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| Author: | tree and a half [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 2:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Grading genre movies |
It seems that many reviewers grade genre movies on a different scale than so-called serious movies. In the case of the recent Kidnap with Halle Berry which is clearly an old school b-movie thriller, many reviews included comments such as "non-stop thrills, kept me on the edge of my seat" then concluded with a "C" grade. Same thing goes for comedies, romances (and perhaps horror films too, though I'm no expert in that genre). My own grades reflect how good the movie is as a movie experience on the day I watch it - I don't consider genre movies second class citizens. Justice for all! |
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| Author: | Algren [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grading genre movies |
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| Author: | stuffp [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grading genre movies |
It depends on the perspective. tree and a half wrote: an old school b-movie thriller Well that just defines for me it's not good. Old school and thriller don't lift up up the vein of the film. tree and a half wrote: "non-stop thrills, kept me on the edge of my seat" then concluded with a "C" grade. And that's of course nonsensical and those people shouldn't be respected as a critic. |
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| Author: | Algren [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grading genre movies |
Why should "non-stop thrills" and keeping people on the edge of their seat mean an "A"? In this day and age, I understand if people want more. The thrills are good, but you can still feel like the film lacks intelligence or has a bad ending or simply has a bad element that drags it down (such as the acting). It wholly depends what the critic expected when going in to the film. And I do not subscribe to the notion that critics should write to represent us all. They write based on what they personally find good and bad. |
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| Author: | stuffp [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grading genre movies |
Yeah, that last sentence is what it should be, diversity among critics. If one ever uses superlatives to describe a film, it's final grade could still be up in the air, but then to assign an average grade doesn't make sense. A review is usually more than just one sentence, but in a vacuum, "I was entertained for the whole film" constitutes at least a B+. |
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| Author: | Algren [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grading genre movies |
Find me a review that says that and awards such a grade and I will be as annoyed as Bradley is. |
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| Author: | Flava'd vs The World [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grading genre movies |
Genre bias is a tale as old as time. See any post I've made in the oscar forum in the last ten years. 
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| Author: | Algren [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grading genre movies |
Genre bias, gender bias .... or in other words, preference. |
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| Author: | tree and a half [ Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grading genre movies |
American Assassin is another example of genre (in this case, 'spy thriller') bias. |
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| Author: | Algren [ Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grading genre movies |
Bradley, you have shit movie bias. 
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