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oh_orpheus t1_j2dw4ms wrote

Reply to comment by rattler1234 in Need to Vent, Apologies by mcmesq

They’re not a monolith. You’re not supposed to listen to them as a whole, find a handful of critics whose taste more or less align with yours and see what they have to say.

But on top that, film criticism is a guide, not an absolute. You don’t HAVE to like or dislike something because a critic says so. But criticism can be crucial to understanding the medium better.

I hate the damage that Rotten Tomatoes has done to the current public consensus of movies.

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rattler1234 t1_j2dx6gm wrote

Honestly I’ve found some reviewers on YouTube who give generally good feedback and I’ve stopped looking to places like Rotten Tomatoes.

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Jyith t1_j2dx6w6 wrote

Yes, they most certainly ARE a monolith when all the media companies are owned by the same people that own the studios.

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oh_orpheus t1_j2dxrad wrote

So do you have any actual proof that every single critic out there is “owned” by a studio? Your argument doesn’t even make sense in this case when there are plenty of Netflix properties that get shat on critically.

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