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HandLion t1_it39ozv wrote

Reply to comment by Fieryhotsauce in ‘The Peripheral’ Is a Grim Vision of the Future From ‘Westworld’s’ Creators: TV Review by TheUtopianCat

The reviews are generally not good by the look of it

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5l4 t1_itakmfv wrote

I liked the first 2 episodes very much. Great writing, acting and cinematography.

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eekamuse t1_itbyiri wrote

I LOVED the first episode. The concept is great, that world is gorgeous, the plot is exciting.

I love William Gibson, and even though I read the book it's still thrilling. And seeing his world come to life in such a gorgeous way is fantastic. I'm all in.

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striker907 t1_ithdng0 wrote

The “world” looks extremely low-budget. Some aight visuals but the overall setting is just London with some cheap CGI statues in the horizon.

It sounds like you came in loving the book already, and wanted the show to be good. Which is fine, but it’s not quite there yet

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eekamuse t1_ithr79t wrote

That's your opinion.

In my opinion, it looks great. Not just the city, the overall design.

And yes, I go into every show wanting it to be good. Why else would I watch?

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striker907 t1_ithu8d3 wrote

I said “which is fine.” Don’t let your preexisting fandom cloud objectivity is my point

You like it though, nothing I say will convince you. Enjoy what you enjoy

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eekamuse t1_ithzikq wrote

Don't assume my supposed "Fandom" is clouding anything, because you think the show isn't good.

There is no right or wrong opinion. These aren't facts. Go ahead and have the last word.

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striker907 t1_iti1xh2 wrote

No reason to take it personally man I’m just giving my opinion lol

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HardlineMike t1_itjb3ia wrote

Next time state your opinion without trying to psychoanalyze other posters.

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TaskForceD00mer t1_it3gxo7 wrote

I will wait to see what the audience scores say but hoping this is an Amazon hit rather than an Amazon miss.

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im_a_dick_head t1_it41gp7 wrote

Critic reviews can kindly fuck off, 90% of the time they are not at all similar to the actual audiences reception of it. I've loved many shows with dog shit scores from RT, IMDB, etc.

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mariusbr t1_it44ktw wrote

List them so we can mock your bad taste.

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im_a_dick_head t1_it4pjrq wrote

Rotten tomato scores:

Rosewood (9%)

Prodigal Son (58%)

Blue Mountain State (13%)

Lincoln Rhyme (36%)

V Wars (56%)

Carnival Row (57%)

Those are only ones below 60%, there are a ton that sit around 60-70% too.

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HighKingOfGondor t1_it8ht2b wrote

Carnival Row is super great except for the rich people romance plot. That part is okay but Bloom’s story is great. Does not deserve that 57%.

Imo V-Wars deserved lower. Not a good show at all even if I enjoyed Ian S in it

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YoItsMikeL t1_it92min wrote

I enjoyed it. Was it canceled though? I don't think I've heard any news of a second season unfortunately

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LLAPSpork t1_itkap4y wrote

Oblivion is my favorite “rotten” movie (the Tom Cruise one). Sometimes the reviews can just go to hell 😂

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striker907 t1_ithdyio wrote

As someone who watched all of BMS when I was younger that show is extremely overrated. You could tell me it premiered on The CW or Spike and I wouldn’t question it at all

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access_secure t1_it4c0p2 wrote

Not who you replied to and not tv shows but Don't Look Up and Henry Cavill's Man of Steel both have 56% and Lucky Number Slevin has 51% on rotten tomatoes

I quite enjoyed all 3 films

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ThatPoolGuy t1_it6d923 wrote

Lucky Number Slevin is not a great movie, but it is an entertaining movie that is underappreciated

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ILoveTheAIDS t1_it4l85b wrote

>Don't Look Up and Henry Cavill's Man of Steel both have 56% and Lucky Number Slevin has 51% on rotten tomatoes

51% means 1% more than half would recommend the movie, not how good it is - man of steel has a 6,2 average rating, which is pretty solid. Metascore is more indicative of rating through quality than RT. But nothing wrong with these movies mentioned? Perfectly fine to enjoy them, as it is any movie. I can't say I like any of them but they're not terrible. Do you look at those movies' rating and go "yeah ok I understand why" Or is it totally a mystery why somebody would dislike or think "meh" of the movies you mentioned?

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sicklyslick t1_it4jlwz wrote

Don't look up: self indulgence & on the nose. I liked it but I can understand the reviews

Man of steel: just search the movies sub Reddit and you'll find a lot of decisive stances. I liked it and don't see the hate but there's a lot of non-critic negativity with it.

No comment on the last, I haven't seen.

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Qwert23456 t1_it4j7y0 wrote

I’m still surprised by the critical reception “Don’t look Up” has received. I thought it was a banger too

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MuskofElon t1_itgqraf wrote

Same. Love it and was cracking up throughout it.

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OneGoodRib t1_it49ir3 wrote

I love a lot of things with bad imdb scores but that doesn't mean they're actually good. I trust Rotten Tomatoes over Reddit's general opinion, anyway.

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im_a_dick_head t1_it4lp3s wrote

I've thoroughly enjoyed shows with a fricken 9% RT score. Some of their reviews are just opinion based not factually based. Like one said "there are too many of these types of shows"

That's literally the only reason they gave it a bad review.

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striker907 t1_ithe8pj wrote

So something was poorly reviewed for being unoriginal and derivative?

And you think that shouldn’t be something people are allowed to point out?

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ILoveTheAIDS t1_it4883z wrote

Ah yeees, the general audience, more nuanced opinions than the people who's job it is to watch movies.

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wiifan55 t1_it4fpbm wrote

I admire your optimism but critic reviews are generally on point with this type of genre show.

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CrashBangXD t1_ith2xw2 wrote

The critic reviews are not good. The Audience however is the opposite. Considering critics have recently sang the praises of Rings of Power which turned out to be a highly polished turd I know who I’ll take stock in

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