I had no idea Fred Durst was doing movie reviews.
[Movies] The Upcoming Movies Trailer Thread
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GasBandit
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I have been undone.
If he's right about the movie, it fits with other stuff on his channel that he's consumed.
Well an actual movie critic who doesn't eat garbage likes it.
http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captur...essfully-passes-the-torch-to-a-new-generation
http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captur...essfully-passes-the-torch-to-a-new-generation
This sounds like an entirely different movie.
Wouldn't that be something?
I mean, rather than different Clue-style endings, wouldn't it really be something if different theaters received entirely different cuts of a movie? With digital technology, it could be done, and then the versions that test the best with fans would be the ones that end up being shown to everyone after that first week of feedback.
I mean, it works for video games, right?
--Patrick
I don't think releasing them into the wild first is a good idea now that we have things like Twitter, but it'd certainly be a way to measure test screenings.
It's something that would take some getting used to, but the idea of tailoring a movie to the audience in some manner intrigues me.
Rather than just changing the environment, you'd be changing the movie. It's something that already gets done when movies are redubbed, for instance (changing dialogue based on geography), just more in-depth.
--Patrick
Rather than just changing the environment, you'd be changing the movie. It's something that already gets done when movies are redubbed, for instance (changing dialogue based on geography), just more in-depth.
--Patrick
Rotten Tomatoes puts it at 74% at the moment. Unexpected.
And the negative reviews aren't even "this is awful," they're more like "it's decent/standard, not bad but not great."
And the negative reviews aren't even "this is awful," they're more like "it's decent/standard, not bad but not great."
Reddit to the rescue. The last place on Earth without an agenda and completely without bias. Ethical as fuuuuuuck.
Dave
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I'll have to find it. It was a fairly well done post. You realize that regardless of the website, there is good content there, right?[DOUBLEPOST=1468212055,1468211887][/DOUBLEPOST]Here's the discussion thread.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ghostbuste...ws_rmovies_shows_which_positive_ghostbusters/
http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/07/10/ghostbusters-review-bad-news-for-the-ghostbros
Faraci liked it, and my opinions generally align with his. And he was one of the ones getting shit on for saying that it's not sexist to dislike the movie.
Faraci liked it, and my opinions generally align with his. And he was one of the ones getting shit on for saying that it's not sexist to dislike the movie.
Dave
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Oh he totally cherry-picked his quotes and ignored those like what you posted above, but the rating between Top Critics and all critics is telling. In most cases the difference is like 5-10%. In this one it's 26% (it was more but a couple added since last night), so there's definitely something going on.
I'd like to do an analysis of top critics to all critics for all movies versus those by Sony to see if the studio has an effect, but I don't care enough.
Those are some Olympic Gold- quality mental gymnastics.[DOUBLEPOST=1468253115,1468252556][/DOUBLEPOST]
If you actually look at the reviews, even the negative ones are that it's an average summer flick that's funny but not the original Ghostbusters. Better than Ghostbusters 2, at worst. Which is fine, and far better than the vitriol spewed about it since it was announced that four women would lead it.
The difference is largely that there are only 14 "top critics" reviews in right now, so even one review swings the percentages a bunch.Oh he totally cherry-picked his quotes and ignored those like what you posted above, but the rating between Top Critics and all critics is telling. In most cases the difference is like 5-10%. In this one it's 26% (it was more but a couple added since last night), so there's definitely something going on.
I'd like to do an analysis of top critics to all critics for all movies versus those by Sony to see if the studio has an effect, but I don't care enough.
If you actually look at the reviews, even the negative ones are that it's an average summer flick that's funny but not the original Ghostbusters. Better than Ghostbusters 2, at worst. Which is fine, and far better than the vitriol spewed about it since it was announced that four women would lead it.
It was a tweet showing a Reddit post that was disappointed about the positive reviews for Ghostbusters and asking for ideas on how they can sabotage the films chances at success.
I saw that elsewhere. They've been pruning r/movies of any positive reviews as well.
I think the trailers look like crap, but I'd prefer to add to the good movie number than wish something was awful.
I think the trailers look like crap, but I'd prefer to add to the good movie number than wish something was awful.
I wonder if these are the same people that scream "CENSORSHIP!" when people delete their comments.
Of course. Take away their pedophilic minigames. Censorship!
Been waiting awhile for this one. Still looks great.
One reviewer I trust has given the new Ghostbusters movie a very positive review:
http://www.schlockmercenary.com/blog/ghostbusters/
Excerpts:
http://www.schlockmercenary.com/blog/ghostbusters/
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Speaking of which, Netflix is where I'll see Ghostbusters 2016. The consensus seems to be good not great, and for a movie I'm not enthusiastic about and that my wife flat-out doesn't want to see, I don't feel like making the effort.