I remember as a kid watching Siskel and Ebert when nothing was on and they didn’t seem to hate the viewing public. Critics today could care less about storyline. I first noticed this trend with Ghostbusters 2016. Then Last Jedi was another.
"Critics", at least the last 20 years, have been commie trained english major "activists".
Their only "standards" are how much a work shits on whites, men, Christians, America, and western civilization and also how much it forwards the neomarxist narrative. The more it attacks those they consider to be the political opposition, the higher they rate it.
True. Honestly I’ve been working on a story that mocks this garbage with critics and Hollywood. I remember after Rogue One a crutch gave it high ratings because all of the bad guys were white males and the rebels were female and minority.
It has been going on for a lot longer than that, but it has seemed to be particularly bad lately.
For the most part I have always blamed it on the fact that film critics have one job - to watch movies. So they likely watch 10-100x more movies in a year than I do. That means they are bored of things that may seem fresh to me. They probably like unique takes on things, even when they don't overall deliver as strongly as a more generic tale does, simply because they are different.
At least, that's my opinion. I have no real proof of it other than I can say that when I deep dive into something, I become more aware of it, and start to have a much different view than most people who partake in the same thing more casually.
So you have that, factored in with a whole bunch of younger SJW weirdos now, and yeah - the critic score and the audience scores are generally completely unrelated to each other.
. So they likely watch 10-100x more movies in a year than I do.
I was thinking about this when I waw watching the 8-year-old Red Letter Media review of Star Trek: Into Darkness on YT yesterday.
During the review, Jay mentions he's watched less than 5 Star Trek episodes of any kind (other than the films) in his life, while Mike and Rich are avid Trekkies.
And yet, the three were still able to put together an entertaining and thoughtful critique of the film without ostracizing casual viewers like Jay with "well, actually....." elitism. They treated his present day opinions as worthwhile even if he doesn't understand or care about all the lore.
I mean if they like something then fine, but the attacks on the audience are ridiculous. Like with last Jedi. I can’t count how many critics said that “if you don’t like it then you aren’t smart enough to understand”
I'm not sure why anyone even brings up Rotten Tomatoes when it is clearly rotten itself. The company is the fox guarding the hen house. (there are likely better analogies than that)
Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros. in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango.[10] Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango.[1]
I remember as a kid watching Siskel and Ebert when nothing was on and they didn’t seem to hate the viewing public. Critics today could care less about storyline. I first noticed this trend with Ghostbusters 2016. Then Last Jedi was another.
"Critics", at least the last 20 years, have been commie trained english major "activists".
Their only "standards" are how much a work shits on whites, men, Christians, America, and western civilization and also how much it forwards the neomarxist narrative. The more it attacks those they consider to be the political opposition, the higher they rate it.
True. Honestly I’ve been working on a story that mocks this garbage with critics and Hollywood. I remember after Rogue One a crutch gave it high ratings because all of the bad guys were white males and the rebels were female and minority.
Critics
It has been going on for a lot longer than that, but it has seemed to be particularly bad lately.
For the most part I have always blamed it on the fact that film critics have one job - to watch movies. So they likely watch 10-100x more movies in a year than I do. That means they are bored of things that may seem fresh to me. They probably like unique takes on things, even when they don't overall deliver as strongly as a more generic tale does, simply because they are different.
At least, that's my opinion. I have no real proof of it other than I can say that when I deep dive into something, I become more aware of it, and start to have a much different view than most people who partake in the same thing more casually.
So you have that, factored in with a whole bunch of younger SJW weirdos now, and yeah - the critic score and the audience scores are generally completely unrelated to each other.
I was thinking about this when I waw watching the 8-year-old Red Letter Media review of Star Trek: Into Darkness on YT yesterday.
During the review, Jay mentions he's watched less than 5 Star Trek episodes of any kind (other than the films) in his life, while Mike and Rich are avid Trekkies.
And yet, the three were still able to put together an entertaining and thoughtful critique of the film without ostracizing casual viewers like Jay with "well, actually....." elitism. They treated his present day opinions as worthwhile even if he doesn't understand or care about all the lore.
I mean if they like something then fine, but the attacks on the audience are ridiculous. Like with last Jedi. I can’t count how many critics said that “if you don’t like it then you aren’t smart enough to understand”
Wonder what it'll be at when they start removing everyone's reviews. Like what % will they let it rest at. lol
I'm not sure why anyone even brings up Rotten Tomatoes when it is clearly rotten itself. The company is the fox guarding the hen house. (there are likely better analogies than that)
These people are paid to tell you what to think.
Title credit: https://twitter.com/Lauren_Southern/status/1447624726549983233
It was 4% when she posted this.
AUDIENCE CONSENSUS
It STINKS!
I think the record goes to Hating Brietbart.
0% vs 92%