Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86701 posts
Thu Jun-07-12 11:38 PM
42. "It's not even that it influences the critique, per se." In response to In response to 35
>I don't want to critique a film based on how it's perceived >by other people. even subconsciously. > >the zealotry from Nolanites (attacking lukewarm reviews of The >Dark Knight and Inception...before they even *saw* those >films) makes it difficult at times, but I'm trying Ringo. I'm >trying real hard.
Instead, it makes you just need to steel your defense in more detailed evidence than normal. If I say Green Lantern was disappointing, I don't need to elaborate-- people get it. If I say The Dark Knight was disappointing, the bloodbath that would ensue forces me to go back, re-examine the film, and explicate precisely what it is I believe may have disappointed me.
It just creates a necessity for detail, which makes the critiques look harsher than they are. I wrote two paragraphs about the flaws in TDK in my review, which still was a 3-star review with mostly positive things to say... yet folks were mad at me for explaining myself so clearly. There's just no victory.