I had to stop watching retro blasting after Michael threw a number of very childish yet pretentious temper-tantrums.

French is the kid who got beat up everyday, and developed PTSD. It shows in how defensive he is. It's tragic that he will probably never learn to relax, tragic for anyone surrounding him. He couldn't have been from a tough city, because he seems soft, so his bullies were also soft. Which all the more affects his personality, because he still remains un-humbled. He needs to join a boxing gym.

@benjerison7074

3 күн бұрын

Why bother going to a gym when he can just send his white knights defending him until the end? Also, he just needs to look at Kylie Minogue and all his anger and problems go away. What a freak.

Michael French is like that kid in grade school no one liked but was forced to hang out with because their moms were friends.

@benjerison7074

Ай бұрын

Speaking of not being liked, he claims to be always bullied in school and used Star Wars as his means of escapism. No wonder he grew up to be a bitter, self-righteous prick.

I like Michael. I really do. He is right about a lot of things. I just wish that he would understand that a disagreement is NOT a challenge to a fight nor an attempt at trolling. He ghosted me a while back after I questioned the authenticy of so many rocket firing Boba Fetts out there.

1:05 which stream is that? His live streams are always hilarious for the wrong reasons of course.

@SunnysCommentsnReactions

18 күн бұрын

It appears, that the livestream was either removed from his playlist, or made private recently. The title was “The Future of Indy and Lara - Retroblasting Livestream”, and aired in 2022.

@edwardiii8409

4 күн бұрын

@@SunnysCommentsnReactions He does that. Hiding content.

I have a bit of a short history with Michael. Some of this will be direct quotes from my comments and his, so it may be a little long. I don't have all of them because he took some of them down and he ghosted me from his comments and chat cause I agreed with people calling him out. Here is a comment I posted on his Indy 5 review: "Say what you will about Crystal Skull, Michael (I enjoyed it for what it was), at least Indy still felt like Indy and the ending when he takes his hat back from his son was gold. Also, I never had a problem with the idea of aliens being in the Indiana Jones universe. If you're going to have an ark that melts your face, or the fountain of youth, you might as well have aliens in there at that point. The filmmakers at least tried to make it fit within the universe. It's also not like there haven't been theories about aliens helping to build our civilization or being worshipped as gods. You could've easily called Crystal Skull "Indiana Jones and The Chariots of The Gods" (a little nod to Erich von Däniken's novel and claims). I also give the film leeway because I've always been interested in Von Daniken's claims, primarily since I first got into the Stargate franchise (which also dealt with a crystal skull in one episode)." As you can see, it reads like a fair and respectful comment. However, Mikey-boy didn't see it that way. Here's what he replied with: "I spend four hours focused on Dial, defend Indy 4 multiple times in this video, and THIS is your comment? You need to check yourself, pal." Pretty harsh, wouldn't you say? Now, admittedly, I didn't finish his video before posting the comment, but still, he didn't need to be so hostile over it. Honestly, it would've been better if he didn't say anything at all. I was a man, though (more of a man than he'll ever be) and mentioned how I commented too early and didn't mean any disrespect. A few months later, he posted his "review" of Neon Genesis Evangelion. All it was was just a name-calling session and criticizing the creator of the anime, and its fans, as being narcissists and creeps. Kinda hypocritical of Michael calling other people narcissists when he's been one of the most narcissistic people I've ever seen on this platform. I did manage to save a session of comments from the video before he took them down that consists of people calling him out: "@BloodyRobot-kh7cv 16 hours ago (edited) This is the worst EVA review I've ever seen in my life. You only seem to be able to appreciate art that depicts things that the majority of people deem acceptable. Your attempts to psychoanalyze the author also is very creepy and weird. It comes across as very puritanical. The holier than thou attitude in this video also gives me incredibly bad vibes. Same with your friend Lio Convoy. @timothyward8695 8 hours ago So... criticizing writing that includes masterbating on unconscious teens is what you deem puritanical? Is that kind of behavior fair game where you come from? Reply @BloodyRobot-kh7cv 6 hours ago @timothyward8695 Is fictional media not allowed to depict bad things because it hurts your fee fees? 1 Reply @tyrannozilla 1 hour ago I know. If people like Michael and Lio had their way, there wouldn't be any genuine risk taking and storytelling would be boring. @BloodyRobot-kh7cv Reply @tyrannozilla 59 minutes ago It's very hypocritical of Michael acting like he is holier than thou when he goes around attacking fans for asking simple questions. Also, I can tell he already had a biased opinion on Evangelion when he mentioned his experience with a narcissistic roommate. No, I don't think he deserved to go through that, but the experience seemed to have jaded him to the point that if he sees a film/TV show that has a character that reminds him of that roommate, he automatically judges the show and the creator for supporting narcissistic behavior. Even though the series doesn't support Shinji's behavior and is more of a warning of what not to do. Just because a story depicts someone with mental problems, that doesn't mean that it is in support of those mental problems." After that video, as well as the fact that I couldn't stand his childish attitude anymore, I unsubbed from his channel and have rarely gone back to it.

