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OT: It's a BUST guys: DA VINCI
slayers_creek_oth:
Now I'm just gonna throw my two cents in here...
No offense to anyone here because you know I love you all but.....granted critics are often times good judges in the film department hence the fact that they are critics...
But they aren't always right....and sometimes the best films get little critical appraise...so go see the film and judge for yourselves! You never know what your missin unless you actually see it...and if you don't like it then that is great - thats your opinion and I respect that....but you can't necessarily judge a film by its critical success....JMO
Ok so there it is....
vkm91941:
Sound advice Chris. Some of my all time favorite films where not critical successes.
ednbarby:
Mind you, I am a movie critic wannabe, so I'm more than a tad biased in this department. ::)
I don't take every review to heart, or even follow my favorite critics' picks and pans to the letter. But if it's the general critical consensus that something is crap, I'm gonna skip it. Similarly, if it's the general critical consensus that something is a must-see, I'm not gonna miss it.
Honestly, my feelings about the subject matter that Flash mirrored are a major deterrent, too, along with the fact that I attempted to read the book last year and disliked the main protagonist so much (can't even remember the character's name now - I think I'm repressing it) that I couldn't get past the first 50 pages. Then there's the fact that I think "A Beautiful Mind" was grossly over-rated (probably one of the few things RT and I disagree on) and that I think Ron Howard is a bloody scientologist and I'm up fed up to my eyeballs with those guys, and, and, and...
Long story short (too late as usual) you guys make a good point - if you're really stoked to go see the movie, go see it an decide for yourself. Truth is I wasn't that stoked in the first place. :)
slayers_creek_oth:
Well I definetely agree on the A Beautiful Mind thing Barb....wasn't THAT good IMO but then again there weren't many films that were that year.....
rtprod:
--- Quote from: ednbarby on May 18, 2006, 02:22:22 pm ---Mind you, I am a movie critic wannabe, so I'm more than a tad biased in this department. ::)
I don't take every review to heart, or even follow my favorite critics' picks and pans to the letter. But if it's the general critical consensus that something is crap, I'm gonna skip it. Similarly, if it's the general critical consensus that something is a must-see, I'm not gonna miss it.
Honestly, my feelings about the subject matter that Flash mirrored are a major deterrent, too, along with the fact that I attempted to read the book last year and disliked the main protagonist so much (can't even remember the character's name now - I think I'm repressing it) that I couldn't get past the first 50 pages. Then there's the fact that I think "A Beautiful Mind" was grossly over-rated (probably one of the few things RT and I disagree on) and that I think Ron Howard is a bloody scientologist and I'm up fed up to my eyeballs with those guys, and, and, and...
Long story short (too late as usual) you guys make a good point - if you're really stoked to go see the movie, go see it an decide for yourself. Truth is I wasn't that stoked in the first place. :)
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OHHHHHH, Barb, we are in TOTAL AGREEMENT HERE. I also felt A Beautiful Mind was overrated and over-awarded. No disagreement here, was just mentioning Goldsman's pedigree since that film does carry some clout.
rt
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