spats Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I have noticed that quite often movies that get just horrible reviews will still draw big bucks. And then movies that get nothing but glowing reviews will do nothing at the box office. Do you pay attention to the movie critics or do you just ignore them. I find that i am influenced by them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarlaxle 56 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Often I judge whether I want to see a movie based on the trailer or what I've heard from friends. I don't read reviews, so they don't have a chance to influence whether I see a movie or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Hell no! They suck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledded1 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 In a word NO. I don't go by trailers either usually, often showing you the best bits in 30 seconds leaving 1 hour 59 minutes and 30 seconds of filler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo the Rover Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Nope.....I think for myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzldoc Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 No, They tend to disect the movies as though they were rating an automobile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGG Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Do you pay attention to the movie critics or do you just ignore them. I find that i am influenced by them. I somehow doubt that..... I never listen to critics, they aren't listening with my ears, not seeing through my eyes, nor registering thoughts within my brain. Pretty useless. I don't listen to large amounts of moviegoers either.....otherwise Borat would actually be funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedZepChick Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 No, I don't care about what the critics think. If it looks interesting to me, I'll go see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Not at all. I'll see the previews, read about the plot and make my decision that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levee Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I somehow doubt that..... I never listen to critics, they aren't listening with my ears, not seeing through my eyes, nor registering thoughts within my brain. Pretty useless. I don't listen to large amounts of moviegoers either.....otherwise Borat would actually be funny. No.I've gotten much better reviews here than from any "Critic" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footsteps of Dawn Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 (edited) I trust my local critics on the artier stuff (like today I read a review of Cassandra's Dream that makes me want to go see it), but not on the lighter stuff like, say, Pirates of the Caribbean or The Matrix (I'm still pissed that I didn't see The Matrix in theaters all because I listened to a bad review of it). These guys are waaaay too snooty to understand the appeal of fun movies, but they do know a good "high-brow" film when they see one. Big-time critics like Ebert, eh. Ebert's so off the wall compared to my taste in movies. Sometimes I agree with him on every word he says about a movie, but other times I think, where did he get that from - he's totally missing the point! Baffling...with most of them you can get a feel for their personality and what they like/dislike, so you can make a good guess about how they're going to rate something, but Ebert's just all over the place if you ask me. I totally love the Internet for this. Like here, you can ask people on a message board who you know are at least somewhat like-minded, or you can look at Rotten Tomatoes and get a general consensus... Much better than listening to one guy who's on a totally different plane of existence than you spout out his personal opinion. Edited January 18, 2008 by Footsteps of Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Bonnie~ Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 No. Sometimes movie critics really get it wrong....I've went to a movie that had gotten bad reviews, and really enjoyed the movie. Then, there have been times where I've read really great things about a movie, went to see the movie, and the movie was dreadful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmc1973 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 There are certain critics whose opinions I respect, I think Roger Ebert has forgotten more about movies than I'll ever know. And I think Rottentomatoes.com is a good gauge, because it compiles ALL reviews, so it's not skewed by any one critic. I figure if 95 out of 100 critics say a movie is great, there's probably something to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake of Shadows Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I have noticed that quite often movies that get just horrible reviews will still draw big bucks. And then movies that get nothing but glowing reviews will do nothing at the box office. Do you pay attention to the movie critics or do you just ignore them. I find that i am influenced by them. It depends on whether or not the critic is "hot". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyMerkin Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 It depends on whether or not the critic is "hot". *snark* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kissandra Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I don't listen to large amounts of moviegoers either.....otherwise Borat would actually be funny. Amen!! I don't let anyone's review of a movie affect my decision of whether or not I'll see it. All I really need to see is a trailer to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spats Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 I shouldn't have listened to the cirtics when they said "No Country For Old Men" was an amazing film. I thought it was really overrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonham Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 We're all movie critics! Take a minute to think about that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 We're all movie critics! I just saw 'There Will Be Blood' and the film made no sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Action Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 We're all movie critics! Take a minute to think about that... Good point. And we all see movies differently, from different tastes and perspectives. Which is why critics are generally meaningless. What makes their opinions any more valid than ours? Damn, Spats! Good topic there, bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennyLane Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I don't listen to the Critics either. If I read the book, I don't go see the movie and if I see the movie, I don't read the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I don't listen to the Critics either. If I read the book, I don't go see the movie and if I see the movie, I don't read the book. There used to be exceptions to that theory - like "To Kill a Mockingbird" was very good in both forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I don't listen to the Critics either. If I read the book, I don't go see the movie and if I see the movie, I don't read the book. I generally prefer to read a book versus seeing a movie and I do like to try to read it before it is out on screen. But I don't have a hard fast rule on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be drummer Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I stopped listening to movie critics after the local newspaper critic said Transformers sucked because the ending action scene was too dragged on...which of course is impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) I generally prefer to read a book versus seeing a movie and I do like to try to read it before it is out on screen. But I don't have a hard fast rule on it. Most of the time, the movie destroys the book. Although there are exceptions, as jimmie ray pointed out. Another example would be The Godfather. When I read a book, I like to visualize what all the characters look like, what they sound like.....how they carry themselves. Too often the movie ruins that for me and then I can't read the book anymore because my vision of what I thought it was doesn't exist anymore. I'm weird like that I guess. Edited March 27, 2009 by Electrophile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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