@SunnysCommentsnReactions

2 сағат бұрын

@@tyrannozilla Thank you for the very informative, reasonable, and throrough statement.

@tyrannozilla

Сағат бұрын

@@SunnysCommentsnReactions You're welcome. I have another opinion on him as well. It's about a particular video he did that I think you might find interesting to make a response to. The video in question is about his criticisms of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series. Now, don't get me wrong, he hates the series (as anyone should), but there is one criticism from him that makes no sense, imo. At one point, he basically blames George Lucas for the series' existence. Why, you ask? Well, he believes that since George made Luke and Leia siblings in the first place that that's the reason for the series being terrible and full of plot holes. He starts to blame George at around the 22 minute mark of his video, but I'd recommend watching the whole thing for added context. Peace.

You called this part 1 but why? Is there more to this? it's been 4 weeks

@SunnysCommentsnReactions

23 күн бұрын

Patience! I am quite busy. And somewhat slow. Apart from that part 2 requires some more preparation. And so far I have not seen Michael French answering my question either.

@duagrentia

22 күн бұрын

@@SunnysCommentsnReactions I was about to ask this question too but Michael 1) didn't see this video. 2) is trying to spin the narrative that he's being bullied again for the nth time. 3) is gathering an online army (yeah sure) to bully your channel like the coward that he is.

@SunnysCommentsnReactions

22 күн бұрын

@@duagrentia Thanks for the warning, but I anticipated that.

Just subscribed, please continue to talk about this rectalblasting guy, it makes me laugh.

Thanks for this. Man is also a liar. Claims to have been a Hollywood screenwriter but his resume doesn't have any timeline space for it. Claims to have been a staff writer on a site that is clearly his own fan site. He actually worked in online PR.

@benjerison7074

Ай бұрын

Maybe him being a screenwriter existed in his delusions of grandeur. Or he just made it up to impress his so-called wife.

@artkingofwholefoods74

24 күн бұрын

@@benjerison7074what’s the deal with that? Is Melinda not his wife? Aren’t they married?

@benjerison7074

23 күн бұрын

@@artkingofwholefoods74 They are but he has a Kylie Minogue shrine in his home just to calm him down despite being married. It's more of a mother/son relationship with his wife when Melinda has to act like a mother to Michael as well every time he has a mental breakdown.

@artkingofwholefoods74

23 күн бұрын

@@benjerison7074 I don’t see her as much in the videos anymore. I wonder if he subconsciously, or consciously is selfish with it… 🤔 Imagine if she leaves his ass? DAMN… He would ABSOLUTELY lose it. Can you imagine that divorce? Half his toys would be gone. Those cabinets would be 1/2 empty. Tony would move in, they would start using together. Then they’re selling Micheal’s toys to Toy Federation for more drug money. 🤣

@benjerison7074

23 күн бұрын

@@artkingofwholefoods74 Melinda doesn't want to associate that much with Michael, no doubt about it despite being one of the founders of Retroblasting. Although there are some people who say that Melinda is as crazy as Michael but she can hide it unlike her avtistic husband. That makes sense why she married an unstable jerk.

