I get what you’re saying, but IMO a 2 hour movie is too low stakes to warrant spending more than a minute or two glancing at reviews, which is why RT and IMDB are nice, even if the summary score isn’t totally reliable.
Am I interested in it from a quick synopsis or trailer?
Are the reviews generally at least mixed or better?
If the answer to both those is Yes, there’s a good enough chance I’ll enjoy it to give it a shot.
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I get what you’re saying, but IMO a 2 hour movie is too low stakes to warrant spending more than a minute or two glancing at reviews, which is why RT and IMDB are nice, even if the summary score isn’t totally reliable.
Am I interested in it from a quick synopsis or trailer?
Are the reviews generally at least mixed or better?
If the answer to both those is Yes, there’s a good enough chance I’ll enjoy it to give it a shot.
My favorite are the three/four minute action sci-fi trailers … you basically get to watch a two hour film in four minutes.
Some movies are just an excuse to eat an obscene bowl of popcorn and watch pretty explosions 😅
I totally agree … I keep telling this to my wife who wants to watch dramas, love stories and period stories set in the early 1900s or in Europe.
Sometimes I just want to turn off my brain and watch pretty pictures.
I know it’s dumb and that’s the point. If it’s all I ever watched, I would classify that as dumb.