Moviebob will be joining us for a call-in interview on Wednesday, November 20th at 9pm PST.
Bob “MovieBob” Chipman is a film reviewer and the host of The Escapist features Escape to the Movies and the Big Picture. Bob has an unapologetic love of ‘80s and ‘early ‘90s video games and a hatred for bad movies with large fan-bases. MovieBob uses a review style that has been called “college-lit class style close reading”, which also incorporates overlaid imagery to support his points. He also has an admitted love of and weakness for TV Tropes.
In addition to his features for The Escapist, Bob also hosts The Adventures of Game OverThinker, a series that combines video game news and commentary with a comedic narrative. OverThinker follows a more story-driven analysis of gaming culture that blurs the lines between reality and video games, and led to the creation of a forth series, Overbytes, which focuses on culture and tropes.
Bob has also written a book titled “Super Mario Bros. 3: Brick-by-Brick”, in which he deconstructs the game in the form of a “novelized Let’s Play” while analyzing the cultural significance and history of the Mario Bros. franchise. Bob is also very active on his blog and on Twitter.
Have questions for MovieBob? Ask them in the comments below.
I fear I missed something; why is RetroThinker able to use NecroThinker’s sword without consequences?
Dear Dr. MovieBob,
Do you happen own any ukuleles?
Thanks!
Who is the best on-screen Watson? Jude Law (who you championed before), Martin Freeman, Lucy Liu, Edward Hardwicke, or Robert Sean Leonard?
I’ve noticed more of your Boston accent sneak in your videos. Have you given up trying to hide it? ;).
Hey MovieBob,
What do you find to be the greatest thing lacking in modern mainstream movies? Is it that everything’s a sequel to a reboot of an adaptation?
Also, this…
Why does it appear that there can’t be an exceptionally good video game movie? Is it because studios don’t trust these properties to generate return? I would have believed that a decade ago, but what’s stopping them from being the next Comic Book Movie?
What do you think of Agents of SHIELD?
What’s a topic for the Big Picture that you’ve thought about doing that isn’t strictly related to pop-culture?
Hey Bob,
I discovered your videos on The Escapist a couple of months back, and have since become a dedicated follower of your online film reviews, and discussions. They’re pretty informative.
I myself am a big pop-culture nut, and spend most of my free time playing video games, watching movies and reading about both online; My Question is; how do I go from being a complete nobody, to being someone like you, who is paid to write about the stuff he loves? In a world where so many people, with so many conflicting opinions are all actively blogging about this stuff, it seems like an intimidatingly difficult career to take hold of.
-Mikey
Bob, you spend a lot of time interacting with people on the Internet, especially… less-than-friendly ones. How do you deal with these people on such a regular basis?
What do you think of the Wii-U’s future after having reviewed Mario.
Also, do you think the Wii_U will get profiles in the future?
Moviebob, you’ve talked a lot about the MARVEL Agent’s of SHIELD in your intermissions and shows, but a lot of it is about specific episodes and trivia. What’s your more current overall opinion of the show? No spoilers for the audience, of course.
Someone else has already asked this above too. =D
Have you ever watched a movie that made you cry uncontrollably?
what inspires “The Big Picture”? i always find it very insightful
What are your thoughts on 48fps
At the Mountains of Madness
what film that was/is in “development heck” do you hope finally gets made?
What is your opinion of the Pacific Rim sequel?
In today’s Hollywood do you think “Batman vs. Superman” will be successful if they keep adding characters from the DCU or if they write a better script?
What is your opinion the Tremors franchise?
Do you agree that Trauma Director James Gunn would make an incredible sequel/reboot?
Do you have any opinions for the upcoming World of Warcraft movie?
Hey Bob what is your best movie going experience?
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