Question Time XX – Difference of Opinion

I’m going to go out on a limb and assume you’ve all read reviews on movies at some point in your lives. Chances are there have been some that you disagree with. I know I have, sometimes on my site here and other times I’ll stop by one of your sites and disagree with what I’m reading. That’s the beauty with movies – we all like different things.

Some people like to be frightened. Others like to watch love stories, or laugh at teen rom-coms. So many genres, so many movies and therefore so many opinions on said movies. This week I want to discuss the ones that maybe put you in the minority for liking or disliking them.

Movie 43 was generally hated by movie goers. With a 4% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and a negative response across the board on all the major movie review sites and your blogs, only one man I saw gave it a decent bit of respect. That man was Chris from Film Hipster who gave the movie a 60% score. Personally, I thought it was terrible. Stephen Merchant/Halle Berry & the Knoxville/Scott/Butler scenes were the only ones that didn’t make me cringe with embarrassment. Yet it worked for Chris and he had a good time with it.

Similarly, a movie I gave high praise to was LOVE. Yet my good friend Mark Walker gave it 2 stars and thought it was pretentious and dull. Just a couple of examples showing a different set of opinions.

My question then is simple:

Are there any movies generally loved or hated that you fall into the minority and disagree with the masses?

Ok, maybe it’s not the easiest question to word. But I’m sure you get the gist. Star Wars, Alien, The Godfather, Shawshank Redemption are just a few films universally loved. Sometimes movies become untouchable, and it seems as though everyone only ever says positive things about them. I always like to find people who disagree with the general consensus, and love to hear their reasons why. Similarly, on the flip side some movies are universally loathed, such as anything Uwe Boll has created. And of course there are movies that sit in the middle, and divide opinions. Anchorman for example, you either love it and get it, or you don’t. For me, it’s a 10/10 perfect comedy film. My wife however hates it.

Each person sees each film differently, depending on their own experience and perceptions. Film viewing is ultimately a subjective, individual experience, as is all experience of any work of art. I could talk all day about film, and that’s why I love this movie blogging community.

Every now and again I see a whole host of reviews that all say the same thing. Not that I’m trying to say people copy other reviews, but I feel as though sometimes people write what they have seen other reviewers say. Not just us bloggers, but on Aint It Cool News, JoBlo etc. One example of this recently would be reviews for The Hangover III. Every review I read pretty much said the same thing; unfunny, I only laughed twice (seriously, who counts?), too much of Alan & Mr Chow, Bradley Cooper didn’t want to be there, Ed Helms was whiny……..I could go on.

Reading reviews for it on your sites, I couldn’t help but notice your readers leaving you a comment saying “oh wow, thank you for saving me money, I’ll avoid this now” and it made me think:

Would a whole host of bad reviews stop you going to see a film?

The worst part of this was that for me, The Hangover III was the highlight of the franchise. I loved it, cannot recommend it highly enough and the whole cinema I watched it with laughed non-stop. The end credits scene was maybe the best part of any of the three movies, and I can’t say enough good things about it. I find it so strange to see people hating on it, and again it sums up why I wanted to post this question. Opinions are just that. They can’t be wrong, and as long as you like something then who cares if the majority of people feel differently.

So that’s this weeks question(s), ultimately I just want to hear your thoughts on how expressing different opinions on movies is a good thing, and to see who has the most unique taste! Thanks for reading, and I look forward to your thoughts 🙂

If you would like to see all the other questions from this series, please click HERE and check them out!

Posted by Tysoncarter182 on June 6, 2013

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