I dont get it there a lot of good movies out there that got bad "reviews".. But so what Big Daddy (just an example) got sh*t reviews and I happen to love that movie! Im asking since there is a lot of HYPED movies these week.. …
So please adv some movies that got crap reviews that you really liked
Me personally…
Life w/ Eddie Murphy/Bernie MAc
The Prophecy
and so on. NOt every movie directors intention is to go to the oscars..IMO Twlight was TERRIBLE and it has done nothing but win awards etc..
I think it depends on what the person is into.
For example – I like action movies because they are good fun, but on IMDB and rotten tomatoes, they often have low marks and are panned by critics when they come out (Empire gave Taken 1 out of 5 stars and that movie was awesome!)
A lot of people look to the critics for guidance because they dont want to spend their money going to the cinema to see something which is rubbish. Me personally, If I like the look/story of something then Im going to go see it regardless of what the critics have said because it comes down to your own personal taste.
Its the same with the critics themselves, they may not like something so they give it a bad review – it doesnt necessarily mean that your not going to like that film.
Hope this has helped!
Sorry just realised you wanted some examples, I only listed Taken but there is –
Commando
True Lies
Last Action Hero
Undercover Brother (hilarious)
Dumb and Dumber even got mixed reviews!!!
The new Rambo film was awesome and that got slated as well!
I agree with you on the twilight films – they are awful, I think I got about 10 minutes into the first one and decided they werent for me!
Life is and excellent film as well!
July 1st, 2010 at 6:47 pm
We’re too lazy to think for ourselves. Oh, and we tend to generalise as well.
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Faceless masses
July 1st, 2010 at 6:59 pm
I think it depends on what the person is into.
For example – I like action movies because they are good fun, but on IMDB and rotten tomatoes, they often have low marks and are panned by critics when they come out (Empire gave Taken 1 out of 5 stars and that movie was awesome!)
A lot of people look to the critics for guidance because they dont want to spend their money going to the cinema to see something which is rubbish. Me personally, If I like the look/story of something then Im going to go see it regardless of what the critics have said because it comes down to your own personal taste.
Its the same with the critics themselves, they may not like something so they give it a bad review – it doesnt necessarily mean that your not going to like that film.
Hope this has helped!
Sorry just realised you wanted some examples, I only listed Taken but there is –
Commando
True Lies
Last Action Hero
Undercover Brother (hilarious)
Dumb and Dumber even got mixed reviews!!!
The new Rambo film was awesome and that got slated as well!
I agree with you on the twilight films – they are awful, I think I got about 10 minutes into the first one and decided they werent for me!
Life is and excellent film as well!
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July 1st, 2010 at 7:31 pm
I use Christopher Lloyd’s reviews because he seems to like the same movies I like, and if he says something was worthless, I hate it, too!
http://captaincritic.blogspot.com/
The flip side of your coin, though, is movies that get rave reviews, but suck! Some of those:
Avatar
Gladiator
Unforgiven
Atonement
Titanic
Apollo 13
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