http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/08/06/let-the-groupthink-begin/ Movie reviews, news and interviews from Christian Toto Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:11:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/08/06/let-the-groupthink-begin/comment-page-1/#comment-10044 cftoto Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:21:33 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=389#comment-10044 Ken -- REM was one of the examples I was going to cite but I wanted to keep the post short -- great point. The public fell out of love with the band years ago ... but critics remain in awe of their diminished chops. (though their newest single isn't bad!) Ken — REM was one of the examples I was going to cite but I wanted to keep the post short — great point. The public fell out of love with the band years ago … but critics remain in awe of their diminished chops. (though their newest single isn’t bad!)

]]> http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/08/06/let-the-groupthink-begin/comment-page-1/#comment-10042 Ken Bendor Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:18:18 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=389#comment-10042 Speaking of critical groupthink, R.E.M. is another (one-time) iconic act that benefits from this; in fact, there was an online article regarding Rolling Stone's tendency to review every new R.E.M. as a masterpiece(!)...this for a group that clearly hasn't been the same since their drummer left and can't sell out their (overpriced) concerts anymore... Speaking of critical groupthink, R.E.M. is another (one-time) iconic act that benefits from this; in fact, there was an online article regarding Rolling Stone’s tendency to review every new R.E.M. as a masterpiece(!)…this for a group that clearly hasn’t been the same since their drummer left and can’t sell out their (overpriced) concerts anymore…

]]> http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/08/06/let-the-groupthink-begin/comment-page-1/#comment-9998 cftoto Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:05:38 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=389#comment-9998 The best laughs came in the trailer -- the foot through the car windshield is priceless. But once again, the folk who edited the trailer had a better sense of timing than the film's director. When I finally saw the "foot" scene in the film, it lacked the snap that the trailer sequence had. Odd. The best laughs came in the trailer — the foot through the car windshield is priceless. But once again, the folk who edited the trailer had a better sense of timing than the film’s director. When I finally saw the “foot” scene in the film, it lacked the snap that the trailer sequence had. Odd.

]]> http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/08/06/let-the-groupthink-begin/comment-page-1/#comment-9994 Sonny Bunch Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:26:01 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=389#comment-9994 Meh...I gave it a decidedly mixed review. I actually did find it very funny, in places, but the overall picture didn't work for me. I think you're basically right, though, in terms of the groupthink critics indulge in. It's why movies like 'Crash' or 'Babel' get nominated for best picture when, five years later, no one can even remember what they were about. Meh…I gave it a decidedly mixed review. I actually did find it very funny, in places, but the overall picture didn’t work for me. I think you’re basically right, though, in terms of the groupthink critics indulge in. It’s why movies like ‘Crash’ or ‘Babel’ get nominated for best picture when, five years later, no one can even remember what they were about.

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