on Comparing Films
I had a newly habit of mine where I directly check a movie ratings from Rotten Tomatoes after I watched a DVD. This habit which started like a couple of months ago is kind a fun. The simple reason that I did this is I want to compare my review of the DVD to the global consensus that form as a rating in Rotten Tomatoes.
To my surprises, sometimes the margin scores from me and the so-called Rotten Tomatoes reviewer are quite wide. Like the last movie I watched, Cashback, an indie-flick about a boy meets girl theme covered in artsy cinematography. I myself think the movie was okay, not so great, just okay. If I converted my review, I would say it was a 75% rating movie. But surprisingly, Rotten Tomatoes meter just gave it a 45%.
No, I’m not an expert of cinema. I enjoyed films and only take the fun of it. I don’t curate movie like those expert. Because I have a certain beliefs that movies should be a medium for you to enjoy it, not took it very seriously (except for Fight Club, it wasn’t a movie, it is a way of life, I believe in Tyler Durden… :)
I said these to many of my friends. I don’t like movies that makes you think hard about the storylines. Movies were made for entertaining people. I watch a movie to be entertained, not to push my brain to the limit in finding the elusive meaning of that movie.
But it’s just me. That’s how I enjoy films.
Those reviews on Rotten Tomatoes doesn’t affect me though. It just come as a reference for me. I know you can’t debate about individual taste of a certain film. Yet, sometimes I just want to know what other thinks, what’s their take about it, and how that films affect them.
How about all of you? Do other reviews affect you?
To my surprises, sometimes the margin scores from me and the so-called Rotten Tomatoes reviewer are quite wide. Like the last movie I watched, Cashback, an indie-flick about a boy meets girl theme covered in artsy cinematography. I myself think the movie was okay, not so great, just okay. If I converted my review, I would say it was a 75% rating movie. But surprisingly, Rotten Tomatoes meter just gave it a 45%.
No, I’m not an expert of cinema. I enjoyed films and only take the fun of it. I don’t curate movie like those expert. Because I have a certain beliefs that movies should be a medium for you to enjoy it, not took it very seriously (except for Fight Club, it wasn’t a movie, it is a way of life, I believe in Tyler Durden… :)
I said these to many of my friends. I don’t like movies that makes you think hard about the storylines. Movies were made for entertaining people. I watch a movie to be entertained, not to push my brain to the limit in finding the elusive meaning of that movie.
But it’s just me. That’s how I enjoy films.
Those reviews on Rotten Tomatoes doesn’t affect me though. It just come as a reference for me. I know you can’t debate about individual taste of a certain film. Yet, sometimes I just want to know what other thinks, what’s their take about it, and how that films affect them.
How about all of you? Do other reviews affect you?
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sometimes movie review will help you to choose a suitable movie for you.
Now i am staring at some ftp, long folder list of movies. It is impossible to download it all, so i need review to decide, which movie should i download.
haha, nevermind.