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Netflix Executives Say 'Bright' Success Proves Film Critics Are 'Disconnected From Mass Appeal' (indiewire.com)
Last month, movie critics slammed David Ayer and Will Smith's Netflix tentpole "Bright" movie. At present, it has less than 30 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. But Netflix executives aren't worried. From a report on IndieWire: The abysmal reviews couldn't stop "Bright" from becoming a humongous hit on Netflix and earning a sequel. [...] According to both Netlfix bosses, "Bright's" success is proof that film critics don't matter as much when they're trying to tap into a global audience. "Critics are an important part of the artistic process, but [they are] pretty disconnected from the commercial prospects of a film," chief content officer Sarandos said. "[Film critics] speak to specific audiences who care about quality, or how objectively good or bad a movie is -- not the masses who are critical for determining whether a film makes money." CEO Hastings, chimed in to add "The critics are pretty disconnected from the mass appeal." Do ratings on movie websites matter? It's not a new topic of discussion. Last year, legendary director, producer and screenwriter Martin Scorsese said he believes real movie goers don't care about Rotten Tomatoes. But some people, including especially in the same room as Scorsese, disagree. Brett Ratner, the Rush Hour director/producer who threw the financial weight of his RatPac Entertainment behind Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice blamed Rotten Tomatoes for convincing people to not watch his movie. Along the same lines, DC fans were angry over Rotten Tomatoes's Justice League ratings .
I've seen it referenced in articles about movies, but other than that, I've not paid attention to it.
Do people really look at that to decide if they're going to the movies or not?
I just listen word of mouth of friends that have seen a movie and liked it.
Granted, I don't go OUT to a movie theater that often, it has to be something special that really warrants a MUCH larger screen than I have and better sound, and I have a pretty good set up at my place.
But anyway....not really that familiar with RT.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Which is also why McDonalds sells 6.5 million hamburgers every day.
I loved SW:ANH as a child and as a young adult. Now that I am older, I can see how cheesy the dialog was and how campy the good vs. evil aspect of the film was.
Really? Because now the good vs evil aspect is crazy complicated compared to what it seemed back then.
Obi Wan dismembered and disfigured Luke's father and left him for dead, then lied to Luke and told him that Darth Vader had killed his dad. He spent years brainwashing Luke to hate the Empire, and training him to fight against it. And this included fighting against his own father, unbeknownst to Luke.
To turn this diabolical plot up to 11, Obi Wan lets Darth Vader kill him to further fuel Luke's hatred for his father, and then comes back from beyond the grave to continue to push Luke to kill his father. Luke didn't get much of a choice of this insane plot. All Obi Wan's fucking machinations.
Oh, yeah, he also gives Luke his dad's murder-stick, which he took from his dad after hacking his limbs off. He left out those little details now, didn't he?
Obi Wan back then looked like a saint. These days he looks like a psychopath.
Velociraptor = Distiraptor / Timeraptor
In 1977 my dad took me to see Star Wars. I was 10, he was 36. I loved it (even though I thought Darth Vader was a robot) but he was so floored we just stayed in the theatre and watched it a second time. (I guess you could get away with that sort of thing back then.)
What people sometimes fail to realize today, is that in 1977 we had never seen anything like that before. Dogfights in space (and yeah, we could see the matte lines sometimes). Imperial Star Destroyers. In 1977 it was simply incredible. Jaw-droppingly incredible.
Today you can see that sort of thing in the theatre every few months - But not back in 1977.