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(10) SUPERCUT DELIGHTS (USA 2019)
“I primarily make video essays and the occasional meme video on popular shows and movies. I used to make supercuts / minute-straight videos until transitioning into what the channel is today.”
As per the bio and channel name, this Youtuber started off with ‘supercuts’ or short ‘clip’ videos – splicing together clips from television or film, usually to a running gag or theme, with the most common being “devoid of logic” as demonstrated from recurring video titles e.g. “Season 8 of Game of Thrones Being Devoid of Logic”.
And as that sample video title indicates, the original focus of the channel was Game of Thrones – and while that (and House of the Dragon) remains a substantial focus, the channel has long since branched off into other TV series or film.
While my favorite type of popular culture criticism remains that of sarcasm and snark – what TV Tropes dubs the Caustic Critic, something we’ll see much more of in this top ten – Supercuts Delights is perhaps the most measured reviewer in my top ten as well as the one with least of an ax to grind, often alternating positive appreciation with negative criticism, even on the same subject or in matching videos. For example, he did a video on the Top 10 Characters Ruined by the Last Seasons of Game of Thrones – as well as a video on the top ten characters that weren’t. Similarly, for an example that does not use Game of Thrones, he did a video of the top ten best changes made by the recent Netflix live-action series of Avatar: The Last Airbender – and a video of the worst.
There’s not much more to say – I’m always a fan of top ten or similar lists, but contrary to the impression you might have from the video titles I noted above, he does more straightforward reviews as well. He also tends to be admirably compact, keeping his video content relatively short and without any bloat in duration.
RATING: 4 STARS****
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