Nobody cares what movie or TV critics think about their entertainment.
Back in the day, when the newspaper and magazines were one of the few ways to get an advance critique of a movie or TV show, critics were relevant. Other ways were talking to friends or acquaintances who saw the movie or show. Critical reviews these days are CONSISTENTLY way off. Many suspect it is because the studios and TV showrunners pay them to say nice things about their movies and shows. The real telling reviews come from viewers and audiences now, NOT professional critics.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_the_last_jedi/
I can't remember the last time the professional critics got it right.
It has become so obvious to most people that they are now pretty much ignored as a source of objective criticism. Professional critics are paid money to write their reviews. Audiences pay money to see movies and they spend their personal time watching shows. Who are you gonna listen to? Exactly.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ghostbusters_2016/
It is sorta like on Amazon, where you read the ad copy for a product, and basically scroll past it and click the reviews section (many go straight for the one-star reviews because the 5-star reviews can be shilled by paid critics too). The internet has given audiences and TV viewers the ability to share their personal opinions after having watched a movie or a TV show, and it comes from my perspective as a viewer, not as a canned blurb from what is technically a paid salesperson whose job it is to draw in customers/viewers/patrons. This is the root of this article. Critics are being ignored and for good reason.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/orville/s01/
Just how long do professional critics think they are going to be relevant, even to the studios paying them?
Everybody knows by now that there is a huge disconnect between the Hollywood producers and creators, TV showrunners, and what the audiences want or will like. Sites like these reviews were taken from like Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and others which are the bread and butter of paid critics are only valuable for the audience reviews which appear on their sites. The days of professional reviews without audience responses in the form of comment sections are over for good.
People are sharing their personal reviews on social media, on blogs, and sites like this one. Where does the professional critic fit into all of that? Nowhere. They are obsolete. Why does anyone need a paid critic to tell them whether or not a movie is good or bad? If the critiques were accurate, they might have a bit of credibility, but they are CONSISTENTLY wrong.
Does anyone still care about professional critic reviews? Not this writer!
Back in the day, when the newspaper and magazines were one of the few ways to get an advance critique of a movie or TV show, critics were relevant. Other ways were talking to friends or acquaintances who saw the movie or show. Critical reviews these days are CONSISTENTLY way off. Many suspect it is because the studios and TV showrunners pay them to say nice things about their movies and shows. The real telling reviews come from viewers and audiences now, NOT professional critics.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_the_last_jedi/
I can't remember the last time the professional critics got it right.
It has become so obvious to most people that they are now pretty much ignored as a source of objective criticism. Professional critics are paid money to write their reviews. Audiences pay money to see movies and they spend their personal time watching shows. Who are you gonna listen to? Exactly.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ghostbusters_2016/
It is sorta like on Amazon, where you read the ad copy for a product, and basically scroll past it and click the reviews section (many go straight for the one-star reviews because the 5-star reviews can be shilled by paid critics too). The internet has given audiences and TV viewers the ability to share their personal opinions after having watched a movie or a TV show, and it comes from my perspective as a viewer, not as a canned blurb from what is technically a paid salesperson whose job it is to draw in customers/viewers/patrons. This is the root of this article. Critics are being ignored and for good reason.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/orville/s01/
Just how long do professional critics think they are going to be relevant, even to the studios paying them?
Everybody knows by now that there is a huge disconnect between the Hollywood producers and creators, TV showrunners, and what the audiences want or will like. Sites like these reviews were taken from like Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and others which are the bread and butter of paid critics are only valuable for the audience reviews which appear on their sites. The days of professional reviews without audience responses in the form of comment sections are over for good.
People are sharing their personal reviews on social media, on blogs, and sites like this one. Where does the professional critic fit into all of that? Nowhere. They are obsolete. Why does anyone need a paid critic to tell them whether or not a movie is good or bad? If the critiques were accurate, they might have a bit of credibility, but they are CONSISTENTLY wrong.
Does anyone still care about professional critic reviews? Not this writer!
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Thing is, they have diminished the notion of a paid critic and made it obsolete. I still read critic reviews online. But that is never enough, because they are ALWAYS so far off the mark. They love stuff I find unwatchable, and they hate stuff I really like. And it isn't just me, it appears to be for a majority of viewers and audiences. I consistently see the critics get it wrong. And I read their reviews and end up scratching my head at what they are saying. Here is a sampling from Rotten Tomatoes on The Last Jedi.
