Comments on: Movie Reviewers Need To Lighten Up

By: KEL

KEL — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:58:05 +0000

Amen Vic! Amen! ’bout time someone said that! Amen!

By: Kane Adrian

Kane Adrian — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:41:55 +0000

Well… I saw it… and all I can say is I will never trust a critic again. Not only did I thoroughly enjoy the film (and I can be fussy – ‘X3′ was crap), there was nothing wrong with it! More than any other film I’ve seen, this one truly doesn’t deserve the lashing it’s getting one little bit.

By: Vic

Vic — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:45:05 +0000

“I just don’t see how one can go from watching FF2 to ‘Letters from Iwo Jima’ and try to rate them on the same merits.”

Exactly my point. Not all movies can be “high art” yet it’s possible for even a more pedestrian film to be extremely entertaining and fun.

Vic

By: Marina

Marina — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:22:55 +0000

I’m with you, I base my reviews on how well the movie accomplished what it set out to do and though I haven’t written my review yet, I can tell you I wholeheartedly agreed with yours.

That said, I sometimes wonder the same thing about ‘critics’. I just don’t see how one can go from watching FF2 to “Letters from Iwo Jima” and try to rate them on the same merits. It simply doesn’t work and you end up with some comments that just seem way out of left field.

By: Kane Adrian

Kane Adrian — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:01:17 +0000

Here, here! About time someone realised reviews should be made in the context if a film’s intent rather than its overall position in the world of film. I’ve not seen FF2 yet – it opens today here in Oz – but I actually really liked the first one and hope to enjoy this one even more. Oh… and I’m usually picky.

By: Vic

Vic — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:27:04 +0000

Thanks, Adrian. I’m still a big fan of RT, despite the latest wierdness regarding FF2.

And, yeah AICN… that site seems to attract a really bad element.

Vic

By: Adrian

Adrian — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:16:43 +0000

That was Perfect! That exactly how I felt about Rotten Tomatoe and other critic sites, but it really didn’t surpise me because most critics base ALL movie as deep dramas. I’ve learned that you have to read open-comment sites like yours(Kudos) to get a ‘real’ and honest poll/idea of what to expect from movies that I may go see. Excluding the @ssholes at AICN which are 90% of the time harshly negative and immature. Anyways, heres hoping to FF3!