do, and I for one am not going to cry and complain like a two year old about it.
@@nasserbukhari9513 so either voice your support or don't state your opinion? Hmm... strange considering AVGN is based around critiquing entertainment
I rewatched the videoclips and even for my nearly deaf ears I could realiise the compression as hell on the tone and that the mix isn't good. And of course you mentioned the no dynamic stuff, even when I record some stuff I try to use some expectations and all mixing and mastering was given for a normal hearing musician friend who played drums or other instruments parts. I appreciate your stuff on that topic and good work :D
I can’t disagree with any of it, but I think that people would probably find the whole thing less objectionable if Justin wasn’t involved. He’s so unbelievably unnecessary to the whole thing
him doing a little jig in the background makes it even easier to laugh at
Even if Justin wasn’t involved they still have the sound issues with the studio recordings, the pitchy singing, and the recent wretched live show they did at Too Many Games.
its also music way past its time. If it was August Burns Red doing these covers, then it would rock.
When you read the comment section of the Rex Viper videos, the Cinemassacre zealots never actually defend the music.
It's always some apologia like "At least they're having fun". They know it's not good but don't have the heart to say it.
haha very true
they got absolutely roasted in the comments of eye of the tiger and I don't even feel bad being one of the people who did so
@@professorpenne9962 guess better late than never? Probably 3rd times the charm had an opposite effect and now we see the clown show on full display.
Couldn't even finish Nintendo Power Of Love, it got that bad
@@Thomasmemoryscentral nintendo power of midlife crisis
@@professorpenne9962 The ones who use terms like "midlife crisis" have no ambition in life to do anything. Ever. Then when you see someone really doing something with their life, you say midlife crisis to be funny but it's not. It's sad from where I'm standing. You all have to find something to do in life other than this. You think what Rex Viper is doing is bad, while being worse than anyone. Wow.
why does the lead guitarist have his strings upside down i just dont understand why
Why don't you write Cinnemassacre and tell them this stuff instead of making a video about it
From the description of the full live show up on UA-cam: "Also the band had never fully met each other in-person to rehearse until only a few days before the show."
Ah. Well that explains it.
Love the criticisms, more entertaining than Rex Viper.
lol thanks John
You're obviously missing the point.
Whoosh
Surprised this hasn’t been brigated by the fanboys yet.
oh give it time... when it starts getting into the 1-2k views it will
been watching cinemassacre for a decade and if anyone can't see the channel has taken a complete nosedive they have to be willingly ignorant
The wholesome squad.
@@professorpenne9962 It has changed, but not everyone sees it like you do. Some do not fear change like you.
@@adambomb138I fail to see a single good change that has happened with cinemassacre. if you consider all the OG's gone, new nerd episodes being lame, plagiarism with monster madness and a corny dad band to be good changes, by all means enjoy. it's just not for me.
Why can’t James just have fun? I don’t get why people shit on him he’s like one of the only UA-camrs who isn’t secretly a piece of shit. If you don’t like it don’t watch it if you don’t like avgn anymore don’t watch it. I don’t like rex viper and I really don’t like justin but damn let James live his life he’s worked hard for this
exactly! This douchenozzle "musician" and "producer" is all "holier than thou", James paid his dues and he can do whatever the f*ck he wants!
And what inspired you to dye your frontalhair in lemon yellow and shove several tacky piercings in your face?
You know there’s about to be some serious rockin’ when that $179.00 Squire bass makes an appearance.
I bet if I put a 800 dollar fender versus a 200 dollar squire bass into your ears, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference in sound. Don't let your eyes fool you, and don't be blinded by the price. Lots of people think just because an instrument is expensive it must be good, but I have played on too many expensive instruments that sound just as good or sometimes worse than instruments that cost 200 dollars or less. The only brand that make a huge difference in sound to me are Yamaha, killer, and esp. Those sound unique on their own. The rest need pedals to shine.
@@christhepocketmasterr Generally people in a real band, that actually play live in front of people, are far beyond their Squire days. Showing up to a live gig with a $180 bass shows you are probably a complete beginner and likely have no business playing live. Case in point this “performance”.
You’re right in this case of Wet Diaper though, because with their absolute lack of talent and playing live through 15 watt practice amps, there wouldn’t be a difference between a $179 Squire and a $7,000 Custom Shop P-Bass.
@@christhepocketmasterr I have a 2000 buck Gibson Hummingbird, my 800 dollar USA Martin sounds a million times better.
