Do movie critics actually know better than moviegoers?
As Far As I'm Concerned
Matthew Lytle
Issue date: 4/10/07 Section: Opinion
Second, there's the Grindhouse combination featuring full-length movies made by acclaimed directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. It's probably going to get the full "ultra-violence" treatment by critics, and the only problem I can foresee with this is the possible length of this über-film. However, I'm confident this will be popular with movie patrons, and one need only to look at the recent performances of Sin City (Rodriguez) and the Kill Bill films (Tarantino) to see how much this film has prepared for it.
Another film that I personally don't care for, but is coming out this week, is Blades of Glory, about two banned male skaters who have to skate together to compete for the gold medal. I expect this not to receive good reviews, but to take this weekend's box office in the interim. I look at the previous Will Ferrell comedies Talladega Nights and Anchorman to see how, despite the expected poor reviews, this'll be a comedy hit with moviegoers.
So, will critics ever change the way they see movies? Maybe not, and for some of the movies that often come out of Hollywood, it might not be a bad idea. Critics can review films that often may not be the top film at theaters, but could possibly be a hidden gem that some of the more serious movie patrons may want to see.
But I must concur with Bart that most critics and moviegoers have a disconnection between the movies they like. What most critics think are pieces of junk actually turn out to be something that the masses actually had a blast watching, while some of the flicks that critics praise often can't capture the interests of said masses. But that's as far as I'm concerned....
Another film that I personally don't care for, but is coming out this week, is Blades of Glory, about two banned male skaters who have to skate together to compete for the gold medal. I expect this not to receive good reviews, but to take this weekend's box office in the interim. I look at the previous Will Ferrell comedies Talladega Nights and Anchorman to see how, despite the expected poor reviews, this'll be a comedy hit with moviegoers.
So, will critics ever change the way they see movies? Maybe not, and for some of the movies that often come out of Hollywood, it might not be a bad idea. Critics can review films that often may not be the top film at theaters, but could possibly be a hidden gem that some of the more serious movie patrons may want to see.
But I must concur with Bart that most critics and moviegoers have a disconnection between the movies they like. What most critics think are pieces of junk actually turn out to be something that the masses actually had a blast watching, while some of the flicks that critics praise often can't capture the interests of said masses. But that's as far as I'm concerned....
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