The complete insanity of this guy has never been explored. I imagine him like a vast black hole. That can never be explored entirely to ascertain it's dimensions. 😂❤

I'm not surprised at this, Michael tends to lash out at everyone even at his fans (his meltdown on Sunny is already a good example) then posts their interactions on his FB page so his fans can point and laugh at that person or worse, send his army (3POA, Analog Toys, Articulated Ninja, It's Chad and other sycophants of Michael) to harass that poor schmuck who tried to cross Michael on that day. Any insult towards Michael will be seen as a threat. Heck, you can even send a troll letter and he will respond to it and make threats to a non-existent entity. Makes you wonder what Michael does on his spare time aside from saving screenshots of his $h/t-list on his computer just because he is that bitter. I think you need to send him a picture of Kylie Minogue after this video so that he can calm his poor behind for a few minutes. Hey, he has his own Kylie Minogue shrine. I wonder what his wife feels about having a female shrine, tsk tsk.

@JustMe-tm5dc

Ай бұрын

Keep in mind that Michael copied the ~Angry Video Game Nerd~ gimmick. I think that made him look way more charismatic and "charming" than he actually is. I would like to know just out of curiosity how many of his followers even know about AVGN. I always say, just be yourself, because it will pay off at the end. Sooner or later Michael will be buried by the very thing that gave him all this attention. If I had known that Michael was some weird Control Freak, I might have watched a video of him here and there, but I would never have interacted with his content at all. I can only blame myself for being naive

@benjerison7074

Ай бұрын

@@JustMe-tm5dc I doubt that he copied the AVGN gimmick in the first place. He's just that insufferable in real life. Why else would he try to dox a YTber named Danoby who liked that Star Wars Sail Barge and who called out Michael about putting down Haslab when it was still in its infancy? It's his money at the end of the day but doxxing a person for liking a toy? It's just petty and a low blow.

@JustMe-tm5dc

Ай бұрын

@@benjerison7074 He himself said that his show is heavily inspired by AVGN. I mean when you look at their intro's and a lot of the content. How they choose to deliver, you can tell that there is a big similarity. However, while AVGN is top class parody and very great at commenting and narrating, Michael French is like an elephant believing in figure skating. When you're new to the channel, you might think that he is parody as well, but you would never guess that he is serious.🤣

@LloydChristmas-vx2wh

Ай бұрын

🎯

@the80sguy80

Ай бұрын

@benjerison7074 ... "I'm not surprised at this, Michael tends to lash out at everyone, even at his fan..." This is 100% true, I was a patreon of Retro-blasting for a brief period, back when he used to make actual content. He posted a video back when he would go to conventions, of him stating, "We always return our e-mails", back when he was struggling for subscribers. He in fact does not. Nor does he treat the people that pay him with an once of respect, they are beneath him. Now all he does is opinion video`s of him ranting about various subjects, and is exceptionally rude and belligerent to anyone that asks him a simple question. I honestly don`t understand how he still has a channel anymore. "or worse, send his army (3POA, Analog Toys, Articulated Ninja, It's Chad and other sycophants of Michael) to harass that poor schmuck who tried to cross Michael on that day." ....Also 100% true.

lol i wish i couldn't belive it, but i have experienced it too. michael will read your comment,and decide it's a personal attack. and will then proceed to bark at you.

@benjerison7074

23 күн бұрын

Even a compliment can seem like an insult to him. Dude's a psychopath. He will also post it on his FB of your chats with him for his lapdogs to laugh about or worse, send his fellow Valaverse shills like Analog Toys, Articulated Ninja, It's Chad, 3POA, etc. if you really pissed him that day.

@benjamindobalina7493

3 күн бұрын

He did it to me as well... Funny though, if we met in real time, in person, I doubt he'd have much to say, lol.

