In Reply to: Someone still paying attention to that clown? posted by Victor Khomenko on November 14, 2003 at 11:33:44:
I think that's generally right. He's really an enterainment critic first. He doesn't hold films up to consistent artistic standards, he judges them on their own terms: will this film's intended audience like it? That, of course, is pandering to panderers. It's honest, useful, and populist, I guess--in it's perpetuation of mediocrity-- but not really worthy of the title "film critic" IMO.What film critics, if any, do you like?
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- "He is the Hollywood's willing servant with no taste." - Bulkington 13:44:07 11/14/03 (10)
- Re: Film critics - rico 07:29:51 11/15/03 (2)
- Mine too - Bulkington 08:26:27 11/17/03 (1)
- Re: Mine too - rico 12:33:15 11/17/03 (0)
- Re: "He is the Hollywood's willing servant with no taste." - Victor Khomenko 14:50:54 11/14/03 (6)
- Decent film criticism retired in 1991 - gware 19:19:13 11/14/03 (5)
- Didn't Kael hate Kubrick? - Bulkington 08:31:30 11/17/03 (3)
- Re: Didn't Kael hate Kubrick? - rico 12:35:10 11/17/03 (2)
- "The first coffee table movie." - Bulkington 09:40:00 11/18/03 (1)
- Re: "The first coffee table movie." - rico 11:43:27 11/18/03 (0)
- Thanks for the reminder, just ordered her book. (nt) - Victor Khomenko 07:21:37 11/15/03 (0)