tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557502634138462766.post5951258367213655052..comments2024-03-10T08:43:03.296-07:00Comments on Titans Terrors and Toys: Nerd Rant: Fast Five and the Highway Wreckage of Movie CriticismTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15105692985678165114noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557502634138462766.post-24784075917983345052011-05-06T14:02:56.880-07:002011-05-06T14:02:56.880-07:00Thanks for commenting, Dan. I don't have a pro...Thanks for commenting, Dan. I don't have a problem with critics finding a movie preposterous but fun--it happens to me all the time, and it should happen to movie critics much more often. On the other hand, when I read a critic giving a postivie review to one preposterous but fun movie and then reacting to another preposterous but fun movie with such anger and frustration that you'd swear that the movie in question took a dump on the critic's priceless family heirloom, I can only wonder what on earth is going on in the mind of the critic. (Take Ebert's review of Fast Five versus his review of Paranormal Activity 2, for example.) In my opinion, such polar opposite reactions to what would otherwise be popcorn entertainment says more about the critics and not the movies. Anyway, have fun at Fast Five!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105692985678165114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557502634138462766.post-52741443648698889362011-05-06T06:47:11.616-07:002011-05-06T06:47:11.616-07:00I think part of the issue is the Rotten Tomatoes s...I think part of the issue is the Rotten Tomatoes system. If a majority of critics thought the movie was preposterous but fun, it ends up with a pretty good score. I think this is what makes Rotten Tomatoes a good site for figuring out which movies to see, but not for determining the difference between movies that are really good and those that are merely okay. I haven't see Fast Five so I can't comment on the quality, but the Rotten Tomatoes score and Ebert's positive review have convinced me to give it a shot this weekend.<br /><br />www.pseudo6man.blogspot.comThomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15275029691809475722noreply@blogger.com