@PhoenixSplashGamingandArts
I’be been playing for over 30 years. I probably forgot more than you’ve ever learned!
As someone who recently came across James and avgn I can safely say 2 things:
1. I enjoy his foul mouthed video game reviews.
2. I really do not like what I have heard so far of rex viper and I hope to never hear anything else in future.
Where is this video coming from? Did they dump you? Who hurt you?
I remember when the Screenwave guys showed up I was thinking "Who are these people?"
I agree with your points, except for advising them to stop making music. I would encourage them to simply get better, but be realistic about the likely commercial success of guys forming bands in their 40s.
Should've been called Rex Diaper 😅
I love avgn. But the bad should be called "Mid Lyfe Crysis"
Please make an entire video about your grievances with Justin...
mission accomplished
@@DancingwithGhosts I just need to know I'm not the only one.
If Rex Viper was a hobby, i would not give it a second thought, but i cannot help feeling that the effort and energy that James is putting into the band could be channeled to better projects.
No time
WTF do you care what he does with his personal or professional time? He is not dancing clown for your amusement. And I’m sure he gives a shit what you think since he is a millionaire.
But are they really having fun though? I am not convinced.
The sad part is I don’t think James is hamming it up thinking this is corny… he thinks there actually really good , I feel horrible saying this cause James rolfe being such a icon in retro gaming but truth has to be said we all can’t be yes man
bimmy is just in general kinda like that
Maybe he's just having fun.
Yeah he seems like he's just being goofy
I have to agree with you. This Justin guy is the reason I never watch any non AVGN content.
Rex viper should be nothing more than a novelty 30 secind clip that appears once in every 50 AVGN videos and James rolfe should be the lead singer big rigs guy doing a death metal voice.
Here in the UK, dad bands only appear in old fashioned pubs playing 70's and 80's rock. It's where they excel and you know what you are getting if you go to see them.
Blinded fans don't like to hear the truth. Very brave upload!
I thought it was cool that James started a band,been a fan of his content for awhile, though you do bring up a lot of good points
He looks like a Nick Kroll character.
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And Justin looks like he likes little boys.
Justin is like Newman...
what if...and I know this is radical...we just let people make what they want, and just decide what we want to watch. 🤷♂️
Shut up nerd nice emoji weirdo
I want those days back when the AVGN was all about retro games and movies, a one man show starring James Rolfe (with some occasional help from friends (Kyle
Mike is so unlikable. I'm sure he was an integral part in the early days but he was better behind the camera than onscreen (except the few costumed appearances).
mike wrote and captured the gameplay footage of some of the most iconic nerd episodes, love him or hate him there is no denying he played a huge part in the success of avgn.
Mike is good as a special character kind of guy. His Joker in the Batman videos are pretty epic.
@@CeeJayThe13th Literally the only thing Mike Cunt did was draw shitty art. anything he did could be done by anyone else.
“He put an old oil drum of expired mayonnaise…” 😂
I'm a longtime AVGN fan, though I don't watch him as much nowadays, and I got some decent entertainment value from these videos. But to be a honest I think half the video was you hating a bit much. I was on board with your critiquing of the mixing and videos. You made many great points and even made me laugh a bit. But saying things like "Brentalfloss did it first" as if he owns the market on video game covers seemed unnecessary. That's like saying any new gaming streamer is a Pewdie pie or Markiplier rip off. I'll be checking out your other videos.
I remember liking AVGN so much when I first found him, like, 3 years ago…I liked him so much and I thought his love for gaming was so infectious that I actually nearly bought a video game console…so weird to know this whole time he’s been a roxker
So doing more than one thing is weird?
@@omgbeardriving no, it was just weird to hear him cutting tracks in the studio, really cool idea
"During the pandemic James wanted to do live shows" I have several questions.
Quite late to the party, but I think everything here is pretty spot on. I don't think I'm in a position to judge James entirely because I, myself, am just picking up guitar again after a 20 year hiatus. I want to believe that there are second chances to pursue your dreams when you're older, particularly because of wasted years of youth trying to fulfill family or societal expectations.
I think that this project presents to us about what not to do when making a band while approaching middle age. We have to accept that we are past our prime, and we therefore, should not present ourselves like we are still teenagers or still in our 20s. I think that you can still do it ironically. But, I think the band misses the mark in that regard too. The lyrics don't work, and mashing up a badass song like Eye of the Tiger with Tiger electronics just seemed like a bad idea.
