We are Jeremy & Barrett of CinemaSins, MusicVideoSins, & the SinCast podcast. AUA/AMA

What is the optimum length of intro logos?

Zero seconds.

Do you think Cars 3 will be any good from what we've seen/heard so far?

Nope.

What is the one movie that you guys will never ever touch?

We don't have any we think are off limits. But it would take a lot of prodding from Chris to get me to sin Passion of the Christ.

Has making everything wrong with videos changed how you watch movies? Your videos have helped me pay attention to smaller details while staying engaged in the plot. It's made movie watching much more fun. Thanks!

Nope. I've always been a hyper-observant nitpicking jerk... this is just a manifestation of that. :)

How do you actually make the 'conversations with myself about ...' videos ?

Split screen and LOTS of memorization.

how hard is it to force out that laugh for the "ha ha ha ha ha" sins? must take a toll on your soul... ;)

It's pretty easy, but sometimes it makes me cough afterwards.

How do you write your sins? Do you just watch the videos/movies over and over taking notes with time stamps?

Yep. You got it.

What is one thing you wish you could change about the movie industry today?

Lack of original ideas.

What's your favorite movie that you have yet to sin?

Iron Giant maybe.

What kinds of movies do you specifically dislike reviewing? Also, thanks for doing what you do i love watching!

Horror. We're all tired of the bullshit trickster demon/ghosts.

Any plans to make CinemaSins Jeremy more active? I loved the Dear Hollywood series

Plans? Yes. Time? Not yet.

How does copyright work for your videos? To an untrained individual, I thought it would be illegal to upload a bunch of segments from a movie onto YouTube, but that's obviously not the case. Care to explain?

On another note, I love your channel keep it up!

We're considered Fair Use, because we're parody, criticism, and review rolled into one. We have some claims here and there, and we fight them. It is what it is.

Do you agree that they should make prequels about Anakin Skywalker before he became Darth Vader? The four movies we have now could really use some backstory.

I see what you did there.

Do you ever watch other movie related youtube channels? Stuff like "Every Frame a Painting" or "Cinefix" that have their own type of content. If so which.

Every Frame a Painting for sure. That guy's insight is incredible.

What is the future of entertainment?

Where is everything going?

In the toilet.

Whatever happened to Brand Sins?

No longer affiliated with us, but I'm told it plans to continue soon.

What'd you think about Arrival?

One of the best movies I've seen in ages. Loved it.

Off topic - how's your kitty?

He's fine for now. Back to normal. Cancer's gonna come back soon though.

On average, how many times will you watch a movie before writing sins for it?

Down to about 2 these days, though it's one viewing technically... with a lot of scrubbing back to rewatch scenes.

What's your least favorite movie that you've sinned?

The original Pete's Dragon. Fuck that movie.

Who's an actor you would love to meet?

Timberlake. I want to be his friend. He seems so... cool and normal and fun.

Have you seen the cinemawins channel? What are your thoughts on that? He's clearly using your method, but I think he has his own flavour to it.

I intentionally avoid watching that stuff. I don't take offense, but if I don't watch it then I don't ever have to say what I thought of it. :)

Without seeing the next two Star Wars films (Rogue One and Ep8), how do you feel about where Disney is headed with Star Wars?

They're gonna run that shit into the ground and make me not care anymore.

Why does this thread "not" contain a lap dance?

You got here late.

Do you ever get tired of hearing that "ding" sound?

Nah. It's comforting to me. :)

If Live by Night is as good as his other 3 films, do you think Ben Affleck will get the recognition he deserves as one the greatest working directors?

He fucking better.

What's your favourite of all the types of things you make? (Sins videos, the podcast, conservations with myself etc) Which do you have most fun making?

The podcast has quickly become the most fun, because it's just me talking movies with my friends.

Hey Jeremy, what movie or movies are you hyped for in the coming years?

La La Land, Manchester by the Sea, Guardians 2, Rogue One, Live by Night...

If you did a video on Pink Floyd: The Wall would it be on cinema sins or an extended music video sins?

Excellent question. I guess technically it'd be on the main channel, but that's a good debate to have.

