Here is a question for you guys. Do you think anyone listens to film critics anymore?
Obviously people watch critics (ratings are higher right now for film review shows than ever before), obviously people read them (just look at all the traffic film review sites get), but does anyone actually follow critics recommendations?
Just look at the box office. A film like Slither (That’s the theme for today) gets HUGE FANTASTIC reviews… and yet no one goes to see it. Poor films that get blasted by the critics end up making hundreds of millions… all while the people who saw it grumble about how bad it was.
Here’s my answer to the question. Take it or leave it:
I personally don’t listen to the critics. So why do I read and watch and listen to them all the time??? Because I love the movies, and so I love conversation about the movies. I love hearing what other people think about them even if I don’t agree. Give me a room where 5 people are hanging out and just chatting about film, and I’ll be a happy man (I’d be even happier if the room was populated by Elizabeth Banks clones).
But that’s just me. What about you guys? Do you take critics advice when choosing what movies to watch? To you not take their advice but still read/watch/listen to them? If so why?
