EfreetSK@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoTIL that Die Hard received mixed reviews upon release. Critics didn't like Bruce Willis' performance, action and violenceen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1328arrow-down110
arrow-up1318arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Die Hard received mixed reviews upon release. Critics didn't like Bruce Willis' performance, action and violenceen.m.wikipedia.orgEfreetSK@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square84fedilink
minus-squareDelphia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·7 months agoYou’re being downvoted but in a way you’re right. You cant be a food reviewer and review a pepperoni pizza as “the worst soup I ever had”. You need to review things as what they set out to achieve.
minus-squareblargerer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up16·7 months agoMost film critics do judge on entertainment value though. The difference is that film critics are watching like 200 movies a year (or more) so a lot more stuff is going to seem like tired retreads to them.
You’re being downvoted but in a way you’re right.
You cant be a food reviewer and review a pepperoni pizza as “the worst soup I ever had”. You need to review things as what they set out to achieve.
Most film critics do judge on entertainment value though. The difference is that film critics are watching like 200 movies a year (or more) so a lot more stuff is going to seem like tired retreads to them.