Liking or not liking films is such a subjective evaluation that it's not possible to always accept what the critics have to say looking on IMDB reader and Rotten tomato critic comments they vary wildly some say "great film" and others "average" or "poor".
Roger Ebert not thrilled with War of the Worlds--2 stars only
by blondie 22 Replies latest jw friends
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Preston
Remember, Ebert will always be known as the only modern film critic to give The Godfather II a less than spectacular review (the same with Full Metal Jacket and Raising Arizona, films he still gets emails on for reviews he wrote years ago).
Roger Ebert also has a history of catering certain reviews to a particular audience. He said in a much publicized recent review of The Longest Yard that he didn't care for it but he gave it a good review anyway. Likewise he gave The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy a weak rating because he felt the audience for the book would of been displeased with the cinematic result. Above anything else the actual use of "stars" does not accurately identify if a movie is bad or not, time will tell if "War of the Worlds" is a masterpiece. If you think a movie is a good then base it on what you see, feel, and think.
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CinemaBlend
For Tom Cruise at his finest... See Magnolia. Tame the cock!