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Originally Posted by Lasereth
Someone mentioned that all of the movie critics in the world could disappear and no one would notice or care. That's not the opinion of everyone. Some people do not want to waste their time and money at the theater. Some do not want to go and see a disappointing movie. Some people want to spend their money knowing that they are going to see a quality piece of cinema. Those people find a critic they agree with and thoroughly read the review of the movie you're interested in.
-Lasereth
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This rang a bell so I checked out the above posts and I found out that the
someone who said that was me! When I first made the statement I was very careful to qualify it by saying "professional" critics would not be missed. I stand by that. Obviously I can't speak for everyone, but these days when I want to see a movie, I'll check in with one of the advance reviews on Ain't it Cool News or even check a thread here on the TFP. I don't know how many of the submitters on AICN are pros, but aside from Harry Knowles, I don't think many of the reviewers make a living from it. They're just enthusiasts sharing their opinions. Same with those on the TFP. I trust average joes like that more than Ebert. Especially when he pans Rob Schneider movies while at the same time proclaiming that Episode III was "fun."