| Two Thumbs Up: Why Critics' Opinions Matter |
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| Monday, 23 July 2012 18:01 |
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On the DVD cover of Patty Jenkins' movie Monster starring Charlize Theron, the words, "This is one of the greatest performances in the history of cinema," ride across the surface in bold letters, followed by the author of the statement, Roger Ebert.
This statement holds weight for the primary reason that Roger Ebert is one of the premier film critics working in the United States today. He, among numerous others that work for newspapers, (official) websites, and magazines are among those that I'll refer to as the "audience elite," merely for the sake of this article. Because, as you might have guessed, critics are not the everyday patrons of the cinema, even though they are entering the cinema almost everyday to review the films studios release to the public.
Every week. Almost every film. For years.
As many of you would consider yourselves film buffs, I would do the same. And Read more: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/SoHelpYouGod/news/?a=64411 |
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