I see good reviews and bad reviews for movies... Not sure of the issue.
They all mentioned that TFA was a bit too close to ANH. Like most of the population it did not seem to bother them. Almost all critic reviews I saw or read stated that the film was not the most original but still fun and a return to form.
To your argument in bold. Same thing was said in the BvS thread. Except it was said that Hating on a movie gets them more clicks and makes them cooler. Just saying. Seems like if people disagree with a reviewer then that reviewers opinion must be paid for or fake.
Many of these guys started out not making anything for their videos but as popularity grew so they started to see $ for their efforts. When I go back and watch their old reviews when they were not getting paid, nothing seemed different as far as their opinions go.
Again I think you need to watch those vids again. Jeremy and The Schmoes liked it but mentioned the issue with the unoriginal script.
Having said that I thought people were way too easy going on the film also. I thought TFA was OK. But I seem to be in the minority. The views of the critics seems to be in line with the general population and thus the biggest movie, $$ wise, has been created.