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"Why does every movie have to be a classic?"
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nanette1985
Diamond Member
I don't mind film critics, but I seldom agree with them. I watch movies for my own reasons, not somebody else's. To be honest, I wonder why people give so much respect to film critics - if they write something interesting, that's cool, but who really cares what they think?
Not necessarily. If the studios pick him to film a franchise that people like, you are more or less "forced" to see "his" movies.
Besides, you've never paid money to see a movie that you were disappointed after?
Plus I don't think most people know who the director is when they go watch a movie.
Demon-Xanth
Lifer
There's a difference to me between watching a movie where you want to be moved and one where entertained is good enough.
Supertroopers is by no means a "great" movie, but it is pretty darn entertaining 🙂
Supertroopers is by no means a "great" movie, but it is pretty darn entertaining 🙂
gorcorps
aka Brandon
My HS offered film studies as electives. One of them even counted as half an english class as you would read the books for the movies, then watch the movie, and write a fairly in depth paper comparing what was different and what you liked/disliked about the changes and such.
I think comedy is totally underrated - it's very hard to make people laugh, and we only think of them as dumb because the jokes are often brash or dirty... I mean, look at Knocked Up or 40 Year Old Virign - Dumb on the surface and entertaining, but entertaining because of execution.
My problem is movies like.. Resident Evil 3000, or Transformers.. Or Paul Blart (a comedy that had the smarts of a sitcom)- they don't even try any more, and people still eat them up justifying their mediocrity
So
Lifer
Oh, I saw Pearl Harbor, which was the first movie that I recall being promoted as a "Michael Bay" film. After that, I knew enough to not get burned again.
That said, action movies really suck lately, it's not just michael bay. That GI Joe movie looks as horrible as a rollover accident involving a horse trailer.
BeauJangles
Lifer
This.
Not all movies are supposed to be the next Casablanca. Animal House, in many ways, is as classic as Citizen Kane or Metropolis, but nobody would ever say it's in the same category. When I watch I movie, I don't always wants to be reminded about shitty things going on. I don't always want to be told stories of love that can never be fulfilled or stories about guys dying heroic deaths... sometimes I just want something that will take my mind off things and make me laugh.
Movies like Super Troopers, Eurotrip, or anything but Monty Python are among my favorite movies, but that doesn't mean I make the mistake of thinking their quality pieces of cinematography. They're entertaining. That's it.
Oh, and transformers 1 and 2 both sucked.
PingSpike
Lifer
Actually, my biggest complaint about Transformers 2 was that one hour block of flailing attempts at character development in the center of the movie. Featuring characters I already hated from the first film. I'd rather there be nothing then a horrible attempt at something. If I had known the length of the sequence I probably would have taken the opportunity to get my next morning's dump out of the way while it was on.
More importantly reviews for movies don't matter and a movie being entertaining is in the end is the definition of whether it was good or not.
Everything else is a niche classification. Smart, Witty, Well written are all far behind entertaining.
People want reviews to tell them if a movie is entertaining. If the review fails to do this it is worthless to the majority of people. Bad movies classified by expert reviewers coincidentally are also boring, but a good review does not imply that the movie was entertaining... at least not for everyone.
I think its good people aern't allowing others especially those they don't agree with define what is a good movie for them. They vote with their wallet and their attention both of which these reviewers are not likely to get.
This is true for any subjective media. Videogame magazines are dropping like flies and before that had to shorten all their reviews because no one took the time to read them. Aggregate score sites are thriving and are a focus of videogame developers because they matter to people. Why? Because they say "The majority people liked this" or "The majority of people did not like this" in about 3 characters.
Everything else is a niche classification. Smart, Witty, Well written are all far behind entertaining.
People want reviews to tell them if a movie is entertaining. If the review fails to do this it is worthless to the majority of people. Bad movies classified by expert reviewers coincidentally are also boring, but a good review does not imply that the movie was entertaining... at least not for everyone.
I think its good people aern't allowing others especially those they don't agree with define what is a good movie for them. They vote with their wallet and their attention both of which these reviewers are not likely to get.
This is true for any subjective media. Videogame magazines are dropping like flies and before that had to shorten all their reviews because no one took the time to read them. Aggregate score sites are thriving and are a focus of videogame developers because they matter to people. Why? Because they say "The majority people liked this" or "The majority of people did not like this" in about 3 characters.
darkxshade
Lifer
Ebert is the only critic who's reviews I respect even if I disagree with it.
dainthomas
Lifer
I didn't know "McG" directed T4 before I saw it.
obviously many people enjoy his movies for what they are otherwise they wouldn't make the money they do.
Bad Boys
The Rock
Armageddon
The Island
you cant tell me you didn't enjoy those movies.
and wtf are you people talking about Casablanca. Obviously Transformers was not made to be a modern day Casablanca.
For those of you bashing his movies......he obviously doesn't care about you losers or what you might think about his movies cause he keeps making them. But don't let that stop your Bay-bashing.
Bad Boys
The Rock
Armageddon
The Island
you cant tell me you didn't enjoy those movies.
and wtf are you people talking about Casablanca. Obviously Transformers was not made to be a modern day Casablanca.
For those of you bashing his movies......he obviously doesn't care about you losers or what you might think about his movies cause he keeps making them. But don't let that stop your Bay-bashing.
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