Films/DVD Asylum

Well, let's not be THIS literal... this is art forum, after all

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In Reply to: Of course (nt) posted by Bulkington on September 15, 2003 at 10:13:58:

But plenty of garbage gets positive reviews - as they say: there's a buyer for every product.

Sure - Bulkington 11:00:50 09/15/03 (0)
This largely stems from the fact that a lot of reviewers have a given film's target-audience in mind (will it or won't it entertain its demographic?) rather than the promotion of film itself as an art form. Many reviewers thus fit the role of consumer advocate better than that of critic. My favorite reviewers I tend to like because they're relatively good writers and because, even when I think they're wrong they can still be insightful; usually they're willing to pay equal attention to the good and the bad. But that doesn't mean I trust them unconditionally. Anthony Lane, whom I generally like, practically creamed his pants over The English Patient (his critical faculties often short circuit in the face of actresses for whom he's ga-ga--in the case of the Patient English, as I recall he had a hardon for Binoche), which movie is a great example of garbage reviewed positively.

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