I stopped watching him years ago. He's such an immature, toxically negative, insufferable stick in the mud. Either you agree with him 100%, or you're his enemy. I do enjoy his wife's "Dreamland" podcast (my SN is entirely coincidental, chosen years before the show). I hate the fact I have to give his channel views in order to watch the podcast.

@DCMarvelMultiverse

Ай бұрын

He has delusions for sure. A site claimed years ago that he told Corporate America to go to hell around 2019. I remember a video of his in the fall of that year claiming he has no money, that Melinda does. He has been on an anti-corporate kick ever since. Clearly, he was booted out of his job.

The way he responded to a comment by Victoria's Cantina in his new video about the Cantina Haslab left me speechless. He's so rude.

@scottr2279

17 күн бұрын

Not only is he rude I also find him weirdly creepy

@benjamindobalina7493

3 күн бұрын

@@scottr2279 creepy AF

I watched his evanglion video about 4 times, it´s hilarious and makes me laugh. A masterclass in spite

@tyrannozilla

8 сағат бұрын

That video was so pretentious (and I'm not just saying that cause I liked Evangelion). It was so hypocritical of him to call Anno a narcissist, when it's pretty clear that he's been showing narcissistic behavior toward his fans and anyone who disagrees with him. I unsubbed from him after that video, as well as the fact that I couldn't take his attacks on his fans anymore. Oh, and he ghosted me from his comments because I agreed with people who were calling out his attitude.

It's amazing how so many people are butthurt over one mans opinion if you want to waste your money on the cantina waste it Michael is entitled to his opinion

@Takeshi357

13 күн бұрын

You really think it's that simple??

@SunnysCommentsnReactions

11 күн бұрын

I don't mind his opinion at all. I mind his attitude, even towards people, who had no ill intend in the first place, but got flamed by him out of false suspicion. And btw, did you actually watch my vid? This was not about the Haslab Cantina.

@Takeshi357

10 күн бұрын

@@SunnysCommentsnReactions I assume you've seen the debate video with Scott Neitlich, did you see the post debate video he did?

@SunnysCommentsnReactions

9 күн бұрын

@@Takeshi357 Yes, I did!

@Takeshi357

9 күн бұрын

@@SunnysCommentsnReactions Michael seems like the type of person who'd have a fit of apoplexy if you put a hoth rebel trooper in the cantina set.

Subscribed!

@SunnysCommentsnReactions

17 күн бұрын

Thank you! Well, I do not mind his point of view on certain things. He often is not (that) wrong. What I do not like is his attitude.

Man, you really taught him a lesson. Next, are you’re gonna waggle your finger at him, and tell him he’s a bad man? Lord, he is over dramatic in his comment section, but he makes quality content. I’ll agree his latest stuff is kind of pretentious and comes off as angry for no real reason, but, oh well, it’s his channel, let him sink it if he wants to. I don’t get the point of even getting into a drama over him or his views - at the end of the day, this all just crap about toys, designed for children, bought by adults… I don’t get it… it’s like arguing over who’s the cooler super hero, when none of it’s even real or matters, at the end of the day.

@SunnysCommentsnReactions

22 күн бұрын

This was part 1. Just as I said to another commenter…have patience. Part 2 is coming before end of June.

@K12machinima

21 күн бұрын

@@SunnysCommentsnReactions Pfft, you’re trying to capitalize off drama, based on your other videos, and it’s not a good look for a budding channel, and speaks volumes about the kind of people that you’ll bring to your channel in the future. Best of luck with whatever garbage you put out in the future, mate.

@SunnysCommentsnReactions

21 күн бұрын

@@K12machinima You call it drama, I call it „setting things right“. And mate, you got no idea what‘s coming up. Not on in the slightest. But hey, you‘re welcome to drop in on occassion. And when I am done with the self-promoters, I‘ll have other stuff. A lot. And so little time, thus first things first.

