WTF are crtics thinking


Ok I am starting to think critics are big phonies. This was one of the bet films I have seen this year and it gets a 48% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Honestly i think critics are being paid by movie companies to praise their film and then when they review other films they put it down. This movie was shot beautifully and had great acting and great directing. If films like Forrest Gump and American Hustle are are in the 90 percent range why is this not.
The secret life of walter mitty is on my best movies of 2013 list.

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As stated many times before my reply, technically the movie is bad. What makes it tick with the audience is the story and the camera work/locations. The fact that audiences (including myself) like it is absolutely understandable (and doesn't make them simpletons, as I deduced from a reply) but they should also understand that a decent film critic looks at this movie from a different perspective and from a professional's point of view the movie is undeniably (and it seems, deeply) flawed.

"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid."

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I usually see movies critics hate because I know I 100% of the time disagree with them.
The film was spectacular!

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From what I see on social media sites, the audience loves this film and that probably matters more than what critics say.

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I liked (not loved) the movie. It really depends on what you're in the mood for. I watch a lot of serious movies and sometimes I like a nice, easy watch that will keep me entertained without being too dumb or cheesy. Some people are saying this is kinda dumb and cheesy but I didn't see it that way. I like the story it told and how they told it.

As for people complaining about the daydreaming as an excuse to add CGI and action, that's understandable, but how else are they going to show someone who daydreams about being more adventurous without CGI and action? You really can't display that part of the character without letting the audience in on what he's thinking about.

As for the product placement, it was there, but isn't that realistic? How many times a day do you talk about a big corporation, use a popular product, or go to a franchised food chain? They weren't jammed down your throat because they were a part of the story being told. He worked for a major magazine that was closing shop, he uses a popular online dating service, he used to work for Papa John's, he got food at an airport. Whether they use real corporations or fake ones, does it really matter? One part of the argument is that its a shameless way to get revenue and another argument is that its a part of real life. Since every (or vast majority) business plugged into the movie had a reason for being there, I wouldn't call it shameless. He used eHarmony to learn about Cheryl and to have it be known that he hadn't done anything adventurous his whole life. Life magazine was used to give a real life situation of a business having to change and added for the setting and occupation of the protagonist. Papa John's was used to tell the story of his childhood and relationship with his father. There was depth to using these names and places and stories and I really don't see anything wrong with that.

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Agreed! The best part of the film, which only partially redeemed it, was the ending!

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My exact thoughts. Some even gave Anchorman 2 a better score which in my book is reason enough for public executions.

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I give it a marginal thumbs up. Nice, wistful story, inspiring even. But pretty dull.

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I often trust Rottentomatoes, which is why I thank God I didn't check it before going to see this movie. Such a big fail on the critics' side.

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Perhaps they read the short story by James Thurber and were like wtf were Stiller and Conrad thinking? I'm not saying the movie was bad. I'd give it maybe a 6.5 or 7.0, but as regards Thurber's wonderful little story they butchered it and completely missed the point. In fact the only thing that is at all similar is the basic concept of the guy being a day dreamer, after that Stiller and Conrad pretty much hack Walter Mitty to pieces. The story is in the public domain so you can find it online here http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1939/03/18/390318fi_fiction_thurber?c urrentPage=all

This story is so short and easy to read it may just shock you to learn how much they altered in the film.

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I don't think the movie can be judged as an adaptation of the story despite the title. Anyways, it's not the critics' job to judge how similar or different movies are from their original material. Their job is to judge how good the end result is on it's own merits.

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Im not paid by anyone and I truly feel the film was very mediocre - at best

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