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Richard Scotti
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10/14/2015 9:51:05 PM
---- Updated 10/14/2015 9:56:35 PM
Movies vs TV
I saw The Martian recently (starring Matt Daman) It was OK but it certainly did not live up to it's hype. I've noticed this trend where more and more movies are getting amazing reviews but the movies just don't measure up. Now the Steve Jobs movie is getting fantastic reviews but I'm skeptical. I just don't trust the current crop of media critics out there today. They are either being bribed to give good reviews or they are just very easily impressed. Check out any movie in the newspaper and you'll find a long list of adjectives like PERFECT and BRILLIANT and The BEST MOVIE OF THE DECADE etc. and then you go see the movie and it sucks! I'd rather watch Game Of Thrones or Homeland on TV. Movies are on the decline and TV is getting better all the time. (Actually the best moment in The Martian was the song: Starman by David Bowie.)
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Father Time
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10/15/2015 12:57:45 AM
I agree with you there, the best stuff is on TV these days, like the show Gotham.
The movie review thing has gone on for years now, many of the critics are in the position they're in due to their ability to write hype type.
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Shoe City Sound
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10/15/2015 11:16:29 AM
Oh absolutely .. I watched an interview with some really famous director/actor - so famous that I'm totally blanking on who they are, but I digress .... they were saying that unless you can guarantee a blockbuster, no one will finance a good independent film that they have had to produce on their own to even get it made in the first place. The reviewers are totally hyping second rate films as if they were the real thing. Why they don't keep it honest is a mystery to me. Cable has really filled the void, but I do miss the movie theatre with the big screen and the incredible sound that the good movies and series deserve.
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Amiel
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10/15/2015 12:12:21 PM
When you look at $25.00 for two people to see one movie (and that's if they don't eat or drink, otherwise double that), the value lies clearly in cable, not to mention that the shows are just better.
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Lars Mars
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10/17/2015 5:25:55 PM
Richard, I always trust the people when it comes to movies. I believe your opinion is genuine. You have no incentive to say anything but what you think. Professional critics have always bored me. Like critics of every art form, they write as if their audiences are their peers.... and maybe that's the case..
If I can't figure out whether I want to see a movie from the previews or synopsis, I go to IMDB and read the reviews of real people who actually paid to go see a movie.
There aren't that many that I must see on the big screen. Most I can see cheaper at home in a month or two ($5.99 on demand or less for a rental). Lots of them go straight to Free.
I can press pause, go get some (free) snacks, relax in my own chair without having to pull my legs up every five minutes to accommodate the other people in the row getting up and down, the talkers behind me, the antsy couple in front of me and the guy with BO next to me. Also my floor at home is not all sticky. I don't care about dirt, just sticky stuff.
Glenn
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Stoneman
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10/17/2015 8:07:17 PM
It is amazing to me how the critics always like the stuff I dislike and hate the stuff I like. So, I usually do the opposite of what they recommend. It works almost perfect for me. Yeah, TV is cool plus the Popcorn is free. I get to kick it with my wife and love her up during commercials. Pretty soon the TV is watching us. Bad TV! My Samsung is a peeper.
But what a cool job eh? They get to go to all the movies and get paid for their stupid opinions. Sort of like a restaurant critic. What kind of college degree do you need to talk about a movie or some food? Shit, I missed that portion of career day when I was a kid. I would have jumped right on that!
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