Have you ever considered doing an anime movie? There's plenty of weird shit you could sin in those.

It'll happen eventually.

Do you care to comment on you college band The Turning?

No. And I'm flagging you as "probably someone from my past who wants to embarrass me."

This is Mike, isn't it?

Is there a sin that you regret making the final cut? Or a joke you think that went too far?

Several. But... live and learn.

Did any of you ever considered working in the movie industry, to create your own movies, as a director or screenwriter?

Yeah, sure. But that's a pretty tough industry to crack, so I went to work at a theater instead.

If there was one movie you could have a sequel made for, what would it be?

I want a Matrix prequel that follows Young Morpheus.

Once you've reached 2016 on SinCast, will you continue to vote on your favourite movies for each year? What other topics do you have planned for then?

We'll do an annual episode to name the best, yeah. We're kicking around several ideas for a new regular topic.

Favorite Music Video and Movie? Also love the videos.

Rock the Cradle of Love and The Matrix.

What do you think of the 2015 film The Gift? I can't be the only one out there who think it's an underated thriller which doesn't require ghosts or monsters to be scary.

Haven't seen it yet. Heard good things.

Are there any dream guest sinners you hope to have on one day?

We've given up on going for guests. Our fans get complainy about it. They like Dr. Tyson, so we hope to have him on again someday.

How do you feel overall about the Sincast? Personally I actually prefer it to the EWW series (and that is something I look forward to with every upload) but I don't know if it gets nearly as many hits as it deserves.

Seriously, Sincast is fucking awesome. Thanks.

We're having a blast, and if people enjoy it then that's even better.

Hardest movie to sin because you loved it so much?

Not really any. I just put on a different hat and go to work.

What's your favorite video game of all time?

All time?! All time?! Gauntlet.

How do you catch the little details that almost everyone else overlooks? Example would be the flag issue in your Pocahontas video where they used a correct one in the beginning and wrong one later on in the movie? Huge fan btw

That flag one was actually one of our writers. But in general... we set out to look for that stuff, and over time it becomes second nature.

Any more collaborations in the future?

Um... not currently. Our fans tend to hate our collabs when it's not Dr. Tyson.

When's back to the future 3 sins video coming, sir?

Not on the schedule at this point, but we only plan 2 months out.

For each CinemaSin video you guys make, how many times do you watch the film? (On average)

Or is it a matter of rewinding and playing over the same scene to see how many things are wrong with it?

The second one for the most part. Lots of rewinding.

What would your favorite Sin to point out be? I always loved the actor-specific "Sean Bean isn't dying in this scene" kind of Sin.

I get a kick out of the "Discount Perso--HOLY SHIT IT'S REALLY THEM" sins. Not sure why. That Randy Travis one in the National Treasure sequel kills me.

Any chance you'll be sinning the new ghost busters?

Almost certainly.

Who do you want to see win the Iron Throne?

If it can't be Tyrion, and I don't think it can, then it's gotta be Jon Snow or another Stark.

No seriously, how fast do most AMA people peace out of these things. I keep getting comments that I'm answering a lot of questions, but... how much did Woody Harrelson scar you guys? I feel like doing an AMA is a commitment, no?

Well it's been 7 hours so you've lasted 6 hours and 40 minutes longer than most other people that do AMAs.

Fuck those people. As a lurker... it infuriates me when AMAs last an hour or less. That's pointless.

AND you're not promoting anything, this is unheard of in AMA history

To be fair, there was an AMA request for us to do this earlier today, which is why we're doing it, but yes... we're not promoting anything. I actually tune out of most AMAs that are clearly just Tonight Show style "appearances."

Do you guys plan on having more guests on the SinCast?

I love the episodes you 3 do on your own. But the banter that guest add is hilarious too. Like the episode with the Modern Horror guys. For me that episode plus your theatre story episodes are some of the best comedy episodes to date. (The Mental Health episode is one of your best Serious podcasts)

Thank you Jeremy, Barret and Chris too for giving me a podcast to look forward to every Monday.

Also I hope your cat gets better Jeremy.

Thanks! We have a guest coming up for the 2009 episode that I went to college with, so I'm pumped about that one.

