In all fairness the one thing i have less faith then RT scores are IMDB scores. When i was there at lunch there was at least one thread encouraging people to vote 1 whether the user had seen the movie or not.Silentpony said:So I was just at IMDB and the reviews are abysmal. Like 3.6 nad .
I will say it's vastly superior to the modern trend of comedies which tend to consist of "fat girl fall down go boom boom".DudeistBelieve said:I think the people worshipping Ghostbusters like it's some sort of sacred cow are.... I mean i watched the original. It's okay, that's about the best I can say about it. I watched it once, have no urge to see it again.
Did you dislike those movies because of McCarthy's performance? Or because of what they had her doing in those slapstick comedies? Because I personally dislike the movies she's been in, but not because of her. I think she's actually a pretty talented and funny lady, she just gets cast in some really shit movies, playing some really shit roles.AccursedTheory said:In the other, locked thread, I got a bit snarky about being right that it was a soulless failure. I'll take this chance to apologize for being wrong, and not doing my part to double check the sources provided in the thread.
That being said, no, I wont see it. I've seen other movies with Melissa Carthy starring that were rated highly by critics and viewers alike, and I disliked them all. I assume this will be the same, so I'll still pass. Congrats to the people who do like her, though.
Relying on IMDB for objective feedback is like expecting the sun to go nova in our lifetime. It isn't going to happen.Silentpony said:So I was just at IMDB and the reviews are abysmal. Like 3.6 bad.
One could say the same for MetaCritic and RT though. And was it not Jim Sterling who said there's no such thing as an objective review?Hawki said:Relying on IMDB for objective feedback is like expecting the sun to go nova in our lifetime. It isn't going to happen.Silentpony said:So I was just at IMDB and the reviews are abysmal. Like 3.6 bad.
Both, really. I can't recall seeing a movie she's been in that I liked in any regard, and I can't think of any performance she's given that was enjoyable either.Happyninja42 said:AccursedTheory said:In the other, locked thread, I got a bit snarky about being right that it was a soulless failure. I'll take this chance to apologize for being wrong, and not doing my part to double check the sources provided in the thread.
That being said, no, I wont see it. I've seen other movies with Melissa Carthy starring that were rated highly by critics and viewers alike, and I disliked them all. I assume this will be the same, so I'll still pass. Congrats to the people who do like her, though.
Did you dislike those movies because of McCarthy's performance? Or because of what they had her doing in those slapstick comedies? Because I personally dislike the movies she's been in, but not because of her. I think she's actually a pretty talented and funny lady, she just gets cast in some really shit movies, playing some really shit roles.
It's gonna be hard finding ANY unbiased reviews at the moment, considering the the way the internet and Sony have both being trying to get their views the predominant one in any way possible.Hawki said:Relying on IMDB for objective feedback is like expecting the sun to go nova in our lifetime. It isn't going to happen.Silentpony said:So I was just at IMDB and the reviews are abysmal. Like 3.6 bad.
You could, but relying on them is far less problematic than IMDB. IMDB's star score has over 4000 user rankings for a film that hasn't even been released for the general populace yet. Of those rankings, over 50% are 1/10. The second highest percentage (nearly 20%) is 10/10. Anyone with any understanding of statistics can tell you that something doesn't add up, because statistics in this case usually follow the bell curve (cluster of results in the centre). Factor in fan rage/love, and suddenly it all adds up. Remember when Batman v Superman was getting 10/10 scores on IMDB before it even released? This is just the opposite.Silentpony said:One could say the same for MetaCritic and RT though. And was it not Jim Sterling who said there's no such thing as an objective review?Hawki said:Relying on IMDB for objective feedback is like expecting the sun to go nova in our lifetime. It isn't going to happen.Silentpony said:So I was just at IMDB and the reviews are abysmal. Like 3.6 bad.
From what I've been told from a review by someone who actively wanted it to be terrible (because terrible movies have their own entertainment value) the trailers are apparently made up of not only some of the worst parts of the movie, but some parts aren't even in it. Like the green laser trap thing, that was at the end of the post-credit scene.Mechamorph said:If the movie is truly good, Sony should have a rather stern word with the people behind the marketing and trailers since they took a good movie and sold it to their audience in a terrible manner.
I think there was actually a rationale behind that trailer though. First trailer is designed to appeal to non-Trek fans, selling the film as an action movie. The second (and, IMO, much better) trailer is far more "Treky" and character-focused.undeadsuitor said:Mechamorph said:If the movie is truly good, Sony should have a rather stern word with the people behind the marketing and trailers since they took a good movie and sold it to their audience in a terrible manner.
Yeah, trailer people seem to live on another planet
The Hills Have Eyes Remake was great; the sequel to the remake on the other hand...awful and pointless. As far as Ghostbuster's go, I don't care, and have not much interest. If I do see it, I'll go to a Matinee or early morning showing. Sony's underhanded attitude (and encouraging and enabling the media as well) is not helping either. For those who don't understand, take a look at this:Ihateregistering1 said:I'm not sure why it's particularly surprising: the MO of basically all reboots over the past decade seems to be 'it's ok, but you'll forget about it a day later', which seems to be the general consensus of the reviews.
Total Recall, RoboCop, the Hitcher, Hills have Eyes, the myriad of horror movie reboots, etc. have all been 'it's all right, but not at all memorable' (well ok, Point Break was awful).