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Date: 2001-06-11 19:50:17

Comment:

Some movies suck. Therein lies the problem: how do producers get as much money back as possible before word gets out? In recent years, Hollywood producers have relied on some unscrupulous characters, who for a price (say a few free nights at a hotel in Vegas, a chance to sniff the pits of a few celebs) are willing to say anything wonderful about movies they probably haven't even seen. But it costs money to buy off such dubious "critics" too. So what's a studio to do? Hey--we'll just MAKE ONE UP! Face it, folks: we will never see a movie add or poster with the tag-line "The worst piece of crap ever put on film!" or "Poigniantly...insignificant. Trashy...a hopeless mess!" or "This sucks!"

Here's the thing to remember: THEY JUST WANT OUR MONEY! THEY JUST WANT OUR MONEY! Keeping this in mind, why believe ANYTHING Hollywood says (much less the media in general; they're all owned by the same nine guys!!), up to and including the relatively respectable ones like Ebert. He makes a living giving his opinion. That doesn't make him right. And even if he IS right, I don't have to pay any attention to him. Just like I never paid any attention to David Manning, because, let's face it, you pretty much know ahead of time that "The Animal" is no "Citizen Kane."