The Last Jedi
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Quote:Metacritic rated A Little Princess (1995) at 83 on a scale of 100. That's an excellent number. Rather than depend on what one idiosyncratic critic says, Metacritic looks at what every critic worth a damn says about a movie.
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
The film that I used as example of Maltin's deceit was A Little Princess, starring Liesel Mathews, and with Camilla Belle, Lauren Blumenfeld, Rachael Bella, Die Hard veteran Taylor Fry, Vanessa Chester, Kaitlin Cullum, Vincent Schiavelli, Eleanor Bron, Rusty Shwimmer. A veritable showcase of young girl talent.
I try to keep this example in mind whenever reviewing a film, trying to ensure I don't do the same, and sort of my personal tribute to A Little Princess.
www.metacritic.com/movie/a-little-princess/critic-reviews
Quote:Metacritic gave a green light, which means go and see it, on all three of those movies.
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Was I surprised at how much I enjoyed Rogue One, Wind River, Arrival?
www.metacritic.com/movie/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story/critic-reviews
www.metacritic.com/movie/wind-river/critic-reviews
www.metacritic.com/movie/arrival/critic-reviews
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly
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Quote:Well, if they are including most MSM critics, they will not relflect well on the films I most enjoy.
Originally posted by second:Quote:Metacritic rated A Little Princess (1995) at 83 on a scale of 100. That's an excellent number. Rather than depend on what one idiosyncratic critic says, Metacritic looks at what every critic worth a damn says about a movie.
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
The film that I used as example of Maltin's deceit was A Little Princess, starring Liesel Mathews, and with Camilla Belle, Lauren Blumenfeld, Rachael Bella, Die Hard veteran Taylor Fry, Vanessa Chester, Kaitlin Cullum, Vincent Schiavelli, Eleanor Bron, Rusty Shwimmer. A veritable showcase of young girl talent.
I try to keep this example in mind whenever reviewing a film, trying to ensure I don't do the same, and sort of my personal tribute to A Little Princess.
www.metacritic.com/movie/a-little-princess/critic-reviewsQuote:Metacritic gave a green light, which means go and see it, on all three of those movies.
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Was I surprised at how much I enjoyed Rogue One, Wind River, Arrival?
www.metacritic.com/movie/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story/critic-reviews
www.metacritic.com/movie/wind-river/critic-reviews
www.metacritic.com/movie/arrival/critic-reviews
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly
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Quote:Why speculate? Why not type the name of the movie? For example, Metacritic rated Fury Road at 90, which is very high. I liked that movie: www.metacritic.com/movie/mad-max-fury-road
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Well, if they are including most MSM critics, they will not relflect well on the films I most enjoy.
Serenity? Metacritic liked it. Me too: www.metacritic.com/movie/serenity
Best to Worst Star Wars? www.metacritic.com/pictures/star-wars-movies-ranked-worst-to-best/20
If you want to see the range of opinions on any movie, and the range is often very wide, scroll down through all the reviews at metacritic. It only takes about 60 seconds to read the condensed version of every review. An example of condensed:
Quote:The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly
Boston Globe Wesley Morris
For folks like me, who missed "Firefly," the short-lived TV show on which the movie's based, watching Serenity is like showing up for a big lecture course at the end of the semester. And yet, after an hour of intense disorientation, the movie's arch sarcasm becomes oddly entertaining.
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I usually will go see a movie because I like it, or the director, actor or genre. I usually, 90% of the time, don't put any attention to the critic's review. Besides, I know what I like.
When I review here, or elsewhere, for public consumption, I try to give my hot-off-the-presses opinion. I'll go home and begin to write. But every once in a while I come across a movie like TLJ. For some reason, I'm stuck. Granted, I'm an amateur. Someone who enjoys movies. I'm not supposed to be an expert in the field of endeavor. Still though, I try.
I have made it a habit not to look at any reviews before I go see something to my liking. A professional doesn't have that luxury...they must perform regardless. And because I had some issues with TLJ, I went to YouTube to see what others thought. I discovered that I was not alone in my thinking. Many had the same reaction I had (as I said in an earlier post). I've always enjoyed sci-fi far above any other genre (my favorites as a kid was Flash Gordon and Commando Cody, Sky Marshall of the Universe). When Star Wars came along, it changed everything. So I'm one of those nerd herders, a geek for sci-fi.
My love for movies started when I was a kid, but grew as an adult. I love talking and writing about it. Took a few courses in college and generally have dreamt about doing it for a living. Anyway, I do what I can to enjoy it when I can, and try my best to be true to myself. If others enjoy it, good. If not, well, like I said I try. A part of that is staying as close to professional as possible, hence my no-peeking rule before going to see a movie. In recent days I have been successful at keeping my objectivity as close as possible to professional. If I fail from time to time, it's because I am not trained as well as a professional. It's that simple. But I love the art form of movies/film.
So there you have it. I'm not going to get into my philosophy of critiquing, that's something that I reserve for close friends and family members. With them, I could beat them to a pulp if they don't agree.........kidding!
A little humor.
SGG
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Not trying to be hypercritical, but I'll share a perspective on reviews. Pauline Kael never, ever gave a positive review of a film I liked.
Leonard Maltin often mailed in his reviews, and one I recall very well. He reviewed that a film was lousy, no reason to go see it, etc. It was the most adorable film, I was captivated and mesmerized by the performances of child actors like never before - when others like Elizabeth Taylor and Natalie Wood did so, they were sole kids among adults - and this was a majority kid cast. My suspension of disbelief was complete until I left the theater. One of my most cherished viewing experiences of my life.
Others who actually saw the film agreed, they loved it. It gained more Box Office than a shlock film should.
At one point Maltin was on his movie critic TV show, like a Siskel/Ebert copy. He "re-reviewed" this particular film, and changed his critique to a glowing endorsement. He was effectively admitting that he never even bothered to watch what may have been the best film of the year, before issuing his official review. It certainly damaged the Box Office haul. His original review is no longer available to read, only his walked back version after the film's run had ended, I think when it came out on VHS. It includes no mention of his dishonesty, only the resultant retroactive reversal.
I never again read or listened to his reviews. Why should I? What was his purpose in submitting a fake review of a film he never bothered to watch? What goal? Not that I had held him in any regard before - at that point I had read only one reviewer/critic who had a mostly accurate record (she may have been at 100%, hard to recall now).
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