I think it is cool to see James on guitar, and that the band could be redeemed. But it would need a significant rebranding and overhaul to make it work. Maybe James could go solo, covering the Doom soundtrack. I don't know. As for Justin appearing in every video, I would have to theorize contractual obligations that James can't get out of, or maybe they're just BFF's.
I used to be an AVGN/Cinemassacre superfan back in 2005-2006 during my first years of college. But I got busy with work, university, and life as the years went by and I watched less and less. I really prefer podcast style videos that I can listen to in the background while I work on other things. But every time I checked back in, indeed, I did notice that the quality of anything Cinemassacre was putting out was declining.
Even on Justin’s own show Silvermania he was the least funny person
At the very least you've brought Burning Idol to my attention.
Thank you.
8:34 that was better then rex viper
Rex Viper.....WHAT WERE THEY THINKING???
I love how this random Flock of Seagulls dropout is calling other content creators cringy...... isn’t it ironic..... don’t ya think?
Justin is just a young Dennis Nedry
lolol i see it
I'm so fucking sick of 80s nostalgia.
So proud to have gotten to see Bit Brigade open for The Protomen before the pandemic. Wonderful show.
Super guitar bros are great too
Still better then nostalgia critic the wall and starbomb
I really don't care about Rex Viper but any shitting on Justin is more than welcome to me.
dude is just having fun...if you don't like it that's cool, it's not everyone's taste and even I am not the biggest fan but I'm not gonna hate on someone trying to have fun and in no way would I ever tell anyone to never do music. Again, if all are having fun and it's not hurting anyone who cares. At least he has the balls to wanna do something and he goes out and does it instead of just talking big and doing nothing.
Yeah, this video is mostly unfair. Why expect a 'dad band' that doesn't have much experience to be perfect and amazing? I mean he's critical about the sound quality and one of the examples he showed was a dude playing piano with an amazing amount of distortion. Won't disagree about Justin, though. Personally I enjoyed their releases for what they were and now they probably won't do any more because it became trendy to dump on them.
Yeah this sounds like hating just to hate. Shame on James and his friends for having fun...."stop liking what I don't like"
You just don't get it man. People complaining and making a big deal out of nothing is the way they have a chance to make money on UA-cam. Dancing With Ghosts is a dime for three thousand kind of UA-camr, cheap, formulaic crying about everything.
A stupid video start to finish
I thought it was Rachel Maddow on vocals for a second.
Listening to this on my phone whilst making dinner. Glance over and briefly mistake your dyed blonde fringe for a bald cap and thought you were wearing one for this review just to mock James! I thought that's pretty harsh but did chuckle until I looked closer and realized what was what.
I am not gonna knock James for the band. He did something he wanted after basically being forced into stuff he wasn't all that into for ages. You can tell immediately when a video of his has passion in it. I don't watch Rex Viper at all out side of the first one I looked at just to check it out, but I ain't gonna complain about something that is free and can be skipped.
He wasn't "forced into stuff". If he sold himself out for tons of money that's HIS fault. Cry me a river acting like Bames was an indentured servant or some shit.
He wasn't forced into anything. He struck gold with the AVGN formula and has milked it for all it's worth - and if I'd been in his position I would have done the same. But nobody forced him to make AVGN videos, he chose to keep making him because they've given him a pretty lucrative career. James is crying his way to the bank.
That being said, if he's having fun with Rex Viper, more power to him. It's cringe, but completely inoffensive. Justin, on the other hand, needs to not be on screen anymore.
I really miss Mike Matei and Kyle Justin's appearances on AVGN 🙁
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Justin is the Worst! A 20 minute video on his Stupid Gengar collection is the perfect analogy for his entire existence in cinemassacre. A video no One wanted, was way too long, and that doesn’t fit with the theme of the channel. But guaranteed It was his idea and he probably either stamped his feet until Mike and James caved or they didn’t have the balls to tell him it was a stupid pointless idea
it was rough then and it's still rough now. i gave it some time to see if i change my opinion but the answer to that was a big no
Sounds like a bunch of sour grapes to me man
What's that thing on your forehead?
I'm a huge metal fan, and i dont mind Rex Viper, but i think its good for James, he had fun, he isn't a rock star, who cares, its only fun
The drummer uses a electric kit and that’s the biggest offense.