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[[File:your-movie-sucks-777018-193x300.jpg|link=Roger Ebert|frame|~~<small>~~Spoken in his [[Sophisticated As Hell|official capacity as a Pulitzer Prize winner]].~~</small>~~ ]]

[[File:your-movie-sucks-777018-193x300.jpg|link=Roger Ebert|frame|Spoken in his [[Sophisticated As Hell|official capacity as a Pulitzer Prize winner]]. ]]

{{quote|"''I hated this movie. Hated, hated, hated, hated, hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it.''"|'''[[Roger Ebert]]''' [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19940722/REVIEWS/407220302/1023 review] of ''[[North]]''}}

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Alternately, as the above quote implies, a usually constructive critic is tempted to bring out the sarcasm guns by a unusually bad work or product.

Compare [[Sturgeon's Law]], which might either be the cause or the result of these critics (or both). See also [[Straw Critic]] and [[Accentuate the Negative]]. [[The Mean Brit]] is a [[Caustic Critic]] who gives immediate feedback in a competition setting, even if you're [[Break the Cutie|ten years old and your eyes shine with hope]].

Compare [[Sturgeon's Law]], which might either be the cause or the result of these critics (or both). See also [[Straw Critic]] and [[Accentuate the Negative]]. [[The Mean Brit]] is a '''Caustic Critic''' who gives immediate feedback in a competition setting, even if you're [[Break the Cutie|ten years old and your eyes shine with hope]].

Not to be confused with [[Complaining About Shows You Don't Like]].

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== Theatre ==

* In 1964, Israeli critic Khayim Gamzu wrote a review about a play named ''Sammy Will Die At Six O’Clock''. The play was praised and glorified by pretty much every critic, except Gamzu, whose entire review was, ‘As far as I’m concerned, he could have died at five o’clock.’ This review was a huge surprise to many, and [[Efraim Kishon]] coined the word ''ligmoz''<ref>לִגְמֹז</ref>, meaning ‘to criticise brutally’.

* In 1964, Israeli critic Khayim Gamzu wrote a review about a play named ''Sammy Will Die At Six O’Clock''. The play was praised and glorified by pretty much every critic, except Gamzu, whose entire review was, ‘As far as I’m concerned, he could have died at five o’clock.’ This review was a huge surprise to many, and [[Efraim Kishon]] coined the word ''ligmoz'',<ref>לִגְמֹז</ref> meaning ‘to criticise brutally’.

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** He very memorably did this with ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'', and was so funny that even some fans of the game enjoyed it. He later moves on to [[Final Fantasy X]], a game that while he despises, he also notes that he enjoyed the combat.

*** It's worth noting that he seemed to exhibit a very thorough knowledge of FFX, and obviously spent quite a bit of time with optional quests. He probably doesn't really hate the game as a whole, but [[Rule of Funny]] very much applies when ripping on [[The Scrappy|certain characters]] and [[Narm|moments]].

**** Spoony refuses to follow the obvious path and review ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'', despite intense fan demand<ref>including one fan who harassed him about it during the TGWTG charity drive</ref>. His stated reason is that he's been told the game is pretty good, and he reviews ''bad'' games and movies. In the ''FFVIII'' review he does hate on the ''FFIX'' character designs, but in the audio commentary he admits that he just can't get past the art style despite it being "massively unfair", and says he probably couldn't give the game an objective review because of his own hang-ups.

**** Spoony refuses to follow the obvious path and review ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'', despite intense fan demand.<ref>including one fan who harassed him about it during the TGWTG charity drive</ref> His stated reason is that he's been told the game is pretty good, and he reviews ''bad'' games and movies. In the ''FFVIII'' review he does hate on the ''FFIX'' character designs, but in the audio commentary he admits that he just can't get past the art style despite it being "massively unfair", and says he probably couldn't give the game an objective review because of his own hang-ups.

** On his new site, [http://wrestlewrestle.com/ Wrestle Wrestle], he's just as caustic about the current general state of [[Professional Wrestling]].

* [http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com Television Without Pity]