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Some critics from small-time publications and TV are prone to give big Hollywood stinkers good reviews; they want to be quoted on the posters and receive publicity and some also get treated to press junkets and become pals with the studios. Outright bribery isn't necessary for the already-corrupt.
But critics who write for major, respected publications usually care about movies and about being a distinctive voice, even at the risk of sounding insane. A critic for The New York Times or New Yorker might have strange opinions, but they're not purchased by the studios.
Why British critics overpraised Spectre and American ones ganged up on it is a mystery. The film's troubled production history--Sony leaks and so forth--undoubtedly played a part, but why this influenced the film's reception in America more than Britain is another mystery.
Back in 2015 I made the mistake of reading too many of the leaked scripts stories, so the Brofeld twist came as an unpleasant confirmation rather than shock. The film left me underwhelmed in other areas, and after seeing it a second time I concluded it was no better than mediocre. The series was lapsing back into tired formulas.
If some Bond fans themselves can be so wrong about Bond films then there’s no hope for independent reviewers.
Another reason to stay away from reviews (other than the fact that they’re wrong) is that they usually give away plot elements. The less I know about a film when I watch it, the better, personally.
Best Labor Day weekend of all time!
Bet EON loves to see this!
God forbid anyone has a different opinion from yours.
I think we're good!
Here's the Deadline article https://deadline.com/2021/09/shang-chi-opening-weekend-box-office-1234826987/
Most relevant paragraph
You absolutely love to see it.
That s the only place for music, isn t it?
We’ll start to know in about 3 weeks!
If a Marvel-hero, that in Europe almost no-one ever heard of, might make $90 million on the first weekend, that's a good sign for the US box office.
Those are numbers like in pre-covid-times.
"Dune" is getting released in 10 days almost everywhere outside the US and UK.
So it won't be a huge competitor for Bond besides those two markets.
Long story short, if the endemic situation doesn't change that much in a weeks' time, NTTD looks to be a safe bet to best CR and QOS and may crack $700 million.
For the most part, while cases are climbing the number of people in hospital is not rising hand in hand with those figures and the amount of people in ICU is holding pretty steady. This shows that people can return to a relatively normal routine with some confidence and hopefully that will continue to be reflected in cinema attendances as we move closer to 2022.
If you have to get vaccinated to go to a movie, then it isn t very safe is it? Glad that sort of crap hasn t been implemented here. At least not yet.
Well that's still better than a trip to the hospital where 94% of italian COVID patients in ICU, struggling to survive, are not vaccinated.
EDIT: Following the massive success of Shang Chi now Venom 2 will come out in the US October 1st. Good for Bond as well.
Oh now that’s aggressive…
Kermode hasn't properly been Kermode, since he stopped doing grossly exaggerated impressions of Danny Dyer. The PaedBC clearly had a word in his shell like. Dyer joins Eastenders, and suddenly Kermode stops his impressions.
Not necessarily good for Bond.It means Bond has more competition doesn’t it?
I agree — anything to let those legs stretch even more (conditional on the film being good!)