The critics have their reasons for not liking the film, and some of their points are legitimate. It's the critics that hate the film with a passion that get me. I mean it is absolute, unbridled hate. For a movie. There are plenty of other things in the world to cause that level of anger and passion...but a movie?
Why would you waste so much energy and time on such a silly pursuit? Just say you don't like it, why you don't like it, and move on. But the problem is, one says "This sucks" another follows suit, and another, and I'm starting to think it's like a brainwash of the masses kinda thing. "Oh he's doing it, I might as well!" kinda deal.
When a movie can make a critic such as Roger Ebert show his unprofessional side, you know there's seriously something wrong. Same goes for the fans who went out of their way to be so jawdroppingly offensive that they could've been restrained by a PFA (Protection From Abuse) Order. There's something really wrong with that as well.
But the thing of it is, no matter how many negative reviews come out, there's always someone lining up to buy another ticket to watch the movie, AGAIN. (For some folks, this'll be the 3rd, 4th, or even 5th time!) The box office totals don't lie. The toy sales (in some areas, not all) don't lie.
Revenge Of The Fallen IS a hit with it's audience. Some members of said audience didn't like it, and that's fine, but the majority have spoken. It's a hit. A lucrative one, to boot.
So, for once, I can truly say the critics are wrong. A planet full of people building the box office take past half a billion dollars can't all be wrong. No matter how many people would love for the movies to fail and the fans of 'em to be wrong...it's just not going to happen.
And there are people (including critics) who enjoyed the first one, yet hate this one, even though they say it's more of the same of the original. (That still makes no sense to me whatsoever.)
I do get what the critics are saying to a certain point. The sense of wonder, the wow factor are pretty much nonexistent in
ROTF, but we've gotten past those gimmicks (which the first film relied upon way too much), and
ROTF went more for story, action, and special effects than just gimmicks and special effects.
The audiences have noticed it too.
An amazing thing has happened here, people. The critics outright hate the film, the people love it, and it's the biggest moneymaking critical failure to date.
Gotta admit, something's wrong. And this time, it's the critics.
BTW...there have been movies that were giant hits that I just didn't give a crap about, so I see both sides of the argument, I really do, but this time we have to let the boxoffice number speak for the film. Regardless of whether you like it or not, the film's going to continue to make money and break records. Some of us get it and revel in it, others don't, and won't.
Guess all we can do at this point is just say that we've both said our piece, and wait for the next one to come along. Past a certain point, we're just going 'round and 'round, again and again, and for no good reason.
A movie? Really? Methinks our passions need to be toned down a bit, and let common sense prevail for once.
Feel whatever you want about it, but do so with sanity and civility. It's JUST a movie.
