Mr Plinkett's The Force Awakens review was an event not that much less exciting than the movie itself. Since publishing a 70 minute takedown of The Phantom Menace, RedLetterMedia's resident critic/serial killer has become an icon in Star Wars fandom, a beacon for all those burned by the prequels to rally around. So what would he bring to the recently released (and much more warmly received) Episode VII?
His video (
link here) is certainly a massive undertaking, exploring all manner of Star Wars context, both of The Force Awakens and the wider franchise, but something didn't sit right with me. It's not the fact only half the review is about The Force Awakens, or that he's far too obsessed with diversity. No, it's something much more personal: when he slammed "idiotic millennials" for reevaluating the prequels, he used one of my articles (
from WhatCulture.com) out of context as evidence.
So, here's my video response, breaking down how I was misrepresented and explaining how you should watch his reviews with a pinch of contextual salt (made with love, of course).