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Pehchaan.Kaun

@Pehchaan.Kaun

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Posted: 7 years ago

#21

Critics today dont review the movie anymore. They decide first if they are gonna like the movie looking at the genre and go to movie hall with a pen and paper only to write an essay pinpointing the errors. The reviews are more of what the critics expect from a movie, not a critical review of all movie making aspects like cinematography, action etc.

Oh and also add, if the movie is intellectual, critics find it embarrassing to call it boring even if they found it boring AF, cuz that would make them less intellectual. And in those movies, they find everything good, even the non-existent background music.

This is why it's better to decide whether to watch a movie or not based on WOM. That never disappoints. 100000000 times better than so called critics reviews.

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Padfoot_Prongs

@Padfoot_Prongs

Sparkler

+ 3

Posted: 7 years ago

#22

Originally posted by: springkissed

I think that's a matter of being politically correct more than anything. Both having women centric super hero movie and black super hero movie are a breakthrough and a rare thing, so people are super careful to not say anything bad because there is other section of people that think just having those two movies at all is a big thing so people should just celebrate it. And most critics are probably afraid of being attacked should they say their true opinions. Sometimes I think political correctness is the biggest disease of modern times, yet at times, it is awfully nice to have people not rattle off on their ignorant views because of it. So, It just depends on the situation. 😆 Haven't watched wonder woman, but black panther was okay. That car chase was done amazingly, but otherwise the VFX was weak, the world building was okay. It didn't exactly live up to my high expectations from all the hype though.

I heard Chinese critics tore apart Black Panther.

Both WW and BP are okay film. But penning them best movies of year or decade or watever is very exaggerated. Also DC and Marvel are going towards preaching nowadays.

OT:- Critics only affect few people. jinko dekhni hai wo toh bad reviews ke baad bhi dekhenge.

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LapinLaCocotte

@MostlyHarmIess

Stunner

+ 5

Posted: 7 years ago

#23

Originally posted by: blue-ice.
KRK used to have a good idea of how the movies will do...but ab woh bhi bik gaya hai...anyways for the movies of my favorites...even if the critics are really bad...I still go...JHMS, baar baar dekho, Fitoor, Mohen jodaro...sab theater mein dekhi hai despite the God awful reviews😆...so critics really don't matter for me..

KRK did not do good reviews. That guy has barely any understanding of films.

He used to say nonsense about everyone and everyone used to claim oh wow he insulted that other actor. So honest

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blue-ice.

@blue-ice.

Achiever

+ 4

Posted: 7 years ago

#24

Originally posted by: BiraSaysWhaddup

KRK did not do good reviews. That guy has barely any understanding of films.
He used to say nonsense about everyone and everyone used to claim oh wow he insulted that other actor. So honest

I was not talking about his reviews but rather he could predict fairly well how a movie would fare...especially with the single screen audience...but then he started getting money to write kuchh bhi..and that is where he lost it...otherwise he used to be very close most of the time.

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LapinLaCocotte

@MostlyHarmIess

Stunner

+ 5

Posted: 7 years ago

#25

Originally posted by: blue-ice.

I was not talking about his reviews but rather he could predict fairly well how a movie would fare...especially with the single screen audience...but then he started getting money to write kuchh bhi..and that is where he lost it...otherwise he used to be very close most of the time.

Oh okay didn't see that. But again he didn't. He used to keep changing his tones as the release date approached. If you are gonna predict a 6 after the ball has already crossed the boundary, it's not really an achievement 😆

I think that user Srkat predicts things far more sensiblye and aptly. 😛

Edited by BiraSaysWhaddup - 7 years ago

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Dan.17

@Dan.17

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Posted: 7 years ago

#26

The main problem with most critics is that they let in their personal bias and personal preference while reviewing the film. Their main work should be to tell audience to go for a movie or not, and what to expect from a movie. And their hatred for every commercial movie is on another level. Like dilwale and Chennai express both were thrashed by critics but ce was a nice movie, and hence did well while dilwale tanked.

I remember we all went for dil dhakdne do as it got glorious reviews but were thoroughly disappointed,no wonder the film flopped despite such amazing reviews.

But these critics do help some small movie to induce viewer to go for the movie but at the end wom only matters