Any future collaborations with the Nostalgic Critic? How was working with him before? Great content!

That is one of the coolest dudes we've ever met. We love that guy. We have no collab plans with him or anyone else, but he's someone we consider a friend.

What's your favorite video game?

Right now? Infamous 2 or GTA V. All time? Gauntlet.

Sorry but this would be a bit long

1. Favourite Kubrick movie?
2. Favourite hitchcock movie?
3. Favourite Tarantino movie?
4. Favourite Scorcese movie?
5. Favourite Tom hank movie?
6. Favourite Fincher movie?
7. Favourite anime tv series?
8. Favourite foreign director? (other than Kurosawa)
9. Favourite soundtrack?
10. Favourite Miyazaki movie?

Oh Jesus. What hte hell, I've had some wine... let's do this.

1. 2001
   
2. Rear Window
   
3. Jackie Brown
   
4. Departed
   
5. Big
   
6. Se7en
   
7. No idea, I don't watch much anime
   
8. Does Gareth Evans or Edgar Wright count?
   
9. Jerry MaGuire for soundtrack, Untouchables for score
   
10. Princess Mononoke
    

Phew, I made it.

Yes, I'm still here asking questions :) Who do you look up to? Also, what got you started?

My brother, and maybe Cal Ripken.

Why does your voice kick in in my head whenever I watch movies now? Also, that damn ding

It's the Pavlovian thing, I think. :)

Is there any chance you guys are going to do more Move Recipe videos at Sinema? The chef's Little Mermaid and Lion King dishes were the best looking and most creative, of all of them.

Maybe. We're trying to get out to New York for the next batch, and we have several coming soon from our Atlanta trip.

Have you ever considered Livestreaming on Twitch? Even if it's just the podcast taping before you edit it down, or drunk video games.

I have considered it. But I SUCK at video games. We probably won't ever do a filmed version of the podcast live, but we may try to get it on YouTube at some point.

I swear I answered this, but now it's gone. Short answer: probably not.

Are there any podcasts you listen to or enjoy?

What TV shows are you excited for currently?

EDIT: Boths of yous guys if you have an answer. Don't want Barrett to feel left out.

I'm pretty pumped for the next season of Better Call Saul.

The Modern Horrors podcast is awesome, if you like horror.

Whats your relationship with Screen Junkies looking like these days? As far as I'm aware you guys have always been at the very least amicable, but with all the success of their Screen Junkies + program, I believe I've only seen y'all collaborate once. Also, you guys in the market for an intern?

We love those guys. They just operate out of L.A. and we're in Nashville. So to collaborate we have to go out there, which hasn't happened in a while.

What's your favorite topic you have talked about on the Sincast? And what was your favorite year of movies you have discussed thus far?

Movie theater stories are so much fun. Probably 1999.

Hey there! Big fan of your work and thanks for doing this AMA.

I have two questions: 1. I know some sins are added just for the sake of comedy so excluding these types of sins, what is the movie that contains the fewest flaws in your opinion?

1. Would all movies be at least a LITTLE better if they all contained a scene with a lap dance?

Lastly, I'd just like to point out that thanks to you guys, every time I hear a movie say its title during the film I automatically say "roll credits" out loud.

I think something like Inception would still be low in sins even without the jokes.

And no, not all movies are made better by lap-dances, though the Id in me thinks so.

What film (or films) that you've done sin videos of were the hardest to pick sins out of?

Les Mis was incredibly hard because there's so much important information presented in song. And I hated that movie.

How did the "roll credits" become a thing?

It's a gag my college friend Josh and I used to do when we watched movies.

Hi,

I'm deaf and I really appreciate that you use captions with your videos. Thanks so much for thinking about accessibility.

However, I have two questions:

1. Why do you do hard captions and not the YouTube closed caption system?
2. Why isn't the dialog in the movies captioned? Sometimes it is significant to the sin and I miss out on that.

We do hard captions because YouTube's caption system is super unreliable and faulty.

We don't caption the dialogue because... I honestly dont' have a good answer for that. Sorry.

Any more untold theater stories?

Lots.

What do you think of GamingSins?

