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''[[Proud to Be a Geek|Prouder to be an American geek]]"'' - The motto used at the beginning of each segment. }}
Bob "Moviebob" Chipman, also known as "The Game Overthinker", is a self-proclaimed "Z-list internet celebrity" who maintains a vlog on YouTube and a [http://gameoverthinker.blogspot.com/ Blogspot site],and also contributes to both [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/view/MovieBob The Escapist] and [http://screwattack.com/ Screw Attack]. He rips apart bad movies, but his particular shtick is giving analyses of gaming culture and the industry, in a style closely reminiscent of college-lit-class style "close reading", overlaid with appropriate (and sometimes humorous) images. Bob's analyses are very much like you would see from a troper. Indeed, [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/moviebob/7190-Trope-a-Dope he's written an article] that refers to "a genuinely wonderful website called TV Tropes". Bob loves what he loves and hates what he hates, and between his (admittedly) abrasive attitude, his [[Nostalgia Filter|unapologetic love of '80s and early '90s gaming]], and his tendency to [[He Panned It, Now He Sucks|belittle franchises with large fanbases]] (and those fans), he can be somewhat [[Love It or Hate It|divisive]]. However, agree or disagree with him, his videos often provide ample food for thought.
The list of the [[Films Discussed By Moviebob]] got so long, it's been moved to a separate page.
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* [[And Now for Something Completely Different]]: His ''[[Black Swan]]'' review begins in a much more sophisticated tone.
* [[As You Know]]: The definition of this appears on screen while he's talking about ''[[Surrogates]]''.
* [[Author Appeal]]:
** Boobies! "Scarlett Johheeehh...Scarlett ''Johansson''!"
** Lesbians. [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot|Even more than you expect]].
* [[Author Filibuster]]:
** He opens his review of ''Jennifer's Body'' with a two-minute rant about how much [[Megan Fox]] sucks as an actress and is completely boring and generic even as a sex symbol.
** In his review of ''[[Rango]]'', he pretty much admits that this is the only way he can get that review over two minutes.
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{{quote|A character who we're supposed to regard as the grounded rational and moral centre of the entire story proves that they're in the presence of the Devil by throwing a piece of toast in the air and seeing if it lands butter-side-down. [Reverb] '''I. AM NOT. MAKING. THAT UP.''' }}
** Done constantly during his review of [[Street Fighter|Street Fight-]] uh, [[Fan Film|"Future Cops"]] because of the films over the top nature.
* [[Not So Different]]:
** States this between ''[[New Super Mario Bros Wii]]'' and ''[[Call of Duty]]: [[Modern Warfare]] 2''.
** Bob himself when it comes to the dreaded ''hardcore'' gamers he loathes so much.
* [[One of Us]]: Has heard of [[TV Tropes]], as even references it in his review of ''[[Shrek]] Forever After''.
** From his [[Twitter]]: "[https://twitter.com/#!/the_moviebob/status/167889226552193025 It'd be the HEIGHT of gauche to edit one's own TV Tropes entry, right?]"
* [[Oscar Bait]]: He has accused ''[[The King's Speech]]'' of being this, even going so far as to make his video review of it into a "How To Make Oscar Bait" instruction video.
* [[Overly Narrow Superlative]]: He listed ''[[Cars]] 2'' as the best movie about a talking tow-truck you'll see this year.
* [[Political Correctness Gone Mad]]:
** Inverted. Bob ''hates'' people who use "PC" as a [[The War On Straw|strawman]] to defend themselves from accusations of sexism and bigotry, and has frequently [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/2783-Correctitude called them out on it]. If anything, he feels that it's political ''in''correctness<ref>specifically, assholes using "political incorrectness" as a cover for being assholes</ref> that's gone mad.
** He also takes this view [http://gameoverthinker.blogspot.com/2008/05/episode-eight-mississippi-pwning.html in both of his] [http://gameoverthinker.blogspot.com/2009/05/episode-twenty-three-mississippi-pwning.html "Mississippi Pwning"] videos.
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* [[Reverse Cerebus Syndrome]]: The Game Antithinker [[Story Arc]] is more satirical than [[Moviebob]]'s newer episodes. The change has produced a bit of a [[Broken Base]].
* [[Rule of Cool]]: Reviewing ''Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes'', he admits "I'm probably predisposed to liking ''anything'' that has a scene of a gorilla beating up a helicopter."
* [[Running Gag]]:
Shigeru Miyamoto showing up when God is mentioned. Although he also uses [[Super Mario Galaxy|Princess Rosalina]] for this.
** There are loads of [[Visual Pun|Visual Puns]] (see below), and a number of other running gags.
** '''[[Punctuated!
* [[Screwed by the Lawyers]]: [[Discussed Trope]] in the ''Big Picture'' episode [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/5685-Wrongs-Rights "Rights & Wrongs"] as it pertains to why [[Spider-Man]] and the [[X-Men]] won't be showing up in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] anytime soon, and why Sony and Fox are churning out new entries in those properties (and others)
* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: Usually accompanied with the graphic "Big Words".
* [[Shaped Like Itself]]: Describing the performances in ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]'':
{{quote|And [[Anthony Hopkins]] as Odin is...[[Large Ham|Anthony Hopkins]]. ''[[Cool vs. Awesome|As Odin]]''.}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: While revisiting ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'', he points out the first rule of internet gaming culture is to never disagree with the mass opinion. The second rule is to never do a [[The Nostalgia Critic|Let's Play of]] ''[[The Nostalgia Critic|Bart's Nightmare]]''. (With a little subtitle saying he thought it was funny.)
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* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]:
** Admitted in-universe when accused of picking on big names because it makes him feel big.
** Reading his twitter feed or blogs shows that this applies in real life as well.
* [[Take That]]: LOADS. {{spoiler|The character The Game Antithinker is a parody of how [[Moviebob]] perceives hardcore gamers.}}
* [[Take That Me]]: Bob believes fat people to be amusing...citing himself as an example.
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