tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527767877252946663.post4501898149804688127..comments2009-11-23T20:19:14.870-08:00Comments on thatblackbastard: a word of advice...goodmancamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10035746143422288869noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527767877252946663.post-89535636528958503402007-05-26T20:58:00.000-07:002007-05-26T20:58:00.000-07:00Saw it, liked it, suspect that you might not, whic...Saw it, liked it, suspect that you might not, which is okay.<BR/><BR/>I did my review and spent most of it ranting against Robert Butler's criticizing of me as a viewer. That, in my opinion, is baaaad form.<BR/><BR/>Feel free to pop over and shake your head at my silliness.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527767877252946663.post-20052447064819666852007-05-26T09:10:00.000-07:002007-05-26T09:10:00.000-07:00Of course, like any good 'critic', I value my own ...Of course, like any good 'critic', I value my own opinion first and I thought Spiderman 3 was mostly pure dreck and it has a slightly better Rotten Tomatoes rating than Pirates 3. It is going to be interesting comparing the two third outings to see if Pirates delivers at all where I thought Spidey 3 did not.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527767877252946663.post-46463520969834853972007-05-26T09:02:00.000-07:002007-05-26T09:02:00.000-07:00We're going today, so I'll be forming my opinion t...We're going today, so I'll be forming my opinion then. It may actually be horrible, but I remember the fervent outcry from critics against Pirates 2 and I have to say that I enjoyed the movie tremendously. Was it perfect? No, these overblown adventure flicks never are, especially once the first one is a success, but for me it was truly fun.<BR/><BR/>I have a love/hate relationships with professional critics and, unless he happens to agree with me, usually think Butler is a dumbass.<BR/><BR/>What professional critics seem to forget (and hey, they probably have to in order to do their job) is that films do different things for different people. Sometimes I like something that almost no one I know likes...and critics hate...at that point I would have to say that they are probably right in their opinion and that the movie just happens to become one of my 'guilty pleasures'.<BR/><BR/>But when a movie falls in that area where about 50% of people like it and 50% of people don't, I'm not sure a critics opinion is any more valid than my own, especially if we disagree.<BR/><BR/>And I hate the sheep analogy. It makes the person having that opinion look like they are setting themselves up as the arbiter of what is good and what should be considered good art and entertainment. Thank you, I'll make my own decisions. In fact, his railing is more likely to make me like the film in spite of itself. And that isn't good either. <BR/><BR/>A good critic would be able to make their point without resorting to insulting the intelligence of the general movie-going public.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.com