Gatsby77 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 12 hours ago, jsilverjanet said: How many of these new critics have studied film or have a degree in journalism looking at some of the movies they’ve score 100s for I highly doubt they know anything about film Can't speak for the internet critics as a whole, but I'd wager the _vast_ majority of who Rotten Tomatoes deems "top critics" (the top 50 of the 300 or so critics they aggregate) do. There's a vast difference between someone who writes for Jo Blow's Blog and those who write for the Chicago Tribune, NPR, The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal or New York Times. I've noted several times that Forbes' Scott Mendelson is currently my favorite critic, whom I discovered only about a year ago. While Forbes primarily cares about his existing audience rather than any formal creds -- he's not just someone who blogged about movies for a decade. BA in Film Theory/Film Studies from Wayne State University 1 year as a film critic for blog Film Threat 6 years as a film critic for Salon 4 years as a film critic for The Huffington Post Nearly 5 years now as a film critic for Forbes And among those "top critics" with demonstrable creds from the top journalism outlets, The Last Jedi ranked 96% positive (48/50), while Justice League ranked 24% positive (11/45). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Last Jedi still sucked. I am not a journalist, have watched over a 1000 films in multiple languages and can honestly say that the story telling/direction of TLJ was amatuer bane, greggy and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, jsilverjanet said: Last Jedi still sucked. I am not a journalist, have watched over a 1000 films in multiple languages and can honestly say that the story telling/direction of TLJ was amatuer and Justice League was great ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Just now, paperheart said: and Justice League was great did I ever say that? greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 1 minute ago, paperheart said: and Justice League was great have you seen it? greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I hate agreeing with Bosco (and he knows this) but it's so evident what your point is with these movies. That's a little sad to see. It's been consistent. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's noticed. Good luck to you moving forward. greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, jsilverjanet said: I won't get to see the response, but I doubt he has. greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 10 minutes ago, paperheart said: and Justice League was great So you finally watched it? About time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Gatsby77 said: And among those "top critics" with demonstrable creds from the top journalism outlets, The Last Jedi ranked 96% positive (48/50), while Justice League ranked 24% positive (11/45). The Incredible Hulk: - All Critics: 67% (6.2/10.0) - Top Critics: 59% (5.8/10.0) Captain America: The First Avenger: - All Critics: 80% (7.0/10.0) - Top Critics: 76% (6.5/10.0) Iron Man 2: - All Critics: 73% (6.5/10.0) - Top Critics: 59% (6.0/10.0) Iron Man 3: - All Critics: 80% (7.0/10.0) - Top Critics: 62% (6.4/10.0) Thor: The Dark World: - All Critics: 66% (6.2/10.0) - Top Critics: 47% (5.5/10.0) Although I appreciate MCU and DC movies, I see what you mean where the professional critics may be on to something that gets lost in the average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 23 minutes ago, jsilverjanet said: I hate agreeing with Bosco (and he knows this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandGothic Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I have to admit Roger Ebert's review of "Catwoman" wants me to dig out her DVD to watch now. ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bane Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 2 hours ago, jsilverjanet said: have you seen it? Don’t be silly. Larryw7 and Bosco685 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, NewEnglandGothic said: I have to admit Roger Ebert's review of "Catwoman" wants me to dig out her DVD to watch now. Meow too! greggy and NewEnglandGothic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandGothic Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, jsilverjanet said: Meow too! To heck with the Bills game, I'm going to watch it right meow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Just now, NewEnglandGothic said: To heck with the Bills game, I'm going to watch it right meow! I heard the unrated version she does use a litter box NewEnglandGothic and greggy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bane Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, jsilverjanet said: I heard the unrated version she does use a litter box That’s the Dutch version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, Reader said: I don’t listen to critics. Honestly, I don’t have a lot of respect for their “profession.” No disrespect intended though, I mean if it pays the bills.. As for Zack, he’s made some entertaining popcorn movies in my eyes. Dawn of the Dead, 300, Watchmen and Man of Steel. He’s made a few I didn’t dig. Oh well. Visually Sucker Punch is a great looking film just like the rest of his movies. He’s like Michael bay but with a better eye. Watchmen is the best translation of a comic to a movie that’s ever been done though I’m not sure if that’s a good thing. The scenes in MOS of Superman fighting are the greatest fight sequences made regarding a super hero greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 1 minute ago, bane said: That’s the Dutch version. Catwoman: Redlight District Cut My wife is Dutch. I need to let her about this version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, jsilverjanet said: Visually Sucker Punch is a great looking film just like the rest of his movies. He’s like Michael bay but with a better eye. Watchmen is the best translation of a comic to a movie that’s ever been done though I’m not sure if that’s a good thing. The scenes in MOS of Superman fighting are the greatest fight sequences made regarding a super hero Kal-el vs Faora: Lays the groundwork that made it clear Superman was not the only 'most powerful being on Earth. Kal-El vs Faora and Non: Demonstrated if Superman didn't watch himself in fighting the Kryptonians, they could end up tag-teaming him to death. Kal-El vs Zod: Punch for punch, one of the best super fights between individual characters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
