Comments on: Paramount Hiding G.I. Joe From Critics http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics The Official Home of Correct Movie Opinions Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:35:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216919 John Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:02:31 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216919 Hey T-VO, Actually, when it was just the hand picked Critics the Rotten Tomatoes rating was 91% up until last night. Now that the other reviews are coming in it's dropped down to 59%. Hey T-VO,

Actually, when it was just the hand picked Critics the Rotten Tomatoes rating was 91% up until last night.

Now that the other reviews are coming in it’s dropped down to 59%.

]]> By: T-Vo http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216917 T-Vo Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:54:34 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216917 Rotten tomatoes has it at 62% right now. So these are hand picked critics, eh? Anyways, AICN has a couple of positive reviews, nothing negative yet. It a big dumb summer popcorn movie made from a Toy....seriously, what are you expecting? Just enjoy shit being blown up on screen now before all the depressing oscar movies come out later this year. Rotten tomatoes has it at 62% right now. So these are hand picked critics, eh?
Anyways, AICN has a couple of positive reviews, nothing negative yet. It a big dumb summer popcorn movie made from a Toy….seriously, what are you expecting? Just enjoy shit being blown up on screen now before all the depressing oscar movies come out later this year.

]]> By: Grave http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216915 Grave Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:44:21 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216915 So far I can say this... The films music is dull. The game would have been better if it wasnt based on the film and had more development time. So far I can say this… The films music is dull. The game would have been better if it wasnt based on the film and had more development time.

]]> By: MJS http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216877 MJS Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:50:34 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216877 Reviews from professional critics are coming in from abroad, and they are siginificantly negative than the ones from the internet critics the studio hand picked. Reviews from professional critics are coming in from abroad, and they are siginificantly negative than the ones from the internet critics the studio hand picked.

]]> By: chris http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216874 chris Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:23:40 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216874 can you blame them really?.. can you blame them really?..

]]> By: AndyS http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216873 AndyS Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:10:14 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216873 GREAT POST :) GREAT POST :)

]]> By: redwiggle http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216872 redwiggle Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:10:04 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216872 I watched this movie in the UK today. It's first day of release. The trailer looked pants, but I thought I'd give it a try. It's a film with a very thin plot and mindless action. The action however delivers and the effects are pretty decent. A good two hours of entertainment. Nothing to dwell on for ages but not bad at all, much better than Transformers 2. I watched this movie in the UK today. It’s first day of release. The trailer looked pants, but I thought I’d give it a try. It’s a film with a very thin plot and mindless action. The action however delivers and the effects are pretty decent. A good two hours of entertainment. Nothing to dwell on for ages but not bad at all, much better than Transformers 2.

]]> By: jaffahut http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216805 jaffahut Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:53:51 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216805 Eh... This is such a silly argument. My apologies in advance, but... IT'S A BLOG. John's writings shouldn't make any difference to how people feel about this movie (unless they're mindless fools who don't know how to be critical towards something themselves). G.I Joe looks like shit. John feels that way, I feel that way, and honestly (though with only a strong feeling)... Quite a big amount of the world's population feels that way and each & everyone of us is allowed to write our feelings down about it. If you find all the footage great and has got you excited, great. But don't you try get over the fact that Paramount has Not shown this in advance for more than a very small selected group of critics who probably have waited for this all their lives. It's fishy business and not right. I'm not saying other studios don't do this kind of stuff... Hell, they ALL do. They are all cheating the customer, playing it dirty. If there's a bad movie coming, then it DESERVES negative reviews. Eh… This is such a silly argument. My apologies in advance, but… IT’S A BLOG. John’s writings shouldn’t make any difference to how people feel about this movie (unless they’re mindless fools who don’t know how to be critical towards something themselves).

G.I Joe looks like shit. John feels that way, I feel that way, and honestly (though with only a strong feeling)… Quite a big amount of the world’s population feels that way and each & everyone of us is allowed to write our feelings down about it.

If you find all the footage great and has got you excited, great. But don’t you try get over the fact that Paramount has Not shown this in advance for more than a very small selected group of critics who probably have waited for this all their lives. It’s fishy business and not right. I’m not saying other studios don’t do this kind of stuff… Hell, they ALL do. They are all cheating the customer, playing it dirty. If there’s a bad movie coming, then it DESERVES negative reviews.

