Why do critics hate good movies

Plot summary: " Branded" is a dark and mind-bending journey into a surreal, dystopian society where corporate brands have unleashed a monstrous global conspiracy to get inside our minds and keep the population disillusioned, dependent, and passive. What critics said: "To borrow a hamburger chain's refrain, not lovin' it. They seem like typical men in their forties — all with careers, families, and enormous responsibilities — but like most people there is a lot more beneath the surface.

What critics said: "A movie about self-absorbed douchebags that wallows in their douchebaggery. Plot summary: Dracula, freed at last from a century in confinement, finds himself in a 21st century of chaos and temptation.

What critics said: "Overall, though, the slapdash pic appears to be the work of folks who made things up as they went along; you might say they were, well, vamping. Plot summary: When five sorority girls inadvertently cause the murder of one of their sisters in a prank gone wrong, they agree to keep the matter to themselves and never speak of it again, so they can get on with their lives.

What critics said: "Even the gratuitous nudity can't quite save a Heathers-goes-to-college horror that's undermined by a silly plot and clunky dialogue. Plot summary: An unspeakably evil army rampages across what was an idyllic, peaceful world, destroying everything in its path, looking to conquer the mighty Castle Ebb and vanquish the King himself! What critics said: "As numbing and depressing to watch as suits hammering out a film-packaging deal one venal clause at a time. Plot summary: An unscrupulous promoter removes a wrestler from his line-up, and two of the biggest wrestling fans are devasted by the ousting of their favorite character.

What critics said: "A movie made for wrestling fans that makes fun of wrestling fans? That cuts a little too close to the vicarious masochism at the heart of pro wrestling's core constituency. Also, it's not funny. Plot summary: An ensemble comedy about snowboarders working in an Alaskan resort.

What critics said: "About as arousing as an icy shower. What critics said: "Decidedly lowbrow. Plot summary: Based upon the classic Cyrano de Bergerac tale. A socially inept boy Shane West teams up with an athletic type James Franco to get their respective dream dates.

What critics said: "If you can summon up the resolve to search, there is not a single honest moment in all of 'Whatever It Takes. Plot summary: The pampered daughter Lisa Kudrow of a record label executive must step in to deal with an out-of-control rapper Damon Wayans.

What critics said: "Plays like an overextended variety-show sketch. Plot summary: Five best friends are each looking for a relationship — a valentine to die for.

And this year they might just get their wish. What critics said: "It feels like both a joke and a turkey. Plot summary: Set in Brooklyn in the summer of , the year the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles, this is the story of a gang war in turbulent times.

What critics said: "A film that desperately wants to be a music video circa Plot summary: Four life-long friends with a love for extreme sports set off on one last "road trip" adventure before settling down into adulthood.

What critics said: "One quarter 'True love waits,' three quarters 'Cowabunga! Plot summary: When a family moves into a seemingly quaint country house they discover that their new home has a horrifying past that may threaten them. What critics said: "'Darkness' was clearly tossed together like salad in the editing room, since it's little more than the sum of its unshocking shock cuts.

Plot summary: A spoof of dubbed martial arts movies. What critics said: "Does this even count as a movie? Plot summary: Working for a wealthy boss, a chauffeur kidnaps her dog and holds it for ransom. Accidentally the boss gets the dog back and thinks the chauffer has been kidnapped. What critics said: "Latenight cable TV filler disguised as a feature film. Plot summary: Spoof horror in which a group of college kids do a semester abroad in Romania and realize that if the partying doesn't kill them, the vampires just might!

It would be too precious for them to have the simple, unenlightened, pedestrian taste of the public-at-large. But should we — the pedestrian public-at-large — be reviled for our incapacity to shed our simple, straightforward pleasures in our formulaic taste in film?

After all, we watch considerably fewer movies than the critics do, and we consume them for their entertainment factor. The typical person has to wake up at 6am every weekday to go to work, then come home at 7pm. In our free time, we want to wind down and relax. This is how normal people judge a movie. To be considered, each film needed to have at least 10, user ratings on IMDb, 5, audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, and 10 approved tomatometer critic reviews.

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Back To The Future is probably the most well-enjoyed popcorn classic all over the glove. We have to be honest with you. We still watch it on the weekends. The movie is arguably the best movie of all time. Prominent critic Jean-Paul Sartre thought the movie had no technical innovations to offer and everything seemingly felt dead. A bad Steven Spielberg movie is a rare creature to find in the Hollywood Wilderness. But the critics thought Spielberg jumped the shark with Hook in Random Article.