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Author: Terrence BriggsTerrence Briggs Date: Dec 27, 2007 15:52
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/12/07/DI2007120701885...
Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Stephen Hunter recently berated the
"insidious influence" of Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic on the
critical establishment. From a december 21 online chat:
Washington, D.C.: Having just seen "No Country for Old Men," I was
suprised to find it no more than a polished potboiler. Yet it's making
many best-of-year lists, sometimes at the top. You were one of the
very few critics not to join the hosannahs. What do you think accounts
for the over-the-top reaction to it on the part of so many others?
Stephen Hunter: I would subtract the word "polished" from your
assessment, but otherwise I agree. As for why the crits went nuts over
it, I can only make a contribution in one little area (eschewing
conspiracy...
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Author: FlasherlyFlasherly Date: Dec 27, 2007 16:52
On Dec 27, 6:52 pm, Terrence Briggs gmail.com> wrote:> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/12/07/DI...
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> Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Stephen Hunter recently berated the
> "insidious influence" of Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic on the
> critical establishment. From a december 21 online chat:
>
>
> Washington, D.C.: Having just seen "No Country for Old Men," I was
> suprised to find it no more than a polished potboiler. Yet it's making
> many best-of-year lists, sometimes at the top. You were one of the
> very few critics not to join the hosannahs. What do you think accounts
> for the over-the-top reaction to it on the part of so many others?
>
> Stephen Hunter: I would subtract the word "polished" from your
> assessment, but otherwise I agree. As for why the crits went nuts over
> it, I can only make a contribution in one little area (eschewing
> conspiracy theories which I don't believe in) One insidious influence
> on criticism that, as far as I know, hasn't been mentioned anywhere is
> the arrival of critic collection and analysis websites, like ...
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Author: moviePigmoviePig Date: Dec 27, 2007 16:56
On Dec 27, 6:52 pm, Terrence Briggs gmail.com> wrote:> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/12/07/DI...
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> Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Stephen Hunter recently berated the
> "insidious influence" of Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic on the
> critical establishment. From a december 21 online chat:
>
>
> Washington, D.C.: Having just seen "No Country for Old Men," I was
> suprised to find it no more than a polished potboiler. Yet it's making
> many best-of-year lists, sometimes at the top. You were one of the
> very few critics not to join the hosannahs. What do you think accounts
> for the over-the-top reaction to it on the part of so many others?
>
> Stephen Hunter: I would subtract the word "polished" from your
> assessment, but otherwise I agree. As for why the crits went nuts over
> it, I can only make a contribution in one little area (eschewing
> conspiracy theories which I don't believe in) One insidious influence
> on criticism that, as far as I know, hasn't been mentioned anywhere is
> the arrival of critic collection and analysis websites, like ...
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Author: marikamarika Date: Jan 2, 2008 18:16
"moviePig" moviepig.com> wrote in message
news:b8d8bdb5-b061-4120-9f26-251b98358c56@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
On Dec 27, 6:52 pm, Terrence Briggs gmail.com> wrote:
This doesn't make Hunter's point wrong... but some reviewers *do*
really want to be in the non-conforming 2 per cent...
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