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by **d_sel1** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:08 pm

There has been something that has been gnawing at me. We live in a generation of movie, music, and TV critics. I am one those morally flawed indivivuals who watch stuff just to be entertained even if the critics call it crap :-?

. However, I am wondering must stuff that all these wannabe critics consider great, must-see, well written, etc is in your humble opinions, garbage! (And why?)

Special bonus points picking Oscar and Emmy nominees (Grammy don't count but Blender/ indie rock magazines do).

News Credits: 5 · by **BeastProwl** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:29 pm

I don't even know how to respond to this, but I'll try!

Critics everywere said that Sucker Punch sucked. I love that movie. Sucker Punch FTW!
Critics everywere said Twilight was great. I never whent to go see it because our teacher forced us to read the books, and I hated them. I often dozed off. If your going to make a story about vampires and werewolves, don't make it a girly romance! You haven't suffered until you've been forced to read Twilight. or at least follow along

Critics loved it though, and it now has legions of fans. That doesn't mean I have to like it. I never listen to Critics. they are wrong 98.9% of the time to me, but can be 100% Right to others. It just depends on what YOU like.

News Credits: 50 · by **Burn** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:36 pm

... people are still listening to critics?

What, people can't form their own opinion? They need to be told what to think?

Seriously ... you like what you like, and don't give a toss if someone else doesn't.

News Credits: 101 · by **Blurrz** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:40 pm

Moved from Transformers General Discussion to General Discussion

News Credits: 4 · by **SlyTF1** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:43 pm

Avatar. Not a single original atom in its being.

News Credits: 42 · by **Va'al** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:48 pm

Burn wrote:... people are still listening to critics?

What, people can't form their own opinion? They need to be told what to think?

Seriously ... you like what you like, and don't give a toss if someone else doesn't.

I guess a review can be useful, but one that tries to expose both aspects (positive and negative) of the product. It doesn't give me my opinion, but it will give me some information that I can then use to form my own.

As I do, for example, with TF figures.

I agree mostly with Burn on the subjective aspect, for the rest.

A good example would be Titanic. Can't stand the thing.
I think Di Caprio's acting is awful. BUT it won truckloads of prizes and awards.
Critics LOVED it. I, especially now that they're bringing it back in 3D, still hate it.
It just goes on and on.. :grin:

by **Dagon** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:43 pm

Burn wrote:... people are still listening to critics?

What, people can't form their own opinion? They need to be told what to think?

Seriously ... you like what you like, and don't give a toss if someone else doesn't.

I understand what you're getting at, but considering the opinions of other people is hardly letting someone else think for you. Aside from that, I've discovered far more things thanks to the mention of critics than I've ever been shied away from things because of them. I don't really think that anyone really, really internalizes what critics say and then bases their decision completely on that opinion.
Critics actually do know waht they're talking about, even though it makes us so much edgier when we decry their opinions because they conflict with our own. Unless it's TF movies, of course. The only reason people wouldn't like those is because of what critics say.

Just sayin' Burn. :BOWDOWN:

Anyway, James Camerons' megamovies. Titanic and Avatar? They're ok, but not as earth changing as critics try to say. Avatar at least was interesting, once. And Thomas Pyncheon. Terrible writer, terrible.

News Credits: 5 · by **BeastProwl** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:44 pm

But the new titanic movie will have 3D boobies!

by **monstergrotusque** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:34 am

Hunger Games.
I reckon there was a huge budget for payola to pay off all the fantastic reviews that critics gave that movie. I mean.....from what i gleaned from Rotten Tomatoes and many other sources, i thought i was going to see a movie that was to be the beginning and end of all that was righteous ,epic,beautifull , totally awesome and ground breaking.

I didn't see any of that. I was lead to believe that it was the single greatest accomplishment by human kind and the single greatest phenomenon in the known universe. Even more spectacular than it's very creation itself.

I didn't see any of that.

News Credits: 1 · by **DISCHARGE** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:47 am

I don't do anything without the approval of a critic. And if they don't like it I don't like it either. [-(

It's easier not to think for myself. Without the critics to tell us what we should like or dislike there would be only chaos, is that any way to live?

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