]]> By: Shane Hero http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216780 Shane Hero Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:40:58 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216780 Good on Paramount. I fully support this decision. I haven't drawn the conclusion from this story that Paramount is "hiding" their film, I have drawn the conclusion that this has shown what a bunch of self-important crybabies so many critics really are. The tantrums being thrown over the fact they don't get special treatment by Paramount to see this movie before everyone else shows how pathetic all these "critics" really are. "They won't show me their film, so it must suck". Yeah... right. And that hot girl who won't date you must be a lesbian too, hey? These days the traditional "critic" is becoming irrelevant. Every person with access to the internet can post their thoughts for the world to see these days. I've known for months I want to see this film. So I'd see it regardless of reviews. So this move by Paramount changes nothing for me. However for these critics with a false sense of entitlement, it may be the beginning of the end for getting a free ride if studios make a habit of this. Time to get a real job perhaps. Most people go to see a movie on opening day because they want to see THAT particular film, and would see it regardless of advance reviews. Once a film is released, if a film gets great reviews, word of mouth will get a lot of people going to see a film, but so too will the continued fact some people would see it regardless of reviews. If you like action films, and you're going to see a movie, you're gonna pick the GI Joe over some chick flick getting top reviews. Traditional media reviews mean so very, very little to the overall box office. Paramount doesn't owe these critics anything. Good reviews, bad reviews, or no reviews... opening day numbers would be the same regardless. As for yourself John, every post about GI Joe you've made has been "predicting" it will suck. You've picked apart everything you could leading up to this movie, and posted anything you could to support your "prediction". Why would so many readers all have come to the same "wrong" conclusion about your bias against this film? If it was not your intention to express this, and everyone has indeed got the wrong idea, then don't get mad at the people who read what you wrote. Take it on board, and try to realize how your writing may in fact be giving so many people such a wrong impression. Good on Paramount. I fully support this decision.

I haven’t drawn the conclusion from this story that Paramount is “hiding” their film, I have drawn the conclusion that this has shown what a bunch of self-important crybabies so many critics really are. The tantrums being thrown over the fact they don’t get special treatment by Paramount to see this movie before everyone else shows how pathetic all these “critics” really are.

“They won’t show me their film, so it must suck”. Yeah… right. And that hot girl who won’t date you must be a lesbian too, hey?

These days the traditional “critic” is becoming irrelevant. Every person with access to the internet can post their thoughts for the world to see these days.

I’ve known for months I want to see this film. So I’d see it regardless of reviews. So this move by Paramount changes nothing for me. However for these critics with a false sense of entitlement, it may be the beginning of the end for getting a free ride if studios make a habit of this. Time to get a real job perhaps.

Most people go to see a movie on opening day because they want to see THAT particular film, and would see it regardless of advance reviews. Once a film is released, if a film gets great reviews, word of mouth will get a lot of people going to see a film, but so too will the continued fact some people would see it regardless of reviews. If you like action films, and you’re going to see a movie, you’re gonna pick the GI Joe over some chick flick getting top reviews. Traditional media reviews mean so very, very little to the overall box office.

Paramount doesn’t owe these critics anything. Good reviews, bad reviews, or no reviews… opening day numbers would be the same regardless.

As for yourself John, every post about GI Joe you’ve made has been “predicting” it will suck. You’ve picked apart everything you could leading up to this movie, and posted anything you could to support your “prediction”. Why would so many readers all have come to the same “wrong” conclusion about your bias against this film? If it was not your intention to express this, and everyone has indeed got the wrong idea, then don’t get mad at the people who read what you wrote. Take it on board, and try to realize how your writing may in fact be giving so many people such a wrong impression.

]]> By: Gutpunch http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216776 Gutpunch Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:14:57 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/08/paramount-hiding-g-i-joe-from-critics#comment-216776 This move by Paramount was done to calm the overwhelming negative response of the online community. They "handpicked" critics from prominent websites who have some weight. But seeing how every single one of those critics shat on their other FX heavy toy based franchise, who at least had a surprisingly well received first chapter and very positive buzz on its own, I would rather think that Paramount knew they had a decent film on their hands and not deserving all this hate it has gotten. To me it looks like Paramount took a chance because these guys are usually pretty critical when it comes to this genre and not very forgiving at all. And it seems to have paid off, most of them liked it and many readers have then switched gears and said "maybe it isn't so bad after all" but of course many have also said "these guys are sellouts and plants". But we can all stop bickering about it after tonight. This move by Paramount was done to calm the overwhelming negative response of the online community. They “handpicked” critics from prominent websites who have some weight. But seeing how every single one of those critics shat on their other FX heavy toy based franchise, who at least had a surprisingly well received first chapter and very positive buzz on its own, I would rather think that Paramount knew they had a decent film on their hands and not deserving all this hate it has gotten. To me it looks like Paramount took a chance because these guys are usually pretty critical when it comes to this genre and not very forgiving at all. And it seems to have paid off, most of them liked it and many readers have then switched gears and said “maybe it isn’t so bad after all” but of course many have also said “these guys are sellouts and plants”.
But we can all stop bickering about it after tonight.

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