I don't have much of an opinion. I haven't watched it.

What's the line you guys always quote? What movie is it from?

I think, aside from Seinfeld and Simpsons stuff, I probably quote Knocked Up or 40-Year-Old Virgin the most, for whatever reason.

What's one movie that had a limited theatrical release or went to Video on demand would you most likely or most want to do a sins video on if any?

Hmmm. I saw this Jessica Biel/James Marsden movie recently that I never saw hit the theaters... it was bad enough I could find plenty of sins. But no one's seen it, so it's not worth it probably.

What's your opinion on honest trailers?

They're hilarious.

What's up with the video podcast? Also sorry to hear about your cat.

Still considering it. Still not sure how to do it without creating lots of work, since we edit the podcast pretty heavily to cut out all our goofing around.

Any ideas on what will replace the "best of year X" segment once you catch up to 2016 on the pod?

Several ideas. Not ready to announce one yet though.

What were you doing before Cinema Sins, and what series of events led up to the creation of Cinema Sins?

Chris was working at a movie theater and I was struggling to get an online-video-consultant business off the ground. We had about three other channels before this one that flopped or failed... it was trial and error and massive amounts of luck.

What got CinemaSins started?

Anger. We had a supercut channel where we stitched movies down to repetitious things (like all the swearing in Pulp Fiction) and we got some copyright notices and I got angry. So we set out to find a format that would be fair use but still let us play with movie footage.

Have you ever seen Veronica Mars?

If you have, what's your opinion of it?

Yeah. I liked it a lot.

The podcast is quickly running out of years to select the "Best of". Do you all have an idea of a way to fill the void when it arrives, or is the current plan to just fill the space with listener questions?

We've got lots of ideas. We'll see what works and what doesn't and muddle through.

are you affiliated with cinema wins?

No.

Have you ever considered using a points system to determine the "best movie of the year" on the Sincast? For example, each person would nominate their top 3 films, with a first pick movie is worth 5 points, second place 3, third place 1 point. Then the movie with the highest total could be selected as the winner, which to me would be better than the system where a fifth tier movie gets picked, a la When Harry Met Sally.

A couple of our future topic ideas to replace "best of the year" would involve a points system. Here we are just being democratic. :)

Is there a movie you refuse to sin?

No, but I'm on record saying I'll never watch Secret Life of Pets, so if we sin that... it's on Chris and our writers.

What do you think of those people who have started their own Sins channels? How much do they owe you and how many fingers are you taking? Yes, that was a leading question. No, I'm not sorry. :~P

It's hard to view that kind of thing as anything other than a sign of our channel's success, so I don't get worked up about it either way.

I like your stuff and I enjoyed it during my college time most. I always thought the guy behind must have a disorder or some mentally or physically disabling, sorry if this is offensive Im not good English, feature. So are you diagnosed with something?

Um. I have anxiety issues and 47% hearing loss. NOt sure that answers your question, but...

What happened to your conversation with myself and drunk gaming videos? I actually really enjoyed them and miss them.

The drunk gaming vids were not popular really, though they are obviously fun to make. The conversation videos just take so much time I find it hard to carve out a 5-hour chunk to write, memorize, shoot, and edit them. Hope to do another one soon though.

Best wishes for your cat! My question is: If there were to be an adaptation of The Ables, whom would you hire to direct the film?

Brad Bird, assuming I would have any say over that, which I would not.

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Thanks! Glad you liked it. And no, I doubt it will ever be filmed, and they certainly would never let me direct it because i have zero experience.

What is the one type of sin that bothers you the most in movies?

The deus ex machinas bother me greatly. Lazy character development like Emmerich's "terrible fathers" and "dogs in danger."

Have you ever watched either of the Silent Hill movies? And if you have, will you ever sin them? Because Cinemasins is my favorite movie channel on YouTube and I've been waiting for you to destroy Revelations. That movie is the bane of my existence.

I haven't, but I think Chris liked the first one.

Will you ever do TV Sins? Like just doing the 1st episode and judging it off of that or?

To do it right, we'd have to do all the episodes, and that's just too much work.

What's your date movie?

Pride & Prejudice (The Keira Knightly one)