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Originally posted by Lasereth
If Ebert gives a movie less than 3 stars out of 4, I simply won't see it.
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I usually enjoy Ebert's reviews too, and I have a similar movie-going philosophy as you do (bigger message, etc.). But I don't agree with following a review so strictly as to have such a rule as yours. Just out of curiosity, when was the last time you read one of Ebert's reviews just *after* seeing the movie? One thing I've noticed, is that if I read a review before seeing a movie, I make sure to
notice the flaws that the review brought up. But other times, when I read a review afterwards, the flaws that were mentioned went by me unnoticed.
Also, about videogames: I think it's a slightly different situation. There's more of a universal good and universal bad with videogames, which most everyone can agree with. Also, describing the main elements of a game is easy to do, and from that, a reader can determine if they would like to play it. There's not much "interpretation" going on, as there is with movies.