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9/10
Generally hilarious
ericstevenson30 April 2016
Yeah, Bum Reviews aren't the funniest things on Doug Walker's website, but they're still quite good. It's a pity other people have done the joke of a self referential review like Chester does. It's hard to get that invested in something so short. It's still great because it's nice to see a take on current movies from him. This series seems to have faded over time. We first just got a video from Doug talking about it, and then this Sibling Rivalry series. Most of these simply omit the Bum Review altogether. Even the Nostalgia Critic is doing reviews of movies that just came out in theaters!

I wish this series would have more episodes. Chester A. Bum is quite funny with how he keeps doing takes and uses variations of the same jokes. I love the "I was an X once!" or "And X is like". It doesn't get old as new videos are frequently made. The series is quite minimalistic unlike the Nostalgia Critic, but still worth checking out. It's fun to have little gags go on. I hope it doesn't just stop like AskThatGuy episodes.

You know, I really already have enough change. ***1/2 out of ****.
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1/10
Another "hit" from Doug Walker
HaddonfieldJason13 February 2012
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Surprise, surprise, Douglas Walker has taken a joke that wasn't funny when he first did it nearly four years ago and has turned it into an excruciatingly long and annoying series. Bum Reviews is by far the worst offering from Mr. Walker and that is saying something indeed. It takes no thought process to the episode and the sole draw to the show is Mr. Walker's loud shrill voice(which by the rate he screams should be ready to burst in the near future). It is no surprise to me that Walker has suffered several bouts of laryngitis because any acting teacher with half a brain will tell you his "method" is unsustainable, unhealthy, and just plain stupid.
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9/10
Bum Reviews Review
sheeleyb6 September 2012
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Oh My God! This is the greatest review show I had ever seen in my life!

It's about this bum, named Chester, and a bunch of unseen people force him to see movies before then sticking him in front of a camera to say how awesome all of the movies are! Only as he starts spoiling everything that happens, he tends to realize how much most of the plots tend not to make any sense... or that certain protagonists are idiots... or jerks... or more evil than the supposed bad guys. Okay, a lot of times the movies turn out to actually suck. But on the bright side at least these unseen people are exploiting a deranged homeless man into making a fool of himself in return for letting him sit inside of a nice warm theater for a few hours.

I made a fool of myself once! But it only happened when I was writing reviews on IMDb.

So if you like well thought out, spoiler-free movie reviews then... I... recommend finding some other reviewer who is much more professional, relaxed, and likely not shooting up on something while smelling like rotten cabbage and wet cardboard on his best day. (By the way, I'm pretty sure it wasn't wet with water.) But if you just want a laugh and don't mind being spoiled while watching a good riffing on many of the major cinematic releases, then you might possibly settle for this bum.
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