Complaining that critics don't like movies.

[KissingSunlight]

Well I'll be playing the devil's advocate in the subject (not the video, I doubt it will have any good points).

Critics are human too, they can go to a film with preconceived notions that will impact their opinion negatively (the film was in some controversy like white people playing people who might have been black) or positively (big name producer) there can also be peer pressure involved if critics don't want to be singled out for liking a movie everyone hated.

Basically, critics are not infallible. And if you want the best meter for a film's quality look at both the critics and audience reactions.

Also, don't ignore the audience reaction. "The emperors new cloths" is in full effect here and critics can like a piece of shit that has no value because it looks deep but really isn't.

I agree. My biggest pet peeve with critics is when they review a genre that they clearly don't like. For example: Watch MovieBob review first person shooters. After a couple of videos, you noticed he is making the same complaints. Nothing is more annoying than a movie critic reviewing a dumb comedy or blockbuster action movie like it's a prestigious movie. Critics are not perfect. People should not put that much stock on the final grade. Just focus on the description of the movie, game, etc. and see if it's something that will appeal to you. I can't tell you how many times I read a negative review of something that I ended up liking it. Your opinions and personal feeling should not be subjected to critical reviews or comments.

 

[The Almighty Aardvark]

Saying that critics don't like movies is very much a defensive reaction. It's exactly like when someone tells a juvenile joke and says "Well you just don't have a sense of humor" when you don't find it funny. Critics very evidently do like movies, otherwise they wouldn't have picked a career that was all about them. It's a lot easier to say they hate movies than admit to yourself that your taste in movies isn't objective

 

[Erttheking]

This is all about the Warcraft movie isn't it? Meh, it'll probably suck simply because it's a big budget tie in movie. How many of those are considered so much as "Ok?" As for whether or not critics are infallible, they aren't, but when they ALL dump on something, it stands to reason there's SOMETHING wrong with it. Whether or not it's a big deal is yet to be seen, but critics don't just shit on things for some sick sexual thrill.

 

[Proto Taco]

So he's what the 'just be grateful' people on the internet are like in RL...huh...