re: Masters of the Universe discussion | Rotten Tomatoes 75%

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don't act like you know what you are talking about when discussing the movie.

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You don't have to pay to see a movie if the complaints about that movie are widespread and universally agreed upon. Mando was for kids and it had no overarching story, that's pretty much agreed on whatever review or youtube review you look at from across the spectrum.

And, even if there is something bothersome politically and I paid to go see it, you'll never admit it and claim it doesn't say that anyway.

Not sure why you're discussing this movie when you aren't going to see it. see what I did there?

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I just don't understand why people dont wait til they see it to start debating how good it is gonna be.

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Wait. . .what?

People shouldn't talk about film quality until they have seen it?

So if a review drops, or a casting decision, director hired, composer chosen, or plot leaks. . .you are wondering why can't people ignore all of that and only discuss after they have seen it? No judgements until they have seen the film?

That's. . .I mean. . .yeah. . .

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You absolutely shouldn't base your opinion of a movie off someone elses review....

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Entirely, no.

If a friend, who has similar tastes to your own and has yet to lead you astray, tells you that he loved or hated a movie. . .you telling me that doesn't color your opinion of the movie?

Because that means either you have no friends, or you are lying.

What you are suggesting effectively ends discussion of movies before they are released. . .

Leslie Jones and Chris Klein are hired to play the leads in a remake of Pretty Woman, directed by Uwe Bol, with score comprised entirely of Mongolian throat singing, and it leaks that all the dialogue will be in Pig Latin? Can't have an opinion. . .guess I will have to shell out 50 bucks before I can tell you I wasted my money?

Maybe you are just doing a bit, because that entire line of reasoning is completely ridiculous

You cats need to think about these arguments before you just throw out shite to "own the chuds/anti-wokes/{insert whatever group you want to feel bad for not liking a film}

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Leslie Jones and Chris Klein are hired to play the leads in a remake of Pretty Woman, directed by Uwe Bol, with score comprised entirely of Mongolian throat singing, and it leaks that all the dialogue will be in Pig Latin? Can't have an opinion. . .guess I will have to shell out 50 bucks before I can tell you I wasted my money?

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I would just choose not to watch it. It would be weirder to go around talking like i had seen the movie by calling it good or bad. I haven't seen the new Mortal Kombat, or Super Mario Galaxy, or the bone temple. You dont see me in any of those threads talking about how good or bad the movie is.

Im pretty sure i wouldn't enjoy the Michael Jackson movie, but i can't comment on its quality or lack thereof without seeing it and i dont plan on seeing it.

You dont have to have an opinion on everything, especially if you are just gonna regurgitate someone else's.

Early release tonight, anyone else going?

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I would just choose not to watch it.

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What if it is an IP you really care about, invested a great deal of your childhood into, and thousands of dollars?

Just say nothing?

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You dont have to have an opinion on everything

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Sure. But you should have opinions on whatever is important to you. No?

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You dont see me in any of those threads talking about how good or bad the movie is.

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Because the things aren't very important to you. Plus you seem to have a problem with people having negative opinions on movies.

Where does your philosophy jibe when people are excited for an upcoming movie, or about casting news, director hires, plot leaks, etc? No talking about it until it comes out?

You may want to refine this point more, it isn't quite there yet.

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If I haven’t seen a movie and don’t want to see it because it looks bad, I’ll just maybe say that in a thread about the trailer and then ignore future threads about it.

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I am the same way, unless the IP is important to me

Most people on this board are that way.

What gets all the engagement? IPs with hardcore adult fanbases or nostalgia bait IPs.

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What if it is an IP you really care about, invested a great deal of your childhood into, and thousands of dollars?

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I’m going to say “hey, that looks really dumb, I’m not gonna pay to see that in theaters.” Then watch it for free at some point after it’s on streaming/video and maybe post about it once I have an actual opinion on the movie.

I’m not going to argue with people who did see a movie about its quality if I didn’t see it.

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But you should have opinions on whatever is important to you.

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I have opinions on everything, but I keep them to myself unless it’s relevant to the discussion at hand and I have knowledge relevant to the discussion. If I didn’t see a movie, I am not going to tell people who did see it how much it sucks. I’m just going to ask them what they liked about it, so when I eventually watch it, I can make up my own mind.

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Because the things aren't very important to you.

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It’s a movie, man. It’s worth the time and money I spend to watch it vs how else that time/money could have been spent. It’s not my identity, it’s not a political decision that has consequences for my way of life, it’s not a sports team that has relevance for the mood of the town I live in, it’s a movie.

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Plus you seem to have a problem with people having negative opinions on movies.

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I have no issues with negative opinions by people who actually saw the movie at issue. The people who didn’t see it seem to be the ones complaining on this board. Almost every poster who watched The Mandalorian & Grogu left a positive review. They weren’t calling it a 10/10 instant classic, but they by and large enjoyed it. The negative opinions were people who hadn’t seen the movie quoting reviews from youtubers.

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Where does your philosophy jibe when people are excited for an upcoming movie, or about casting news, director hires, plot leaks, etc? No talking about it until it comes out?

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You talk about expectations and anticipation in threads about the trailers. In review threads, you can share reviews from others or ask questions but refrain from debating others’ opinions when they are reviewing a movie they watched if you didn’t. You can’t review a movie you haven’t seen. You can review a trailer if you’ve seen that, so review the trailers in the trailer threads not the movie in the review threads.

This shitte ain’t rocket science!

For example: this Masters of the Universe movie looks like it might be good. The reviews are somewhat promising. I might go see it if more people I know say they liked it. If someone says it sucks, I might ask them why, but I am not going to tell them they’re wrong. Why? BECAUSE I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS MOVIE!!!

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Because you aren't very passionate about the IP

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Even if I saw every Star Wars movie and tv show, played with the action figures, built a bunch of the lego sets, played a lot of the video games, read a bunch of the eu, grew up playing with lightsabers in the yard, dressed up as Darth Vader for Halloween, can quote Spaceballs and Fanboys religiously, at the end of the day, it’s still a movie. My expectations are that it will entertain me while I watch it. I would love every Star Wars movie to be a 10/10 masterpiece, but that ain’t been the case since 1997.

It sucks that 2/3 of the prequels were mid-bad movies, and that the one good one is really only so bad it’s good. It sucks that the tv shows are of inconsistent quality. It sucks that Disney decanonized the EU and then made a sequel trilogy with no plan which completely ruined pre-existing characters. It sucks that the best Star Wars we’ve gotten since 1983 is a prestige spy drama prequel to a movie where every character dies. It sucks that Disney has overseen such inconsistent quality that I cannot trust a Star Wars release to be good by default.

However, when a Star Wars movie gets made, if it’s bad, it’s not gonna ruin my life. If it’s good, it’s a good day. If it’s mid, it’s a mid day. If I want to see it, I will, but if I am afraid it will suck, I’ll wait until it’s out on streaming or rent it from the library. If reviews seem positive, I’ll see it in the theater.

I’m not going to make my mind up and tell others how they should think about a movie if I haven’t seen it. That’s just not logical behavior no matter how much I care about an IP.