Critic reviews vs. Audience reviews
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- January 8, 2023 at 12:41 am #290848
I use software at home for movie viewing that automatically shows critic reviews (from Rotten Tomatoes I think). Even of older movies that have some age on them. I glance at these every so often and I am astonished at the number of truly great movies that are panned by critics.
I thought the critics being wrong thing was more of a current event but it seems like that too has been going on for some time.
I am not saying that a critic cannot have his/her own opinion. I watched Siskel and Ebert for years and always respected them because they always qualified their opinions. But it seems in the last 10 years or so critics just think anything not absolute propaganda is junk.
At this point anything I like the critics universally hate. In fact, that’s so bad now I will intentionally watch stuff they dislike.
January 8, 2023 at 6:54 am #290854A lot of modern critics and review websites tend to be shills.
Neither do I trust general audience scores because of review bombing and bots but they are generally more balanced if you have the time to look for the authentic ones.
In my opinion, the best approach is to find critics/reviewers that share your interests and go from there. Sure that in itself may be biased in that you may not give certain movies a fair shake but at the end of the day its about entertainment/enjoyment and that’s all that matters.
January 8, 2023 at 7:52 am #290855“the best approach is to find critics/reviewers that share your interests and go from there”
That’s really an excellent idea.
January 9, 2023 at 9:37 am #290925Reviewers are all idiots anymore frankly. I don’t pay attention to them. They either want “the aganda” shoved into everything, or they shill to get the attention of the corporations. It’s a big problem because there is a lack of honesty, and that is part of the problem with Hollywood now days. They live in a fantasy world that only they seem to like while the audience want no part of. The reviews prove that.
Or, they claim people are “review bombing” and being an ist or phobe because they dislike it. It’s dishonest.
January 9, 2023 at 8:04 pm #290954I miss the days of Siskel and Ebert.
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