@K12machinima

21 күн бұрын

@@SunnysCommentsnReactions Nah, unless you’ve got some expose that somehow reveals Michael as a child predator who’s been dealing nuclear arms on the side, it’s called drama - and you’re drumming at it for views, over a negative livestream reaction. You also don’t clarify WHY Michael was aware of your past actions in his streams, so, you’re just leaving something out to cover up a gaping hole in your own narrative. You leave the viewer to try and ignore that, when you don’t specify what lead up to this interaction, and you know, frankly, I don’t really care, because you’re already the kind of person that I wouldn’t trust or want to be around - in real life or internet interaction. You seem suspect and opportunistic, and like the kind of person who wants to sew discourse for the sake of a view… over toys… I mean, like I said, I just have RB on as cleaning/work noise because his restoration videos are quite relaxing, and I’m not trying to act like Michael is perfect, but… man, you just come off as acting aloof and confident, without real substance. Hell, maybe you DO blow the lid of something… I doubt it, but, good luck, yet, don’t be shocked when Michael inevitably finds out about whatever you make, and he responds with a video of his own. Also, based on Michael’s seemingly-infinite amount of “receipts”, I wouldn’t be shocked if you’re omitting something - he’s not like Boogie, Onision, Chris Chan, or any other lolcow, who falters at the sign of tension. Good luck.

@SunnysCommentsnReactions

21 күн бұрын

Wall of text with no substance, but false allegations. I can tell you what I did to Michael French. I did not violate the typical code of conduct like inappropriate language, bullying, etc. What I did was on occasion stating something, that neither he, nor his guest did not know about a topic they were talking. And for that I was called a „pedantic arse“, and eventually blocked plus further discredited. And that from a man, who self-proclaims to be „a big fan of the truth“. Maybe, he is only interested in it, when it‘s coming from his very own mouth. Or that of his closest associates. But when somebody tells me something I do not know, and this person’s statement is sound, or is verified via fact check, I thank this person for it. And unlike him, I do not feel important. But maybe some things I have to say are important. I don‘t care for subs. Views are nice. The more people see and realize, what‘s actually going on, the better. Anyway, as I said, all in due time. I am not a professional KZreadr, I am often away from home for lengthy times, and am quite busy. So, I would appreciate it if we could now leave it at that, and you drop in another time…or not. That‘s your decision. But any more comments containing pseudo profiling, false allegations etc. will be deleted, as I do not enjoy discussions going in circles. You won‘t be blocked. That‘s their way, not mine. But I am tired of this kind of talk from people, who have no idea what‘s under the surface.

You ramble a lot. And is the lesson "I'm going to put you to sleep with silly speeches"?

@SunnysCommentsnReactions

3 күн бұрын

@@k-dawgbroadcasting5444 You have no idea, pal!

@benjamindobalina7493

3 күн бұрын

Ramble or not, if you ever watch a retroblasting show long enough, you will find something that guy says that's intolerable. And if you voice an opinion on what you disagree with, he WILL come after you, like a yappy, scrawny chihuahua. Don't believe us, try for yourself and see.

@k-dawgbroadcasting5444

3 күн бұрын

@@benjamindobalina7493 the yappy chihuahuas are all in the comment section. And some of the comments about the gentleman's mental state, relationship, damn even his family...those of you saying such things sound like mouthbreathing simpletons who were picked on in high school and never got over it

@SunnysCommentsnReactions

3 күн бұрын

Says the one, who takes sides with a pseudo-intellectual. Further, I saw what French himself and his acolytes write about other people. The attitude of "you are beneath me" is striking there. Plus, I hold back the comments with namecalling, or really rude stuff, against myself as well as Michael and Tony.

@benjamindobalina7493

3 күн бұрын

@@k-dawgbroadcasting5444 Like I said in the comment you just responded to. *Keep watching Retroblasting. One day he will strike a nerve in you for sure, (since you come off as sensitive, it's a given). Then write him a comment that opposes his, and watch how he will comment back to you, berating you somehow. Not much different than we are doing to each other now. Only you and I don't represent channel's. So I can't cancel you, nor you I.... He on the other hand is fair game.

French is an absolute embarassment to the toy collecting community.